The Velvet Craftblog

I feel so productive.  I bound off the Mother’s Day Scarf around 10am.  It gave me absolute fits while blocking.  I wanted to block it pretty aggressively, since there’s a large acrylic content.  I used every pin I have and about 20 safety pins.  Its still a tad damp, so I’m leaving it pinned to the bed until morning.  I’ll sleep in the guest bed tonight.  I went grocery shopping after pinning the scarf, when I got back I started working on the second Toe Up sock and finished that too!  I’m not crazy about the socks, the toes are baggy.  But they’ll be in shoes so I guess that doesn’t matter. I’m so stoked with myself.  Two FO’s in one day, I hope it means I’m going to have good luck or something.

Mother's Day Scarf

NaturallyCaron.com Spa, Color – Misty Taupe, US7 needles.

First Toe Up Socks

Red Heart, Heart and Sole sock yarn, Spring Stripe, US2 double pointed needles.

Melon Doily

Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread, color Melon, 1.5mm hook

Lots of yucky spots in this ball that I had to cut out.  Weaving in lots of ends on a doily is not fun, at all.  Started March 20, 2009 – Finished March 23, 2009.

Don’t like this one, at all.  Variegated colors do not lend themselves well to doilies.  Which I knew.  But this poor ball really, really wanted to be a pineapple doily.  I tried to convince it to be an evening bag, but it wasn’t listening.  Finally, I just let it be what it wanted and…well…much like teenagers that don’t listen to advice, things just didn’t turn out well.

Pineapple Doily in Ocean Ombre

Starlight Doily

Pretty good considering I can barely see what the hell I’m doing.

Starlight Doily
Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread, color Violet
1.6mm hook