Curvy Crochet

I am now convinced more than ever that I will never get around to making all things things that are swirling around in my head or languishing on the bookshelves in the many books and magazines. But hey I'll give it a go..

Here are 2 things that were on the to do list for at least 5 years...The first two pics are of the now modern classic Boteh Scarf by Kathy Merrick. The seemingly complex pattern is actually quite easy. Each of the "paisley" shapes is in fact a right angled triangle which is then curved by turning the work 90 degrees and working the long triple trebles on each row the hypotenuse. Then start a new triangle and continue making the swirly patterns. The open row of triple treble gives the whole piece a beautiful drape. I made this in a Japanese silk cotton mix accented with a lurex yarn. The colour is not well reproduced by the camera, it is more of a khaki green. I was so taken with the pattern that I made two more in long repeat colour graduated yarns....They were shipped to Italy for christmas presents before I had the chance to take a photo.

That's hairpin crochet in the purple. This is a crochet technique that uses a large hairpin frame, the yarn is looped around the prongs and a central "spine" is then crocheted. Long strips are made, then the loops are again crocheted. In this sample piece, I made a zig zag design by grouping 18 loops to form the valley. On the opposite side of the spine the loops were fanned out and the complementary 18 loops were worked into 6 groups of 3, this then formed the apex of the zig zag pattern... Now what to make?