Comments on: Tapestry Crochet

By: Kristina Fayyad

Kristina Fayyad — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:57:33 +0000

I got inspired to try this when you first posted it. I brought back Carol
Ventura’s Tapestry Crochet book when I was in the US this summer.
I just started a few rounds of the Kitty Bag and the tight stitching feels good.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:03:52 +0000

Delores,

First I must say that your works are absolutely gorgeous!! Second, I want to say thank you for explaining the pattern – graph idea. I am very new to even the idea of tapestry crochet (havent even made my first piece yet) but I already know I want to design some pieces. Once I get the hang of it! I love the tip about using the straws, I’m sure that is going to help immensely! Thanks again!

By: Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » Crochet Pattern: Tapestry Crochet Hot Pad - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:34:44 +0000

[...] you ever wanted to try tapestry crochet while crocheting in the round? Here’s a neat hot pad pattern to try out! Worked in 2 colors, [...]

By: Delores Chamblin

Delores Chamblin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:43:32 +0000

I wasn’t clear in the last sentence of my previous post. It should be: Each row of squares on the graph paper would equal only one double crochet row. In other words, each box equals two stiches, but each row of boxes still equals only one row. I am going to attempt to demonstrate this visually below without actually using graph paper.

Assume I = 1 double crochet stitch and I I = 2 double crochet stiches, then I I = 1 square on the graph paper.

A row then would have any even number of stitches (as opposed to odd number), but each row would still be counted normally (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.)

1 row with 20 stiches (on graph paper 10 boxes)
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

2 rows with 20 stitches on each row (on graph paper 10 boxes each row)
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

3 rows with 20 stitches on each row (on graph paper 10 boxes each row)
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

etc.

By: Carol Ventura

Carol Ventura — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:37:18 +0000

Thanks so much for helping spread the word about tapestry crochet and for including some of my projects!

By: Linda cee

Linda cee — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:13:29 +0000

oops,
I missed your post, Rebecca but your afghan sounds lovely!!!
About your son getting to old for it, I have 20-something friend that would still love something like that (of course he’s a big Nascar fan too).

By: Linda cee

Linda cee — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:03:48 +0000

I was just sitting here yesterday sipping a cup of coffee and suddenly I see Delores Chamblin has written a comment, if I hadn’t been afraid of waking everybody in the house I would have screamed, I was that excited!!!
So thank you for reading, actually thank you to everyone that reads this.

By: Delores Chamblin

Delores Chamblin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:34:17 +0000

Thanks for the mention Linda Cee. Sorry I didn’t acknowledge you previously. It was just an oversight on my part.

By: Delores Chamblin

Delores Chamblin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:16:15 +0000

When Brenda U posted the idea of using a straw, I decided to try it right away, even though I wasn’t crocheting at the time because it just sounded like such a neat and logical idea. Linda you may still need baskets to hold your skeins of yarn, but using straws to keep the yarn from tangling definately is an idea worth trying. Putting a small slit at the end of the straw would be similar to the notch that’s in yarn bobbins to keep the yarn from pulling through the skein when you are not using that strand and the strand is still attached to your work. Crocheting with more than one color or skien of yarn attached to your work at the same time or simply moving and turning the piece you are working on or pulling a strand that you are using can cause the strands to become twisted and tangled. It can get really tangled if you are not very careful.

Thanks for the compliments Nancy and Tina K.

Here is another tip if you want to design your own picture and use a stitch that is not close to the shape of a square to create your work, but still want to use standard graph paper that’s easy to find in stores: Simply determine how many stitches it will take to be the closest shape to a square. For example two double crochet stitches is the closest to a square. One double crochet stitch is more like a vertical rectangle and 3 double crochet stitches is more like a horizontal rectangle. So in this case on the graph paper each square would equal 2 double crochet stitches. But the row of squares on the graph paper would equal only one double crochet row.

By: Tina K

Tina K — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:59:32 +0000

Delores, your creations are so beautiful. I would love to be that talented.