a toot for the tulip cozy...

 

is at the top of this page

 

click on the name and it will take you to the pattern page...

photo heavy...word light...hopefully..not so much

edited
OK
after having read this

I am putting the tut back up

thank you Leah  for such a clear explanation
now we know
and can get over ourselves!!!!

stitches used

(US terms (don't know the others sorry))

chain

half double crochet

slip stitch

magic circle to start centre

 make a granny type centre...

magic loop

chain 3

2 hdc in loop

chain 1

3 hdc in loop

ch1

 until you have 4 3 hdc sets and 4 ch 1 spaces

slst into first st

fasten off and

change colour

2 hdc in first stitch

 (not  corner space as in granny square)

1 hdc 

2 hdc in 3rd stitch

ch 3 

and repeat in each stitch around

so that you have

20 hdc and 4 ch 3 spaces

fasten off and change colour

repeat this on all the rows

adding  more chains to the corners

and making two hdc in the first and last stitches of the row below

the chains on the corners grow by 2 each round

and when you have completed 6 rounds

you have a

block/square/motif

make another one or 50

and join them together with the join as you go method

which means no sewing lots of blocks/squares/motifs together at the end

this is how I did it

you do it as you know how or look it up and find a video if this doesn't look or feel right!!!

as I made the last row of hdc I slipped the hook ito the top of each stich of the other block after making one side....

and this is how it looks

hope this is clear enough for you to follow

it's a really easy block to make and it will use up all those bits you have lying around

tell me if something isn't right

thank you

and

good night!!!!

I

waffle weave stitch tutorial

Waffle weave

this makes a really nice wash cloth

(too bumpy for a doily)

two would make a good hot pad

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make a chain as long as you want

make a dc in the 3rd chain from the hook

and dc across the chain

ch3 and turn the work

2dc in first 2 stitches

1 fpdc in next dc

(a fpdc is made by

yo

put the hook into and behind the dc below

yo and finish the dc )

 

 

2 dc in next 2 dc

ch 3 turn

2 fpdc in first 2 dc

1 plain dc in next stitch

 

 

 

you are doing the opposite of the row below

2 fpdc

1 dc

all the way across

 

 

 

the back looks like this

 

 

 

you'll see the squares of the waffle begin on the front

 

 

keep doing this until your work is as big as you want it

 

 

 

and soon you will have a

WAFFLE

 

but no syrup on this one

unless you've spilled it!!!

I want to make a pillow with this stitch

but I'm afraid if I fall asleep on it

I'll

have

Waffle Cheeks

and

no one needs

Waffle Cheeks!!!