Rose Ann's Blanket

This beautiful blanket was made for me by Christine between the months of December and March. It is so beautiful! She was so unwell but was happy to use up her precious energy making something that would please me and make me happy. I believe it to be a farewell gift that i will treasure forever.
Rose Ann xx

Rose Ann's Blanket

This blanket is my first foray into the exciting world of crochet. I made it over a seven week period whilst in America visiting Christine. Betty encouraged me to do it by finding an easy pattern I could follow. I made it for Rachel and I'm glad to say she loves it! Rose Ann.

Fluffy Bunnies Finito

With my angora/merino blend yarn that came from Maine I made a scarf by crocheting a single stitch then a scalloped edge.

Lots Of Bobbles

With the third and final yarn my Auntie sent me I crochet a scarf. Keeping count for the bobble stitch slowed me down and despite doing several rows a night I felt like it was taking forever. The spring sun is warm but the wind off the ocean is chilly keeping it in the 40's so I wore my newly finished scarf today.

Fluffy Puffy Shawl

My Auntie Christine got me three different kinds of yarn for my birthday. I made a shawl with this one, it was difficult to crochet with the size hook they suggested, but switching to a much larger hook solved the problem. I crochet three rows of single crochet then three rows of double crochet skipping every other stitch to give an open look (remembering to chain in place of the skipped stitch). To make the shape of a triangular shawl I decreased at the beginning of every row. I kept crocheting until the two balls I had were finished. My plan was to make myself a pretty shawl for the summer nights that get chilly here living near the water.

A Blue And White Beanie

By Christine Neary

Stylish Beanie

This is another beanie, but the difference is I knitted one half and crocheted the other just to give it a bit of style. Again it knits up easily. The wool is from Peru, the colour is called tintada, it is 40% wool, 40% acrylic and 20% alpaca. The hat pattern is under "The Red Slippers".

By Christine Neary

Betty's Creative Crochet

These are the three blankets and cushion I made just before Christmas.

By Betty McCreadie

Purple Poncho With Matching Hat

Oh...my Aunties are so clever and creative! This is my chenille poncho and matching hat my Auntie Chris made for me as a Christmas present in 2005. She was not following any pattern so for them to fit without seeing me (I have a large noggin) was well done.

I'm Ready To Roll

My fingers have defrosted at last (see post below this one) and I have made 120 chains. The first few rows are always finicky but once past that hurdle it's "flying fingers fun!" It's going to be a plain single crochet stitch as I have two other crochet projects on the go, using a "ridge" and "bobble" stitch. I have to concentrate so much on those that I want to watch TV while making this blanket. I can't remember how I used to make a knot to begin the chain but I now use the one shown on "The Art Of Crochet". If you love crochet go have a look, she has so many great projects and easy to follow videos.

Purple For Macklin

This purple blanket was crochet for a little girl I used to babysit for. Her name is Macklin and she now lives in Delaware. I made this for her Christmas. It was a single crochet stitch in her favorite colour. I did a scallop edge, the same as my yellow blanket. Once you get started it crochets up very quickly. Macklin loved it.

By Christine Neary.

My Christmas Gift To Alcina

This is a crochet yellow blanket I made for my friend Alcina for Christmas. It is very simple to make. I started off with a thick yellow wool then I ran out of it and the wool shop didn't have any more left. So I chose a different yellow and it's texture was a lot thinner. It worked out pretty well with the thicker wool and when I finished the blanket it almost looked like lace. I usually put fringes on my blankets but this time I made a scallop by going into every third hole six times, it worked out pretty well. I gave Alcina the blanket for Christmas and she was delighted with it, she said she would treasure it forever so that's nice to know.

By Christine Neary

Oh the Possibilities!

This lovely Christmas colored wool was one of my presents from Jonathan. I can't wait to begin crocheting something for myself. The wool is Red Heart super saver in claret and medium thyme.

Soft and Snuggly

Christine made me this crochet blanket as a Christmas present in 2005.

Suzy

Christine's Crochet

This is a blanket I am working on at the moment for 2 year old Connor's crib. It is a single crochet stitch that knits up quickly. I crochet to the end, turn it over and start again. I would normally go around and around in a big square. I will post on the Craft Basket when I have finished the project.

Christine.