How I create my Crochet Charts

Sometimes people have asked me how I create the crochet charts I add to some of my programs. In the past I have given a long wordy explanation in reply and felt that people were hoping for a simple answer: like “I use such and such program.” Which of course does it all for you!… Read More How I create my Crochet Charts

4 April 20225 April 2022 Rainbow Junkie7 Comments

Fair isle tutorial

One person who read a recent post asked if I could add a video tutorial. Now I don’t do video tutorials and in fact, for myself, I normally prefer pictures and diagrams that I can peruse at my leisure, so I am going to share a few photographs that I hope explains exactly what I was suggesting. The… Read More Fair isle tutorial

3 May 2017 Rainbow Junkie2 Comments

African Violet tutorial

The pattern and tutorial for these is now available for sale on Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-african-violets A crochet pattern that produces a display of African Violet flowers to be placed at the top of a flower pot. Size can be altered to suit. I used acrylic yarn but any DK yarn would do. A closer lookor… Read More African Violet tutorial

16 June 201413 June 2017 Rainbow Junkie41 Comments

A Quickie Blanket

This as you may guess is another part of my knitted doll birthday present project. It is almost 18″ (45cm) per side. However it is a much quicker way of making a blanket than my previous ones as I only started on Thursday evening and finished it Sunday afternoon. Which means I could probably make… Read More A Quickie Blanket

26 May 201414 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie14 Comments

Addendum to sock tutorial

Now I have turned the heel I have two things to add which I will add the the earlier tutorial but also include here and they are – When turning the heel don’t let the end stitches on the needle holder stretch because if you do you will need to tighten them back up by… Read More Addendum to sock tutorial

30 January 201414 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie4 Comments

Toe-up socks with wraps – mini tutorial

With so many blogs talking about making socks and the yarn for my next blanket not having arrived yet, I could resist the urge no longer and have started another pair of socks. Now I have always made toe-up socks (using short rows with wrapped stitches) because I am not very good at picking up… Read More Toe-up socks with wraps – mini tutorial

30 January 201414 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie13 Comments

Crochet Baubles

Last Christmas I showed you these crochet baubles I bought in Paperchase. And told you that I would like to make some myself for the next year. Well! that time has come but with wanting to finish two blankets and some Christmas gifts to make as well I have not progressed as much as I… Read More Crochet Baubles

18 November 20135 September 2014 Rainbow Junkie24 Comments

Granny Bunting tutorial

As requested by http://themeepingkoala.wordpress.com/ I am sharing my granny bunting pattern. I decided to do it as a tutorial. As a general guide: I used Rico Essentials Cotton nominal DK [US 8ply] (but to my mind a little thinner) and a 4mm [US no. 6] hook to make bunting triangles about 4 inches (10cm) each… Read More Granny Bunting tutorial

24 July 201314 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie28 Comments

Crochet Christmas cards

These are really easy to make. First you make the stars. I always think six-pointed stars for Christmas cards as a reference to the six-pointed ‘Star of David’ as Jesus was a Jew and was born in the ‘City of David’. (Pattern at the end in UK and US versions.) I used Twilley’s Goldfingering in… Read More Crochet Christmas cards

22 October 201214 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie14 Comments

Really Easy Snowflake Patterns

There are many incredibly delicate and complex crochet snowflakes but I had problems even with ones that I thought looked simpler so here are my Really Easy Snowflakes Patterns. * * * * * If you don’t mind spending a bit of money you could check out my “Real… Read More Really Easy Snowflake Patterns

1 August 201226 November 2020 Rainbow Junkie10 Comments

Finally getting down to the sock(s)

First, of course, I had to knit a square (well actually a rectangle) to help me get an idea of my tension on this particular yarn. Then work out how many stitches to use as the pattern I am following is a measure your foot and work it out sort of thing. I also had… Read More Finally getting down to the sock(s)

28 May 201225 January 2016 Rainbow Junkie1 Comment

At Last – The Blanket is done

I have now finished the edge on my hexagon blanket. So here are some pictures First the edge As you can see, I did four rows of trebles (US dc), alternating two colours, and then a row of double crochet (US sc) in the same gold as the centres, all finished off with a row… Read More At Last – The Blanket is done

6 May 201214 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie15 Comments