One of my favorite bloggers on here is Elenora from Coastal Crochet. She likes to crochet things by the seashore. I like to craft stuff with those same ocean inspired things too, so her ideas are great to explore.
She posted a cute ammonite pattern a while back (be sure to check out her other stuff too!) and I thought it would be cool to work up in my favorite coated nylon Brazilian thread, Linhasita. I also found a simple starfish pattern on Pinterest as well.
For these motifs, I really enjoyed using the Linhasita since it has a stiffness to it, allowing the piece to be shaped by hand. It’s nylon, so blocking it with your fingers is the best option. It also helped the starfish look more real since the arms could be shaped, and looked less “cookie cutter.” I love how the ammonites came out looking very lacy. I used a 2.0 mm hook with these, but I did make some size adjustments for variety. In other words, I had fun, yo.
Next, I simply whipstitched the motifs onto little 3” muslin drawstring bags from the craft store.
Lookin’ classy now. This would be nice to give to a salty, crunchy, surfer needing a little surfer’s tune-up kit (wax, fin screws, fin key) OR collect some seaglass or shells to give to your buds!
Happy Freakin’ Whatever. Let’s surf!
These are awesome!! Eleonora is the best isn’t she – so creative AND so nice! I like the way that you sewed them to the bags. I think they would also look really cool framed or hung from an oar or a piece of driftwood as wall art. 😀
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Thanks! I love the driftwood/oar idea!!! 🤗Hmmm….
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