Crocheted cap sleeve, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
I figured out how to add crochet sleeves to a blouse this week, see above. If school doesn’t start back soon, every single item of clothing in this house is going to be crocheted upon. Yes, everything. Even shoes are fair game, it seems….
I saw the school bus yesterday, testing its route. We’re getting close. My wrists may yet survive the summer (but bowling last night didn’t help).
Freeform crochet scarf, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
Yes, it’s meant to look like that… yup, I made it like that on purpose. It’s my first stab at freeform crochet, a fun use for random bits and pieces of leftover yarn. It’s like crochet sculpture…or crochet collage…
Grey Sweater, after, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
I had a thrifted grey sweater that I liked in a lot of ways–scoop neck, nice weight and texture. But it didn’t fit, not even close. So….. I cut it open up the center, and cut open both sleeves from shoulder to cuff, then filled crochet in the gaps–different stitches, thrifted yarns, didn’t really have a plan going in, just kept adding until I liked the look and fit, then closed them all. I’m really, really happy with the outcome–it fits comfortably and it’s completely personal and unique–yeah! Now I have to dig in the basket of refashioning candidates for more crochet projects….bwahahaha…
Crocheted hat, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
Made this in the last few days–just messing around. (The “flower” is just an earlier attempt at a circle that went wobbly, for example.) It’s big enough for an adult, for me, but I think it’s best suited to an eight-year-old. So daughter wore it tonight at the fireworks on the beach–we figured she couldn’t easily get lost in a crowd in a hat like this!
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