I. DID. IT.
I finally taught myself how to make the little urchin crocheted rocks designed by Margie. You may remember that I have a couple of these already, but I really wanted to learn to make these myself. This whole crochet process feels a little like I've learned a new language, much the same as I felt back when I learned to knit many years ago. The learning curve is big, but no match for my determination. Folks, if you could have heard the profanity or seen me hunched over, little old lady style, with reading glasses and a strong light pointed to my hands, you would be as happy as my family is that I finally figured this little project out. The smaller, darker rock on the left in the photo above, was my first try. It came out a little wonky, and too loose for the rock. But I perservered. The middle rock was made with thinner yarn (if that's even possible), from the skein on the left that I picked up thrifting (Goodwill wasn't sure what to charge me for it, we settled on 20 cents). That one was tighter which was great, and slightly more uniform, but I still wasn't quite flowing with the pattern. Then the one on the right? Bingo! Its tight, uniform, and about as close to the pattern as I can get.
Today I am planning to purchase yarn that isn't yellow. This one will be given to a family member for Christmas who will appreciate the color.
Hillary's Clara and Nutcracker
Maybe next year I'll try quilling.
Hope you guys are well. Remember these still time to enter your name in the giveaway!
