No Longer a WIP!

Yay! I managed to transform a WIP from being a WIP to a FFI! (Fabulous Finished Item! don't know if it's an existing term, but I like it!)

Ive blogged about this rug a couple of months ago', when it was still a WIP. I was struggeling with the edges of the rug, they were curling up like a mad man! I finally sat down, ripped the last 4 rows and decided that the curling was probably caused by the thicker (or broader) yarn. I fixed this by cutting it in half lengthwise (yes, it was a lot of work) and using the thinner yarn for the new rows. It worked like a charm, the rug stays perfectly flat on the floor.

I added some more rows, because there were some more shirts discarded for recycling in our home, and because Bigger is always Better.

I finished the rug with a cotton thread scalloped edge, which gives the rug a nice and smoother finish. I absolutely adore this thing! The best features? It's Major Recycling, it's sort of a keepsake, because there are shirts from a couple of family members in it and it's the very first thing I finished for the baby...

WIP-Wednesday ~ Will it be a pillow, or a ball, or a tablerunner-fine hexagon crochetwork

I started this thing a couple of months ago.  I used the African flower hexagon pattern.Truthfully, I really don’t know why I didn’t finish it. It has so much potential, and all my favourite colours. It can be so many things, I can make it round, stuff it with a soft filling and make it a ball. I could make it a pillowcase, and I can crochet on and make it a tablerunner. But just like the finishing of the bedspread has it’s problems due to a large bed, the tablerunner will probably not happen, because our table is 2.20 meter. And since I am working this thing with a 2mm hook, I really don’t see that happen. But it would suite the table, because the chairs around the table are red, purple and orange, so that would look fabulous! Hmmm.



First I am going to finish the t-shirt-yarn rug (yes, yes, I really am!) and I think I’ll pick this baby up after that. And maybe just go for the table dress up…