Podcast Episode 14

Hello and thanks for visiting! Episode 14 of the Emerald Cottage podcast is now available, you can find it here

#podcast #crochet #knitting

Welcome to Emerald Cottage! My channel is all about crochet, knitting, sewing, cross-stitch, embroidery and any other crafty shenanigans! You can find me here:

Blog https://emeraldcottage.co.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JillEmeraldCottage
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jillemeraldcottage/
Email jill@emeraldcottage.co.uk

 

::Books and patterns I mention::

Stylish Succulents to Crochet by Sarah Abbondio
Baby axolotl by MadelineMaeCo on Etsy
Baby dinosaurs by VividGiftsCanvas on Etsy
No-sew mini Octopus by OnyxStitchStudio
No-sew Axolotl by PawgysPlace on Etsy
Mabel Chicken by Oak and Marlow
Bear by MadelineMaeCo on Etsy
Fox by PlushiCoPatterns on Etsy
Bee by CrochetBySilviaS2 on Etsy
Pig Little Critter by PawgysPlace on Etsy
Cow by MadelineMaeCo on Etsy
Small turtle by CrochetBySilviaS2 on Etsy

 

Facebook group for soft toy testing: CE and UKCA Marked Soft Toy Support Network

Podcast Episode 13

 Hello and thankyou for visiting! Episode 13 of the Emerald Cottage podcast is now available, and you can find it here.

#podcast #crochet #knitting

Welcome to Emerald Cottage! My channel is all about crochet, knitting, sewing, cross-stitch, embroidery and any other crafty shenanigans!

You can find me here:

Blog           https://emeraldcottage.co.uk
Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/JillEmeraldCottage
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jillemeraldcottage/
Email            jill@emeraldcottage.co.uk

 

::LINKS AND USEFUL STUFF TO KNOW::

::Finished Objects::
Virus shawl by Julia Marquardt using Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze Prints (Saltburn)
Emotional Support Chicken by The Knitting Tree
Percy Pig – I can’t remember where this was from, using Utopia Crafts Lux Velvet
Mabel the Chicken  by Oak and Marlow, using James C Brett Flutterby
Hans Christan Andersen SAL by CloudsFactory
Stitcher’s Paradise SAL by Durene Jones as featured in World of Cross-Stitching magazine
2024 Blackwork SAL by Peppermint Purple

 

::Works-in-progress::
Magical Garden scarf by CuteCrochetMakes using yarn by Botanical Yarn

 

::Cracking The WIP::
Trillium shawl by Elisabeth Davis de Herraiz using Rico Superba Sky Wave

 

::Acquisitions::
Yarns from The Dye Shack, Sheep on Mars, BirdStreet Yarn, Attic Dye Spin, and The Yarn Artist
Rigid Heddle Basic and beyond book from Sealy MacWheelie
Candle from YorkshireBlankets

 

Virus Shawl 1

 Its 2024 and I'm very late to the party, but I've just finished my first virus shawl!

I joined in with a crochet-along, you can find it if you go on Instagram and search for #anniversaryvirusshawlcal. Its hosted by Lisa of @lisapinenotes and runs every year in April.

There are lots of different stories about the virus shawl's origins, some say its a vintage pattern, some say its called the virus shawl because it went viral a few years ago. There is a pattern on ravelry here by Julia Marquardt but I don't know if it is her original pattern or if she's just written it up? If it is then I don't know why she's not being credited for it more often??

Anyway. Its a really easy pattern, a 3 row repeat which is very rhythmic, although the groups of trebles are in 10's and counting to 10 repeatedly in a crochet pattern is quite unusual. So whilst its a great TV pattern, you do have to keep counting all the time, so prepare to not have a clue what any of the characters in your show look like!

I made mine in Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze Prints yarn, in shade Saltburn, I love how the soft pinks and yellows merge together. Isn't it so pretty ?

As I said above, this was my first virus shawl, but I don't think it will be my last!

Til next time,

Jillxxx