Crochet
April 6th, 2004 at 5:00 am (uncategorized)
Here’s the current state of my critter blanket:
The yarn splits easily (at least when crocheting) and I can’t say I love the way the color variations are coming out. Not my favorite project, but mindless, and I do really like the wavy edge. Which apparently is what I need to offset all the joy Hardangervidda is giving me lately.
This is a tablecloth I started forever ago. The pattern is for an oval pineapple tablecloth about 70″x something. I have never owned an oval table, I never really plan on owning an oval table - so I have no idea why I picked this pattern, except that it was pretty.
It uses white cotton string (SouthMaid brand I believe) which isn’t really very pleasant to crochet with. I probably don’t have enough yarn/string to finish it either, even if I were planning on finishing it. I think I either just gave all the leftover yarn/string to my mom or it’s all hiding in a box in my sewing room. I have also used this yarn/string for tying around the Turkey at the past few thanksgivings, and probably a few other non-crochet uses as well.
I told my friend Rebecca that I was thinking it’d be nice to do a tablecloth like this (not oval though) out of some really nice Pearl Cotton (cone form rather than annoying small ball form). She said it was the hormones, and I’ll get over it. I think she’s right.
Non-Crochet
I spent enough time on Hardangervidda today to put it back on 2.75mm DPNs. I was getting gauge fine with the DPNs, it’s only when I switched to the circular that my st/inch started going haywire. As a fun exercise, let’s see how many words we can make out of the letters in “Hardangervidda” (without rearranging any. Thanks for the idea, Jill!):
hard
danger
dang
id (for those who don’t know the definition: In Freudian theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.)
anger
Hmm… that’s all I could come up with without rearranging the letters. I’m sure if we allowed that we’d come up with lots more!
Chelsea said,
April 7th, 2004 at 2:20 pm
Thanks for stopping by!
I think you are absolutely right about the collar–I have never done short rows, but the wrapping of those loose stitches may have helped. Next time I will bind off the shaping but not the center…see how it goes.
And I love that knitting bag! I am making a tote for the Maryland Sheep & Wool Fest w/ my blog button (as an iron-on transfer) which (after I fill it w/ festival loot) will become my next project bag.