Well, I didn’t finish the slippers. But they’ll be there for later on, another occasion. I read yesterday on a blog (please forgive me, I don’t remember which blog as I randomly scanned many) - this woman had a gift bag for some of her knitting - kinda like my Dulaan bag. And you know? That sounds like a darned good idea :)
Anyways, since there aren’t slippers, there’s this:
...and this to go along with it :)
Nothing particularly fancy or special, but cute, I think, in a kind of Fiesta ware sort of way :) I really, really wanted to do something and crochet (my first craft-language) goes very, very quickly for me. I dug out a couple of balls of Spotlight cotton, experimented for an hour and then went to work. So now there’s a mat for the bowl and a rug for the mug too :) In fact I enjoyed that so much, I might try to think of another crochet project to work on. Heheh - I guess I’ve recovered from making Myria’s afghan.
The entrelac afghan is coming along and remains an entertaining knit. I’m going to have to slip half its stitches onto another needle so I can get an idea of its actual size, well, width actually. The length is currently undetermined :) I must say, it’s a nice, well behaved little thing - sitting quietly off to the side when I’m not working on it. Myria’s afghan tended to be a bit of a trouble-maker and a floozy :) Although, now that I think of it, she resides quietly now, no problems, no obstreperousness, no leaving her colors all over the house. Perhaps all she needed was to be completed - in which case, it’s a good thing she only took me four days to do!
Oh yeah - I’ve been playing with patterns and lace-weight in my head :) A few things are beginning to separate themselves from the chaos and maybe that’s something to work on this weekend!
Have a good one!
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The pattern on the mug and bowl made me think of flannel pajamas. The mats were maddingly familiar. Thank goodness you mentioned Fiestaware following the picture, else I’d have had that in my head all weekend. Have a good one!
Aarlene - Yeah - they are kind of like that, now that you mention it. Cozy, comfy flannel PJs :)
Oh, those little kitty dishes are so cute.
very cute.
Idea-I saw cute cat/pet dishes, with a mat. The mat was woven from discarded plastic bags so it could be rinse with water or throw away when dirty. Bet you could crochet a mat from grocery bags.
Heh. Crochet is my “native” language for crafting, too. And I *know* you can crochet garbage bags and grocery bags, Kim. And now that you mention it, that sounds like a wonderful idea for under the litter box. I wonder if my kids’ claws would shred it before it lived a useful life?
Kim - Yup, I have run into the grocery bag idea as well and I can imagine all kinds of things it might be useful for :)
Colleen - Under the litter box is a great idea. I bet it wouldn’t shred out very quickly. Might also be a thought for transporting things like damp towels and wet bathing suits…come the proper season, of course :)
Pam - Thanks! She loved them :)
I love the kitty dishes…the last pic is great! Hope you have a nice weekend. It just started snowing here. We are in the 4 to 7 range…nice knitting weather.
Maureen - That last picture is the kitty in the bottom of the bowl. Wouldn’t that be a fun thing to eat your cereal or soup down to?
