You know how you can buy those little do-dads to hang from your wine glass at a party so you can tell one from another? These are a crocheted take on that. Each one was crocheted around a hair band so they can be stretched to fit over the bottom of the glass. Some included… Read more »
Posts Categorized: thread crochet
Caribbean toilet paper cover
After I made Steve the Boston Red Sox toilet paper cover for Christmas he asked for another one for the guest bathroom in a Caribbean theme. This was fun to make because I got to prowl the aisles of AC Moore looking for inspiration. I found some variegated cotton embroidery thread by DMC in beautiful… Read more »
Red Sox toilet paper cover
When Steve first asked for a toilet paper cover (you know, that covers the spare roll that sits on the back of the toilet?), I didn’t take him very seriously. I did start one, thinking it would be a funny surprise. He had specified a “manly” cover, as though there’s such a thing as a… Read more »
Ornament toppers
Three more ornament toppers crocheted with thread from a leaflet. I’ve also made the snowman. I think that elf’s a little demented looking.
1903 Grand Ball Gown – done!
This was made from the 1903 Grand Ball Gown kit from Paradise Dolls. (click on the picture for a full sized photo) The hair was a nightmare, as I knew it would be. In the end I covered up the mess with a lot of feathers. Here she is from the front. Her best view… Read more »
1903 Grand Ball Gown – second update
Here’s Lady Paradise modelling the underskirt. I’m not sure it ended up exactly the right shape. It’s made out of a million strips of ribbon. Kind of crazy. I think a pattern and some fabric might have been a better way to go. Their sewing instructions aren’t that clear and I ran out of ribbon… Read more »
1903 Grand Ball Gown – in progress
1903 Grand Ball Gown from Paradise Dolls. I got this kit and immediately created a disaster by turning the skein of purple rayon thread into a hopelessly tangled mass which I then attacked with a pair of scissors in a temper fit, resulting in little pieces of purple rayon thread all over the living room… Read more »
Cornflower bookmark
Made from Angela’s Cornflower Bookmark pattern for my October 6 x 6 square exchange partner and as practice for thread crochet. Working up to the big thread crochet project! This is the second of these I made but I didn’t take a picture of the last one, plus I starched this one which I think… Read more »
Snowman ornament topper
This was my first attempt from Ornament Toppers. It came out OK except the embroidered face is a little crooked. I’m bad with anything freehand. You have to imagine that it’s on top of an ornament because I was mailing this to someone and it was easier to mail without the ornament (which gets glued… Read more »
Filet crochet shawl
My mother sent me the link to this shawl from Woman’s Day Magazine. Since she’s never asked me to make her anything before, I hopped right on it. The first challenge was finding the materials. No one sells J. & P. Coats LusterSheen locally, but I was finding something from Red Heart also called LusterSheen… Read more »