ok Amy, I’m kicking off with one of those "I’ll get to it in my golden years" projects. of course it’s from one of my japanese craft magazines. interestingly, it’s from the first of such magazines I bought a year or so ago, and it remains my favorite project. guess you never forget your first japanese craft love.
a patchwork of crocheted knit, fabric and tweed hexagons. looks so flippin cozy!
and of course I’ll have time to make a matching pillow too.
I made my 1st project in crochet last week…not sure I’m “good” enough to start this kind of project, but it’s really tempting ;o)
Sure does look cozy and I love the colors.
this is so cozy and appeallng to me. i really want a tv/movie project for after the girls go to bed. so, these are knitted, correct? like a knitted granny sqaure type of thing? wonderful and yes, the pillow is dreamy.
Hmmm, some of those hexagons look like crochet to me, too. I’ve been noticing a lot of projects that combine materials or techniques lately: this one is particularly beautiful!
gorgeous, so comfortable, and the style is so nice. i want to cuddle with it. i’ll have to try making this!
my amazon.co.jp wishlist is just above the 12000 yen mark.
okay-crocheted it is. have you seen that new book on a million ganny sqaures? my paper crane posted about it a bit back. it will go on the christmas list!this hopefully will get me crocheting.
Wow, what a brilliant design. The hexagon is a simple crochet, I may have to try something like this!
love the colors!
I have seen that crochet book. My friend Teresa (the superstar crocheter) has it. There are some really cute ones in there. I just wonder what I’d end up doing with the squares. A whole blanket of squares is so overwhelming. But this fabric and crocheted mixed together idea would work with a simple square patchwork quilt too. That’d be a cool-ass project! I need to dig that magazine out again and see if there are any instructions. Have you noticed how sometimes the projects featured in the jcm’s don’t have the instructions in the back. They’re just showcase things I guess.
here’s that book I think
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931499683/qid=1127241579/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7682980-8526248?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
not arthritis… My grandma called it knitters’ knuckles. 🙂
instructions
http://flickr.com/photos/hillarylang/45099339/
Ha! first and only japanese craft mag… involves cats. Will never forget. But this one looks good.
Did Nikki say ‘a simple crochet’ ???
I didn’t know such a thing existed, that blanket makes me hyper-ventilate just looking at it.
This is a gorgeous blanket – the pallette is so soft and peaceful! Which magazine is this from?