My crochet thread in Dark Pansy colors, newly ordered from the Peaches and Creme website arrived on the front porch in a terrible snowstorm.
It’s like a teaser for Spring, the colors.
The first things I made from it were bookmarks.
One with straight edges for the daughter of a friend, whose favorite colors are purple and gold.
The other, a crocheted cross to tuck into a sympathy card for the mother of a son passed away too young, just a few years older than my own. I hadn’t seen the kid since he was in high school, and from reading his obituary, it looked like he was getting his life on track.
As is my custom, I got the bookmarks wet and stretched them out on a cardboard, with straight pins to hold them flat in place. This makes them dry into a position ready to go into a book.
The cross stretched too far.
With closer inspection, I come to the conclusion that I wove in a tail of the thread, then clipped it too close, which nicked the actual crocheted stitch. Getting it wet and tugging on it caused a whole bunch in the center to loosen.
That cross pattern is a real bear to follow and get it to looking good. I didn’t have the fortitude to make another too quickly, so I decided to make another straight one from a pattern I carry in my head cuz I’ve worked it so often.
Anyway, I’m glad to have found a good website for cotton thread and yarn, and it’s all Made in the USA.
And for those folks who so often admire my work,
this is picture proof that I still do have goofs.
~~love and Huggs, Diane
Hi Diane,
I love your book marks! Very nice…but sorry that cross came apart!
Hope you’re all over your flu- all of your family!
Junie
Ouch! I sympathize! (been there-done something very similar!) Isn’t it usually the ones that you’ve spent the most time on that decide to come apart, not the ones that were simple/took little time/effort? Very nice color run on that cotton-makes me think of Spring and Crocus’s (crocusi? whatever the plural of those cute little flowers are!!!)
Glad you’re feeling better; hope your whole family is, too.
Hugs;
Pammie
your only human and we do make mistakes.
they are so pretty!
My son is enjoying the bookmark you gave me while he reads his chapter books.
Thank You Dear Ones for your kind comments and Get Well Wishes!
Yes, we are feeling better, although Husband still has a frequent cough coming up from his chest.
I accepted a TA Sub position for tomorrow,
one I have worked before and know it to be fairly easy does it
Aw, that’s sweet of you, Caroline to loan out the rainbow bookmark. You are quite welcome for it. I have so much fun knowing stuff I do is appreciated.
I’m glad your son is so into reading.
Our Walmart where I buy my fabric and yarn is phasing out their fabric. I don’t know if that means they’ll no longer carry yarn or not, but I do know they’ve really cut back on what they have available. We don’t have many other options for buying yarn in my area so I may have to resort to buying my yarn online. Walmart does have some Peaches and Cream cotton yarn but it’s a very limited selection.
Too bad about your bookmark. That cross pattern does look like a bugger to work.
Hugs,
Diane
You really do beautiful work and I know the book marks will be treasured by all who receive them. I love the spring colors.
I love your colors, they are our school colors and your book marks made me smile.