Today's sketch is of my beautiful blue crochet hook. It is not my favorite to actually work with, but because it is like looking at a Jolly Rancher candy in the form of a crochet hook, I keep it around, together with it's sisters & brothers all in vibrant, sweet, juicy colors as well. Here is what it looks like in real life:
If you looked at the final sketch closely, then you will have seen a drawing (or semblance thereof) of the typical patterns used in crochet. I find them fascinating objects in their own right. Although I like to see the crocheted piece all done up in yarn, somehow it never captures my imagination like the pattern schematics do.
I have been working with the new Rowan yarn called Denim. It is a very soft cotton that supposedly should shrink and the color wear off just like a pair of Levi's 501 jeans. If it does work, I will be swooning.
Before I go, I want to do a shout-out to Melissa P., Penny, Sheri, Carole, Denise, Elizabeth, and of course, Alicia. I am working on your postcards. I am totally hooked on them. It is too bad one couldn't make a career out of sending handmade postcards to people. If you could, that would be a great job to have. In the comment section of my last post, Alicia came up with the awesome idea of starting a postcard circle. I am going to give that some serious thought as I believe the whole thing could be really cool. I will be thinking of it while working on the postcards. Give me a few days (at least) to make your postcards, as this is the last week of homeschooling (Hooray!). I am having a blast working on them. I wonder if I should show them here, on the blog, before mailing them, or show them after I am sure you all have received them. Either way, what is most important is that I am "on it".
One last thing, I have to share with you that I am GREEN with envy about. You HAVE to go to Alicia's blog and see what she got today. Stop reading and go look. The blood coursing through my veins turned green - totally green- when her blog popped up on my screen. If you have an "in" with Santa, let him know I want one.
Carolina
You did a great job with those air bubbles in the crochet hook! And the translucent quality of the acrylic. Excellent. (I always find those diagrams confusing. I learned to read old fashioned crochet patterns and I can't get my brain around the diagram business. Probably because it's too busy running amok with other ideas.)
A postcard circle sounds fun! Great idea, Alicia!
Posted by: Melissa P | 05/28/2011 at 09:50 PM
Your painting is so vibrant and I am so fascinated by how you make it look like that crochet hook! Speaking of green and crochet....I want to learn crochet like you want a chicken! Have a great day. Looking forward to the post card, but no rush here, Canada Post is having negotiation issues......
Posted by: Penny | 05/28/2011 at 11:21 PM
I can't wait to get my post card :)
Great analogy with the jolly ranchers :) Clear vibrant colors, like that of your crochet hook, and when Apple comes out with multi colors of their products, really make me happy. Don't you notice though that they always look even more spectacular when they are all together? Once taken away, I run into the dilemma of which color I would like on its own.
Don't even get me started on how much I love Chickens! We had them growing up, and they were a blast to have. My husband also raised them as a kid, so we have a mutual chicken love :)
Posted by: Elizabeth Mackey | 05/29/2011 at 07:22 PM
The crochet hook turned out really well! Those air bubbles must have been challenging! I love the look of crochet patterns, too! This reminds me of Dumbledore in the 6th (?) Harry Potter book saying he's fascinated with knitting instructions ... ;-) :-)
My family had chickens when I grew up, my uncle still has some. It will spoil any other eggs than free range happy chicken eggs for you!
Posted by: Eva | 05/30/2011 at 04:23 AM