There are three unfinished projects on my hooks ... I need to get going again. Have really had dry spell. Miss Cecilia's post last Saturday was an inspiration, though. I had to look up the meaning of 'ruana' and realised it is what my mother would call a rambling cape. I guess every culture has a variation on the theme.
Anyhoo, if I wasn't going to be doing any actual crochet, then I could at least trawl for patterns to add to my inspirations file. Apart from Ravelry, I have recently discovered Yarnspirations. Revelation! They have lots and lots and lots of freebies to download!!! (Not only crochet, but knit, sew and craft as well.)
I found a heap, but here are piccies of a few that are placed near the top and in danger of actually getting done...
This one is a direct result of the prompt from Miss C! I have a tabard/ kaftan made of alpaca that Tigger's Mum gave to me a couple of years back. I have worn it as such around the Hutch, but in truth, it has stretched with weight and become a trip hazard (yes, that long!)... she did say to me at the time that she wasn't sure it would serve as it was and that I could use the yarn as I wished. So... first step when I get back to the Hutch is to frog that work and wind the yarn ready to reuse in this pattern. It will honour the original idea, but will - hopefully - be less 'elastic'.
Needless to say, I've included more shawls in the file...
These will be relatively quickly workable, so expect to see one or the other before too long! Another thing I found was delightfully retro. I had a poncho very like this when I was an even wee-er lass than I am now. Love this with the armholes and will be working this at some point within the next year. Mind you, I would give anything to have such a square shoulder line... are pads still a thing?
I like the first two projects the best!
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I were often given the task of unraveling projects that my Ant wanted to redo in different ways...like you want to do with your kaftan. However the task almost always given to me when her unraveling efforts went awry was to pick apart all the snarls and wind the yarn into useable balls...I don't think I will ever forget doing that for her.Then she went into weaving, and there were no more projects to undo, LOL!
My Aunt was not an ant, LOL! She would have been 106 yesterday...(1919-2017)
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome
ReplyDeleteInspiration is all you need as we know you will create your very own pattern!
ReplyDeleteDownright chauvinism here. Nothing for men! The Boho shawl is lovely but I don’t think I’ll be wearing it any time soon.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poncho!
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot of good choices for what to make next. I look forward to see what you get hooking on.
ReplyDeleteMOL MOL YAM I too had to look up 'ruana'. It looked like a vest but as I read the pattern I learned the sides were not connected. I look forward to your 'ruana'. Thank you for the other patterns too
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
love love love the sugarbush, and the shawls are lovely, mother would want several of the shawls with different colors solid. she wore one to church every Sunday and made many of them
ReplyDeleteThe shawls are all lovely, I am partial to the color teal. Take care, have a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteAll the best with the projects.
ReplyDeleteThat first (green) pattern is lovely - is that a post stitch?
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