Pinwheel Shawl

I started this one as an afghan, but since I am a slow knitter at best, I thought I would make it into a shawl.  Someone in hospice will be happy with it.

I also finished weaving an afghan with yarn through a mesh fabric.  I can't post that one yet as it is a Christmas present to one of my family.  Shh! don't tell.

There's plenty more to come.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Baby Cell Phone

Today I plan to crochet a couple of cell phones.  No, you don't have to adjust either one of your eyes.  I'm making a couple of toy cell phones for two toddlers that I know.

Here's the link for the pattern: http://www.instructables.com/id/Crochet-an-Amigurumi-Cell-Phone-Buddy/

I would put a picture of it, but so far, the picture belongs to someone else.  I'll take my own photos when I finish.

I've tried amigurumi before.  I've made a wolf, a couple of dogs, fish, a hedgehog, and a few other things.  It's basically crocheting in the round. Every stitch must be counted, and it's done in a spiral, so you don't have an end point in each row.  I can do it, but it isn't my favorite.  Also, I'm not fond of sewing the arms and legs and tails and ears and noses to the body.  It's hard to make it all come out exactly even.

Well, I've come across another style.  This one is done in knit.  Go to Google Images and put "mochimochi" in the search bar. You can knit ANYTHING!  There are knitted couches, skyscrapers, gnomes, bathtubs with each separate soap bubble, and a vacuum cleaner.  The little animals are really cute.  As I am not much of a knitter, I can't tell you all the tricks to this craft, but I have observed a couple of consistancies that seem to apply to all mochimochi.  Each finished piece is very tiny.  Many mochimochis are shown next to a penny or quarter.  The other consistancy is that every piece has two black dots for eyes.  Even the bathtub and each soap bubble have two little black dots for eyes. 

Well, I'm on to my crocheted cell phones.  I'll leave the mochimochi to better knitters than I am.  But they are fun to look at.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Never Boring

Some people think I live a simple life, and in some respects, maybe I do.  But I always find something to watch, something to learn, something new to keep me thinking and my hands busy.

I work in a library ( I LOVE books!).  I keep a garden and care for one husband and two slightly neurotic dogs.  I do my best to keep an older house in repair, work a garden, and play with many forms of yarn art (for which read crafts).  I like to read and write.  I've actually managed to get published twice.  Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy But True Laws is a picture book for children about amazingly dumb laws that passed various state legislatures.  Jim Brandon's Adventures contains two complete stories about three boys who get into situations as boys do.  Both can be found at Amazon.com.

I started crocheting at 14.  My grandmother sat by me and patiently taught me how to make a granny square.  My first square turned out to be a triangle, but Grandma did not laugh at me, so I kept practicing until I became quite good at it. 

My love of all things yarn moved on to a brief fling with knitting, followed by weaving on small looms.  My brother made me an inkle loom which I currently keep in constant use. I've made a rug on the legs of a cardtable and another on a hula hoop.

No, my life is never boring.  I'll share more later.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi