I love crochet. I know that I have told you that over and over and over again. But I really do, love, love, l-o-v-e, it. I love the simplicity of the stitches, the soothing rhythm of treble crochet blanket, the speed at which a crochet flower appears, the endless possibility and versatility that crochet can give you. I love the sharing, recycling and passing-on of the love of crochet. Recently I came across the most amazing crocheted covered chair…
Isn’t it brilliant? I love the idea of taking something un-loved and ugly and up-cycling it into something fabulous. Right there and then I wanted it: I wanted to crochet me one. I just had to convince Si, that we needed to give a crochet chair house-space. Si, was less convinced. I think, he thinks that our home is already been overtaken by crochet and a crochet chair might be a step too far. But something smaller, something I could sneak in, something that would get passed his crochet-radar! Then few weeks ago, I had a lovely day out with my friend C and her gorgeous daughter I (who could forget I and those crochet hats), we spent a happy few hours mooching around charity shops near where we live. In one of the shops I found this…
Isn’t it awful? I wish I had taken a photo of Si’s face when he saw what I had brought home! I had an idea in mind. If a whole crochet chair was too much: then why not start small - with a foot-stool? I could up-cycle the stool. Pass on something unloved and unwanted and make it lovely. I got to work, removing the (very synthetic) velvet and fringe…
Painted the legs and re-covered the foam with a plain white cotton…
Then the real fun began: crocheting granny-squares! I love a granny-square and really need to crochet more of them. A granny square really does sum-up crochet brilliantly, in one (well) square. One little (or large) square: so many possibilities. Slippers, cushions, blankets, the list could go on…Back to the stool. Using some lovely style-craft yarn, which you can get from Deramores, in my favourite colours of purple, teal, burnt orange and a neutral called oat-meal, I got to work. Very soon I had my granny squares, ready to be double crocheted together…
All that was left was to sure the granny-squares to the stool...
And ta-dah…
My very own up-cycled crochet foot-stool. Not quite to OTT (Si’s words not mine) as the chair: but definitely in the style of! I’ve started small, but you know what they say out of small acorns n’all-that…one day I might have the chair.
So, go on have ago at up-cycling, start small: re-love and make pretty something un-loved and ugly. Pass on the love of crochet…
Happy hooking!
xxx
This blog entry is my submission to the Deramores Blog Awards 2014. Deramores is the UK’s number one online retailer of knitting and crochet supplies.
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