Attic24 Style Crocheted Cushion Cover

Zyle — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:03:55 +0000

Our sofa has been lacking cushions for over 3 years now, and I thought instead of buying some, I could take the Attic24 approach and crochet some bright covers! I read Lucy’s tutorial a while ago about backing cushions with a jumper and as I rather unfortunately semi-felted an old pink cardigan in the wash recently, I decided to give it a go with that.

I didn’t follow the tutorial step by step – I could say I was trying to put my own spin on it, or be creative, but to be perfectly honest I was sitting there crafting on my bed in front of the TV watching old episodes of Ally McBeal, and I was just too happily settled to get up and go to the computer. I reckoned I could figure a method out using my memory of Lucy’s method and logic – I think it came out ok!

Zara seems to approve – she wouldn’t stop rubbing her face up against it while I was trying to take photos!

I’m thinking a ripple cushion in the same colours would compliment it quite nicely…

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Sorbet Bag Completed!

Zyle — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:07:59 +0000

I was introduced to the fabulous blog of Lucy at Attic24 when one of the ladies on the Phoenix Knitting Forum made Lucy’s gorgeous bag last year. I immediately fell in love, and had to have one of my own. Problem was, I couldn’t crochet. Not a single stitch. But after weeks of failed attempts and extreme persistence, Lucy’s wonderfully clear instructions finally meant I had my own version! I was in love, it was the Best Bag Ever. Unfortunately, my crochet was very loose and the bag unlined. Not a winning combination – after several months of dragging it around it looked more like a fishing net. So it has been abandoned and I’ve been crying inwardly ever since. So I finally decided to put the countless other projects aside and make a new Attic24 bag. This time, my stitches are tight, the handles the right length and I’ve even whipped out my sewing machine and managed to cobble together a lining!

I’m sad to say that the weather is less than pleasant, and I’m also rather unwell at the moment with food poisoning so the result is a fairly dismal photo but I hope you get the picture. (Hopefully when nicer weather comes I will replace it with a better one.) But here it is, my beautiful new bag!

And the lining:

It’s made of Paton’s Sorbet which is now sadly discontinued, a great shame as it’s a lovely cotton. I got a batch of blue greatly reduced and made a tshirt from it, it’s really lovely to wear and had such gorgeous colours. I think the name Sorbet describes it rather well! And this bag shall, from now on, be known as my Sorbet bag.

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Attic24 Style Crocheted Cushion Cover

Sorbet Bag Completed!