My Apple
trees are magnificent at the moment! I
just love how the petals have that touch of pink.
I am in
full Christmas present making mode at the moment – sorry for using that ‘C’
word! I have decided to make some pot
holders for various friends. I have made
some when I first started to crochet but they were too thick for using comfortably
so I decided to try and make some using a combination of material and crochet
cotton. Looking at my stash of cottons
and materials I came up with some colours that mirror apple blossom. So of course I had to base the pot holder on
flowers. I thought of the vintage flower
pot holder pattern but decided that the material I was going to use needed a
more abstract version, so I thought of the African Flower.
Err… when I
looked up the credit for this pattern I realised that it wasn’t the usual African
flower. It wasn't even the Maybelle
flower either; it was a cross between the two!
This is
what happens when you are too lazy to actually look at the instructions. I actually like this version. I also changed the pattern I originally had
for making it into a square, as I hate the curve that sometimes happens when
turning circles into squares.
I decided
to do the rest in single crochet as I want a striped affect like the
material. Above it is blocked and sewn
to the backing. At this stage I decided
to add the red as edging to give it a finished look.
Tah Da, My
Apple Blossom pot holder!
I have just noticed that the apple blossom has only five petals, well I claim artistic licence.
I have lots
of other things that I have beavering away at but will leave it for another post.
Here is a
picture of my cats waiting patiently for tea as I have been so focused on my
crochet. They are hoping that at some
stage I will remember to bring the washing in, so let’s wait here as she will
have to move us to get at the washing!
Yeah I know
that the laundry basket is in a state!
Both Peggy Sue and Lucy( she is in the basket) love to use it as a
scratching and chew post! If I got a new
one, they would do the same so I have given up.
Have a good
rest of the week and thanks for visiting see you soon.
