Love the smell of lilacs in the spring.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
scents of spring
Love the smell of lilacs in the spring.
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bamboo stitch in Tunisian crochet
I've been playing with my flexible crochet hook that makes it easier to do Tunisian crochet as I had difficulty with that long afghan (Tunisian) hook being unwieldy and cold for my hand. This flexible hook is great! So, in this latest experiment I'm using the Tunisian bamboo stitch. I've crocheted it quite tight except for the one row indicated to see which I like better. I'm sure I'll be tearing it apart as I just discovered that if I crochet an odd number for the foundation chain the stitch will be offset which is the look I was going for and couldn't figure out why my stitches looked so uniform. Always learning :).
[UPDATE: all torn out again and I've added a new stitch to alternating rows to eliminate the curl, but have been inspired to try some Romanian Point Lace creations thanks to Monika, so this will wait - lol]
This post is now linked with WIP Wednesday at The Needle & Thread Network.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
coils, ribbons or chains - call them what you like
I've been checking out this doodling craze using the Zentangle® method. I found a lot of cool doodles/tangles on a site called TanglePatterns. I'm not prepared to spend money or train to doodle as I've been doodling since I was a kid and I do my own thing with few rules when it comes to creativity. So, I created my version of a coil with a Sharpie® and then scanned, duplicated and fiddled with it in PSE 8. It reminds me of a crochet chain and was a lot of fun. I plan to doodle the designs I like and combine with my digital artistry to keep creating new pathways in my brain.
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