Crochet: Temair Throw
Photo retrieved from Lion Brand Yarn
I came across this pattern in 2011 during my senior year at UCI. I was, as you can imagine, mesmerized by the uniqueness of this design by Nicky Epstein. It had that beautiful old fashioned classiness to it that I, being the granny I am, love so much! I couldn't believe it was a free pattern and I also couldn't wait to get started on it.
I had previously never even crocheted a circle, and I also had never even worked on a pattern that required the piecing together of motifs in any shape. It was an interesting venture for me, however, I am quite adventurous when it comes to crochet! I worked on the motifs here and there over the course of the next year and did not actually finish it until April of 2012. It was absolutely stunning when finished!
Overall, I found the pattern to be very well written. For anyone with intermediate experience (you have at least followed a pattern before and know your basic crochet stitches) in crochet, this pattern should be an enjoyable experience for you. I know that my favorite part of this was watching my circle motifs evolve, the four motifs used had such interesting laciness (I promise it's a word) to them as well as such beautiful texture.
The most difficult part of the pattern for me, and I assume others, was placing and joining the motifs (see pattern layout pictured below, it looks somewhat simpler than it was to place the motifs). I altered my placement a little bit to make the blanket more individual to my taste. You can easily change the placement of your motifs as well, creating something truly unique. As a helpful tip, I used hairpins to hold my motifs together so I could see how they would look when joined, this also helped me while actually joining them together.
Also, Please be sure to really secure your loose ends as tightly as you can. My dog actually made potty on the blanket so I really had to machine wash it (even though you should NOT do that with this blanket) and some of my motif circles started to come undone (which was fixable). I know it can be time consuming to sew or darn in loose ends, but I about had a heart attack when I saw my precious blanket I had spent so much time on, come undone. I hope you enjoy the pattern as much as I did, good luck!
The pattern calls for the following Materials:
- 16 balls of Vanna's Choice Yarn: Linen (I substituted about 4 skeins of Caron One Pound: Off White)
- J-10 / 6.00mm size crochet hook
- Large eye yarn needle
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| Pattern Layout |
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| © positivelylace Starting to connect the motifs while my puppy Roxy sleeps. I used hairpins to hold the motifs together while I joined them (I'm so inventive, I know!). I was so proud of myself after I finished the last motif. |
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| © positivelylace Connecting more motifs. Ideally you should do this on a large flat surface, and away from small children and pets! |
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| © positivelylace Adding the final motifs, in a slightly different layout then the pattern suggested. Beautiful! |
Temair Throw by Nicky Epstein
Pattern Available Here From Lion Brand Yarn
I just finished making this throw and agree wholeheartedly with your review. The directions for crocheting the motifs are excellent and the directions for assembly are not! Yours looks like it is put together more closely than mine. I just could not get mine to go together that closely without really stretching and that looked awful. I even made another motif C (so there are 11 motifs in that round) just to get them to go around nicely. The one I made is for someone else, but I will definitely make this again for me!
ReplyDeleteHi! I think mine looks different because I used a different yarn that was not as "soft" as Vanna's... however, it was still a pain to get it to look right. If you make it again, try a yarn that seems more thick (I used Caron One Pound, it just feels sturdy), and here's a great tip: use hairpins to hold your motifs in place before you sew it up. Hope I helped :)
ReplyDeleteI don't use this page much any more, if you need help with another pattern find me on positivelylace.com. -Erica
ReplyDeleteI remember that blanket from years back. I have that pattern in one of my Leisure Arts books. It's very lovely! and sheek!
ReplyDeleteI made this and loved each circle - so much fun to do. Putting together was a challenge and I hate to connect various crocheted items but I did this. Did fine with the way they laid it out. I did find two things I changed. 1) the braid/cord for the tassel. They said to start it right on the top of the cap which was almost impossible for me to work with. So, I made the braid separate and sewed it on the tassel. Much, much easier. In sewing the cord to the cap and to the motif I made sure it was snug and thus the top of the cap squared out a little which I liked better. I only put on 6 tassels and thought the cord was a bit too long. I'm giving it as a gift and will take my yarn and hook with me in case she wants the other 4 tassels. Beautiful project and fun to do.
ReplyDeleteCould someone tell me if you connected the pieces from the right or wrong side; and through the entire stitch or the front or back loop? Also, about how many stitches did anyone use when sewing these together; 4, 6, 8?
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