Vintage Crochet Project

This is what i do when i get hit by a car and have to rest and not move around:
I crochet a huge decorative throw for the couch!

I found the pattern in a Dutch vintage crochet magazine and it was meant to be a large round tablecloth.
But who says you cannot place a tablecloth on the couch and call it a throw?

The final piece measures almost 35" in diameter, so you know i've spent quit a few hours working on it! When i start a project like this, at first i think i will never get to the end, but then when its finished i know i'll miss working on it.
Stitch found his way into the picture. He likes to have his picture taken. Still wearing his NY Yankee shirt. Did you see him celebrating when they won the world series?
PS I got my MRI scan results and there are fractures in my pelvis and from my pelvis to my hip. That explains why my recovery is taking such a long time! Not fun.
Labels: crochet, vintage crafts







i've been working on some this and thats here and there. yes i'm actually getting crafty creative again. makes me really happy and i didn't have the change to do it a lot the last couple of months. missed it.
this is the start of an oversized pillow for the new apartment. i know i had to get more yarn so maybe it will end up as just a large pillow instead of really oversized like i intend. we'll see how far the yarn i got will take me.

I couldn't fix the needles, but did manage to untangle all the yarn.
Haven't done any crochet-ing in a while. Getting back in to it with some basic stitches. Planning on making something not so basic with it. Well, maybe, but at least something i never did with crochet before.
I couldn't take my eyes of the
Well, hello there.
Help! I've got half a personality!

Some might have already read it, but I'm working on learning how to crochet. As a little girl i have picked up a crochet hook maybe once or twice, but didn't get any further then making circles. Then somewhat over a year ago i tried again. Didn't get any further than this 



