Crochet Project Tags

Trying to finish all of my WIPS has thrown up a few problems; often I cannot remember what size hook I used, or where the pattern was from, and although I can eventually find the yarn, sometimes it makes me think ‘…did it have a brown wrapper or this blue one? Because the yarn is the exact same to me!’ At times like this I make silly promises to myself...I really will be more organized in the future. I thought about writing it all out neatly in my crochet book, but something much more exciting came to mind! Given my new stamp carving ‘skilz’ I thought I would try my hand at making a label to attach to each of my projects that would hold all of the vital information that I so easily forget.

I

 got out my new cutting blades and that large rubber block that I said I didn’t need but was glad I bought, and I set to it. I drew it out a few times first, and then transferred it onto some baking paper, and then onto the block. Once it was there it took no time at all to carve (my new blades are very swish!).

Do you wanna see it?? Of course you do, why did I ask?...

The top box is for the ‘title’, the little ball is obviously where you write what yarn you are using. The hook (which could easily be switched for knitting needles) is for recording what size…obviously! The ‘+’ is for any extra information and the thing which is supposed to look like a sun (it does to me) is to record when your project was started.

I stamped out a whole load and had such fun, aren’t they great! I think they would make a great gift to give to friends who knit or crochet.

I was so happy with myself I popped them in the kitchen so I could admire them whilst I worked. I couldn’t help feeling that everything should have labels like this!

Here is one in action…

So there you are, I think there may be a few more stamp projects to come, I can’t believe how easy and exciting it is! Please feel free to copy my design if you want to make your own tags, but you’ll probably find it much more exciting to design your own!

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon (I know I promised to show you my WIP finishes…)

Hayley

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