Kerchief Motifs - Irish Crochet Rose

Think my blog is more about Crochet, than anything else. Can't help it!!!! That's what I'm fascinated with currently ;)

An Irish Crochet Rose - the first I've ever tried in Irish Corchet

Pineapple Crochet Shawl

Finally, my wait for a self-made crochet shawl ends with this one

This pattern was a love-at-first-sight (about one & a half year ago) but it took me this long because I was reluctant to work in wool as I wanted to use it as a Jacket and not a shawl. I tried this pattern earlier with black mercerized crochet cotton (2 strands), but then after 6 rows I realized the work was half the size of what it should have been and hence discontinued.

Finally, this rainy season I felt the need for a shawl – as sweater felt too warm and lo I had the pattern and 185 grams of black wool. Think this shawl got done in 7 or 8 hours (Tuesday to Tuesday, about an hour a day).

Visit Caron’s for the Black Pineapple Crochet Shawl pattern.

A Crochet Lace

Enjoyed making this crochet lace. Spent 2 days to make a lace long enough to stitch as sleeves for a dress. But on completion, realized the colour, look & feel may not blend well with the dress.


So this lace is waiting in my Lace Collection (Box) waiting to be used; just like 2 other laces, which were started out to be Crochet Tops. Only to realize that Thread Crochet is a lot of work :( but I must say it's interesting as well.

Well, Another Chickoo Pic

This one has a different pattern. Most other Chickoo slices look like they have a Spider on them.

Long Time, No See!

Finally blogging after a long gap. Well, this post is not about something, but it's about just some random thoughts:

• So many things look such a waste of time after they are completed. Looking for meaning in what I do, which I often don't find/see.
  
• Interests change with time. Sometimes I wonder how I have not been embroidering for 3 yrs now; something I was crazy about. Then was an avid crocheter. Then a long break from crochet.
• Things change - like my internet speed - probably this is what took away the fun from blogging.

Well, out of thoughts now :)

Spider design in Chickoo

2 weeks ago, papa sliced a Chickoo (Sapota) and the structure (lines, spaces for seeds) looked like a spider

2005 Diwali Rangoli- Sanskar Bharati

Just came across this snap by chance when copying data from old CDs. I had seen this rangoli in a newspaper and wanted to try it. This is a Sanskar Bharati rangoli. They are basically free hand designs where motifs are practiced and later incorporated to form large rangolis.

Think this was drawn somewhere in November 2005 on Diwali.