So I'll start with an announcement; guess who's started using Instagram! Probably not as exciting as you had expected haha. And I know, I know, I am a wee bit behind the times. I did not like the idea of people I did not know  looking at my pictures, but the filters and quality are perfect for this here blog so I thought, why not give it a go? Plus people have posted some really beautiful images on there.

So from now on the images on here will look a little different, hopefully for the better!

Anyway, on to this weeks project. Grab your crochet hooks and yarn because its snood time!

A little bit of background first. Like me, my mum loves all things vintage, particularly the 20's to 40's, so from Art Deco glam to making fab dresses out of old curtains. So I wanted  to make her another snood  (rather she brought the wool home one afternoon and said 'Emmyyy, pleeeease' *insert puppy dog eyes*, how could I say no?). The snood was a staple look for this era. Actually it dates back all the way to medieval period and has been used practically as well as fashionably ever since. Because by snood, I'm basically talking about a hairnet (not the never ending scarfs, though they are also lovely). But through time they became so much more than just a way to keep your hair up, as you can see from the images below.


These designs and one I had made for her previously (which I unfortunately don't have any pictures of), that I attached a tailored bow and glass beads too, are a bit loud. So this time round I wanted to make her something a bit plainer and everyday.

 I used a fine black cotton and a small hook, size 3. And worked a mesh style pattern.

As I had previously mentioned, this is not my first time making a snood, however I could not quite remember the pattern I used first time around or the website I found it on. After a quick web search I found it on this blog peacewing.wordpress.com. However during my search I stumbled across this blog annabooshouse.blogspot.co.uk, which unfortunately did not have the pattern but did have lots of really great crochet tutorials and I urge any one interested in crochet to have a look. I have made a few dolls similar to that on the page so I was draw to its cuteness immediately!

my lovely mum modeling :)

Anyway, this is what the finished piece will look like. Sorry for the giant hair pins! We couldn't find any others. What is great about this pattern is that is it so simple, you an add and change as you go along. I certainly made changes the second time I made this snood. Also, because it is so simple it can be done in a variety of different colours and types of yarn. I'm toying with the idea of using a fine mohair... You can also add lots of little adornments to jazz it up a bit, like bows, beads and sequins. Have a play around :)

Snood and mum on their first outing.