FUN AND FUNKY CROCHET

Fun & Funky Crochet: 30 Exciting Projects For A Stylish New Look by Sophie Britten

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
If you're a vetran crocheter you've used many of the techniques in this book, but they use them in ways I haven't seen very often. It teaches you to crochet in the front of the book (all the crochet books seem to) some of the projects would be good for a beginner and fun too!


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Project Log 7

PROJECT NAME: Cozy Crocheted Capelet

YARN: Sensations Rainbow Classic Yarn- Bright Multi

HOOK SIZE: ? I don't remember probably what ever the pattern called for.(I guess I'm going to have to be better at this if I'm going to blog about it!!)

MADE IN MAY 2008

GENERAL NOTES: Darlene made me a capelet from a pattern she found on Joann's website and I thought it would be good for my friend Gayle who was going through Chemo. I've worn mine a lot with the chilly spring we've had plus while I was donating platelets.

This really was a fun project, easy to do, I really like the Sensations Rainbow yarn, it's pretty and fuzzy and looks nice. It's available in lots of varigated colors.

Darlene made mine out of Homespun, which is very soft not quite as easy to work with, but I don't mind it.

Project Log 1

PROJECT NAME: Hat

SOURCE: Part from Cool Crochet Hats by Linda Kopp and part Lily Sugar and Spice Cool Cap a free flyer I picked up at Pacific Fabrics

YARN: Sirdar Kool Kidz Chunky 100 g (I think it's English). It is light blue with pink, yellow and blue thread wound on the yarn with occasional chunks of it. 93% Acrylic 7% Polyester

HOOK SIZE: G

DATE STARTED: 3/1/2008

DATE FINISHED: 3/2/2008

NOTES: This Yarn was in a bag of yarn purchased at the Goodwill in Forest Grove Oregon, the bag was $4.99. The sticker on the skein said $9.95, looked like an unused skein.

The basic pattern I've been using is the Watchcap from the Cool Crochet Hats. Though I used single crochet and no ribbing. The pattern from Lily after a few rounds only increases every other round until the crown is finished. It gives a less abrupt downward slope.