I learned about mosaic crochet about a year ago. I saw a pattern by Abi McIntyre called The Christmas Tree Farm and thought it was wonderful.
It's about half way done at this point.
I'm glad to see you're writing about it, it gives such dimension to the project. I need to look up the trick to not have so many ends. I plan to do a double border to make those ends disappear.
It's a wonderful technique, isn't it? And the amount of possibilities? Got me curious and had to check that pattern, and it looks like it's really fun to make. Would love to see a picture when it's finished!
A double border is a great way to hide the ends, and gives a blanket a very nice finishing, but I'm a fan of Susan Lowman's method for eliminating the ends at every row. Do check out Susan's video I link to if you want to try it out. I think it will be easy to adapt any pattern to this, just keeping in mind the stitch count because you don't necessarily have the border stitches, I guess. I also have a small video on the That Blue One with Sashiko post where I show how I do it, but Susan Lowman's Youtube is worth checking out. She's a well of knowledge and such a great teacher.
And thank you so much for commenting, Carol. So good to know more people are discovering this technique, which I really love. <3
Yes! I’d love to learn mosaic crochet. Thanks, Ana, for such an inspiring post. And the links, I’m grateful for the links!
I’ve been a knitter for years and have VERY limited crochet experience: a sweet Toft bunny and an occasional provisional cast on for knitting. However, your encouragement, passion, and enthusiasm for mosaic crochet are contagious and I’d love to learn.
So thankful for your comment, Sally! I really appreciate it. I'm thinking of ways of getting people to try overlay mosaic crochet through Substack. I have a few ideas, and it's so encouraging to know there are people interested. I do love crafting and handmaking in general, and this particular technique is just perfect for me. I hope to be able to share more hands-on stuff here soon (or not too long from now :D). <3
I learned about mosaic crochet about a year ago. I saw a pattern by Abi McIntyre called The Christmas Tree Farm and thought it was wonderful.
It's about half way done at this point.
I'm glad to see you're writing about it, it gives such dimension to the project. I need to look up the trick to not have so many ends. I plan to do a double border to make those ends disappear.
It's a wonderful technique, isn't it? And the amount of possibilities? Got me curious and had to check that pattern, and it looks like it's really fun to make. Would love to see a picture when it's finished!
A double border is a great way to hide the ends, and gives a blanket a very nice finishing, but I'm a fan of Susan Lowman's method for eliminating the ends at every row. Do check out Susan's video I link to if you want to try it out. I think it will be easy to adapt any pattern to this, just keeping in mind the stitch count because you don't necessarily have the border stitches, I guess. I also have a small video on the That Blue One with Sashiko post where I show how I do it, but Susan Lowman's Youtube is worth checking out. She's a well of knowledge and such a great teacher.
And thank you so much for commenting, Carol. So good to know more people are discovering this technique, which I really love. <3
Yes! I’d love to learn mosaic crochet. Thanks, Ana, for such an inspiring post. And the links, I’m grateful for the links!
I’ve been a knitter for years and have VERY limited crochet experience: a sweet Toft bunny and an occasional provisional cast on for knitting. However, your encouragement, passion, and enthusiasm for mosaic crochet are contagious and I’d love to learn.
So thankful for your comment, Sally! I really appreciate it. I'm thinking of ways of getting people to try overlay mosaic crochet through Substack. I have a few ideas, and it's so encouraging to know there are people interested. I do love crafting and handmaking in general, and this particular technique is just perfect for me. I hope to be able to share more hands-on stuff here soon (or not too long from now :D). <3