May & June Crochet Blocks - Beauty Shots

It occurred to me that I never posted beauty shots of my May 2013 Unique Sheep Crochet Blocks, so here they are.

Pattern:  Playa del Sol by Donna Kay Lacey, March 2013 Unique Sheep Crochet Block of the Month
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Sushi Socks in Leaf and Daffodil
Hook:  2.75 mm (C)

And here are the June 2013 Blocks.

Pattern:  Ornate Arches by Donna Kay Lacey, the June 2012 Unique Sheep Crochet Block of the Month
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Verve in Washington and Cornwallis
Hook:  2.75 mm

Ornate Arches - Second Block Done

And the second block is blocking.  The second block always goes quickly.  Now I can get back to my Pineapple shawl, although I already worked a fair bit of the short rows while we were watching our science fiction shows (Continuum and Defiance).

Pattern:  Ornate Arches by Donna Kay Lacey, the June 2012 Unique Sheep Crochet Block of the Month
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Verve in Washington and Cornwallis
Hook:  2.75 mm

I finally managed to get some decent beauty shots of Gr-orange.  We've had thunderstorms almost every afternoon last week and the light just wasn't cooperating.  Here's the front.

And here's the back.

I noticed that the colorway is available on The Unique Sheep web site now.  This was a Sip 'n Stitch colorway from last year.


Pattern:  Indian Feathers by Alina Appasov
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Tinsel Toes in Gr-orange
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Ornate Arches - One Block Done

It is the last weekend of the month, and you know what that means - time to do June's Crochet Blocks.  Here is the first one done.  I did change the color usage a little.  At the end of round 9 you fasten off color A, but on round 10 you rejoin color A in a different spot.  I didn't read that instruction very carefully, so I switched to color B for round 10.  Imagine my surprise when round 11 said to join color B, and round 12 had you join color A to finish off the last 3 rounds of the block.  I liked the way mine was coming out, so I used color B on round 10, color A on round 11, and then finished off the block with color B.

Pattern:  Ornate Arches by Donna Kay Lacey, June 2013 Unique Sheep Crochet Block of the Month Club
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Verve in Washington and Cornwallis
Hook:  2.75 mm