Crochet: MOTORSPORT

Motorsport

"Motorsport, yeah, put that thing in sport (skrrt, skrrt)
Shawty bad (bad), pop her like a cork (pop it)"

With the hit song playing on the airwaves, there was nothing left to do but get creative. Every time you turned on the radio you would hear the song. The music playing in the background of a commercial, on one station after the other. Then you're causally scrolling Instagram and all you see is boutique after boutique posting the infamous black and white checkered square pattern. So I thought to myself why not get creative. 

For those of us who crochet, changing colors can be fun but can also be a bit tedious. There's nothing worse then being in the middle of a crochet project and your yarn gets TANGLED up because of the back and forth color changes. Color changing is something I taught myself how to do while doing crochet graphghans. It will have you questioning your ability to crochet and wonder if all of it is worth it. TRUST ME its worth it. I have grown to love the back and forth, yarn over, tangled up mess that comes with color changing. I feel like if you can color change you can do anything. That is the basis of crochet graphghan. But I will get into all of that at a later time. Back to MOTORSPORT.

Once again the ideas came to me while being on social media and seeing the different why the pattern was being used. I recently began my journey with designing swimsuits. So I put myself to the test. The motorsport swimsuit was the first swimsuit I ever made in its complexity. I have used the checkered pattern before as a graphghan and wondered to myself " What would it look like in swimsuit form? " I believe it came out perfect.

The short set was a breeze. I also recently began creating shorts with the help of YOUTUBE and my fellow crochet group on FACEBOOK SunRaee Sun Clan. I was intimidated by making clothes for the longest time. But the help I received I was able to come with the MOTORSPORT SHORT SET. Isn't it a beauty?? I absolutely LOVVVVEEEEEEDDDD creating it. I will admit it was extremely painful on the hands, my hands were on FIRE !!! I would totally do it all over again !! Its amazing to me what can be done with yarn. Both items were made with Red Heart Super Saver. I would recommend Cotton yarn for the swimsuit, but overall both pieces came out amazing.

If I have the time I will try to recreate a pattern for the shorts. 

Auntie Mia 

Multicolored Chevron Afghan

It has been awhile but I am still crocheting. I never find the time to update this like I should and I know I always say I will update but I just simply forget. LoveTangled is becoming recognized and I have had a lot of business, but things have started to slow down. That doesn't mean I have stopped crocheting. If you would like to see some work from the past 9 or so months check out the LoveTangled instagram. This blanket is 53x46 inches. It is available for sale on my BigCartel website. Check it out and hope you all have been blessed !

Much Love...

Crochet Daily: Braided headband, Rippled scarf, and Hello Kitty Scarf

So I have decided that Im going to do something like an online magazine/journal. It will be titled Crochet Daily and will represent LoveTangled. LoveTangled is my baby and im slowing but surely thinking of ways to get her recognized in the world. I will basically post pictures of things I make during the day, patterns that Im trying so hard to learn how to write or pictures of my daily inspiration. Granted it might not be everyday but I will certainly make time to post of my inspiration, the things that give me hope that LoveTangled can get far. 

First up we have the Braided Headband. This headband came to me as inspiration for a combination of headband patterns that i saw while searching the web for daily patterns. I really like how it came out, although I do have to do some tweaking ( add a stitch, subtract a stitch) Im very proud of the outcome. Take a look at it below. :)

Braided Headband

Next up is the Rippled Scarf. The rippled scarf was from daily inspiration that i just had to try. I tried it. I Love it. I will definitely make more of these.

Rippled Scarf

Last but not least is the Hello Kitty scarf. Yayyy This scarf was made back in May, sitting here waiting for someone to purchase. Unfortunately, she has not been purchased. I put some tassels on her and she is finally ready to go to whom ever wants her. And I would like to mention that this is made by Tunisian Crochet. :)

Hello Kitty Scarf

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New Love: Thrift Finds

Hey everyone,

I know it has been a while since i have blogged but im hoping to start again. I plan to be more consistent with my post. Its a new year and i have become interested in other things other than crocheting. This blog will be more than that. Crocheting will be the main focus point being that that is my number one, my baby. I will be posting things from my crochet collections, my personal life, D.I.Y's, thrift finds etc. Which brings me to this post. The skirt that I am wearing in the pictures below I found in a thrift store. Thrifting has become one of my favorite hobbies. The things you can find are amazing.






I just wanted to give you guys a little insight on the changes I will be making. Hopefully you will continue on this journey with me. Stay tuned for the new things to come.

Mia J <3