Crocheting | Volume I, Issue 5
Alright. Some of you know already, I broke down and bought a pack yesterday. Know that I finished that pack and haven’t had a cigarette yet today. My body seems to be giving me two different reactions this morning. I can feel a sensitive energy between my shoulder blades. That’s my desire to smoke. It’s cold, piercing. Then there are the cells of my body. I can feel them rejoice – especially my lungs. It feels weird. Almost like being happy, yet completely on edge at the same time.
Crocheting
I’ve been crocheting since I was eight years old. My mother taught me, because I wouldn’t stop begging her. And could you imagine how it was for a right handed young person to learn from a lefty? It was fun, that’s for sure. I learned a lot from watching. How to hold the needle right. How to make my stitches the right size. She also taught me how to read a pattern in books on crocheting.
Every couple of months I pick up a needle and yarn and start weaving a new project in my head. Right now, I have a lot of loose yarn ends. I know I’m making a hippie shawl with it, but I’m undecided who for. If I end up liking this design (which I am making up as I go), then I may have to write the pattern down and replicate with better colors.
I suppose you thought I was going to be talking about how to crochet today. Sorry to disappoint you. Just intended to talk about crocheting. I only have one sister who crochets as well. Sandra used to crochet, a long time ago with the rest of us. Rosanna crochets like crazy. Or…at least she used to. She’s starting to say that she can’t crochet anymore. It makes me sad she has to give up something she loves so much. I don’t do it very often, but I’m happy to have a creative task I can focus on with ease, then turn out some beautiful items.
My favorite project I’ve ever done is a popcorn aphgan in electric pink and sour apple green for Rhiannon. Alas, there are no pictures of it. Maybe Rhiannon can do one up someday. The blanket now resides on her bitty couch in all it’s bright colored glory. And this is the jumping off point for the day.
Randomness | Joey | 
18 June 2009 12:31 PM
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