Constellation crochet

Last week I showed you the work in progress in the attic. The main theme is dedicated to the space and the constellations, so I decided to make a special decoration with Enea astrological symbol, t…

Astronomical star charts of all 12 astrological zodiac signs in a crochet pattern! Available in written versions AND as charts.

I don't know about you, but I've had the busiest summer OF MY LIFE! With families scrambling to figure out their back to school plans, my education consulting service has been BOOMING. I've been helping many families understand their choices within our local district and homeschooling options. Education has always been my first love, so crocheting had to take the back seat for a while. Helping others is just my favorite thing to do. I also just got back from a weeklong vacation at the beach…

In the spirit of free hand crochet items, I thought I'd also post my very first attempt at totally making things up: a constellation baby blanket! A friend of mine in nursing school is having a baby! And given he frequency with which he wears space-themed shirts, I thought this would be the perfect plan. I looked up a constellation map online, and found a portion that would be somewhat square. I also wanted it to include my favorite constellation (Cassiopeia) and a famous one (the little…

This is the last design (for now) in my constellation series. The last design featured the big dipper, but like I mentioned, it is actually URSA Major; and this blanket features both bears, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Using these constellations you can find the NORTH STAR, also featured in this blanket. I hope you enjoy this design and all the designs in this series! If you have a constellation (or zodiac) that you LOVE and would love to see turned into a blanket, send me an email at…

The next time some non-crafty type disparages your hobby as a frumpy pursuit, show them software engineer Sarah Spencer’s “Stargazing.” The 9’x 15’ knitted tapestry is an accurate equatorial star map featuring all 88 constellations as viewed by the naked eye, including the Milky Way and the Southern Cross, the best known star group in Spencer’s native Australia.

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Constellation embroidery (from Reddit)

It's done! Well, mostly. I was going to add in a constellation, but right now I'm recovering from, you know, creating a solar system. Fatiguing work, that. The sun. Mercury, Venus, Earth (moon!), Mars, Saturn... Mars, Saturn, Jupiter... Uranus, Neptune, PLUTO (because Pluto is a planet too! Take that, NASA scientists!)! Lest you think this is impressive, I'll point out that it took me over 2 weeks to create this blanket, while God made the whole universe in 6 days. Just sayin'. ;) Can't wait…