I am a self taught crocheter, specialising in granny squares. My first project was a blanket for my cat, which she never really bothered with because well, she's a cat, but I was proud of my creation. My second project was for my youngest cousin. He chose his favourite colours of yarn and I made him a blanket for his birthday. Several huge granny square blankets later, I was bored and promptly gave up.
Fast forward to a few years later, I decided I would like to pick it back up again, but I knew the reason I got bored of it before was because I was doing the same thing over and over again. So I started looking at patterns on the internet and found one that I liked. It's a little angel christmas tree decoration which I thought would make a perfect gift to my grandparents for christmas. My first attempt did not go as well as I had hoped...
I knew by this point that the type of yard I had used wasn't the right type of yarn and so I decided to go to the Range the next day after my university lecture and stock up on a sturdier yarn that wasn't so fluffy and would hold the shape better. I went for Lily's Sugar 'n Cream yarn in the colours Jute, Ecru and Red. This yarn has honestly made all of the difference in my angels. I can see my stitches clearer with this yarn and it holds the shape of my crochet well. This time round I made sure that I followed the pattern to the letter and I used a bobby pin to mark my stitches so that I could count them and make sure I was on the right track.
I am over the moon with my second attempt at the angels and I'm pleased that I persisted and it payed off. I'm off to make some more for other family member's christmas presents! I'll end this post with some pictures of the finished piece.
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