The Happy Hooker
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Holly and her friend Patty wanted to start a knitting group so we all got together last Sunday afternoon and each worked on our own projects. I would like to knit/crochet more, but I am lazy and don't make myself do it enough. This is a good excuse and I finally started and finished something I was supposed to have done for Christmas! *gawd I suck*
I brought every knitting/crocheting magazine and book that I own and we leafed through a bunch looking for fun patterns. DG's coworkers recently sent him home with Stitch and Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker. It was written by the same ladies that did Stitch and Bitch The Knitters Handbook. There are so many great patterns in there. I particularly like the red cowboy hat shown on the front cover. That may be my next project. After of course a call to mom, a cry for help, and a needy whine that goes something like Muuuummmmmy!
I am better at crocheting than knitting, though not v. good at either. I tend to go for the super easy X10 projects such as potholders, or scarves (extended potholders) or ipod holder (potholders folded in half). The largest item I ever made was a baby blanket for a friend. It truly was my piece de resitance.
By AllBeehive Wednesday, April 05, 2006
3 Comments:
Cool, now I feel better about the hat for my mother-in-law's x-mas present that I just finished last month!
There are a lot of knitting groups around here, now that Claire is bottlefed, I should get Janet to babysit so I can get out of the house once a week. I have plans to make 4 christmas stockings, but also a tendency to start many projects without finishing them. I haven't even finished a finger puppet I was working on. Sad.
it is a bit of a challenge to teach knitting or crocheting over the phone....
Amy, I know what you mean! I go through phases where I crochet every day for a month, and then I wear myself out and can't stand to pick up a hook for awhile.
Mom, what are you talking about? You are a v. patient explainer over the phone. "Now loop the thingy onto the back of the other thingy, pull through, loop over, double though that one part, and that's it." What's so hard about that?
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