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Zola Makes Things

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So... I had this idea after making the rainbow that I wanted to make one thing a day of lockdown to cheer folks up. But then I needed a background to put these things on.

First of all I thought I& #39;d do something bright and flowery, so I tried out this pattern......
http://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/2013/05/flower-power-valance-tutorial.html">https://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/2013/05/f...

And I loved it. But then I wondered if my other stuff would get lost against the colours and sparkle...

So, I decided to look for a leaf motif and do it in white instead. I chose this one. It& #39;s my first time working from a chart, but this one was nice and easy to follow.

I would credit my source, but I originally got it via a google and Pinterest trail from a German knitting blog with a name in an unreadable font, and now I can& #39;t find it again. Eitsnummer? I have also seen it as part of this tunic pattern.
http://beautifulcrochetstuff.com/crochet-leaf-tunic-free-pattern/">https://beautifulcrochetstuff.com/crochet-l...

So, after one very big false start, and a lot of crocheting and undoing mistakes and re-crocheting...

My idea is to grow this by one leaf row every day until it fills the window, and to add one crocheted item every day. We& #39;re already on day 12, so I am crap. Luckily, here& #39;s some things I made earlier.

And a butterfly I made specially, from this pattern from Planet Penny.
http://planetpenny.co.uk/crochet-butterflies-pdf-pattern/">https://planetpenny.co.uk/crochet-b...

And a butterfly I made specially, from this pattern from Planet Penny. https://planetpenny.co.uk/crochet-b...

So here it is, after some help from my partner to get it hung in the window. Zola& #39;s lockdown display, day 12.

It looks a lot smaller and more amateurish than I& #39;d hoped, but maybe the bright colours will still cheer folks up. I& #39;m going to try and carry on adding to it every day, but I have good days and bad days.

Oh, forgot to say I made a coloured rose as a background for my little white butterfly, using this pattern. https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/may-roses.html">https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/ma...

May Roses

This is my pattern for these adorable May Roses, a sweet little floral decoration for all sorts of prettifying projects. Make them into brooches, attach them to hats, bags, hair slides, cardigans....

https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/may-roses.html

BellaCoco has a YouTube tutorial for the same rose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_OSJyrJ1Zc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Oh, and I should tag this thread #rainbowsofhope and #frommywindow. Stay safe and keep crafting, folks!

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