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 ...
How sweet! Love cats!thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day!
Hugs from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
Thanks again, Ana! So nice you always visit my blog and give such sweet comments!
Deleteaww, so cute. love anything cats.
ReplyDeleteThanks, me too :-)!
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have a huge fondness for black kitties :-)
Black cats are the best!
DeleteAw, that's a great piece:@)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara!
Deletereally cute and inspires me too. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI looove it! Looks like my 2 boys, CJ and Chuckles aka Kitty Soft Paws. Both are black kitties.
ReplyDeleteI love the black ones!
Deleteso cute!
ReplyDeleteTime does help in these situations. At least, you have your memories plus this needle work to cherish.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have great memories of my dear friend!
DeleteI couldn't readily find a post to know what happened .. but I guess you've lost a kitty friend? We recently had to put our old kitty baby down - and she's missed. It hurts ... doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteThat's a sweet needlework. And as LV says, something to cherish and time really does help - just really takes time sometimes.
Take care,
Happy Pink Saturday
Jenn
Yes, I lost him a year ago, but still miss him, my dear little friend! Thanks for your sweet words.
DeleteSo cute!! I also still miss our cat, cats bring such joy and they're so funny.
ReplyDeleteEsther.
Dank je, Esther. Katten zijn te gek! Kan me een leven zonder katten ook gewoon niet voorstellen :-) !
DeleteLiz
Thanks a lot taking one of my charts to realize it even if it is for a sad occasion. I am sorry for you. Wish you a nice week-end! Mamou
ReplyDeleteYour welcome! Thank you for sharing your cross stitch pattern. Just what I needed!
DeleteGreat week for you, too! Liz
So precious! Kitties are part of the family aren't they? Happy Sunday from the enchanted oven.
ReplyDeletexo,
Lisa
Yes, they are! Some cats are real personalities. Not all of them, some are just cats, but every once in a while you meet a cat that's a real personality...
Deletecute kitty stitches :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Allison!
Deleteso precious!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christina!
DeleteThanks for sharing at Fluster's Creative Muster. I'm looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
ReplyDeleteCute cat!Well done!
ReplyDeleteYes, cute he was for sure :-) !
DeleteWhat a fun little piece! It's very sweet!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up!
Thanks, Heather!
DeleteVery sweet.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to have you at Seasonal Sundays.
- The Tablescaper
Kitties can be so sweet. Thanks for bringing this to the Oldie's party! Hope to see you back there next week.
ReplyDeleteKitties are the best :-)! Thanks for visiting! Liz
DeleteThanks again for sharing another awesome project!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Susie @bowdabra
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