tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post9080470779003611578..comments2024-03-05T08:38:28.236-07:00Comments on Snowcatcher: Snowflake MondaySnowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-73179755405825180342015-10-04T23:05:21.671-06:002015-10-04T23:05:21.671-06:00Welcome, Tammy! I hope your dad is going to enjoy...Welcome, Tammy! I hope your dad is going to enjoy the snowflakes and the DVD! I'm glad I had patterns that fit in with the theme of your western gift!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-14038131402675725922015-10-04T10:28:14.006-06:002015-10-04T10:28:14.006-06:00I just found your site and all I can say is stunni...I just found your site and all I can say is stunningly beautiful. Each one unique just like their counterparts in nature they are all one of a kinds.<br /> I did recognize the area, I grew up in WY/MT/ID, and watched John Wayne westerns every Saturday morning with my Dad. I will be making him a set for his tree this year and attaching a tag with the name of it. Along with the box set of He will get a kick out of John Wayne DVD I already have for him. :)<br />trvlagnt1t@yahoo.comwyndwhisperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720377867271773798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-41392693530483754492013-12-09T04:36:44.250-07:002013-12-09T04:36:44.250-07:00Thank you, Anoushka! I would love to see a photo ...Thank you, Anoushka! I would love to see a photo of your ornament!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-11736003520579670222013-12-08T23:35:53.699-07:002013-12-08T23:35:53.699-07:00Beautiful! The El Punto Snowflake done with thicke...Beautiful! The El Punto Snowflake done with thicker cotton (medium,4, hook 3.50 mm) makes beautiful Christmas ornament (6 inch diameter). Pattern easy to remember. Thanks for sharing. AnoushkaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738791466767971248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-31482617288527711442012-03-23T03:23:45.857-06:002012-03-23T03:23:45.857-06:00I love your snowflakes!! Snowflakes quickly became...I love your snowflakes!! Snowflakes quickly became the love of my life when I started to crochet them.I made 30 different ones, before I set out to stiffen them... Used so many pins! One snowflake alone needed 96 pins. Such a joy to watch the flake develop, and then to see the different possibilites while pinning them.Such delicate whispers of nature!I made them for inside decorating, hanging from my bay window, and on all of the live outdoor trees with lights...so fun! Designed a snowflake mobile (small and large =- 14 vs 100 snowflakes,hanging and spinning from a central doily taughtly attached to a doily strung inside a large ring. Dozens of spinning snowflakes around 30-36 inch diameter ring.... tons of fun!<br /><br />Thank you for celebrating the humble crocheted smowflake. My first experience of poor joy and delight - while admiring them all!!!<br />Cheers to you and your snowflakes!<br />Mary Buse Melick<br />"Cascading Snowflake Mobile: SCk101: my first pattern book.<br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane!buse.mary@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-59680265300412289542012-02-02T09:58:31.225-07:002012-02-02T09:58:31.225-07:00Hi, Sylvia
If I'm using a different color on ...Hi, Sylvia<br /><br />If I'm using a different color on every round, I bind off and start the new round with whatever stitch the round calls for (if it says ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), I do a dc in the new color. Check out the Chainless DC Start video tutorial in my sidebar to see exactly how to do that. It works with any stitch, not just double crochet. If I'm alternating colors, such as using two colors, one on each row, I carry the thread not being used across the round where it's not being used with a twist to keep it from getting pulled too loose or too tight. I think there probably are video tutorials for how to do that as well, but I haven't looked for them because it's the same method used for intarsia knitting, which I already knew how to do before I began doing thread snowflakes with multiple colors.<br /><br />Using many colors in thread makes lots of tiny ends to weave into tiny stitches, but in my opinion, some of the thread projects in multiple colors are so attractive when complete, it's worth the extra (and sometimes tedious) effort. <br /><br />The nice thing about snowflakes is you can leave an end unwoven, stiffen the snowflake, and then clip the end close to the snowflake after it dries. A stiffened snowflake, in most cases, will not unravel.Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-72430513312173415272012-02-02T09:26:47.074-07:002012-02-02T09:26:47.074-07:00i see how to make the snowflake but how do you cha...i see how to make the snowflake but how do you change the colours? new to "more than white" crochetingsylvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-10024730112226402292011-11-26T08:30:19.030-07:002011-11-26T08:30:19.030-07:00Thank YOU, Judy, for brightening my Thanksgiving w...Thank YOU, Judy, for brightening my Thanksgiving weekend. I finally had to break down and get reading glasses this year to keep going. You are right. It's so worth it!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-72167769435106234492011-11-26T05:30:35.363-07:002011-11-26T05:30:35.363-07:00GLORIOUS WORK!! You are a wonder! I am just learni...GLORIOUS WORK!! You are a wonder! I am just learning to crochet with thread and it is challenging but very rewarding. I thought I would hate using such tiny thread and tiny hooks but I am really enjoying it and your site gives me great encouragement! THANK YOU for sharing your talent with us out here! ♥Judy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678902989024323088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-57132173064656100892011-11-22T10:13:12.533-07:002011-11-22T10:13:12.533-07:00Thanks, RebelAngel! It looks like you are correct...Thanks, RebelAngel! It looks like you are correct on the missing knob. You also caught a biggie in that missing chain 1 step; you're good to have figured it out from the photo and then also making it work without the chain 1 spaces! I have fixed both, and thank you so much for telling me!<br /><br />Amazing that I've made this snowflake about 20 times now and never noticed the booboos. Just goes to show my brain does what it's supposed to do even when the eyes don't see the correct instructions. :)Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-76562707881986696162011-11-22T09:51:48.838-07:002011-11-22T09:51:48.838-07:00Question...in the El Punto, looking at the picture...Question...in the El Punto, looking at the picture it seems there should be another ch 5 "knob" after the ch 7 knob. Am I correct?<br /><br />Also, each begins with 11 dc in the ring, but the first ch 3 says it counts as a dc + ch1, and then in row two it says to sl st to the next ch1 sp..should row 1 be {dc, ch1} 11 times?<br />I worked mine with no ch1 spaces and it came out fine.<br /><br />I love the snowflakes. Thank you so much for posting these!RebelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378809557123102752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-47815613413970848492011-07-13T09:55:11.577-06:002011-07-13T09:55:11.577-06:00WOW! So, who knew the Brits could put on such an a...WOW! So, who knew the Brits could put on such an awesome, fantastically impressively inspiring (and did I say fantastic?) fireworks display?!? I love how they incorporated the Wheel. Thanks for posting the vid. And, by the way, I am also a snowflake fan (cotton, of course, not the icky wet stuff that falls out of the sky) and love yours since I'm not a designer. I make most of my "doilies" and snowflakes in yarn instead of thread just because I can't see the thread anymore. Then again, Mom keeps using the dishcloths I make for her as doilies, so what the hay?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547657413143953958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-12120837684888913722011-07-10T08:56:04.128-06:002011-07-10T08:56:04.128-06:00Happy anniversary! And happy 4th! Very late to the...Happy anniversary! And happy 4th! Very late to the party I know, but hope you had a great day. And what a beautiful place to start your marriage, hats off to The Lizard :)niamhhttp://www.niamhgriffin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-56352421515978081042011-07-08T09:38:26.906-06:002011-07-08T09:38:26.906-06:00Congratulations to you and to Lizard! How fitting ...Congratulations to you and to Lizard! How fitting that photography started the fireworks... there's pure magic in that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-14689221198219174542011-07-06T09:27:20.126-06:002011-07-06T09:27:20.126-06:00Thanks, Sue! You made my day!!!
Sadly, that is n...Thanks, Sue! You made my day!!!<br /><br />Sadly, that is not my yarn bombing. <a href="http://www.snowcatcher.net/2010/07/wordless-wednesday_21.html" rel="nofollow">Here is a link</a> to photos when the display was still fresh and colorful. (Winter took its toll on those bright colors, and a lot of the fancy pieces, such as blue birds, lady bugs and spiders, have disappeared.) Each of the photos is linked to a story about the commissioned project, the creators or general yarn bombing info. Only one of the links no longer works; the rest are still functional!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-56545841383499318772011-07-06T06:22:40.528-06:002011-07-06T06:22:40.528-06:00I have run out of compliments. There are too many...I have run out of compliments. There are too many beautiful things here and not enough words to do them justice! Beautiful, beautiful scenery and crochet and love story.<br /><br />The above commenter is right about the foam core - it's great for pinning flakes. I used it years ago - a big sheet of it came in very handy when we made hundreds of snowflakes as wedding favours for my niece.<br /><br />Great yarn bombing on that chain-link fence (behind the gorgeous socks). Your work or someone else's?Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-92200218370976218952011-07-05T12:16:51.887-06:002011-07-05T12:16:51.887-06:00Thank you, Glor, Cat and Maria!
Pack 813, that is...Thank you, Glor, Cat and Maria!<br /><br />Pack 813, that is a great tip! Thanks for sharing. I personally do not buy T-shirts (I receive more than my fair share from all the rides we participate in, and they don't come with packaging, thank heavens), but I have used grocery bags and vegetable bags. (Turn the print side under so it doesn't stain the snowflake!) I like the kitchen plastic wrap best because it sticks the least, and I do reuse, reuse, reuse... I'm going on ten years now with ONE roll of Easter-colored wrap! (You don't have to replace it every time you pin snowflakes, and sometimes you even benefit from previous glittering sessions when the old glitter adheres to the new flakes on the back side!)<br /><br />I was raised in a household where the common expression was, "There is no away." (For throwing things "away.") My grandmother reused her aluminum foil over and over and over until it was too charred to use any longer. And then it was put in the compost.Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-77813006033725115082011-07-04T23:55:03.672-06:002011-07-04T23:55:03.672-06:00Happy Anniversary to you and The Lizard. This pos...Happy Anniversary to you and The Lizard. This post made me cry, then oh and ah, and lastly say WOW! Look at all those patterns on Snowflake Monday!N. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065309287626365531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-11807694178094422502011-07-04T11:20:15.612-06:002011-07-04T11:20:15.612-06:00Do you realize that you can use the t-shirt grocer...Do you realize that you can use the t-shirt grocery bags as the surface cover, instead of waxed paper or plastic wrap, for bocking and stiffening your snowflakes? A great way to reuse something before recycling it. I use some foam core that I covered with contact paper. I am still using it after dozens of snowflakes.Pack 813 Cubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452717012461564421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-20265388594467785262011-07-04T10:13:15.231-06:002011-07-04T10:13:15.231-06:00Stunning views and lovely socks :)Stunning views and lovely socks :)cathttp://1bildibland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-81618033465556917582011-07-04T08:44:51.825-06:002011-07-04T08:44:51.825-06:00Goodness, what a post! I loved it ... the picture...Goodness, what a post! I loved it ... the pictures are leaving me speechless. Such beauty. Words escape me. To have had "the" question asked in the midst of this beauty, such a treasured memory. The socks are great, the snowflakes ... a big wow and thanks for all the patterns. Talk about fireworks ... such an explosion here of love and creativity. Have a wonderful, blessed day.glorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909841401746816795noreply@blogger.com