Saturday, 10 January 2015

Snowflake Love & Friends from Overseas

Oh yes, I just love snowflakes!  Tatted snowflakes?  Wonderful.  Snowflake earrings and a brooch?  Yes, please (you've seen all those recently on my blog).  I'm thinking of the next blanket I'd like to make… and then I saw… a snowflake blanket!  Not ready to start on that yet, but I had to give the motif a go, just to see…

I rather like it.
This might very well be my next big crochet project.



And on the crochet front again, I recently received a nice surprise in the post from a friend:  not only did she send me some Fa-brick to try (I'll report on that soon) but also enclosed some yarns for me to play with.  One of them was this Euroflax which is 100% linen.  It's quite unusual and I must admit feels a bit like thin rope (or twine) to work with but I'm told this yarn will soften a lot by being washed and dried in the machine.  I'm hoping I'll have enough for a short scarf/cowl and can't wait to report back after I've washed it to see what it turns out like.  I really like the shade of muted mauve and it will go very well with a cardigan I'm wearing today.  I love getting surprises in the post and I'm so appreciative of friends I have made through tatting.  Thank you very much M.!



Thank you also to all of you for your wonderful words of encouragement on the last post.  I'm working at it and am really very nearly there on the huge doily.  Can't wait to show you!


Best wishes,
Frivole

Posted by Frivole at 21:11

14 comments:

  1. Miranda10 January 2015 at 21:35

    If you're not ready to tackle the whole blanket, a few of those motifs would make great coasters or trivets.

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  2. God's Kid10 January 2015 at 23:03

    I truly love the snowflake!!! :)
    And the lacy look of the scarf/cowl is beautiful!!! :)

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  3. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane10 January 2015 at 23:16

    Oooh! A snowflake afghan! I could get into that!

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  4. Michelle11 January 2015 at 01:12

    I LOVE the snowflake afghan, so "crisp". I can't wait to see the whole cowl, it's a lovely pattern. Glad you like the yarn/twine.

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  5. Claire11 January 2015 at 03:42

    The snowflake crocheted motif looks fantastic. It will make a great blanket, but I also like the idea of using a motif as coaster in the meanwhile.

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  6. Jane McLellan11 January 2015 at 07:02

    A snowflake blanket will look fantastic! I like working with different fibres, so I'll be interested to hear how the cowl turns out.

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  7. Margarets designer cards11 January 2015 at 09:54

    Your snowflake motif looks lovely and make into a blanket would be totally gorgeous.
    The thread looks interesting, I await to see how it works out.
    Margaret

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  8. Madtatter8011 January 2015 at 12:53

    This is beautiful love your work weather tatting or crochet you have mastered them both!

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  9. Unknown11 January 2015 at 20:10

    Very beautiful possible way of working

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  10. Unknown11 January 2015 at 20:11

    This is beautiful love you

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  11. Corina12 January 2015 at 08:03

    pretty crochet!

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  12. Jenn12 January 2015 at 09:10

    Gorgeous crochet snowflake motif!! Thanks for sharing a link to the pattern. Must try it :).

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  13. Joschaocchi12 January 2015 at 13:14

    Wunderschöne Schneeflockenmotiv für eine Decke. Ich liebe ihre Occhi-Arbeiten. Schal und Farbe sind wirklich sehr schön.

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  14. Grace Tyler13 January 2015 at 01:32

    Your snowflake crochet looks great. I can't wait to try it!

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