It’s a bit tumultuous in the Dekkers household at the moment (not all bad, but not all good either, a perfect reflection of that thing we call ‘life”), and once again I’m very happy to have a go-to-hobby that has proven to be such a great de-stresser.
Crochet (and my long daily walks in the forest with Mila) continue to keep me in shape and ‘grounded’, and I’m very thankful for that.
Craft-as-Therapy has come to the rescue so many times already; looking at the continuously fast growing CAT-crowd on Instagram, it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one.
In my book crochet is always a good plan, and an immense and fulfilling joy is creating my own designs – mind you, baby steps, baby steps – and a big fat cherry on that cake is when other people actually use and love these makings too.
I’ve seen the “Bobble Square Granny” quite a bit on social media, and it’s wonderful to notice that other crocheters love “the bobble” as much as I do.
Given that “bobble-fondness”, I could not resist making another “bobble square”-cushion, using all different Rico Creative Aran-colors this time around, and following the continuous-join-as-you-go method to put the top together: worked like a charm!
The zipper-savvy gal that I now am ;), I sewed another non-envelope style cover, using some cute flowery fabric I found a while ago at Flying Tiger, inserting a pink zipper!
I’m very happy with the way it turned out – a lovely sibling to the earlier made “Red Bobble Square-cushion”.
I’ve just listed both of them in my Etsy shop, you’ll find them here (the Rico one), and here (the red one).
If you’d like to make your own, these patterns/tutorials might be helpful:
* “Bobble Granny Square”;
* Continuous-join-as-you-go;
* How I sew in zippers in my cushion covers;
Have a fun and creative weekend!
Love,
Marianne xx
Both cushions are lovely. Thanks for adding links, I’m about to make Sophie’s Garden into a cushion. ?
Thank you so very much! Enjoy! Marianne xx
Love these both! I’m really happy to have crochet and knitting in my life as well, I don’t know where I would be without them.
Thanks so much, Casey! I feel exactly the same way! Marianne xx
Hoi Marianne, wat prachtig weer! Heel mooi ook hoe je het met stof aan elkaar hebt gemaakt.
Fijn weekend! Groetjes, Annemarie
Hi Annemarie! Dankjewel voor je mooie en lieve complimenten: ben ik blij mee! Jij ook een heel fijn weekend! Marianne xx
Beautiful and I totally agree about CAT, whether it’s sewing, knitting or crochet – it works for me! Good to hear that you’ve mastered the zip:)
Thanks, dear Sheila! Very grateful to have crafts in my life – happy to read it works for you as well!
As to the zips: sewing 6 (six!) zippered cushion covers for my mom last week, proved helpful 😉 – I guess it’s true, it’s all a matter of practice