Showing posts with label bean stitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bean stitch. Show all posts

Thursday, December 22, 2016

bean stitch


I've already shared this picture on my blog here talking about the cowl and the gorgeous Tina (who's blog, instagram and youtube channel I follow) wearing it.


I love the texture these cowls have and I make them using the bean stitch (one of my favourite stitches).


Why I'm sharing it again is because I was so happy to see in her latest video she's wearing it! I gifted this cowl to her last year and she's wearing it which is so amazing...makes me happy! 

Her amazing blog with so much inspiration is called House of Valentina.




xo
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

bean stitch cowl

Hi!

I finally finished my crochet cowl and it's ready for sale! :) It's in a camel colour (below)
posted about crocheting, how I learned and what it means to me. I NEED to crochet...you know what I mean.  I have been thinking about selling my crochet projects and 
I wanted to send my cowl to someone who will be honest about what they thought of it.....really honest. I'm sure many of you know Valentina Fussell of House of Valentina. I thought she would be perfect! We knew each other on line and I just always drool over how stylish she is! So I asked her if I could send her my cowls and for her to tell me what she thought and lucky me she said yes! Not only did she say yes she sent me some gorgeous photos wearing them! :)


I made the cowls using the bean stitch which is probably my favourite crochet stitch! This stitch isn't difficult BUT it is a time consuming stitch! The cowls I made are not ones that you could whip up in a single evening, or weekend. The thickness of the yarn I used is for a 3 or 3.5 needle so it's not a thick and chunky yarn. The thicker the yarn the fast your cowl or scarf will be finished. I love chunky yarn but haven't found one I like yet.







She could make anything look good!





My cowls are more loose fitting and no two are alike! LOL! I hate measuring and I eyeball everything. :) It's loose around the neck.




Valentina told me that she 'loves my cowls and wears them pretty much every day!' 
 Yay! 


So the cowl I'm selling is the camel coloured one below (we're having foggy, blah weather and I just can't get a good photo of it so I'm using the one below which was taken while I was working on it).  I used a soft acrylic wool. Hand wash or machine wash cold (30) and gently cycle, lay flat to dry (do NOT put in dryer). 
The cowl's circumference is approx. 36 inches and height is 13 inches. 
The price for the camel cowl is $40 plus $10 shipping.

Each stitch is infused with love. Crocheting brings me such joy.


If you are interested in buying this cowl email me at janebeljo@yahoo.ca
I will add the cowl to my Etsy shop by tomorrow where I hope to add more cowls and scarves in the future.


xo
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Sunday, December 7, 2014

crochet scarf and cowl

Hello!

I finally finished the scarf ! I did the crochet bean stitch and love how it turned out! It's 190 cm long.











I've started my first cowl and I'm using the same bean stitch. I have to go and buy more yarn...ran out of it...I never know how many balls of yarn to buy. I also saw a gorgeous plum colour yarn that would make a gorgeous cowl.


Hope you enjoy your Sunday!
Home Alone is on tv tonight which means family movie night with lots of popcorn!

xo


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Monday, October 20, 2014

Crochet Bean Stitch + winner


Hello!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend!
I have a couple of crochet projects on my brain and I started a scarf last night and decided to try out the bean stitch. I noticed at home though that the wool I bought (which is super soft) is felting wool and now I'm not sure if I could use this wool to make my scarf...does it make a difference? Anyone know? 


Check out this video to learn it yourself.


And now to announce the winner of my Efco stamp sets....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
28
Timestamp: 2014-10-20 09:15:54 UTC


28. Tamara said...
bravo!!!!
i like smaller so i can combine a lot of them


Congratulations Tamara (please email me at janebeljo@yahoo.ca) and thank you to everyone who commented. :)


Pop on over to the JD blog and check out Aga's GORGEOUS card.

Have a great day! :)

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