Relax and Crochet

       For relaxation I crochet, I also do it for fun and to explore my creativity!
My mother taught me to crochet when I was about 7 years old.  Yes, I did a little back then but, I really wasn't into it.  Now, I crochet a lot more and I am enjoying every minute. It has also surprised and pleased my mother that I have taken it back up, since she can't crochet as much as she used to.

I do remember about twenty-seven years ago, I decided to make a little baby jacket for my daughter.  Well, it didn't quite turn out as expected.  Truthfully, it was funny, it ended up being a jacket for one of her dolls.  I decided then and there that making items to wear was not going to work well for me.


Now,  I make afghans. I have been approached to make and sell some items but, I don't think my skills are that good, yet.

This is a ripple afghan I made for one of my granddaughters.  It is actually big enough to cover most of a queen size bed.

Another ripple afghan made for another granddaughter.  I let her pick out the colors, and I was quite pleased with the results (okay, I might have geared her to the colors I wanted to use).

I got adventurous and tried a different design.  It actually turned out the way t was supposed too. 

Okay, this project was a bit more advanced but it turned out. Unfortunately, the colors are ugly. It is yellow, sage, brown and apricot. I bet you are wondering why these particular color. First, because I already had them and secondly, I thought they looked good together. It's different, but I did it! 

This was by far the most advanced work I completed. The picture is of my sisters poodle that passed away. I finished it just after her birthday.  To say she was surprised was the least of it. She was amazed at the skill of her little sister (aww!), so much so, she decided that she was going to re-learn how to crochet herself. 

For some of my work: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1275118257649.33651.1820737763&type=1&l=2fe5a9771b