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Yes, I’m still crocheting but not writing much about it these days (those YouTube videos sure are handy when you’re in a writing slump).

New Freeform Crochet Online Exhibit

But I had to come out of writer hibernation to let you know that the International Freeform Crochet Fiberarts Guild has a new online show featuring the work of many of its members, including yours truly!

The theme this year is “Four Seasons.”  We were asked to create pieces using any kind of fiber art to represent the four seasons.  Some artists did a piece for each season; others concentrated on one season; still others did two or more.  Since Hawaii only has two seasons, I chose to do two small handbags representing the rainy season and summer.

I’m really pleased with the gray and green rainy season purse, probably because I used a variety of yarns in the flap.  The summer purse is ok, and I debated whether I should make another one, but just didn’t get around to doing it.

In any event, please check out the exhibit to see all of the wonderful creations.

A Confession

Ok, let me get this off my chest.  I have mostly been knitting for the past few months.  I have mentioned in several posts that I am working on the Barbara Walker (nope, no relation) Learn-to-Knit Afghan, thinking it would help me learn a few more knitting skills for the few times that I pick up the needles.  And I have to say, I’ve learned a lot and am now not quite so intimidated by the intricate patterns I see in all those knitting mags.

Then I decided  it would be a gift for an upcoming celebration (don’t want to say too much until it’s sent) and realized I’d better get cracking and finish it.  So I am down to the last three of 63 blocks after which I will put a crochet border around all of them, sew the blocks together, crochet a border around the whole thing, machine wash and dry it (ain’t acrylic great!!), and then send it off.  Once I do, I’ll post photos of the completed afghan.

Until Next Time …

Next post, I’ll talk about how I created the rainy season purse.

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