Already a member of the facebook page, Creative Crochet Crew, I also recently joined Granny Square Crochet.  
This photograph was posted by Vicki Funk Nichols who captioned it with this comment, "‎My own design. Retro Granny Square Afghan."  I love the shapes, although if I made it I would use different colors and fill in the inside cross.

Red Afghan

These reds are jewel red. Deep red. Perfect size for an extra layer when snuggled up in bed.  Soft and deeply red.  RED RED RED!
I think this might be the best afghan I have ever made.... and I've made many!

If your rugs could speak: Antique tribal rugs transcend the decorative

Oral histories, passed down through countless generations of weavers, indicate that the motifs embody guidelines for embracing a harmonious posture toward life.

More Information: http://artdaily.com/news/68488/If-your-rugs-could-speak--Part-I---i-Antique-tribal-rugs-transcend-the-decorative--i-#.UxXX0F5DGAc[/url]
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Oral histories, passed down through countless generations of weavers, indicate that the motifs embody guidelines for embracing a harmonious posture toward life.

More Information: http://artdaily.com/news/68488/If-your-rugs-could-speak--Part-I---i-Antique-tribal-rugs-transcend-the-decorative--i-#.UxXX0F5DGAc[/url]
Copyright © artdaily.org

Oral histories, passed down through countless generations of weavers, indicate that the motifs embody guidelines for embracing a harmonious posture toward life.

More Information: http://artdaily.com/news/68488/If-your-rugs-could-speak--Part-I---i-Antique-tribal-rugs-transcend-the-decorative--i-#.UxXX0F5DGAc[/url]
Copyright © artdaily.org

From an article on artdaily.org.  
Oral histories, passed down through countless generations of weavers, indicate that the motifs embody guidelines for embracing a harmonious posture toward life. 

Among the great nomadic tribal tribes of Persia and the Caucasus, the weaving of these hand-knotted art pieces was the sacred activity of women.   
Since time immemorial, in small isolated encampments far from the workshops of Persian cities, grandmothers, wives and daughters -- often from the age of five or six -- worked on small portable looms.

More here.

Red theme afghan - work in progress

When I went to Smiley's Manhattan yarn sale in December, I had no project plan.  So I gave myself this criteria to choose yarn: buy what I thought was pretty.  

Once I got home, I decided to make another afghan. 

Another one!?  

Who knows what I will do with this one. 

Use it, give it as a gift perhaps.  About half way there.

Butterfly

I love butterflies and I love to crochet.  But I have never found a good combination of these two loves.  The glory of a butterfly is its lightness, gossamer wings!   But crochet attempts are too heavy.

They get the shape right, but the airy-ness is lost, as illustrated in these two examples I found on a google search.  However….

This is closer to the lightness I seek… but not there yet.

This baby blanket might be the solution!  It was created by a person named Vivienne Jackson.  I plan to make it as a wall hanging… with crazy colors.

by Ana Teresa Barboza

Winter Yarn Bomb

Enhanced ConEd Meter Reader on a snowy day in February.

Plain

Fancy

Long Shot

Alta Moda

Enjoyed an exhibit with Meg today at the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute on the East Side.
Photographer Mario Testino documents Peruvians in their vibrantly colored and ornately adorned traditional and festive dress from Cusco, one of the highest mountainous regions of Peru.

My art exhibit companion.

Her braids are made from wool.

The exhibit was presented in a pleasing manner.

Offered to make an afghan for my nephew Bentzi and his fiance Charly.  They requested a throw.
What is your palette?  Harkening from England, she said, "Our couch is London Bus Red". 

I chose this classy wool sock yarn.  Wow, that stuff is thin!  Took forever to finish this. But it looks nice and its really warm.

Later that week:  the blankie in action.

Thanksgiving 2013. Gift for "Pretty Girl"

Gorgeous blanket from French Blog

These photos came from this blog.

Knit, Purl, Sow

Enjoyed the exhibit, Knit, Purl, Sow, 

at The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens with my friend, Barbara.

It was a lovely drizzly autumn day.

Perfect for a walk around the garden grounds with such good company.

 Love the use of the tacks to hold the plants to the wall.
They are part of the piece.

Sacs and shadows.


More about this show here.

Electric necklace

Knitted installation in Madison Square Park

I like the rick-rack aspect of it.

Makes me start to think about 

International Yarn Bombing Day on June 9th!

More images here.

On a break from crochet for the time being.  Creative expression via photoshop in my Textile Design class. This is from the assignment: create a tossed non-directional conversational design. 

Children’s book about yarn wins prestigious Caldecott honor medal!

Colors change

Crocheting with multi colored yarn means that one gets a surprise as each square takes shape.

Doily Wall Hanging - more and better photos

Recently I joined the new CROCHET CREW GROUP on facebook. Devoted crocheters post photos of their projects.  It's such fun!  
So I posted about my wall hanging and got some enthusiastic responses.  Realized that the quality of the photo was not stellar, so here it is again, for my blog.  
Cleaner and clearer this time.

 

Doily wall hanging in the kitchen

A composition of my doily collection that includes home made and acquired over many years.  

Red and purple pansies and groovy daisy are my creations.

 

Pleasantly Plump!

More by Julia Ustinova here.