This is a hat for my nieces first birthday. It took one day of airport standby (5 hours) and an episode of Private Practice to make. It was supposed to have a sock monkey face instead of a flower, but for the life of me I couldn't get past the lips and I kept putting the ears where the chin should be, which is NOT a good look.
This is my first attempt at crocheting a purse. Wait. I guess everything is a first attempt. Anyway, It's really more of a clutch then a purse I guess, since its only about 12x8. It might be my pride and joy at this moment. What you can't see in the picture is that it's lined and the piece of lace was sewn on by hand. It turned out pretty great if I do say so myself... It took one 3 day trip, a day of airport standby and and episode of Beauty and the Geek to complete (I blame the hand sewing).
This was the very first thing I made. It's not perfect. In fact, the perfectionist in me longs to rip it up and "start over" every time I see it. The problem is that I used bulky weight wool for a lighter wool project. Its supposed to be shorter with a slit so you can tuck it into itself. Good idea in theory. In practice I made one side longer than the other. I think I felt a compelling urge to use up all the green or something. Can you tell that's a flower on there? My husband told me it looked like a pink blob. Gah. It took two nights of NBC's fall lineup to make.
I made this little hat for another baby (boy). It was also supposed to have a sock monkey face, but I decided to go for a letter instead. His name starts with an R.This took one half of the movie The Exorcist to make. Which is a good thing, because I was soooo intent on the hat I
If anyone is interested in learning how to crotchet (and I highly recommend it) I used Stich & Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker . Its cute, quirky and easy to learn from. Just follow the instructions and you will be a crocheting demon (shout out the the exorcist!) in no time....
p.s. After a hit with the spell checker I realize that I have been spelling CROTCH-ET the whole time. Bonus points if anyone can tell me what a crotch-ette is....
Question of the Day: Does anyone in here crochet? Any patterns, books or tips you'd like to share? Do we have any knitters aboard? Anyone sewing fiends perhaps? Anyone making their Christmas present this year? If you're a crafty lady let us know!
