Crochet Fly Curtain

Last week I saw this nice book, called Haken & Kleur (meaning Crochet & Color in Dutch; here's the blog of one of the authors with a link to where you can buy the book), full of crochet patterns. I bought it and after just a little bit of paging my choice fell on the Fly Curtain. I só need a fly curtain. When I do not close my door my house is invaded by flies, mosquitoes, bees and wasps. 

I started to crochet, but when the weather got better and better the amount of bugs in my house increased faster and faster, so I had to speed up my crocheting. But here's my bug remedy, just in time for summer.




 www.betweennapsontheporch.net

Fortuitous coincidence: I got rid off all my yarn surplus!


Comments

  1. You will have to let us know how it works. My kids are forever leaving the door open and I just finished killing a wasp that had been let in during one of their in and outs. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Yes, it definitely works! Flies and such can't fly through the small spaces, so that keeps them out of my house.

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  2. Beautiful curtain! Love all details!
    Hope you have a wonderful week!
    Hugs from Portugal,
    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com


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  3. Really, really beautiful !!!!
    Anna

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  4. I've never heard of a fly curtain. Would love to know the outcome of this! Thanks for linking up with us at the DIY'ers this week. Hope to see you again!

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    1. I live in the Netherlands and lots of people have fly curtains there to keep flies, mosquitos and other bugs out. It works perfectly.

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  5. Colorful,beautiful!!!
    Happy day,greeting.

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  6. I Love it! What a fun idea! Great work!

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  7. I think this looks so fabulous! I have been wanting one of these since the 70's and now they are in again! Yay!!! But yours, being homemade, is so much better than a store-bought one!!! Thank you for sharing :)
    XoXoX Crystelle
    Crystelle Boutique

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  8. I love that, like the beaded ones from years back but in crochet. Perfect! Best wishes, Tammy

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  9. What a neat project - love all the colorful yarns.

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  10. Love it! I adored all those curtains with the hanging strips that I saw in The Netherlands, and never realized that they were to keep flies out, silly me! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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  11. I've never heard of a fly curtain but I love the idea of it.

    We'd love to have you link up for Adventures in Pinterest this month!

    http://www.chaosandlove.com/diy-tent-for-kids-pinterest/

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    1. Thanks for inviting me to your party!! Just linked up some of my projects.

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  12. Wow! So fun and pretty, I love it as decor even if it does not eliminate all the flies.

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  13. It's pretty and practical! What a neat project and like you mentioned it's a great way to use the previous project surplus! Thanks for sharing at the #partyontheporch. Blessings, D

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  14. This is just fun! My six year old daughter would love this for her bedroom!

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  15. That looks so cute. Does it really keep bugs out? That would be too cool.

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    1. Yes, it does. Bugs can't fly through the small spaces inbetween.

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  16. Cute look! Thanks you for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

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  17. You have to let us know if it works! Looks beautiful!

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  18. Wat onwijs gaaf! Die krijg ik hier niet binnen, maar wat issie mooi!

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    1. Dank je, Barbara! Ben er zelf ook best wel tevreden over!

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  19. yes! someday I make something like that too!

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  20. Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream's City of Links on Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week :)

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  21. So pretty with lovely colors!

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  22. Really beautiful, creative solution to your problem!

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