Women's March (third one!) January 19, 2019

PussyHats forever!

Email to Eliza and Thomas on the announcement of their upcoming wedding:

Hi Eliza and Thomas,

Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials!

To celebrate a life time of cuddling, I'd like to crochet a blanket for you, either for your couch or your bed.

I know its early, but there's a great yarn sale next week that I plan to attend, so why not go with the thought of you?

Made one each for the weddings of Jonah, Bentzi and Abie.

Would you like an afghan, ripple, or sampler?

Colors... you choose.

Some ideas here: http://rebeccacrochet.blogspot.com/

Love

Rebecca

Their response:

Wow, Rebecca, thank you so much!!
That is such a thoughtful, amazing idea for a gift!
We'd love a Rebecca original!
We think the afghan design is pretty amazing, and we love blues and greens.
Can't wait to celebrate with you and catch up with you soon! 
Much love,
Eliza and Thomas

What happens?

The wedding gift is made for the happy couple. What happens to the blanket after the divorce? The doggie gets it!

Bentzi's dog, Pluto

Sample blanket ideas

Bentzi afghan

Sampler squares

Call the Midwife pattern

Abie Ripples

Polka Dots

Big Purply afghan squares

Basic Granny Afghan, reds and purples

Fall Blanket October 2018

Just liked working with these colors.

Around the world

Peru

Kaffe Fassett 

 Quechua man in Peru

Crocheter in Morocco

Congo

Fair Isle knitting in Fair Isle, one of the Shetland islands in Scotland

PussyHats, Women's March 2018

Nature-Based Textiles

 Vanessa Barragão's works highlight ecosystems above and below the sea.

Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barragão produces carpets and tapestries from a variety of different techniques, creating multi-faceted landscapes with the use of latch hooking, crochet, weaving, basketry, and felt. Her environmental works present imitation coral, fungi, and algae as three-dimensional elements in plush contexts such as the circular work viewed above which she calls Earth Rug. The piece was developed for this year’s Milan Design Week and spans nearly 15 feet in diameter.

More here.

Purple and Blue Lamp Post. Extra granny squares from Cousin Afghan.

Bat Mitzvah present for Cousin Ellen Kaplan

Blue Bluesy Blueish Blue!

My hats inspire

Nancy Ricci of Knitty City was so inspired by my summer cotton hats, that she made a bunch, wore them around her yarn store and created a demand for classes.