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here posted by rett at 02 march email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 19 february 2018 ebb and flow emerson i am trying to live as you said we must the examined life but there are days i wish there was less in my head to examine not to speak of the busy heart mary oliver red bird it s been a while since i completed a painting and i m trying to not be hard on myself about it i m just not in the right head space or heart space right now i have plenty of crochet projects on the go another exciting collaborative yarnbombing project with the yarntopians and an etsy shop to look after so i m not short of things to put my creative energy into at the moment all of this creative busy ness isn t enough to quiet my inner critic though she wants me to be painting and she values new ideas over comfort zone projects i know many other over thinking creative souls will relate to this i am in my studio hand embellishing prints for etsy orders it s a task i love so i m feeling happy and relaxed music is playing and i am enjoying the satisfaction of providing myself with some self employment i m grateful that my customers still love and continue to buy my older pieces i take a break for a minute to share this contented feeling on social media the inner critic interrupts she rolls her eyes and points out that i ve shared those pieces that process those thoughts or similar ones before she asks me what i m doing to challenge myself lately what have i got that s new i turn the music up and tell her to be quiet i get back to my work but the contentment has been interrupted and it s not quite the same i make a few sketches and notes in my art journal ideas that might turn into a painting on a day in the future later when i return to my social media i read that i have just shared the same artwork that is hanging on a customer s wall and that this particular piece always makes them happy i get an email from a school teacher who is using a tutorial i created several years ago to help plan a class for her children all is fine in my creative world again for now how about you my arty crafty readers i need some ideas how do you quiet your inner critic and allow the creative process to experience its natural ebb and flow posted by rett at 19 february email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 10 october 2016 rett s flower square pattern here s another pattern i have been working on i m making a granny square sampler blanket at the moment making up my own designs as i go this sunny flower has been one of my favourite squares so far so i experimented with it a bit more made some improvements and ended up with this pattern here s a picture of my blanket so far i m having so much fun with this project anyway back to the pattern this is a similar design to my flower bunting pattern as i explained in that post i m very much a beginner at this pattern writing thing so if you try it i would love your feedback rett s flower square uk terms i used 8ply dk yarn a 4mm hook and 6 colours my finished square measured 15cm 6 inch this pattern uses uk terms and the following stitches us terms are in brackets sl st slip stitch ch chain dc double crochet sc tr treble dc dtr double treble tr dtr4tog double treble 4 together tr4tog htr half treble hdc hdtr half double treble htr i haven t explained how to do these stitches or join colours as there are plenty of tutorials already out there for these things foundation ring using colour number 1 ch 4 and join with sl st to form a ring round 1 ch 3 counts as 1 tr 11 tr into the ring join with sl st into 3rd ch of ch 3 fasten off you should have 12tr altogether foundation ring and round 1 round 2 using colour number 2 ch 4 into any tr from round 1 1 dtr into same stitch 2 dtr into each stitch to end join with sl st into 4th of ch 4 fasten off you should have 12 pairs 24 dtr altogether depending on your yarn and tension this round may curl up a little mine cups a bit but flattens out with the next round if you find your circle curling too much try using hdtr instead of dtr round 2 round 3 using colour number 3 ch 3 in the space between any two of the dtr pairs 1 tr in the same space 2 tr in space between each dtr to end join with a sl st into 4th ch of ch 4 fasten off you should have 48 tr altogether round 3 round 4 using colour number 4 dc in the space between any two of the tr from round 3 i make a dc standing stitch to start this round chain 3 skip the next two spaces dc in the third space ch 3 continue from to end join with a sl st to the top of the first dc fasten off you should have 16 dc round 4 round 5 using the same colour as the last round starting in any 3 chain space ch 3 or 4 to form first dtr of the cluster usually ch 4 is used with dtr but for these petals i find ch 3 fits the shape better dtr3tog in the same space this forms your first dtr4tog ch 3 dtr4tog ch 3 repeat from to end join with a sl st in the top of the first cluster fasten off you should have 16 petals round 5 round 6 using colour number 5 4 dc in any chain space i use a standing dc for the first stitch here too 2 htr and 2 tr in next chain space 2 hdtr 2 dtr ch 3 2 dtr 2 hdtr in next chain space this forms a corner 2 tr and 2 htr in next chain space repeat from three times to form the rest of the square join with sl st to the top of the first dc fasten off this part of the pattern is similar to round 5 of the flower bunting pattern so the diagram there might help but please note that there is no ch 1 in between the sets of four stitches in this pattern round 6 round 7 using colour number 6 and working in any corner space ch 6 to form one tr and ch 3 corner space 2 tr in same space 1 tr in top of each stitch to next corner space 2 tr ch 3 2 tr in corner space 1 tr in top of each stitch to next corner repeat from to form next three sides finish with 1 tr in the first corner space beside the starting chain join with a sl st in the 3 ch of ch6 this becomes the 2nd tr of that set fasten off you should have 24 tr along each side round 7 and that s it i have made several of these now so i think i ll make a cushion out of them i ll share a photo of it when it s finished update you can see the finished cushion here i used biggan design 8 ply wool for my square in the following colours scarlet coral red bright orange saffron turquoise and deep turquoise i would love to see what you do with your squares share them with me at instagram rettgrayson ravelry rettgrayson facebook l orettagraysonart please tag your pics rettsflowersquare so i can find them posted by rett at 10 october email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crochet crochet tutorial free crochet pattern granny square 07 october 2016 rett s flower bunting pattern i ve been playing around with new designs for my hippie granny bunting and was pretty happy with this cute flower one so i thought i d share it with you confession time this is actually my first published pattern i have been procrastinating about writing patterns for a couple of years and have lots of almost finished ones that i need to get tested and out there a big part of my problem is perfectionism but if we wait until we are experts at doing something before we do it when will it ever get done so i m setting this one free as is untested except by me please try it out and let me know how it goes i usually make up my own designs and don t actually read a lot of patterns so my crochet language is a bit awkward i ll keep working on it but in the meantime i d love your feedback and suggestions it will be very helpful to me in getting my other designs out there rett s flower bunting uk terms i used 8ply dk yarn a 4mm hook and 6 colours this pattern uses uk terms and the following stitches us terms are in brackets sl st slip stitch ch chain dc double crochet sc tr treble dc dtr double treble tr dtr3tog double treble 3 together tr3tog htr half treble hdc hdtr half double treble htr i haven t explained how to do these stitches or join colours as there are plenty of tutorials already out there for these things foundation ring using colour number 1 ch 4 and join with sl st to form a ring round 1 ch 3 counts as 1 tr 11 tr into the ring join with sl st into 3rd ch of ch 3 fasten off foundation chain and round 1 round 2 using colour number 2 ch 3 into any tr from round 1 1 tr into same stitch 2 tr into each stitch to end join with sl st into 3rd of ch 3 fasten off you should have 12 pairs 24 tr altogether round 2 round 3 using colour number 3 dc in the space between two of the tr pairs i make a dc standing stitch to start this round chain 3 dc in the next space between two tr pairs ch 3 continue from to end join with a sl st to the top of the first dc fasten off round 3 round 4 using the same colour as the last round starting in any 3 chain space ch 3 to form first dtr of the cluster dtr2tog in the same space this forms your first dtr3tog ch 3 dtr3tog ch 3 repeat from to end join with a sl st in the top of the first cluster fasten off if you look carefully at my photo below you can see how the first petal at the top is actually made up of 3 chain and a dtr2tog but the rest of the petals are dtr3tog if you know a better way to do this or explain it please let me know round 4 round 5 using colour number 4 4 dc in any chain space i use a standing dc for the first stitch here too ch 1 work 2 htr and 2 tr in next chain space ch 1 in next chain space work 2 hdtr 2 dtr ch 3 2 dtr 2 hdtr all in the same chain space as this forms a corner ch 1 work 2 tr 2 htr in next chain space ch 1 repeat from twice to form the rest of the triangle join with sl st to the top of the first dc fasten off phew there must be an easier way to say that does it make any sense at all this is where we turn the circle into a triangle and i promise it s much easier to do than to explain if you re a visual person like me the picture might help round 5 round 6 using colour number 5 and working in any corner space ch 6 to form one tr and ch 3 corner space 4 tr ch 1 4 tr in next chain space ch 1 continue from to next corner space 4 tr ch 3 4 tr in corner space ch 1 4 tr in next 4 chain spaces with ch 1 between each set of 4 tr repeat from finish with 3 tr in the first corner space join with a sl st in the 3 ch of ch6 this forms the 4th tr of that set fasten off i start this round in a corner as it looks neater to me but you can start in any chain space and adjust the pattern accordingly this round is pretty much a basic granny triangle pattern round 6 round 7 using colour number 6 1 dc in every stitch and ch space from round 6 to form border i use a standing dc for the first stitch here too 3 dc in each corner space join with sl st to the top of the first dc fasten off round 7 and you re done the finished triangle might be a little wavy along the edges so you can block it into a neater triangle if you like my crocheting is quite tight but if you are a loose crocheter you might be able to skip the ch 1 between your granny clusters to make a neater triangle experiment and let me know how you go when i have enough triangles to make a garland mine are usually between 9 and 11 triangles long but that is totally up to you join them with dc along the top i use two to three rows of dc joining the triangles if you want to add tassels to your bunting i have a tassels tutorial that might help i would love to see pictures of your finished triangles share them with me at instagram rettgrayson ravelry rettgrayson facebook lorettagraysonart please tag your pics rettsflowerbunting so i can find them posted by rett at 07 october email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 06 may 2015 time and light time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time as winter approaches and the days get shorter that uncomfortable feeling of never having enough time can infiltrate my thinking if i m not careful i find myself trying to make up for it by attempting to work on too many things at once i end up feeling scattered and overwhelmed and struggle to actually finish anything vladimir nabokov had a wonderful concept he referred to as unreal estate an inheritance from his mother of an appreciation for the beauty of intangible property vot zapomni now remember she would say in conspiratorial tones as she drew my attention to this or that loved thing in vyra a lark ascending the curds and whey sky of a dull spring day heat lightning taking pictures of a distant line of trees in the night the palette of maple leaves on brown sand a small bird s cuneate footprints on new snow vladimir nabokov speak memory when i think about the unreal estate i have inherited i remember all the unscheduled time i enjoyed as a child playing in the backyard swimming reading drawing cloud gazing making wishes on dandelions and sitting in the grass looking for four leaf clovers as an adult when i allow myself to waste a little bit of my own time suddenly it feels like it s not such a scarce commodity i m reminded of the days of my childhood that somehow always seemed longer sweet childish days that were as long as twenty days are now william wordsworth to a butterfly so this morning i rearranged my priorities putting time and sunlight at the top of my to do list and enjoyed the ephemeral beauty of the autumn leaves in our garden the result was a little bit of andy goldsworthy inspired art i cheated a bit by utilising the holes in an old garden chair to position the leaves but it still wasn t long before the breeze took them away the word tony hoagland down near the bottom of the crossed out list of things you have to do today between green thread and broccoli you find that you have pencilled sunlight resting on the page the word is beautiful it touches you as if you had a friend and sunlight were a present he had sent from someplace distant as this morning to cheer you up and to remind you that among your duties pleasure is a thing that also needs accomplishing do you remember that time and light are kinds of love and love is no less practical than a coffee grinder or a safe spare tire tomorrow you may be utterly without a clue but today you get a telegram from the heart in exile proclaiming that the kingdom still exists the king and queen alive still speaking to their children to any one among them who can find the time to sit out in the sun and listen the word by tony hoagland from sweet ruin university of wisconsin press 1992 posted by rett at 06 may email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 04 may 2015 it scattered the night it scattered the night is a companion piece to still i rise and has been on my desk for a month or maybe more i ve been collecting ideas and bits of imagery about sunrises sparkling skies and warm light and this is what came out of them rather than try to gather my scattered thoughts today i thought i would show its progress from start to finish along with the quotes i ve collected in ...