V for Finurlig more edges and a contest!

Remember our pattern V for finurlig?

We have designed some more edges that fits our V for finurlig wrist warmers so that you have more choices for your accessorises. 

Remember this is just an add on pattern to the V for Finurlig wrist warmers that you can buy here:

The red has picots on the top while the yellow has some nice shell stitches, which one do you like?

Guess which hand *Kio owns and which hand Vilje owns, we will randomly select a winner with the right answer who will win the pattern and a set of finished wrist warmers!

Tip: if you think the edging is a bit too floppy try switching to a smaller hook.

Picot edge:

Round 1: Start by joining together your wrist warmers. 

Round 2: Then make sc in all the stitches from the previous round, including the joining stitch, slip st  in first stitch.

Round 3: 4 sc, picot (3 chains, sc into the same stitch as the fourth sc), * 4 sc, picot*. Repeat ** to the end, slip stitch into the first stitch.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Shell stitches edge:

Round 1: First you join together the wrist warmers.

Round 2: Then make sc in all the stitches from the previous round, including the joining stitch, slip stitch in first stitch.

Round 3: Sc into the same stitch. *skip one stitch, shell stitch (5 dc) into the next, skip 1, sc into the next stitch*. Repeat ** to the end, slip stitch into the first stitch.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Hope you have a nice summer!

Gacha Vilje is soon off to Japan, maybe we will see V for Finurlig there?

Contest ends on September 30th, so you have plenty of time.

V for Finurlig Revealed

Our very first purchasable pattern is ready!

V for finurlig fingerless mittens, super wearable in this rainy summer.

Get it from Ravelry here!

These are the famous gloves we made at the library and have been bragged about for the past month, and now they're finally here, ready for you to enjoy them too.

We used the lovely cotton yarn Drops ♥ You #6 and hook 3.5mm. We only used one ball of yarn for each pair of these, so here's your chance to use up some of those leftover skeins hidden in your stash.

Our friend, Filthy Smithereens is hand modelling for us. And quite by accident her nail polished matches the colour of our photoshoot wrist warmers.

 

Finurlig means quirky or clever in Norwegian, kind of like us and the way we use V-stitches to make this effect.

The Making of V for finurlig

Our next pattern here at Gacha Stitches is going to be some lovely wrist warmers. And while we are waiting for the pattern to be ready for publishing it (still needs some finishing touches), we thought we could share how we've been working on this one.


It all started with Vilje having an idea.

And after some experimenting she enthusiastically brought her yarn, hook and sketches to the library where ★Kio was working.

Vilje made herself a little working space at one of the library's tables, and she walked around crocheting while discussing the pattern and, as you do when in the library; books.
★Kio were busy working, but now and then she could pop over to Vilje's table and look over what she'd done so far. It looked very promising.

We thought about naming the pattern something with library or literature after this...

★Kio then went home to test crochet. Vilje went hunting for the perfect yarn.

Later we met up and discussed the border at the top of the wrist warmers. There are so many ways of doing this and Vilje had plenty ideas that all looked good.
We settled for one, but you can expect to see the alternatives later... ;)
Also we sketched and sketched to make sure everything would add up with the number of stitches.

Then there was the matter of different sizes. We wanted to make sure everyone could enjoy our pattern and so ★Kio tried making the wrist warmers both smaller and bigger. Luckily it works rather well.


At last all that remains is to finish up the final pattern, adding pictures and making sure it all adds up.
Have your hooks ready ;)