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i did it
mon 2 may 2011 |
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crochet
fri 25 nov 2011 |
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I've been reading like crazy. I've started working on my october postcard, which will be sent to everyone in my address book. And I've been happily crocheting. I have not done any "real" crocheting this year. I've made a handful of dish cloths, which will be great xmas presents, but nothing else. Nothing interesting. So, yesterday I learned a new stitch. A bit of frustration at the beginning, but I took the time and finished the project.
Cool stitch, huh?! It's too bad the instructions call for such a big piece. Ten inches for a wash cloth? sheesh. I tend to crochet on the tight side, so mine was only 8 inches. Still plenty big. (to make it smaller, knock off 4 chain stitches at a time. The original instructions call for a nine-square length... taking out 4 chain stitches will make it an eight-square length and almost an inch shorter!) Anyway. This particular stitch reminded me of the cable scarves I had worked on in 2010. I had left one (of a pair) unfinished... and it's been hanging over me for a year: my notes say the last time I worked on it was 13 nov 2010. ha. I thought there were just a few hours left on the project. Actually, I think it's closer to five or six hours. But that's what I worked on today. Yesterday, I finished the waffle in 3.5 hours. Today, my hands hurt from yesterday's effort! But I was able to do 1.5 hours of crocheting. I'm not sure how to describe my on-again/off-again obsession with crochet. It's such a time consuming activity! and I think I have better uses for my time! But then again... Learning a new pattern, and knowing I'm going to be so much FASTER! the next time I make this thing. And of course I'm going to make it again! That's what obsession is all about, right?! |
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