Hilde's Corner - Embossed Crochet

So...I am not much of a crocheter, though I have done it in my time. I am more of a knitter. BUT - I do have a WIP on my needles....er....hook, that I would love to get back to. (Remember those projects I mentioned last week that I am working on but not necessarily currently?)

Have you heard of embossed crochet? I saw Spica Embossed bag by Natalia Kononova when it came out and fell in love! I had to find out how it was done. I think it's beautiful.

Since then she has come out with a very similar pattern called Embossed Meadow, that incorporates more colors so the embossed portions are a different color than the background (I have no clue how that's done - so that's another project added to my very long list.

Spica Embossed Bag calls for a DK weight cotton/linen/flax blend but anything with those types of fibers would work. At A Little Knitty we have Flax by Fibra Natura, Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and I've seen it done up in Bamboo Pop!

So, if you see me in the shop, encourage me to get back to Spica! I would love to get it done!

~Hilde

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