From the Hearth Room: Crochet Valance In the Making

Hello friends! I'm so glad you stopped by today.

Do you remember I showed you a little peek of my new red and white crochet squares in the making? Do you remember that I had forgotten exactly what my original plan was?

Well, that is why it's sooo nice to have a little Crochet Inspirational Journal! So when that flood of hooky ideas hits I can doodle and draw and jot down notes so I don't totally forget everything! Thankfully, I did make a few notes about this crocheted valance I wanted to attempt for Young Man's room. A while back I decided to try to make something for his room, buy if you remember, I was trying to make something that would be.... acceptable for a Guy's Room.... Even though it was of the hooky persuasion.

And aren't cats funny? As soon as they catch on that you need to open a book for something, for any reason, it becomes an invitation for them to be a part of it. So I had only a few seconds to view my sketch before Axle arrived and plunked his plump self down onto my journal. This phenomenon continues into our classroom on pretty much a daily basis here at the Hearth Room, too. We actually refer to Ginger as our Home Edu-Cat. She is also learning to read along with the children. Axle on the other hand, I don't think is quite as ambitious. He simply wants to be noticed.

Carrying on: Here is a sample of my 3 three Nordic Star Squares put together to form the base of my valance. This link takes you to Ravelry which is full of wonderful patterns and ideas.

I went with this particular square (after much consideration and searching for the right pattern) as I felt that this star shape could be viewed as something along the lines of a target. Ok. There you go... Is that too much of a stretch? Lol. I mean, it has to be Guy-ish! Since Young Man is into Boy Scouts and archery and shooting target practice, it seemed to be the best thing I found called a Granny Square that I could simply misconstrue as Guy-ish.

Looking at this picture now it seems fairly flower-ish. Hmmm. It would make a nifty apron for myself! I will keep that idea open as I progress.

I'm using Knit Picks Cotlin DK for this project as it is a blend of cotton and linen and is durable and washes well. Although, it does let a lot of light in from behind, so more hanging and testing and deliberating lies ahead.

I slip stitched these squares together and started bordering them along the top and bottom with Granny Stripe. I did a simple single crochet border along the sides. I need to continue in this pattern to get it just a bit larger and see how it 'feels' hanging over the window. Then I will know if I have an apron in the making or not!