In February 2017 I was experimenting with my new air brush. I tried a design out on paper, then did it on a plank of wood.
For the words I used a stencil, then airbrushed in shadows.
This was a gift for a friend. I did enjoy the airbrush, but set up and clean up is an involved process, so I don’t use it often.
I switched tracks on what I am doing with the yarn remnants. I decided a need a new front door wreath, and am now making crocheted botanical elements.
This first leaf started with a chain, then I worked each side of the chain with single crochet, half-double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet to make curved sides. The stem is slip stitched.
It is a humble beginning, but I hope it will bloom into something remarkable.
It seems like single crochet in the back loop, reversing direction each row, would create the same fabric as single crochet in the front loop one row, and single crochet in the back loop the next row in the round. It does not.
In the photo above, the left brim has some ridges, but feels thin. The brim on the right is soft and squishy.
The single crochet in the back loop switching directions is vastly superior as a hat brim and honestly for any other application where warmth and comfort is needed.
Interesting.
The egg hiatus has ended and I am finding eggs in the coop again.
One egg is suspiciously smaller and lighter than the other, and makes me think that it is perhaps a Faverolle egg. It has been one month since our Black Star hen laid eggs, but it has been 10 months since I’ve found a 54g egg. Wing Ding the Black Star chicken usually lays eggs right around 60g.
It is Spring and Malt the corn snake is looking for the ladies. He is restless and traversing his cage all day, and isn’t interested in eating. He skipped this routine last year, and I was hoping that he was getting too old for the mate pursuit, but alas, no. He typically goes 4-6 weeks before he’ll eat when he gets this way, which stresses us out.
Critters and Craft 