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Stained Glass Rug, Out in the World

November 18, 2015 by Jennifer Raymond

Woman working on padded crochet motif.

Two weekends ago I had a really fun class I taught at Fibre Space on one of my favorite patterns I’ve designed: Stained Glass Rug. The class which focused on padded crochet was dynamic and fun – and the students walked away with a good grasp of where to go next. I’m looking forward to seeing some of their finished projects!

Stained Glass Rug has been getting a lot of attention lately: it continues to show on Knitting Daily TV and public television. Students continue to love learning how to work it in the video I produced with Interweave. It’s no surprise – working up quickly, it’s a great way to make a holiday gift, use up scraps, or try out different color combinations.

And best of all? It’s free if you sign up for the Knitting Daily Website!

I’ve been loving seeing the color choices, variations and interpretations students make to the pattern as they make it their own.

Nearly finished Stained Glass Rug Motif!

One student I had chose this lovely greenish brown color to be her neutral, and had a yarn the color of bricks to be her “pop” color.

Back in August, Ravelry User BarbR made this lovely interpretation of Stained Glass Rug.

BarbR’s Stained Glass Rug, used with permission

Barb said of the project,

“I wanted to find something for some old wool that I had in my stash for a long time. It is a sturdy wool that is perfect for a mat. Your mat was something different and it really caught my eye.
The yarn was much thicker than what you had in the pattern, so I had to adjust the stitch count to get it to lay flat. The new stitch count doesn’t quite cover the cord as well as in your pattern, but does the job.
When I do it again, I will have to be careful to not pull the cord so tight, the circles don’t lay perfectly flat.

Stained Glass Rug Motifs, all stacked up with a padded crochet basket on top!

As for myself, I’ve been contemplating a rainbow Stained Glass Rug – still figuring out the details!

Now available: Make a Crochet Rug Using Piping Cord and Crochet Motifs!

June 27, 2015 by Jennifer Raymond

Matryoshka Baskets from Crochet World

I’ve been really enjoying playing with padded crochet lately, if you haven’t noticed. Last year with Crochet World I published the Matryoshka Baskets, and this past week my Rag-ety Rug came out. Now, this week I have another wonderful piece of news to share with you!

Remember how a couple of months ago I talked about filming classes with Interweave? Well, the first of them are out, and I couldn’t be more excited!

Let me tell you about the class.

Titled Make a Crochet Rug Using Piping Cord and Crochet Motifs with Jennifer Raymond, this class covers all you’d need to know in order to make Stained Glass Rug. While the pattern by itself stands alone, you do need a basic understanding of padded crochet to make the project work.

With my online class, not only do I show you the basics of padded crochet, but I also show you all my tricks I developed and learned while making the rug. You’ll learn the best ways of finishing off your cord, the easiest ways to join the motifs, and how to adapt the pattern for other purposes.

Make a Crochet Rug Using Piping Cord and Crochet Motifs

As I mentioned before, this class focuses around Stained Glass Rug, which was featured on KDTV’s episode 1409. I love this pattern. It’s infinitely customizable, as you can make the rug as large or small as you want it. The padded crochet makes the rug both cushy under the feet, durable, and the project works up really fast! There’s plenty of room for color play, in the form of using up scraps, creating color blocks, or making magic balls to use. And I love how, just worked in the yarn I used for the original project, each piece looks a little bit like the stained glass you see in churches.

Make a Crochet Rug Using Piping Cord and Crochet Motifs with Jennifer Raymond is available for pre-ordering as a DVD, or you can download it right now onto your computer.

You should checkout the preview:

Have you ever worked padded crochet? What do you think of the preview?

Adventures in Colorado: Filming with Interweave

May 1, 2015 by Jennifer Raymond

Today I’m in Fort Collins, CO, and the looming sight of the Rockies dominates the skyline every-time I go outside. The air is dryer than I’m used to, and I’m sucking back more water than I expected, and I actually used moisturizer on my face and hands – something I nearly never do.

Some of you may be wondering why I’m hanging at the base of the Rockies instead of tucked away in my home in Ashland, and you’d be right in wondering why I’m here – it has been a while since I wrote. These two days, today and tomorrow, are the culmination of a crazy ~~two~~ ~~three~~ four months of work – 15 patterns designed and a full roster of teaching in the Spring Fiber Festival circuit. That’s all capped off this week, where I’m filming four different classes for Interweave’s Online store.

Some of the classes I’m teaching are based around patterns you may be familiar with – Stained Glass Rug, or Barberpole Cowl. Some of the classes are based around projects that are due to come out this Fall. They’re all about crochet. All of them are on techniques I’m super passionate about: padded crochet, stranded crochet, crochet through the back loop, crochet short rows, and broomstick crochet. Interweave’s crew has been awesome, and working with them has been such fun. I’ve always loved the people who are drawn to “backstage” work, and the group at Interweave are great at putting people at ease and making the whole process fun.

Which isn’t to say I got back to my room and promptly zoned out for an hour. Teaching in front of a camera is hard. When you teach to a classroom at a fiber festival or shop, there’s an energy and flow that feeds back upon you. When you get a great class, it’s energizing to teach them.

There’s none of that in film, but you still have to put out the same amount of energy.

Tomorrow we have two more classes to film, and I can’t be more excited! I promise I’ll update you with more, but drop me a note – it’s been awhile since I’ve heard from people, and I’d love to hear your questions or have you tell me what’s going on!

My Pattern is On TV! And it’s currently Free!

December 17, 2014 by Jennifer Raymond

Stained Glass Rug recently came out in the Interweave Crochet Home 2015, which is a simply gorgeous issue of the magazine. I’ve recently been interested in padded crochet. It’s a technique most commonly used in Irish Crochet Lace, but I’ve been fascinated with it’s potential on a larger scale, hence the rug.

Well, the producers at KDTV were interested in the pattern too, and decided to feature it on an episode of the show. Take a peek:

Marcy Smith, the editor of Interweave Crochet, demonstrates the technique beautifully in Episode 1409! I simply can’t say enough how well Interweave photographed the pattern and showed off the rug.

So, you might ask, when and where can I watch the episode live? Knitting Daily TV runs on may PBS stations, though it’s scheduling is different depending on where you live. Which is the long way of saying, I have absolutely no clue.

BUT! I did find a search tool so you can find out when the episode airs! You can look up the air date here: Listing For Knitting Daily TV.

If you do have Knitting Daily TV, let me know, so I can put the times it airs up here! I’d love to be able to catch the episode if possible. The 14th season’s 9th episode is when Stained Glass Rug will be featured!

Finally, while the show is running, Stained Glass Rug will be offered as a free download here: http://www.knittingdaily.com/media/p/131342.aspx!

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