I have not been blogging (except for one very small post last week) for several weeks. I have been visiting blogs but sorry I have not been commenting as much as I would have liked to. I love Autumn but it also seems to come with colds and coughs, which I always seem to get. I am OK in the day but the night air makes me cough cough cough. As this is when I usually do my blogging I have been feeling too ill to even turn the computer on.
I'll post some crochet make updates soon plus I have had several very good subscription boxes.
Is it still autumn or is it winter? (I think its a few days before it's winter) here's the Autumn coaster I should have posted weeks ago.
Here is the August coaster graph and symbol chart
The chart below could be also worked for other crafts - cross stitch, knitting, beading.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Note: Where the pattern states Treble crochet UK/ Double crochetUSA if you follow UK crochet instructions do a treble, if you follow USA instructions do a double crochet DO NOT do both!
Starting
at bottom of chart/ graph chain 82 and another 3 chains to turn (this will count as
the first treble crochet UK/ double crochet USA) of first the row.
Treble crochet UK/ Double crochet
USA into the 5th chain from hook. Double crochet in next 2 chains to complete
bottom right solid square of row 1.
Continue
following pattern for first row reading chart/ graph right to left. After
completing first row, chain 3 to turn to start
next row.
Continue following chart/graph until all rows are complete. At
end of row 27 fasten off.
MATERIALS :
(Crochet cotton size 10) About
76 metres/ 83 yds, hook size 1.5mm/ US size 7 steel crochet hook or SIZE FOR GAUGE.
APPROXIMATE
FINISHED SIZES:
Using
Crochet cotton size 10: width = 40.1 cm/ 6.2 inches, height = 43.5
cm/ 6.8 inches
GAUGE:
Using
Crochet cotton size 10: 10 squares = 14.8 cm/ 2.3 inches, 10 rows =
16.1 cm/ 2.5 inches
HOW
TO READ PATTERN:
Each
solid square is equal to 4 Treble crochets UK/ 4 Double crochets
USA. Each open square is equal
to 1 Treble crochet UK/ 1 Double crochet
USA, followed by 2 chains,
followed by 1 Treble crochet UK/ 1 Double crochet
USA. The Treble crochet UK/ Double crochet
USA at the end of each
square also counts as the first Treble crochet UK/ Double crochet
USA of the next square. For example, a solid square followed by
an open square is 4 double crochets,
2
chains, 1 Treble crochet UK/ 1 Double crochet
USA.
For those that prefer to follow a symbol chart I have included one for you
If you do make the coaster, don't forget to link via ravelry, or let me know how you got on :)
The Winter coster is coming soon
You can not pick the lavender, but they have plenty of products for sell in their shop. You can wander through the large field of different types of lavender taking in the beautiful smells, watching the bees, there were loads of them, I love bees!.Just be careful where you walk, I saw quite a few bees people had stood on. Maybe a bee-ware of the bees, don't step on them sign is needed.
