Hello Dearest Ones, how are you all??
I’m never sure if its “stripy” or “stripey” but it is finished as you can see. It was a little delayed as I wanted to make a lining for it and struggled to find time to get to the sewing machine as usual. I took advantage of an extra day at home last week when Big J was off school poorly (he’s better again now) and made the lining while he was watching movies on the sofa in his pyjamas. That evening I crocheted the sides together and sewed the opening shut. Then I spent the rest of the evening admiring it from across the room. It’s bright colours on my plain, navy sofa kept catching my eye and every time that happened I had a little smile.
I am quite pleased with it but I am also aware that there are improvements I could make. It would be better if it overlapped and had buttons to make it easier to remove when it gets dirty. It would also be better if the patterns matched up along the edge, as if I had done a front and a back. But hey ho, I don’t really care. It’s just for me and it makes me happy as it is. The smile it brings outweighs the imperfections. A huge big thank you to Hannah for all her hard work hosting the CAL. I’m sure I will be using the pattern again for a blanket.
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Ooh this is lovely! What a great way to use the CAL instructions! I’m still tackling my monster sized blanket!
I would really like a monster sized blanket of it too.
It’s lovely! Two different sides do mean you can have one one day and a different one the next!
That’s what I figured 😉
I’ve never seen a crocheted pillow before but I love it. The colors are great!
I have a lot of very plain cushions/pillows so I am planning a collection of different crocheted covers.
It’s beautiful! I love it!!!
All down to your very clear instructions… thank you.
That’s lovely. You should be so pleased with it
C
Cheers me dear.
beautiful work!
Thank you and welcome 😉
So nice! I love it – such nice colours, and I don’t think it should match front and back, it’s much nicer as it is. Really lovely.
Thanks. To be fair you only normally see one of the flat sides, not the edge, so it doesn’t matter.
Honestly, I think it would be a bit boring and predictable if it all matched up. Machines match things up. Meh!
Ahhhh, you’re right. It’s a design feature 😉
I am riveted to the pics of your cushion! It is absolutely stunning, well done 🙂
Would love to hear how you crocheted it together, I too have made a cushion cover from the CAL but am unsure how to do the joining and yours looks lovely and neat.
I folded it in half, wrong sides together, then literally did double crochet (UK terms) along the two opposite edges and sewed the third edge once the cushion was inside. Guess I could have crocheted that one too. It’s left a raised edge. It’s not hugely neat but its passable… Shall we say rustic looking 😉
I did block it before I joined, as my edges were a bit uneven because of the different stitches.
its very nice whatever it is
It’s a cushion… Oh, the stripy/stripey thing lol!
It’s a beauty!
Comfortable too.
crochet makes everything warm and inviting, it is beautiful 🙂
Thank you. Think we need a bit of warm and inviting with the wet, windy and cold autumn weather we’ve got.
sorry to hear about that, we have been having really nice cool sunny weather, no hurricanes thank God 🙂