Growing up, I’d seen my grandmother knit or crochet a few Afghan blankets and footies, but I didn’t learn to crochet myself until I went to boarding school and I housed with girls who would sit around making blankets when they weren’t doing chores or homework. They taught me how to crochet a granny square, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crochet’
Knit Picker
Posted in Crochet, Knit, tagged Alison, Alyssa, Crochet, friends, Knit on March 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Turtle Head is Pokin’ Out or The Hatcher in the Rye
Posted in Crochet, History, Philosophy, Science, tagged animals, childhood, Crochet, Rock, Rockwell on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Around about 1979 or 80 our mother went out with a fellow with connections. His arms were connected to his shoulders, his legs were connected to his hips, and his head was connected to his neck. If memory serves me. So anywho, I go out to get on the school bus after school lets out [...]
Rockwell: Advanced
Posted in Crochet, Electives, Psychology, tagged Crochet, Rockwell, Zia on February 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I invited Zia over for dinner yesterday because we hadn’t seen each other in at least a week and I still had a nice turkey in the freezer to thaw. She came over shortly after noon and noticed the amigurumi animals I’ve been making since November. I do not enjoy making these little buggers and [...]
