We don’t have ‘target’ stores in the UK, or if we do, not in my part of the UK! But, that didn’t stop me from getting quite excited by the news that Missoni launched a range for the store in America.
I was particularly taken by the chevron design throw. In my new home, i’ve gone for a fairly bold colour scheme in the living room (or as bold as my boyfriend will let me get!), i thought the pattern in the right colours would make a great throw for an old chair from my boyfriend’s student days. It’s now mainly used as the ‘xbox chair’, but there’s no reason why it shouldn’t look pretty!
I followed the links from the brilliant and beautiful and incredibly talented crafty sort Meg Allan Cole’s tumblr page http://megallancole.tumblr.com/ to another lovely crafty lady, Vicki Howell who has made a ‘copycat’ pattern for the Missoni throw. I’ve long admired the old fashioned zig zag crochet style, but have never attempted it until now,
It’s a very simple stitch, so it’s great for slobbing in front of the TV, or taking along on the bus/metro or as i’ve been doing, lunchbreak at work. It’s grown very quickly, and i’m happy with it. It’s completely customisable, and i’ve altered the number of the rows and the colours to suit my own taste,
Give it a go! And check out the other posts on Meg Allan Cole’s blog while you’re over there – she’s a great inspiration!
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