Oh. Did I say tequila sunrise? I meant to say California sunrise. Mr. Gadget and I are now at the Calcondo for a couple of months and he took this lovely picture this morning before I got up. I've settled into my normal west-coast self, which means I'm slow getting up and have very little motivation to anything that remotely resembles a chore. This morning I sat on the couch with my iPad and my coffee and watched him wash windows. He's what you'd call a go-getter, and it's amazing when you realize how long we've made a go of it.
But I do have plans and some of them involve chores. Others involve crafts. My needle-felting fiber is sitting nicely in a box waiting for me. My hat project has been progressing, although slowly. I've had to do some ripping out and reworking in order to get the size I want. Once I get it figured out I'll make more just like it. They're great to work on while watching TV. Although, I can't work on anything during Downton Abbey and Doc Martin. I've missed them. Have you?
I checked the website of the local senior center to see if they have a knitting group. They do. And they also have something called an open crafts workshop. That sounds intriguing. I hope the ladies are friendly there. It's always hard to barge in on a new group when you don't know anyone, but I've had some practice. It usually takes a few weeks to learn names. I'll be friendly and hopefully they'll be friendly back. And I'll be sure to remember the most important rule of joining in with a new group: Don't be a know-it-all. I'll keep my lip zipped--even when it's obvious someone is terribly off-base....
As mentioned before, I'm now into crochet mode. It happens after the holidays. Usually it's knitting mode I'm into in January, but this being a leap year I decided to change things up. Ruts aren't good and I'm prone. This one is a very simple beanie done in half double crochets.
I made this one using two yarns held together. It worked up a little bigger than the first one, so I'll keep it for myself since I have big hair--and much more than I really need. Mr. Gadget isn't so lucky, but he continues to refuse my donor offers.
I used Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice for this one. It's just one strand but has a pretty color effect. For the edge I did a crab stitch. I first used this stitch on the dust mop sweater I made for Big City Girl long ago (I wonder how many dust bunnies it has collected by now?) It's done by single crocheting backwards. It takes a little getting used to but makes a very pretty edge.
The yarn for this navy blue one is Cascade 220. After I finished the crocheting I realized it was much too big. So I felted it. And then it was too small. So now it's a basket. But that's ok because I have lots of odds and ends that usually land in a basket somewhere here in the Treehouse. I suppose I could store my K-cups in it. That's a great idea. I wonder how I ever thought of that.....
