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Pattern: an experiment in filet crochet.
Filet crochet is worked in a mesh of double crochet stitches and chain stitches. I was looking for ideas for a square for today, and I came across this page in my Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary (Workbook 0D14). I didn't really care for the pattern shown, and it would probably have been huge with the yarn I'm using, so I made up my own heart pattern! If you try to follow the directions in the photo below, just keep in mind that "treble" translates to double crochet in American terms.
The solid squares didn't really stand out enough for my liking, so I cross stitched on top of them. It was kind of challenging to cross stitch over areas surrounded by open mesh because I had to run the yarn through stitches on the back to keep it from showing through on the front. The result is not exactly perfect, but I like it.
I have a hard time believing that I have really made 100 squares so far this year! I've been slacking on joining them into blankets, but now that I have perfected my joining method, I'm going to be finishing up the first two afghans soon! Honestly, the first one is all but done, but I have been procrastinating and setting it aside until I settle on the perfect border.
Oh, hey! Most of the time, the backgrounds of my daily squares are the vintage fabrics and sheets that I collect. They are really my most favorite thing, and to celebrate my 100th square, I'd like to give you a chance to win some fat quarters featuring some of my favorite patterns. If you're interested, just leave a comment here by Saturday, April 23rd, and I'll pick two people at random to receive four fq's of awesome vintage fabric on that Sunday! Make sure I can figure out how to contact you. You don't have to say anything in particular, but please do let me know if there is some question I could be answering in my about this project section that I haven't thought to address yet. I'd love it if you'd take a moment to tell someone else about my giveaway. Thank you for reading my blog!
Okay, now for what I've really been waiting for...to see all of these squares at once.
Oh, hey! Most of the time, the backgrounds of my daily squares are the vintage fabrics and sheets that I collect. They are really my most favorite thing, and to celebrate my 100th square, I'd like to give you a chance to win some fat quarters featuring some of my favorite patterns. If you're interested, just leave a comment here by Saturday, April 23rd, and I'll pick two people at random to receive four fq's of awesome vintage fabric on that Sunday! Make sure I can figure out how to contact you. You don't have to say anything in particular, but please do let me know if there is some question I could be answering in my about this project section that I haven't thought to address yet. I'd love it if you'd take a moment to tell someone else about my giveaway. Thank you for reading my blog!
Okay, now for what I've really been waiting for...to see all of these squares at once.
Wow! Congrats on your 100th squares! I'd love to join in your giveaway please!
ReplyDeleteThe squares are all beautiful. What an accomplishment!
ReplyDeletewow...beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing accomplishment. I have enjoyed stopping by here each day to peek at your daily square. I would love to enter your giveaway. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteCongratulation on 100 squares! I have no comments on the About this project page, I think it looks good. I love to follow your project, gives me lots of ideas, I am thinking of having a granny square blanket made soon. I would love to enter the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteFound you via your link on Craftster, as I've been looking for some crocheters to follow/gather inspiration from!! Those squares are awesome, so much dedication!!! LOVE to see what the afghans end up looking like. My fave joining method is via Lucy of Attic24. You can find me at http://clairegetscraft.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete100 squares is something to celebrate!! way to go friend...but you already know i've been watching since the beginning.
ReplyDeletei'd LOVE some of your vintage fabric...you do have the best collection. xx,k
p.s. thanks for the granny directions...maybe with this kind of help i'll join in in may after all!
oh, i'd obviously love some vintage sheet fat quarters! the patterns are so much fun to work with. congrats on your 100th square; i'm very impressed!
ReplyDeleteI've been loving the backgrounds you have for your squares, I'd love to win some fabric! Congrats on all the squares, they look so great together
ReplyDeleteInspiring, all your colorful and cozy squares! I'm still fairly new at crochet, so I'm anxiously waiting for more of your tutorials, including their lovely backgrounds :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! i Wish i had known sooner or i would have blogged about your giveaway! I FaceBook'd it though =)All of your sqaures are so pretty! You've done so much, so lucky
ReplyDeleteI would like to enter your giveaway! I love seeing all your grannysquares and the fabric is always so pretty!
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