January 13th, 2009
So I finally figured out what to do with this amazing yarn I got from that “other” yarn boutique, Purl, and, here we go. Decision well made, I think. I can’t remember the exact brand name, but it had a picture of a sheep named Andy on it, which caused me to subconsciously create backup plan D, in which I forsake the gritty New York life in exchange for a nice piece of land where I too can raise my own Andy with an endless supply of fantastically colored yarn at my disposal with which to create the yet-unrealized masterpieces of my life! It is expensive, but can one really put a price-tag on this kind of inspiration? Or coloring?
http://crochetme.com/patterns/basic-fingerless-mittens, pretty easy gloves. Made them in a plainer, albeit classer color for my mother dearest. Not quite as awesome, but certainly pretty.
Also worth noting: they look really fabulous with my nails.
PS. For all you other manic, obsessive types out there, I have discovered the joys of sewing/quilting. Whiling away the wee hours of the night sewing endless tiny strips together is as good as it gets. More on that to come.
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January 12th, 2009
Tonight I was in a bit of a rut, so decided to whip out the trusty Pretty Puffs Slouch Hat pattern, and make myself a hat but without the puffs. I realize now what a wise decision that was. You see, I then spent a good hour and a half “in the zone” – stitching round after round after round with no desire to stop. I wasn’t in a crochet trance (that happens) but it felt methodical, good… I chatted a bit with Christeen and Stephanie (the knitter who we are pleased to have crashing Monday Crochet)… and sipped the last drops of my chamomile tea (which is quite tasty at The Point!)
I did have to put down my hook at 8pm, aka closing time. But that was really okay – we needed some food. So, we tried Noodle Bar, which is just down the street from the knitting cafe. I filled my belly with some fabulous shrimp wonton and went home very happy (to finish my hat).
Such good things… even on a Monday!
Tags: Hats, Monday, The Point
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January 10th, 2009
Our second Monday Crochet session was actually held on a Wednesday, which is bound to happen from time to time. I worked on a pink market bag (above) and Christeen worked on holiday present.
The market bag pattern was pretty easy to follow, though as usual, mine didn’t come out perfectly. I took it to the farmer’s market a few Saturdays ago as I was excited to test it out. The problem was that once I threw some produce in, the bag stretched like crazy. Seriously, I popped in a butternut squash and the bag almost hit the ground.
So, next time I am going to make the length of the body smaller and stitch a bit tighter (if that is even possibile-I am apparently tense and crochet too tight to begin with).
Now… We are already behind on our blogging but have lots going on (think boleros and hook cases), so stay tuned.
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December 9th, 2008
We met at The Point Knitting Cafe in Greenwich Village for our first official Monday Crochet. We made ourselves comfy at a small table towards the back of the store, where we could crochet surrounded by walls of beautiful yarn.
We were a bit slow to start working on this pattern for “fingerless mittens” or wrist warmers as we like to call them. We couldn’t help but be distracted by our lovely new environment which included a cafe full of treats. There was also a knitting class gathering behind us, which was very nice background noise. Eventually though, we settled down, stopped touching any yarn within arm’s length, and got down to business. We consulted The Bible (aka Debbie Stoller’s The Happy Hooker) to clear up some confusion on the pattern and we were on our way. Sort of.
Turns out, I was following the pattern incorrectly. So we both unraveled our rows (Christeen doing so for “solidarity purposes”) and started anew. Fueled by the delicious espresso drinks and our mad desire to crochet like pros, we plowed on, completing as many rows as we could before The Point closed it’s doors all too soon at 8pm.
We parted ways then but naturally continued working on our wrist warmers on our own. I completed one glove before turning in for the night, though I didn’t weave in the ends etc.
I’m happy with the way it came out, generally. We both agreed the bottom row came out a bit funky and believe there is a special trick we need to master in order to conquer that. We’ll hopefully take care of that this week and try something new for the next Monday Crochet.
Tags: Monday, The Point, Wrist Warmers
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December 8th, 2008
Welcome to Monday Crochet! Christeen and I are getting together every Monday to perfect our crochet skills and learn how to make super-awesome hats, gloves, bags and other really sweet stuff. We’ll be sure to share some of the fun with you on this here blog… And of course, we’ll let you know when we open up shop.
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So I finally figured out what to do with this amazing yarn I got from that “other” yarn boutique, Purl, and, here we go. Decision well made, I think. I can’t remember the exact brand name, but it had a picture of a sheep named Andy on it, which caused me to subconsciously create backup plan D, in which I forsake the gritty New York life in exchange for a nice piece of land where I too can raise my own Andy with an endless supply of fantastically colored yarn at my disposal with which to create the yet-unrealized masterpieces of my life! It is expensive, but can one really put a price-tag on this kind of inspiration? Or coloring?
