Wednesday 7 March 2012

Yarn Along


Happily joining Ginny and the gang over at Small Things for this week's Yarn Along.
My small boy's been asking me for ages to make him a pair of wrist warmers. I also needed to come up with and test a pattern for my crochet students at school. I'd neither the time nor energy to trawl the web looking for a simple pattern, simple enough for eight year olds to make ; ) A lot of such projects call for a crocheted rectangle that you then seam up but leaving a gap for a thumbhole. But we can do better than that surely and working in the round is sooo much more satisfying! So I just sat and made these up as I went (that's something I've always wanted to be able to do : ) )
Smallie's happy and I am so excited to see the children make a wearable project for themselves.



In the fleeting moments before sleep Jane Eyre is my current read. 
Thank you for stopping by and for all the much-appreciated comments on last weeks post : ) 
There is a big piece I've been busy finishing off, which I'm excited to be sharing here in a few days time.

3 comments:

  1. I love those wrist warmers. And I am sure your students will too. I feel it is important for children to learn early to make things for themselves (and others) that they will use. Great job.

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  2. Oh, that looks perfect for little kids! My daughter's seven, and she loves crocheting in the round. The last thing she made was a bird's nest . . . you got to love the imagination they have at that age too!

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  3. gorgeous mia, your photos always pull me in and i almost feel like i'm there. sitting with you while you crochet (i always keep a book in my knitting basket too). lovely.

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