My daughter asked me to crochet some scrunchies for her. Not that much work, I thought, so one evening, after she went to bed, I started crocheting. Turned out next morning that the scrunchies that I made weren't exactly the ones she had in mind. She meant scrunchies like the fabric ones: a tunnel with a piece of elastic in it. Luckily she liked mine much better, so I got away well. Not sure if they will be in use as hair bands or bracelets, though. Teenagers think in mysterious ways, aren't they? How I made them: Round 1: 40 sc around a regular hair elastic, close with a slip stitch in the first sc (40) Round 2: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in every sc of the previous round, close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (120) Round 3: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in every dc of the previous round,close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (240) Round 4: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in every dc of ...
Ooh this really cute, lovely job
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DeleteVery well done! Thanks for linking up to Hookin on Hump Day! :D
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DeleteSuch wonderful embroidery, great job! Have a wonderful day :-)
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DeleteWww!I love embroidered the hearts!
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DeleteOh, how pretty! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
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DeleteThis is sooo pretty. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Ali!
DeleteVery pretty1 Thanks for sharing with us. :)
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DeleteI love cross stitching. Thanks for sharing at Fluster's Creative Muster. Looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
ReplyDeleteVery cute and was perfect for Valentines! Thanks for linking up to my Get Social Sunday party!
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DeleteCute hearts! Thanks for sharing @ Submarine Sunday!
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Thanks again, T'onna!
DeleteThat is the kind of pattern I looked for back in the days when you couldn't buy cross stitch patterns or materials in the US. So I imported from England. Very classic. I liked it even in the little thumbnail so I had to come and see it bigger.
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DeleteSo pretty and you did a fabulous job!! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week. So thrilled to have you share. Hope you are having a great week. :)
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Kathy
Hi Liz, this is beautiful. We love seeing your work! Thank you for linking up in our Crafty Showcase last week.
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xoxo Susie @Bowdabra
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Thanks, Barbara!
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