Feelin’ blue =P (Taken with Instagram at The Snake Den)
The pile is growing… More than enough for a pillow; I think I’ll keep going and make a throw for the back of the couch (Taken with Instagram at The Snake Den)
Haven’t posted anything in a while, sorry guys. Real life stuff, you know. Here’s what I’m working on right now — I liked this body pillow so much I decided to get one for myself, and I’m making a pillowcase for it to match my bedroom. Purple, red, and the third color will be brown. I wanted to go for a mix of textures, so the purple is suede, the red is corduroy, and the brown is satin. Shouldn’t take too long to finish, I just gotta… you know, finish it. =P
This is why I am now in love with blocking.
Okay, so I totally could have pulled and stretched the original square so it somewhat resembled a square but then I wouldn’t have the fun before and after shot!
Birthday gift for my bff — body pillows are comfy win, and I decided to sew on some soft fleece leaves so it matched her nature-y green apartment :)
This is the first time I’ve blocked any of my crochet work; once I decided I wanted to start blocking, I realized… I didn’t have a blocking board! So, I got a cheap cork board without a frame and covered it with one of my favorite black patterned fabrics. Ribbon is just for decoration. Yes I know the pins are hideous.
Not sure if all of these squares are keepers but I’m just trying out different color combinations to see what I like. I have to keep in mind that once you really get a random selection of color combinations, the clashy ones actually look cool together. I don’t think I have enough yet, because there are a couple on there I’m tempted to let my dog rip apart to his heart’s content. *shrug*
Just something to satisfy those little 10-minute crochet cravings. Make a square here and there and eventually I’ll have myself a happy little afghan.
Pattern here, photo that made me want to make this afghan here. I like the idea of using an off-white instead of the traditional black to stitch the blocks together.
