Crocheting over Fat Yarn ~ Pinterest Challenge

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Past Challenges

• January ~> Making Decorative Paper Clips
• February ~> Recycled Paper Basket
• March ~> Recycled Drawer Paint Storage
• April ~> DIY Rope Basket

So this month, I chose to try out this Pin which lead to a post with 25 different crocheted coaster patterns! The pattern I was looking for came from Green Bird, which is a blog in a different language. Thanks to Google Translate & good pics, I was able to figure most of it out!

Starting the Pattern

The original pattern was for a potholder & she crocheted over a knitted tube. I wanted to make a rug or a blanket using the technique. I’m also using a #7 fat yarn to crochet over versus a knitted tube.

I’ll be using all this Boutique Boulevard yarn by Red Heart that I caught on flash sale for 99 cents over a year ago. I’ve started & stopped several projects with it & I’m just ready to get it out of the way! The Cascade Yarns Cherub DK in grey will be what I use to crochet over the Red Heart.

I’ve been crocheting a long time, so once I saw how it started & the general concept, I didn’t need the pattern anymore. The pattern uses chains connected with a slip stitch for the center. I chose to use the “magic circle” method for my center so I won’t have a hole in the center.

Once the center circle is done, it’s time to add the thicker yarn. I found it easier to draw up the single crochet loop first, then place the thicker yarn between the hook & crochet yarn.

Once you get that first single crochet finished, you just single crochet twice in each single crochet. Then you slip stitch to the first stitch & continue stitching in the round.

Around and Around

After I got around the center circle, things went much faster!

It didn’t take long for it to grow bigger & I thought “I’ll have this done in no time!”. Famous last words!

So, I kept going around & around & around adding two single crochets here and there to keep it from folding up. I originally wanted to keep going this route until I used up all the yarn. Y’all, that went right out the window when I realized I was maybe a quarter the way through one skein & all I had was this:

I thought, what if I make a bunch of different sized circles & connect them with crochet? That sounded like a good solution to me & I got busy making lots of little circles to go around the center circle. This is what I have so far:

It’s still going to take some time, but I think it will be worth it! Look for a finished blanket in the monthly roundup – maybe not this month, but one in the near future! ; )

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Now let’s see what other things Pinterest inspired! Head over and visit the other hosts to see what they crafted, cooked, built, or tried!

Erlene – My Pinterventures • Lauren – Mom Home Guide
Debbee – Debbee’s Buzz • Laurie – My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies
Marie – DIY Adulation • Julie – Sum of their Stories
Marie – The Inspiration Vault • T’onna – Sew Crafty Crochet
Pili – My Sweet Things • Debra – Shoppe No. 5
Roseann – This Autoimmune Life • Terri – Our Good Life
Marci – Stone Cottage Adventures
Leslie – Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After
Kelley – Simply Inspired Meals • Joanne – Our Unschooling Journey
Jenny – Cookies Coffee and Crafts • Gail – Purple Hues and Me
Rebecca – Hello Central Avenue • Sam – Raggedy Bits
Beverly – Across the Boulevard • Tyler – Just Enough Blush
Kristie – Teadoddles • Shirley – Intelligent Domestications
Kelli – The Olympic Nest • Lydia – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen
Cherryl – Farm Girl Reformed • Ola – J’adore Le Decor
Rebecca – Simple Practical Beautiful • Gwen – Geez, Gwen!
Michelle – Our Crafty Mom • Emily – Domestic Deadline
Megan – C’mon Get Crafty • Micah – Home Faith Family
Chelc – Inside The Fox Den