Towel Topper | Revised Crochet Pattern | Listed

The Towel Topper Crochet Pattern

has been revised, refreshed, remixed, and retested!

Check out the results from the lovely testers:

This one is by Kitty.                        This one is by Lisa.               This one is by Michelle.

Their help was invaluable!!!

Thank you so much!

The pattern can guide you to make several variations:

 

  

  

 

Easily customized to coordinate with the recipient's kitchen.

(Maybe the recipient is you!)

Most any cotton yarn will work:

The one on the left was crocheted with fingering weight cotton yarn (Scheepjes Catona).

The one on the right was crocheted with worsted weight cotton yarn (Scheepjes Cahlista).

You can find the renewed pattern for the Towel Topper 

 by clicking on the following link or photo:

Etsy

Ravelry

Lovecrafts

The pattern includes 13 pages of step-by-step photos along with a one-page abbreviated version for printing or for once you've made a couple and all that is needed are a few reminders.

The pattern also includes the instructions for the rose-in-the-round.

Sources to purchase the aforementioned yarn can be found by clicking here, from my friend's site.

and as always, wishing you lots of

Warmly,

Astri

La Vie en Rose Afghan | Knit Version

Here is the wildly anticipated knit version of the

La Vie en Rose Afghan Crochet Pattern,


made by my mother in Norway who is in her 80's!

She knit 1,063 of these tiny squares...

and then sewed them together.

With a little crochet help a border was added in blue:

Here is the knit version and the crocheted version of the afghan.

Since the knit squares are slightly larger than the crocheted squares
 the blanket hangs over the sides of a queen-sized bed
more so than the crocheted banket.

Knit size......................              ..........Crocheted size 

 Both versions were made with Stylecraft Special DK and Scheepjes Colour Crafter
as indicated in the pattern.

Sources to purchase this yarn can be found by clicking here from my friend's site.

You can find the pattern for the afghan by clicking on the following links:

Etsy

Ravelry

Lovecrafts

and as always, wishing you lots of

and knitting!!!

Warmly,

Astri

La Vie en Rose Afghan | Crochet Pattern | Revision Published!

Oh Yay!

It's been a long time coming, but the day is finally here...

the revised

La Vie en Rose Afghan Crochet Pattern has been published/uploaded.

You can find the revised pattern for the afghan by clicking on the following links:

Etsy

Ravelry

Lovecrafts

Thank you all for our patience!

If you have previously purchased this pattern and you have not received the revised version yet, 

then please email me at Astri.Bowlin@gmail.com

and I will happily send you the refreshed pattern.

Now, get ready for a bunch of photos...

With Border:

It fits on this Queen Sized Bed.

Before Border:

 This version is made with Stylecraft Special DK and Scheepjes Colour Crafter.

Sources to purchase this yarn can be found by clicking here from my friend's site.

And if this isn't enough...

Stay Tuned for a "Knit" version!

and as always, wishing you lots of

and knitting!.

Warmly,

Astri

La Vie en Rose Afghan | Crochet Pattern | Test of Revisions

The La vie en Rose Afghan and Border Crochet Pattern tests are in from my testers and what delightful testers they are! 

I'm very fortunate to have these people in my life. 🥰

This is the test of my tester's edits. I'm not really sure what it is...

a large pincushion? 

Maybe a stuffed animal or doll pillow? 

Maybe just a little decoration? 

🌸

 I've added at a little apple blossom from the Apple Blossom Branch pattern found by clicking here.

You can find the pattern for the La Vie en Rose Afghan with the border or just the border with my revisions in the
Apple Blossom Dreams Etsy shop by clicking here.

The new revised pattern should be out this week.
I'll announce it here on my blog and Instagram. 

This is the backside.

You can find the original pattern for the afghan with my first revisions by clicking on the following links:

Etsy

Ravelry

Lovecrafts

 This version is made with Stylecraft Special DK and Scheepjes Colour Crafter.

Sources to purchase this yarn can be found by clicking here from my friend's site.

and as always, wishing you lots of

going on.

Warmly,

Astri

Vintage Rainbow Afghan | Upcycle for Grandaughter

Many, many moons ago

(that reminds me, did any of you see the "Flower Moon" last night? Incredible!)

I made this little baby afghan for one of our granddaughters.

Her eighth birthday is this month and she asked if the blanket could be 

enlarged beyond the baby blanket size.

Talk about warming my heart!

Her mom thoughtfully mailed the blanket to me for adjustments.

This is the original:

It's the Vintage Crocheted Blanket Pattern

purchased from

Churchmouse Yarns and Tea.

Click here for the pattern.

Since I've been crocheting with the same yarn for the past ten years, 

I had nearly every color of either Scheepjes Colour Crafter or Stylecraft Special DK

 needed in my stash.

(You can only imagine my delight!)

A variety of stitches were used to extend the length and width,

like this:

Sometimes when one free-forms it some strange things can happen...

The first six rows were double v-stitches from the pattern then all of a sudden

the rows turned into shells (5 dc)....hmmmmm.....

 Here's the beginning of the first shell (double v-stitch) row after each end was extended.

The finished "Upcycle":

I'm so excited to send this off in time for the big day!

This has definitely been a

project!

and I hope you are enjoying one too!

Warmly,

Astri