Summer Bunting

Since changing my sitting room decoration from Winter to Spring. I was missing the snowflake bunting across the fireplace. So I decided I ought to finish off the seaside summer bunting. You may remember that, when I was making the coasters for Eleonora of Coastal Crochet’s Coasters CAL, that I said that I had thought of… Read More Summer Bunting

5 April 20216 April 2021 Rainbow Junkie12 Comments

Coasters or Bunting

I continued making the coasters last week. Just two more to make. This pictorial one that is what I would call a classic coaster – no holes! It was easier than I had expected from the picture of it I had seen. No instructions for the overlaid stitches. Just advice to follow the photograph. The… Read More Coasters or Bunting

6 November 2020 Rainbow Junkie4 Comments

Star Bunting

I’m not especially happy with these photographs. I suppose it tends to happen when you are in a hurry but they just didn’t look as sharp and detailed as I would have liked. I made this for my eldest’s birthday as a little extra present. it has been my ‘bus project’ for the past few… Read More Star Bunting

21 August 2014 Rainbow Junkie13 Comments

July Montage

In July – I shared with you the rest of my holiday in Criccieth and my son’s new flat. I showed you a recipe for a different sort of banana bread. The only crochet I shared was the bunting and coasters I made while I was away. This is mainly because of helping my son… Read More July Montage

31 July 2013 Rainbow Junkie6 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

A special commision with extras

This wasn’t the sort of commision that those of you that sell stuff get, no this was my daughter asking me if I could make some bunting for their friend/lodger, James, whose birthday was early in July. Since she asked me only a few days before I went to Criccieth, I decided that I would… Read More A special commision with extras

11 July 201311 July 2013 Rainbow Junkie28 Comments