Pretty VIBRANT crochet cushions

Hi folks its MadDi here again with a SPLash of colour to welcome SPRING!!!

Although I have always made 'Granny square' blankets I can follow a crochet pattern as I used to crochet cardigans and dresses for Caz when she was a baby!!!

Caz and I bought each other a copy of this great book for Xmas in 2007, and I bought an assortment of cotton (Debbie Bliss cotton DK and Rowan handknit cotton).

The book has a wonderful variety of squares and provides suggestions for mixing colours as well. The squares are quite large so to make a cushion you only need 4 squares!!! Jan Eaton's book includes instructions on all the crochet stitches, ideas for borders, techniques for joining squares,  and costs 12 pounds 95 sterling. Here is a closeup of the square I chose:

And my first square:

The square measures just a little more than 6 " by 6".

And here they are joined together and with the border done - the same square but using different colours :

Now the real easy bit!!!

I dug out some fabrics and found the perfect pink for the front of the cushion and a glitzy green and red for the back and then made a complete cover for the cushion using the two different pieces of fabric.

Firstly I attached the crochet squares, using Kimono ribbon, to the one side (PINK) of the cover. Then I completed the cushion cover. And here is my finished cushion on a chair!

I finshed three cushions and my dear sister Linda (the LEGEND) thought they should go on the patio!

Only PROBLEM now is, I have to make another 2 cushions AND recover the patio furniture LOL. I'll keep you posted on that project but am thinking that every cushion should be a different colour back and front... Only kidding, or am I???

Crochet using cotton is a very different experience to using wool. I struggled a little cos my left arm was in plaster of paris. However each cushion took me only 6 hours to complete!!!

Come on girls get those crochet hooks out, LEARN to crochet, get some SPLendid colours, and add a SPLash of vibrancy to your home to welcome SPRING!!!

Finally a challenge - what else could YOU make using crochet squares. I have something up my sleeve  LOL

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Thanks for visiting IACW and love from MadDi XXX

P.S Just in case you think I am not mad.... I added this SPLASH of COLOUR to my hair last Friday....

LOL and this is the second time I have done it!!!!

Comments

[JoAnn]

I love the hair...it's a fashion statement and sooo looks goood!

[Anne Evans]

The cushion covers are fab :-D

Luv Anne x