Crochet?!?!?

This past week I took a beginning crochet class from Becky, the Crochet Mistress. She is zergoot. It was so much fun to try something different. So I practiced on a rectangle, back and forth with single , half double and double crochet. It got to be kind of boring. But you know me, there are times when I get bored easily.

Thought that I would try something else. Picked out a handspun yarn and tried to decide if you started a hat from the top down or the bottom up. Thought top down was the way to go. And so I went. And now I would like to unveil my first ever crocheted hat. Tadaaaaaaaaaaa.




I like it. What do you think? My sweet Paul says that an artist needs a floppy hat. Don't know if this is large on the floppy scale. But, it will work.

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Now, I will go dye some more roving. I'm off to Harveyville this weekend for a spinning class with Jacey Boggs of Insabordiknits. What great fun that will be. I'll let you know how it was. Pics and all.

Shall I take my hat?

Scarf on dog

See scarf on dog. See dog walk away.














Tada, this is the best that it is going to be.

roving to go go

"Roving in wheels go
round and round
to your town."

I've been dying to show you the new rovings that I have dyed. Roving is such a magical thing. What could it grow up to be? So much potential, so much joy.
It could be spun, needle felted, nuno felted or hand felted, woven or knitted or crocheted. If it is spun, what kind of yarn does it or you want it to be? Roving will become what you want it to be.



As you can tell, I am totally into the possibilities of roving. It takes color beautifully and it's fluffy and soft. Reach out and touch through the screen right now. See it really is fluffy and soft.
I think that I will knit a scarf from roving this week. That is what I want it to become for me.


Knit well & love greatly, Deb.