I finally used some of my
strokey wool stash and made a
Baktus! I won a give away a while back from
Tiny White Daisies which amazingly included FOUR balls of
Noro and some very lovely wooden needles. I wasn't sure what special thing to make with them until I started seeing
Baktus scarves appearing on other blogs. These scarves are increased along one edge until you get to 'the middle' (half way through your yarn) and then decreased. They can be worn in all sorts of ways and obviously how big they come out depends on the quantity of yarn and tension. I used
a pattern from Flickr to make this and it has a very simple lacy pattern. Because
Noro is quite knobbly the edges came out less crisp than the
Flickr example so I added a simple three row crochet edging to neaten it.
I also made a simple crochet brooch to match and fasten the brooch in the collar position. I sill have two balls of
Noro left and think that a clutch may be in order. I am also making another
Baktus as a gift and plan to thread through the eyelets with fabric strips and edge with twinkling beads. I must take a moment to apologise for the intrusion in these pictures of several random chins. Lord alone knows where they came from- although I suspect they are made entirely from Cider and cake. xx
I finally used some of my strokey wool stash and made a Baktus! I won a give away a while back from Tiny White Daisies which amazingly included FOUR balls of Noro and some very lovely wooden needles. I wasn't sure what special thing to make with them until I started seeing Baktus scarves appearing on other blogs. These scarves are increased along one edge until you get to 'the middle' (half way through your yarn) and then decreased. They can be worn in all sorts of ways and obviously how big they come out depends on the quantity of yarn and tension. I used a pattern from Flickr to make this and it has a very simple lacy pattern. Because Noro is quite knobbly the edges came out less crisp than the Flickr example so I added a simple three row crochet edging to neaten it.
I also made a simple crochet brooch to match and fasten the brooch in the collar position. I sill have two balls of Noro left and think that a clutch may be in order. I am also making another Baktus as a gift and plan to thread through the eyelets with fabric strips and edge with twinkling beads. I must take a moment to apologise for the intrusion in these pictures of several random chins. Lord alone knows where they came from- although I suspect they are made entirely from Cider and cake. xx
Comments
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You are gorgeous, just ask Simon. The Baktus looks fabulouser than it's name. Shoulder scarf or shawlette maybe?! Wot do I kno?
I know you are lovely and that cider and cake are divine foods, but other than that... not a lot.