It's Hot, Hot, Hot! Let's Crochet!!

Hey Blog Buddies,

Yes, it's true.  I've been crocheting.  With mohair.   My quilt guild is having its yearly boutique in November, and since I really don't have the temperament to block out a whole month to devote to making things to sell (like some people do--I admire them!), I've got to start pretty early.  I do a little here and a little there.  Fortunately, the items don't need to be quilted, just hand-made.  So I started with something easy (for me): crochet.  Most of this was done last week, when the temperature here was in the 100's (F), but it was very cool inside the house, which was where I was hiding from the weather.

Animal cruelty!

The yarn I used for this was Patons Divine,

only 10.5% mohair, but it felt and acted like mohair--

not the easiest to work with--

it kept catching on my crochet hook.

Oh yes, that white fabric peeking out from under the scarf

is the t-shirt I wrapped around Molly's neck

so she wouldn't shed all over my crocheted creation!

Don't worry, she got a nice treat afterwards

to compensate her for her time and humiliation.

Here is the same pattern, different yarn:

The pattern is really simple and works up quickly:

just chains and double crochets ("filet crochet").

This yarn is Sensations Angel Hair Stripe,

an acrylic/wool/nylon blend.

It was a dream to work with after the mohair.

It's very fuzzy, too, but you can't see that

in this photo.

I've also been sewing: lots and lots of ort bags,

one for each person who comes to our guild's

Ukrainian embroidery workshop.

I'll take a photo of my "ort bag pyramid"

after they're all done.

See my prototype ort bag here.

There has been some holiday stitching, too,

(on 40-count linen!)

which I'll share with you during the Theme-a-licious update.

Hope you get a chance to stitch today...

...thanks for visiting!