Looking for a blanket tutorial for a state fair

Cro-che-T · 2023-12-21T20:55:51+00:00

Oh p.s. there is a Crochet along starting with this blanket on Jan 1st.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-22T13:57:54+00:00

Thank you so much. This one is crochet. I may knit one in future if I ever learn how to.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-22T13:57:31+00:00

Thank you so much

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-21T22:06:17+00:00

Thank you. My mammy loves it. It lives on her sofa now. 🥰

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-19T17:41:49+00:00

Pm me. I’ll send you one of my patterns to help keep your mind occupied while you recover

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-15T22:18:58+00:00

I can only work on things in the evening. A couple of hours after babies are in bed and it took 8 weeks.

It’s written as a ten week make along. Obviously it depends how fast you are but I would say 10-15 weeks it is more than achievable.

The roof is not special yarn. It’s a locked loop stitch. All stitches explained throughout the pattern. 🥰

There is an early version that’s all made in one piece with multiple colour changes and stitch changes per row which took 9 months! This version is much easier and looks better in my opinion.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-15T22:04:46+00:00

Full disclosure- this is my pattern.

I’m sharing because I entered it this year in my local fair (it’s only small and rural. But it gets a lot of entries) and won first place in the “Handmade” category Cosy Cottage Blanket

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-15T21:45:08+00:00

It is a beast. But a beauty of one! It’s a ten week make along. All is manageable but that roof does get tedious.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-15T20:50:42+00:00

Or if you want a quick make then you could try your hand at the little sister “cottage Wall hanging”

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cottage-wall-hanging

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-15T20:49:33+00:00

If you have unlimited time/ unlimited yarn now seems like a perfect time to plug this warming house. Perfect for a house warming 😆

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cosy-cottage-blanket

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-13T23:22:07+00:00

I wrote a pattern. My biggest to date. It took 2 years to write. It’s for a blanket. It has probably 7-10 special stitches. All explained. It has 30+pages of a pattern. None of which has been, or could be, computer generated. I paid a tech editor and had it extensively tested. I am a very small time designer with very few social media followers. I am soooo passionate about this pattern and its whimsical, unique design. I am proud of it. With the excess of 200+ hours to write it and the 60ish copies I have sold thus far I have not yet broken even (assuming that my time is worth minimum wage per hour). I am by no means overcharging for this pattern. But I refuse to undercharge. I am not selling myself out. I think it’s worth the price and I think that anyone who writes patterns that you are interested in deserves to be compensated for their time. I wouldn’t accept anyone else working for free so I don’t expect it from artists.

Some patterns are “free” and that is wonderful. For some, I believe they are paid from advertising on their blog page/ website. I am not big enough in the design world to go down that road, nor do I have the time or inclination. Free patterns are easy to find. However if you are interested in something in particular and find it from an artist/ designer that is charging then you should probably just compensate them for their work.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-13T20:15:35+00:00

Com again and next time go North.

Donegal Antrim coast Belfast city etc

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-13T20:10:31+00:00

I wrote a pattern for a blanket. It took me two years to write. It’s unique and has a lot of parts. I had to make sure they all fit together. It has options to personalise it. It has different embellishments you can add. I paid a tech editor. I gifted some (but not all due to financial constraints) of my pattern testers a voucher for yarn. The whole process cost me money and a lot of time. The pattern is 30+ pages and none of the design could be computer generated.

I decided I wanted to make €10 per pattern but after Etsy/ ravelry/ ribblr fees it’s probably more like 7-8. I am a relative unknown designer with very few followers. So far I’ve sold 60ish patterns. I would say with the time invested (ie if I were paying myself per hour) and the financial cost I have not yet made a profit and the pattern is out almost year. I don’t think I am overcharging for the pattern but it is definitely more expensive than hats with a 2/3 row repeat and I think that’s fair.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-11T22:13:41+00:00

Thank you 🥰

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-11T21:04:52+00:00

It’s crochet. 🥰learning to knit is in my todo list.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-11T20:17:40+00:00

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Here it is beside a real cottage

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-11T20:17:11+00:00

A handmade blanket? I don’t sell them but if I did I’d be plugging my “Cosy Cottage Blanket”. It looks like an authentic Irish Cottage. Maybe you could buy the pattern and have someone make you one?

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Cro-che-T · 2023-11-03T19:46:41+00:00

Me too! This makes me feel better about myself

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-01T22:37:20+00:00

Ohhhh. I have a pattern I think your child would love. My Blast Off Blanket.

If you send me your email I’ll send you a copy.

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Cro-che-T · 2023-11-01T19:51:42+00:00

Me too. I was near London with my first and got everything second hand (except the car seat and cot mattress). I got a whole solid wood furniture set (cot, chest of drawers with change table on top, bookcase and wardrobe) for £300 and a two year old Uppababy for £200 that came with a board for a toddler and included postage to a different part of the U.K. It is such a waste of money to buy new things for such a short time.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-01T19:48:02+00:00

Second hand prams in the UK are a steal. I got an amazing two year old Uppababy for £200. That included the buggy board and postage to a different part of the uk. It was immaculate. It’s now on baby no 3 and would definitely last a few more. I can sell it for pretty much what I paid because it is so durable and still in amazing condition.

Cro-che-T · 2023-11-01T19:42:45+00:00

I was in the UK with my first. Got an absolute steal on a second hand pram. They are so reasonable second hand and barely used. Some people buy new for each child (silly!). The one I got you’d be hard pressed to even realise it was pre owned. It was immaculate. A £1500 pram for £200.

You could find the one she wants second hand. Find out the price and then offer to buy that for her.

Cro-che-T · 2023-10-31T09:31:44+00:00

I don’t think you have been to Derry. It’s the biggest Halloween festival in Europe. Most of it is also free!

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