While the family were in town, my aunt taught me to crochet. I already knew how to make a chain-stitch (mom taught me when I was about 6) but I didn't know how to do anything else, so by the time I was about 8, I was bored with making snakes, hair ties and dog leashes and gave it up. Last week I learned to single- and double-stitch (are they called stitches in crochet?) and I taught myself to cast off, although I might not be doing it correctly.
I actually wanted to learn to knit, but I thought that any hobby that occupies both hands with long, pointy sticks was not the best thing for a new mom with a curious and wiggly baby around. Crochet still occupies both hands, but there's only one stick, and it isn't pointy like a knitting needle, so while it's still not the best use of my time, at least I can't accidentally poke out both of her eyes at one time. E-baby likes to hold the finished parts for me while I work so she's a big help. The drool lends a sort of fairy-dew quality to my doilies.
So I wanted to show you just a few of the wonderful things I've made.
I made an oatmeal cozy
A squash cozy
A skirt for e-baby's teddy bear
(thank you Christa and Volker!)
A hat for the teddy bear
A ceremonial armband
A coaster
And a dog scarf
Impressive, no?
9 comments:
Our grandmother would be proud!!
Mom keeps threatening that she is going to send me to knitting classes in SA. It had better be taught by a knitting master because I am just not getting it!
Cool I’ve been added to your links...I feel so special!
You are very welcome. I hope she likes the bear. But if I look at the way the colors show, it looks to me that you made one pice and decorated it in different ways. Very creativ.
Mea culpa! It is the same thing over and over. But it was just so darn useful. :-) Later maybe I'll show y'all the dog leash, the scarf, the snake, the headband, the gift ribbon, and the cago tie-down that I made. ;-o
e-baby loves the teddy bear-I'll send you a picture!
Twinkie 2-- Knitting is all smoke and mirrors, like double-entry accounting.
I am most impressed. My latest attempt at crochet of any sort was trying to create a Rastafarian hat for Travis's "Bob MOLey" project for chemistry. http://thumbsnap.com/v/JOsXUf23.jpg
(That was one long chain stitch!) :)
Holy Avogadro! That's an awesome crochet project. I love it!
I keep forgetting to ask whose cute dog is in the picture.
As to the concept of knitting I TOTALLY agree! I’m thinking I have to get stoned or something before attempting to figure it out. Why must I have the Knitting Queen as a mother!!
That's Peace and Fuzzy's dog DOTi. We dog-sit whenever they're out of town, which helps us get that badly needed dog-fix once in awhile.
The ceremonial arm band made me laugh out loud. I wonder what on earth that particular color and fabric scheme would represent. A political statement of some sort?
I've got an arm band like that! It's the Official Neil Diamond International Fan Club arm band!
Love, Mom
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