Weren't we lucky with the gorgeous weather for the 'whats cooking' Redcliffe botanical garden festival?
I loved setting up the space in the quiet of the early morning light....
After pulling the couches and yarn bombing and blanket draping the whole area looked a lot like my own lounge room-but MUCH bigger and outdoors!
Lovely people came, young and old to play with yarn, explore crochet and try their hand at printing with plant colours...
It has to be one of my happiest days! Thanks to all who visited, loaned crochet blankets and helped make flowers and played with natural paints. Warm thanks especially to those generous souls Helen and Rebecca who helped both before and after the event!
And below here are the natural paints and a flower pattern for you to continue at home :o)
And below here are the natural paints and a flower pattern for you to continue at home :o)
The materials for the natural paints-
(All were boiled until squishy, mashed a bit with a potato masher to get the 'juice' out and strained, use the liquid for the paint. The the mush can go into the compost or worm farm)
blueberries,
beetroot,
carrots
gum leaves.
The first three are ideal for toddlers as obviously it won't matter if they taste them!
We used mint leaves, banksia leaves and pigeon pea pods and fingers to print with.
blueberries,
beetroot,
carrots
gum leaves.
The first three are ideal for toddlers as obviously it won't matter if they taste them!
We used mint leaves, banksia leaves and pigeon pea pods and fingers to print with.
This is the flower pattern I created for the Sunday mail article
Kates' five petal flower
You will be able to make 2-3 flowers from a 50 gram ball of yarn.
The crochet pattern terminology for this flower pattern is American
(UK treble=US Double crochet, UK Half treble=US half double crochet)
Use a size 4 hook and 8 ply yarn.
Begin by making 5 chain.
Join with slip stitch to first chain to form ring.
Chain 2, 9 double crochet into ring(Total 10 double crochet in ring) Join to 2nd chain with slip stitch.
*Chain 3, skip double crochet, slip stitch into top of next double crochet. Repeat from * 4 times to create 5 loops.
Working into first loop make 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 3x Double crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 single crochet.
Repeat this 4 times. Slip stitch into the first single crochet, fasten off and weave in ends.
Happy creating!
Cheers Kate
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