(Made by/ Hecho por: Beatriz)
Some people ask: What can you use motifs for? Actually, they can be used to make many things, such as coasters, blankets, table runners, tops, and shawls…
Here is a shawl my mom made from motifs:
Algunas personas preguntan: ¿Para qué sirven los motifs? En realidad hay múltiples usos, tales como portavasos, frazadas, manteles, blusas y chales…
Éste es un chal que mi mamá hizo de motifs:
The motif used
for this shawl comes from the book: Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs, by
Edie Eckman. It is Motif # 118. This is one of my favorite motifs, and the
one I have on my blog´s header. [Note: I
am currently making random motifs from that book, and you can follow my
progress in my gallery: Motif Challenge 2012.]
El motif que se usó para este chal viene del libro “Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs”, de Edie Eckman. Éste es el Motif # 118. Es uno de mis favoritos, y es el que aparece en el titular de mi blog. Actualmente estoy haciendo los motifs de ese libro, y pueden ver mi progreso visitando esta página: Motif Challenge 2012.
This shawl was made with 28 full motifs, and 8 half motifs, in the following arrangement:
Este chal fue elaborado con 28 motifs completos y 8 mitades, dispuestos de la siguiente manera:
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| Motif arrangment for Shawl |
The border was made with simple "chain arches".
El borde son simples arcos de cadenas.
Yarn (Lana): Alpaca in antique pink.
Hook: 4 mm
What a beautiful shawl! Those motifs joined together make such an exquisite fabric and the drape is fantastic. It must be a joy to wear.
ReplyDeleteI think motifs are wonderful building blocks. This shawl is stunning!
ReplyDeleteMuy bello tu blog me encanto, tus trabajos son preciosos besitos Sandra.
ReplyDeleteyour mom has done a great job Ana that shawl is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThat is really lovely...looks like I need to buy another book (not that I'm really complaining about that...)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I have been trying to do this, but with round motifs--crazy hard! I will try squares next time. :-)
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