Thursday, September 3, 2009

My Creative Space.

My creative space this week is all about the bowls.

I love making these bowls.

I start each one with no idea how it will turn out in the end.
How many rounds I will crochet for the circumference of the base.
How many colours I will use.
If I will add a pattern or keep to the single crochet.

They sort of speak to me as I go.

The shell bowl.

The pointy bits bowl.

The bobble bowl.


The bowl Bren asked me to make with a lid.

None of the bowls have had their tails woven in yet but they have already been used as hats, as stacking blocks, and to store little bits and pieces in.

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34 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    What great crochet :)...Being creative to the max always fun!!

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  2. TammySeptember 3, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    Beautiful as always Kate, the way you describe the process makes me thing of a potter at a wheel, shaping and moulding.
    T. x

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  3. SelinaSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    so pretty, love those colours!

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  4. Pippi createsSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    These bowls are great! Its hard to tell how big they are, but they remind of a trend in Sweden recently of having fabric bread bowls. Very similar to your bowls. Could be a possible use for them?

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  5. KirstySeptember 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    They look wonderful. Are they big enough to machine felt I wonder?

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  6. kellieSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Wow ~ so clever. And useful too.

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  7. SueSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    They all look great. I think my fave is the bobble bowl. Are you going to felt any of them or will they shrink too much.

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  8. Leonie GuldSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    some of those bowls would make super cool beanies!! Love the colors!!

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  9. KylieSeptember 3, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    Great bowls + fabulous crocheting :) K

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  10. dillpickleSeptember 3, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    They're great bowls! I especially like the one with the lid:-)

    BTW, it's probably the end of broccoli season here too, we're just hopeless at planting things on time :-)

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    Gorgeous colours Kate. Love how the designs evolve as you go along. That really IS creative :) Anita. xx

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  12. angeliqueSeptember 3, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    The bowls are a very clever idea. Usually when I start crocheting in the round I am always thinking about an animal.
    Sorry to lead you astray on the hedgehog. Maybe I need to make a real hedgehog to photograph with the chocolate hedgehog.
    Thanks for stopping by.

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  13. marelleSeptember 3, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    aww thanks for your kind words!

    ...your crochet bowls are great!

    bye for now...

    :)

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  14. SherrinSeptember 3, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    sweet! I love the 'pointy bits' bowl.

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  15. CurlyPopsSeptember 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    They're all so pretty lined up in a row. I think I like the pink one best, but then I also love the bobbly one too!

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  16. Miss MugginsSeptember 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    Is there such a thing as crocheter's anonymous? For the seriously addicted? If not there should be! I could certainly join up! Then again there are worse things to be addicted to....Love the bowls especially the bobbly one.

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  17. JodieSeptember 3, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    That lid just kills me ...
    (and I did pop in an application so I am crossing my fingers)

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  18. Aussie-wafflerSeptember 3, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    So clever, I don't know anything about crocheting but they are some very sweet bowls.

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  19. M* (Melanie)September 3, 2009 at 8:17 PM

    Oh your bowls are divine Kate. I love all of them for different reasons - and it's not cos I'm crochet bias either!

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  20. CindySeptember 3, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    They're a fabulous! Great colours. I adore the blue and white one.

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  21. handmaidenSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    Kate,
    I am in amazement at yr crocheting....fabululous

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  22. elkSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    these are full of character and so rich...happy crocheting!

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  23. NanetteSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    My head hurts just thinking about how you made these. Great colours and loving the lid!

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  24. StaroftheEastSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    Wonderful bowls, they look so great and colorful together!

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  25. TaniaSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    How could you not love a pointy bits bowl?!!!

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  26. Shelley in SCSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    Oh, I just can't imagine the fun my children could have with stacks of those bowls. Please send a nice big set over immediately! We're needing some entertainment today!

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  27. june at noonSeptember 4, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    Great colors! I've been contemplating some crochet bowls myself, but I've yet to get to it.

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  28. NikkiSeptember 4, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    Kate your bowls are amazing but what I love the most is that they 'talk' to you. To just start and know there is an end, but to not be sure how you'll get there is fantastic. You made me smile at this thought! xx

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  29. SandrineSeptember 4, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Very nice colour combination, very clever!

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  30. JhoannaSeptember 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    The bowls are fantastic! Crochet is such a mystery to me so I really admire your patience and skill in getting making these.

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  31. Pippi createsSeptember 4, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Hi Kate, I just posted the details for getting the mcs badge on my site (in the comments). Email me if you want more help!

    Happy crafting!

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  32. belinda marshallSeptember 4, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    they are very pretty :)

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  33. MegSeptember 5, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    When you sit down to make one, do you say: I'm going bowling??

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  34. Cathy {tinniegirl}September 6, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    I hope you're going to have some of these at your next market. They're lovely.

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