Monthly Archives: October 2015

Fall Textile In Double Crochet

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This textile can be used on a table alone or on top of another compatible table cloth, made into a pillow, or even hung on the wall.

DSC08159 Three strands of number 10 crochet cotton, worked together in double crochet, give a rustic, drapeable  textile.  This piece is about 18 inches square.  The three strands together cause a tweed-like effect when I use different color combinations.  They also permit one to modulate the colors.

I learned that black thread as one of the three gives a dark value.  Totally different threads can come out  very similar in effect.  There are two axes available with which to play.   I started out with one idea in mind, which I modified according to my available thread colors.

The log cabin pattern is a very versatile , and can give larger patterns in combination.  Try searching “log cabin crochet”, and you can see many examples.

Bavarian Crochet Dishcloth

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This runner design caught my eye in a catalog.  Someplace I saw a reference to learning Bavarian crochet, and I realized I did not know what that was, and so I looked it up online.I found a good video, and then what looked like a quite similar set of Bavarian crochet  instructions  in three colors, illustrated by with color photographs.  First, I learned the basic idea from this Bavarian crochet video.

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Done in 85% , size 4 cotton, this dishcloth weighs 1.3 ounces, and is 7 1/2 inches across.  I am still mastering this technique.

Placemat for Christmas

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DSC08152  This Christmas placemat was in response to a request for a placemat  that is solid (not lacy), done in #10 crochet cotton, and for the season.  I used the start of a free log cabin afghan design , only instead of #4 yarn, I used three strands of #10 Crochet cotton, with a size) steel hook.   I added a dark green border in the same style using one half the width of the blocks.   The design, measuring 21 inches wide, and 15 inches tall, is completely  done in double crochet.  This placemat weighs 200 grams, the amount of yarn in four, 175 yard packs of #10 cotton.