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.

Project plan for 2013

Saw this on facebook.  I want to make something like it with my old doilies and maybe with a groovy daisy done with crochet string.  Staple them to a wood board then hang it up.

December doings

 Added several of these "soft touch" crochet hooks to my life. 

As my mother once said, "It's important to use the right tools for the job!"

 Flower combo as art installation.

 With a Michael's gift card, I went crazy for the cotton yarn 

that works on these potholders!

 These seasonal potholders are gifts to Karl, host of the annual 

Xmas Tree Trimming party in Brooklyn. 

 He's a serious cook, so he will certainly use them.

Clever pix found on-line!

Keep yarn from tangling and falling.  Clever alternative to special pottery yarn holders.

Sampler Blanket

Smiley's Yarns had their big holiday sale this week at the Holiday Inn ballroom on West 57th.  Bought quite alot of this colorful cotton yarn.  The plan is to make 16 squares, each using a different crochet stitch, and then sew them all together.  This one is "shell".
I would rather think about this project than do anything.. except maybe go out to dinner!

Tablet case

I sure am crocheting up a storm lately!  This is a case for Sid's new 7" tablet.  It shouldn't just go in his briefcase unprotected.  Note the "boy" type colors I chose.  That single crochet stitch is so adaptable.

Daisy Groovy Afghan finished!

Cookies and Crochet!

From Knitting Relay on Facebook.

Daisy Groovy Afghan, almost finished

 

Just needs one more row of flowers and a nice rich border.  

Made this one just for me.

Today I am teaching Alice how to blog.  We are thinking of using this image:

She was a writer of this fabulous book.  
I love it.
See more here.

From the cartoon series, Unshelved, about librarians.  This week's theme was knitting at staff meetings.  But CROCHET and LIBRARIANS... gotta love it!

Flower Test: Rose or Daisy?

Replies to this test:

Facebook: 

 

Jessica Hentoff    Rose

 

Rebecca Reitz     Very interesting. We must figure out what the choice says about you.

 

Jessica Hentoff   Complex, a multi sort of person, beautiful but with thorn  

 

Peggy Monahan    Daisy

Odella Schattin    Daisy

Dan Hermann      Rose.  The daisy is VERY 70s. 

 

Betty Chen         Daisy.

Alice Pifer          pattern on the left! but both are gorgeous!

Dee Ratterree     Daisy

Rainbow  Reitz    Although the Daisy screams HERE I AM, I do prefer the softer complexity of the Rose, by any other name

 

Terrie J. LoCicero   Rose.

Cynthia Millman     Daisy

Rebecca Reitz      I just love getting these responses. So interesting to learn which flower holds appeal. I have no psychological analysis about your choice. Love, Rebecca






Email:

 

Hannah: Daisy.  But it's just because it's higher contrast.  It depends what mood I'm in.
Daisy seems more 70s, flower seems more 40s.

 

Sarah: Hard to tell as I like them each equally but for different reasons. Rose for classic and daisy for retro.

 

Wendy: For me - daisy - it reminds me of flower power!

 

Gabby: Daisy really pops out both are lovely xoxo

• For me?  DAISY absolutely.  Love this flower.

   

Daisy squares for future groovy blanket

Forest colors

Sent this to sister Robin in Arizona for her new home.  
These are her colors.
She says: 
"I think it is absolutely the perfect blanket for me.  
I love, love, love it!"

Napkin Rings for Cousin Marjorie