Working with needles, hooks, and yarn

I learned how to crochet from the internet, and I'm always looking for something different to try. I'm not the best at following a pattern, because I get distracted and loose my spot. A friend of mine found this cute necklace on Pintrest and asked if I could make it. I looked it up, and it's from a clever girl in Italy and she likes to wing it like I do. She was kind enough to write down her pattern, so if you want it, her blog is called creativeyarn. It's super easy so don't be afraid to try it out, and it doesn't take much yarn. I used a weight number 4, or worsted weight, and a hook G. I'm also using acrylic or a cotton. Acrylic is a bit fuzzy, but I have loads of scrapes to use up. I think they are super cute and am going to keep getting creative with the pattern. It would make a great belt for a dress or a headband.

Revamping instead of Rebuying

I used cotton clothesline from Fred Meyer it was about $4 a package and I need 3/chair

Wrap tight in one direction

The view from the underside should look as good as the view from above

I had these iron bar stools, covered in leather. I thought they would hold up well with three boys. They became increasingly uncomfortable because the leather stretched and holes started appearing. Then somebody fell thru the seat. What to do? I couldn't throw them away, what a waste. I'm not savvy in the leather department, so no recovering with leather. Besides the leather stretched out, and I didn't want to recover them only to have it stretch out again.  So I was looking for inspiration... I have this little child's rocker that's been handed down for four generations. The seat was woven with clothesline by my grandmother. She has since passed on, so she couldn't share her technique, but I figured it out and voila, my grandmother taught me how to weave a seat.

(A bit harder on the cuticles) Now weave three rows at a time, alternating, in the other direction.