Under Color Crochet

  A labor of love. I tried and tried, and tried again (and again, twice) to make this work. In two locations, three different geometries. A love-hate relationship. I had to give up. Let it go. I cannot make a Christmas tree out of my yarn. But I can keep dreaming. 😂 The good news is, I have a fantastic "yarn pile tree skirt scarf thing" here, and some day I may figure out how to actually use it as a yarn tree skirt. 😋 Christmas Tree Skirt I have a long love affair going with Christmas fun! 😍 And it's only December 1st right now, stay tuned. I'll soon be adding to this colorful list: Candy Cane Ruffle Centerpieces Wintergreen Winter Mint Blue Christmas Candy Snow Snow Day

  These two green pieces are perfect summer fun! On the left is a mesh shawl of medium weight "Soft Secret" yarn, in lime. And on the right is a simple scarf of sc stitches, with light weight "Coboo" yarn in the perfectly named color of grass green. Both pieces have a fluffy edging of "Terryspun" yarn, in a color called glow, which is faintly green and perfectly fun. I loved making these garden party lovlies because it is just so doggone enjoyable to make pretty pieces that are as easy peas'y summer breezy as these. 😍 And because I used up some leftover fuzzy yarn that is hard to work with, but makes perfect edging. Win, win! 😎   Look how great both pieces go with my jean jacket! 🤩 I love the texture and feel of both pieces, each with a different look. The larger shawl is a simple mesh pattern, like the one described in the first post: Piles of Color.   And the smaller scarf is just a long skinny rectangle of sc. Easy peas'y summer breezy! 😎 F...

Obviously, I had way too much fun posing these pieces.   😆 Just keepin' it real.  🤩 LOL! I love this guy. I feel like I dated him once.  😎 Ok, seriously now, here is what these pieces actually look like (below), when not pretending to be too dude cool. But, they're still totally cool, of course. 😎  The same basic pattern, all the same faves that I love (fringe, ruffle, too many colors and textures all at once). Check out the simplified instructions here: First Post (the "Process" section is at the bottom of that first post.) So easy and relaxing to make, I just keep on making them. The only thing I love more than making them is giving them away to friends and family. 😍 And I keep on accumulating the leftovers. I love these little leftovers! These few bits and pieces will be added to my collection of way too many more bits and pieces. ( Colorful Leftovers. ) Some day, I'm gonna make something out of it all. Stay tuned. 😁 Looking straight down here, with all ...

  "Cloud Cakes" was a possible name for this set. Also "Vanilla Chinchilla." (That's not actually the name of a color scheme? Well, it should be! 😎) I had to let go of "Foggy Faux Fur," but I kept " Marshmallow Fluff ." (That's the name of the folder where I have way too many photos of these fun pieces.) I love making up names for color schemes. Especially this set! I did already kinda know that white has so many more whites than just plain white. But this sweet quartet of whites really made me appreciate plain old plain white. 🤩 Snow, cloud, vanilla, marshmallow. White and more white, nuthin' but white. And still so much fun! Off white, creamy white, pearly white, bright white. I kept going with whites for a while, because I hadn't done it before. 😁 So many textures here, I love how they stack up. Aw, look how sweet these whites look, all comfy and curled up on Burgun-Dee-Lish-Us . That is a good pairing. Can't get more co...

  Staff Christmas Party!! What a great way to give away colorful fun!  😎  I helped decorate the tables at our staff Christmas party, and I was allowed to put a crochet piece or two, or three  🤩  on each table. If this snazzy stack looks familiar (remember, that back-loop-only trick?! so easy, so snazzy) , it is because it first appeared here: Comfy Cozy . Now, as a centerpiece, this trio of cuddle bundles is even snazzier. Every fun table at this event had a unique look, and the whole place sparkled with festive flavor. Ten tables in all, twenty crochet pieces arranged in their centers. I had way to much fun posing these pieces. 😍 Every one of these pretty pieces has recently appeared in a post on this blog, and it looks like there's been a lot of parties going on!  😎    Party 1  (for those pinky-peach party lovers) and   Party 2   (for those purple lovin' lovers). Oh, and  there was a previous party of inspir...

  This fun bunch makes for two "Princess Party" posts in a row now, after Purple Princess Party.  And it isn't the first time there has been too much fun going on: there was a  Costume Party , and we had an  Office Party , and don't forget my fave  Pillow Party . So this newest collection is a quintet of peach'y pink pieces that honors a party tradition going way back. A tradition that is now moving forward to a future of more flouncy fun. 😍 Too fluffy? No way. Too many frills? Never. Texture combinations gone wild? Yes, obviously. And what of it? 😎  Too much fringe? Well... maybe.  😁 But, fringe is just so fun! I couldn't stop. 🤩 All five of these fun pieces worked up fast and easy. No fancy stitch work here, just the same simple mesh pattern that I've been playing with for years (as explained in the original post ). The layers of complexity come from clashing colors and textures. Clashing in a good way. Clashing with crazy cool colors. Pink and ...