I really like it when friends send me ideas for Thing-a-Day. If I have the materials I like give them a try. A few days ago, a friend sent me this link.As luck would have it, I had a bag of roving in my stash (thanks to Terri) and had been looking for a way to use it.
I’ve finger crocheted a chain stitch before, but this was my first attempt at trying a real stitch. It is also the first time I’ve crocheted with roving. This is done in rounds of single crochet and it took a couple of rounds to get the rhythm. Not using a hook makes it feel at first like you are wrestling with the fiber. Eventually, I figured out how to keep the yarn on my hand while still grabbing the feeder piece.
The roving is acrylic and is actually the roving that would be used for one of Lion Brand’s Homespun colors.
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That looks fab, love the colours! I’ve not heard of roving wool and the link gave a good explanation – thankyou! Sounds like it could be an expensive project, wonder if there’s any alternatives? 🙂
I forget that some terms are not familiar. I think it could be expensive, I got a bag of roving free from a friend giving it away. It looks like you could use strips of fabric as an alternative.
Love the colors and project!
It worked up fast because the fiber was so bulky. I like the colors too.
Love that idea
There is so much arm knitting out there. This was the first I had seen something similar with crochet.
It’s an interesting idea! I think it would be kind of cool to do with old t-shirts, cut into fabric strips.
These colours are beautiful but I don’t think I would have the patience! It’s so beautiful x