Crochet with Habu Fine Merino
Do you skip to the mail box hoping for something fun to arrive? Most days the mail only holds advertising or those dreaded bills. But, some days like yesterday there are fun things in the mail!
Okay, so I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to learn how to crochet. Since I can not use my sewing machine in the livingroom bedroom , I thought that crochet would be something I could do that was quiet, and portable. After a few interesting attempts I finally managed to make something that actually resembled a usable item ! TaDa !
Please mind you that this was supposed to be an infinity scarf. Somewhere along the way it got twisted a few rows into it , and I did not notice it till a few rows AFTER the twist. Instead of ...
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Isn’t it funny when you start working on a project, what turns up. I’ve been going through magazines and came across the November 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Living, back when they were wonderful and so fat. In that issue, the one with the amazing chocolate turkey on the cover, there is an article about granny squares, and I must say that nobody elevates projects to the level that Martha Stewart Living does. Look at this tiny book mark being crocheted out of thread! {Imagine that as a doll house rug!!!}
I do think I will need to ...
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Now let me start off by saying, I do not use crochet patterns often, well actually, at all! I own crochet books and use them for ideas or inspiration etc, but I can never follow a pattern without deviating. And I can't stay with a project for long, my hands get sore and my mind gets bored and counting with distractions doesn't work great! So this isn't a traditional crochet pattern which is why I think it works for beginners!
The last week of school before Christmas, and again in the spring, is known as Intensive Week at the school where I teach. Rather than the traditional time-fillers of a movie or games as the children grow restive, we cut off regular instruction and each child chooses a seminar-style class that runs for the entire week, 8:30am-3pm. It is a change for the better that uses time wisely and gives everyone a chance to try something different.
You might remember that at Christmas I taught a course on Microwave Cooking. This time it was Crochet. The joke is that ...
read moreIt's been a while since I last blogged, after I completed kcw and my sewing machine decided it needed a service that was it! It's been in the shop since and I finally get to pick it up this afternoon! YAY! I misjudged how much I would miss sewing these last couple weeks. I strived to put my energy into something else like cleaning or cooking, the cleaning? ha not that it helped at all, the house
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“I’m going to ease back into Creative Mojo again on June 5th when ...
read moreI am not ashamed to admit it; I love Granny Squares, but they give crocheting a bad rap, I’m told.
When I took the crochet class a year ago, I thought I knew how to crochet and had just forgotten. As I worked along, having so much trouble managing the yarn and making stitches, I realized that I didn’t! Many, many years ago both my mother and her mother began crocheting granny square afghans for a nursing home that had just opened. Mom went to our wonderful 5 & 10 cents store in town and bought every color of ...
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This was a quick crochet finish…
with Anchor knitting cotton from the pattern sweet clover table runner.
I love the edging and corners of this pattern…
I followed a different gauge from the pattern…and i got a 14”W x 36”L table topper.
I just loved this finish…
This is not for my decor…it is going to a special home..
Off to start another piece of crochet for this special home..
Thank you so much for stopping by with your lovely comments.
Until next time..
Have a nice day…nima
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Hi ho! Well, I have been busy and didn't have time to post the past couple of days. Sorry!
Now, I'm catching up.....
Oh, one thing I forgot to tell you about that Wood Miser....It was so funny. Papa Pea and I had the following conversation as we were watching wood being cut:
Papa Pea: So, you want a longarm? THIS [a Wood Miser] is what I would love to have.
Mama Pea: Oh. How much is a Wood Miser? (thinking it costs a LOT more than a longarm)
Papa Pea: Oh, about $18,000.
Mama Pea ...
