Irish Crochet

I've always wanted to do Irish crochet ... but I've never known anyone who knows how to do it - but now there's Ravelry! I've gotten myself involved in an Irish Crochet CAL, so perhaps I'll figure out all those little things I couldn't figure out from Irish Crochet Techniques and Projects.

The first motif is a shamrock, and while the pattern is fairly simply, the technique is a bit confusing. I think I'm crocheting too tightly, and I don't think I'm handling the padding cord the right way - it tends to hang behind the work. I'll try another one after I get some smaller thread tomorrow.

30 bedspread squares

Note to Self: "The highly skilled knitters turn out lovely work, but sometimes, with a true Irish touch of 'nothing really matters', their knitting shows mistakes, always found in the simple patterns, and a careless nonchalance in the crossing of their cables!" Gladys Thompson, Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys & Arans. Maybe it's genetic? (reposted because I need to remember!)

Inga's Bag

This would've been lots of fun to crochet if I had used a larger hook! Too many ends to darn in, but I can see lots of variations to this pattern. I thought it was going to be too large ( I only did 5 rounds per square), but it isn't, prolly because I used such a small hook.

It's the sort of pattern that you wished you had thought of, and of course never did ...




25 squares on bedspread

More Crochet?

Another crochet project? It's going to be a bag! Who knows why I am crocheting a bag - it's all Ravelry's fault - too many new ideas have overloaded my brain.

I remember why I hate cotton - it's stiff! and worsted weight is like working with elephants ... I'm using Peaches and Cream and a 3.75mm hook. The pattern is Inga's Bag - a free download from Ravelry. The only saving grace is that I've completed 4 squares of 16 in one day - so it won't take very long to finish. I'm making the smaller version with 5 rounds per square, but it's still going to be much larger than I expected. I was planning to use it as an Easter Basket for my granddaughter - we'll have to see how large it is when it's all crocheted together - as long as it isn't bigger than she is ...

At least it's going quickly!

23 squares done on the bedspread