Handspun paper yarn crocheted basket
October 14, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, spinning
For the last few days, I have been posting about some fun projects. I have designed and made them with paper yarn that I spun from streamers that I brought home from the Blue Man show.
Yesterday, I posted about
a fairy that I designed and crocheted
with the upcycled
handspun paper yarn .
I wasn’t sure if I
would add hair or not,
so I photoshopped some in.
And, I loved it,
so, today I stitched
hair onto the fairy doll.
I find it frustrating that
I can’t get the fairy’s
pointy ears to show up
in the photo! humph!
I love
crocheting baskets.
Of course, I
couldn’t resist
using the paper yarn
to crochet at least one
basket.
I …read more
Blue Man streamers become fairy doll
October 13, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, doll and dolls and dollmaking
Yesterday, I posted about the Unicorn that I wove with paper yarn that I spun from streamers from the Blue Man show.
Today, I used the
upcycled paper yarn
to crochet a
fairy doll to
keep the Unicorn
company.
Crocheting the
paper yarn is
a touch tricky.
It will break if you pull too hard on it.
At the same time,
it has no flex to it,
so it is a lot like
crocheting wire.
So, you have to
be gentle with
the paper yarn,
and gentle with
your tendons.
It’s a delicate balance.
Rather like riding a unicorn…..
While I was crocheting the fairy,
I had some questions.
Here’s the fairy doll.
I was wondering….
should I add hair?
should I paint
the fairy doll
a color,
or combination
of …read more
