2 posts tagged “crochet”

I was feeling all accomplished and crafty when I woke up this morning, until I got an email from my friend Cassie, alerting me to the vastly superior stylings of Mr. Crochet:

I mean, seriously? I am AMAZED. I wouldn't necessarily want to wear most of this stuff out to the corner store, but as show pieces they're really impressive -- like something out of a Bjork video. (Not surprisingly, Stephane lists Bjork as a favorite artist.) I'm definitely coveting that little pink bag at the top, too. Fabulous.

For my part, I finished another shrug last night. Because of the limited amount of Goa I had on hand, it ended up being a size x-small -- it's a bit snug on me, but would look perfect on someone a bit more petite.

Green Shelly Shrug

So here's the thing: I've never had exhibitionist tendencies, and I've had consecutive monogamous relationships for the past, like, 80 years. So yesterday, during my third massage in three days, it occurred to me that more people have seen me naked this weekend than in any other 3-day period in my post-adolescent life. I'm off to number four in a few hours before flying home. What happens in the DR stays in the DR, I guess.

That light blue Malabrigo hasn't seen the light of day since I've been in the DR; in my defense, this trip has been more heavily scheduled than I'd thought it would be. Scheduled with spa appointments, sure, so no complaints here; still, I can't exactly whip out my crochet hook mid-milk bath. What I'd really like to do with it, actually, is replicate another project I'm working on in FiJi (whyyy did they discontinue FiJi and its jersey-like goodness? Waaah), but the skeins I ordered weeks ago haven't arrived yet, so I don't know if the pattern I devised is actually going to work out yet. Sigh. Sit tight, my little Malabrigo.