Goldberry Shawl

 Some of you may know that I am a fan of Tolkien's works. I am a huge fan of Lord of the Rings and you may have seen a couple of my custom made crochet hooks. If you haven't, you really should check those posts out!  This shawl, I had been wanting to make for a very long time. I wanted to make this before I even made my first shawl! It looked so elaborate that I felt overwhelmed but after making a couple shawls this seemed do-able.  This pattern was actually gifted to me by a member of my Random Acts of Kindness group.

It took me two months to make, but that was mostly due to my busy work schedule and the fact that I underestimated the amount of yarn I would be using. If you choose to do this pattern, two skeins of Carron's Simply Soft will not do it. I used close to 1000 yards, if not a little more because I wanted to add a couple of rows. What can I say? I like to bundle up in the cold months.

This Goldberry Shawl pattern is amazing! It follows the Hobbit's Journey using one of Tolkien's poems to guide the pattern and tell a story, more or less. It was such a beautiful idea and I am excited to make this shawl again. I know that by looking at it, you can't tell that it is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Maybe that is what drew me to it. I love Tolkien's works but I don't like to let everyone know just how much I admire the author and the movies.

If you like what you see and would like to make one yourself, the pattern is available to download for $5 USD. I firmly believe that it is well worth it.

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Treebeard has arrived!

 As you may, or may not know, I am a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's works. I have been ordering custom crochet hooks off of etsy with a Lord of the Rings Theme. My first one was the Eye of Sauron and I recieved Treebeard in the mail, yesterday!

I showed everyone at work and they didn't really seem to care.

Anyhow. The detail on these hook designs are amazing! There are little bark scratches on treebeard, his eyes, his little ears. I love it all!I love that the designer did not forget the back on either hook! I know several designers that concentrate on the front and not so much on the back. I love my hooks and I will be ordering sometime soon. I'm not sure what I'll get though...

Here are my ideas:
Hobbit Door
Gladriel's Phial
Gimli
Gandalf the Gray
Something to do with Aragorn (not sure yet)
or Gollum

Eventually I will have them all. I would like to figure out how to make a hook stand so I can display my LotR hooks when I'm not using them.

What do you think?

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Gondor Scarf - Finished and New Pattern!

I finally finished both the pattern and the scarf! Whoo! There were only a couple things that I had to fix with the pattern which is a huge win for me.  The pattern is now avialable for download at $1.99 USD.

I am working on several other pattern designs, at the moment. I just started writing out the Lord of the Rings blanket design, and I'm waiting on the "TreeBeard" hook I ordered, so that I can start making the actual blanket. Hopefully, that means I will be able to start it on Monday. 

I'm sorry that my "Tapestry style" patterns do not have a graph. I haven't quite figured out how to manage graphs on my computer. 

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Gondor Scarf (WIP)

Since the new year started, I have been able to draw out three new pattern designs. Two of them are blanket designs and one is a scarf. One of the blankets and the scarf are designs inspired by Lord of the Rings. Oh, yes, I'm going fan girl in some of my designs.

I was looking for Lord of the Rings patterns and there aren't very many out there. Most of what is out there, are knitting patterns. Trying to knit and not drop stitches frustrates the cookies out of me. So, I had this grand idea that I would come up with a few crochet designs for Lord of the Rings fans, or those who know someone who loves Tolkien's works.

I finished handwriting the pattern for the Gondor Scarf and now I'm testing it before it moves to a typed and published version. So far, this is where I am, and of course I had to use my Sauron hook for the project. I am hoping to have the scarf and pattern finished by Friday.

Just a heads up, this pattern will not be a free download.

Some people "geek out" over Star Wars, some over Dr. Who. Me? I geek out over Lord of the Rings.

What do you "geek out" over?

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Sauron's First Project

Hi, my name is, Cassie and I'm a closeted Lord of the Rings geek.

Everyone needs something to completely geek out over and although I love that crocheting can be a part of that...I mean not many people understand the different yarn ply's, hook and stitch names or crochet lingo like "FROG", outside of crocheters and knitters. I have always had a love fore Tolkien's works. I have read most of his books and Lord of The Rings is my favorite series next to Fast and Furious.

I've been looking at the crochet hooks on Etsy, that have been custom made with polymer clay handles. People geek out over Dr. Who, Star Wars and Disney and I have found plenty of custom hooks for those but they aren't me. The more I thought about it, the more I really wanted to get a custom Lord of the Rings, hook set. Eventually I would love to get some Lord of the Rings stitch markers as well, but for now, I'm just geeking out over the hooks.

So, I asked this nice lady, on Etsy who I have seen her hooks and they are all so very wonderful. I asked her if she would ever think about making some Lord of the Rings hooks. We talked more about it and I recieved my very first Lord of the Rings hook a couple of weeks ago. It is a size H, Boye crochet hook.

Of course after recieving it, I had to find a project for it, considering I'm still working on my husband's blanket for Christmas and that takes an I hook.

So, I worked up this elephant parade cowl:

This pattern is $3 USD and it is a great work up. If you enjoy or want to practice colorwork, this designer has great patterns for both knitting and crochet. Most of them are hats but I enjoy her patterns.

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