Blooming Flower Cushion

COLORS!!!

I finished my first ever pillow cover! I got my inspiration yet again from the wonderful Lucy of Attic24. Her "Blooming Flower Cushion" was so cheerful I knew I would have to give it a try. . .

This is yummy yarn. Feels great to work with!

 Aaaah ... the beginning ... 

 

 OOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

It GROWS!!!

I took a little break ... I had to wait for my pillow form to arrive! 

But as soon as it came ... it didn't take long for me to finish!

 Left: Back of Cushion - Right: BLOOMING FLOWER!

 COLORS!!!!

A shot of back of the flowery part - so basically behind the petals ... still pretty though!

 I know I'm posting a lot of pics ... but I just love these colorful petals!

Time to start stitching these suckers together!

If I had any skills with a sewing machine I would have lined each side and put in a zipper ... 

BUT I don't, so I just stitched it all the way up ... 

there is some extra stuffing so I think it will hold up over time. 

You know you want to snuggle this! 

 SOOOO HAPPY!!!!

I can't thank Lucy from Attic24 enough for her fantastic tutorial <-click here! 

She always can make the most daunting of patterns or projects easy to follow and fun to create!

Hope you all enjoyed my colorful creation! 

Neat Ripple Scarf Joy!

I have started the Ripple!

I have been eyeing Lucy's Neat Ripple Pattern for awhile now so wanted to give it a try. I didn't really want to start another blanket ... and I wanted to make myself a new scarf soooo .... I decided to give the ripple pattern a whirl in scarf form! I really love the easy to follow pattern that made learning this super easy and fun! I'm hoping to finish this soon.

Project Name: Neat Ripple Scarf

Project Started: June 26, 2012

Yarn: Cascade Sport 100% Wool  

(I purchased from Yarns to Dye For)

Hook Size: Susan Bates Bamboo Handle US G6/4.00mm

Viola! 

It's a nice length and it will stretch more over time ... I enjoyed this yarn, I would definitely use it again. 

Not to mention the beautiful colors! Yummy! Such a pleasure to work with ...

I think the best part of this project was mastering the dc2tog/double crochet 2 together stitch (US terms). Lucy really walked me through it step by step with her wonderful tutorial and after repeating it over and over again with the project, I've got it down. Sooo happy!