Extra, Extra – Did you see that the current Vogue has an Alice Starmore pattern? What a treat. An A-S pattern without the hundreds of dollar expense of a kit!
Now for the C word.Yes, I’ve crossed the line into the world of crochet. In my college years someone taught me to repeat one stitch, thousands of times, until it became an afghan. Many years later, not having touched a hook, I saw this pattern and vowed to learn how to crochet properly. It’s from a Leisure Arts booklet called Color Bright Creatures. It also has patterns for afghans made up of lions, puppies, frogs, birds, turtles and adorable pink piggies.
So I found myself in a three session class at my LYS, where hopefully, I’ve learned everything I need to know to make that afghan. In the meantime, I finished this scarf, quick and easy pattern with icky chenille (no wonder it’s been discontinued) Fiesta Chinchilla silk yarn. Pretty colours but rough wormy chenille. The pattern is Float Away from the Interweave website. I added picots to the wavy points and omitted the fruit loops-esque fringe. It photographs better than it feels.
Finally, I was tagged by Nina, of Two Sicilian Chicks, with a meme. I like this one as it is short, sweet and interesting. You go to page 161 of the book you are currently reading and share sentence #5. My sentence is "I worked next to my mother-in-law, squeezing together the balls," (are you getting nervous?) "using this rice to protect more rice, that most precious of daily foods." Sentences can be funny our of context. It’s from Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. I had no idea that one in ten girls died from having their feet bound. I’m going to cop out on tagging anyone, but so many of you are readers and talk about books on your blogs, so if you’re interested, I invite you to take part in this itty-bitty meme.
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