Crafty Marie

Enjoy the first part of an easy and quick sunburst crochet pattern tutorial. This is the first part of a simple to make granny square. Ideal for those who know the basics of crocheting. This section focuses on making the central, circular, part of the sunburst granny squares. You can also incorporate these designs into something else if you wish. I've seen them used inside both hexagonals and squares. My second part of this tutorial will show you how to make up the squares. This is a great pattern to use up oddments of yarn since you can do a lot of color changing. Alternatively, you can stick to using the same color throughout. I did test this pattern with the same color and it wasn't for me. It looks better with lots of color added in.

I didn't begin to get interested in gardening until I hit my forties. My parents are both keen gardeners and I remember dragging my heels every time I had to visit the allotment with my Dad. At that point, I had no real appreciation for the outdoors since all I was interested in was having my head stuck in the latest book. Even when I married in my late twenties and became the proud owner of a small but traditional town house here in the UK complete with a front and a back garden to enjoy, I still had no interest in it. At that point I was besotted with decorating and tearing down that hideous 1970's wallpaper and the cork floor tiles in the kitchen.

With my daughter's birthday party fast approaching, I looked for a quick and easy way to make up lots of pom poms for hanging garlands to string around the home and to decorate other fun decor on the day. I've made plenty of these fluffy little yarn balls in the past and I know just what a pain it can be to wrap around bits of cardboard or a fork. I've even tried wrapping around chair legs as a supposedly faster way of making lots of these in one go. So I was on the look-out for something that really would be quicker and easier to use. Fast-forward to finding the Clover pom pom makers. Here's what I think to this little craft gadget.