Throwback Thursday: crochet bracelet pocket

On By CarynIn Craft, throwback

In August of 2016 I was in the throes of crocheting bracelets and anklets with small pockets. It started with being annoyed at my fitness tracker on my wrist. When I walked, I was pushing a stroller and my steps weren’t being counted because my arms weren’t swinging. I had the idea that I could put the tracker on my ankle, but there weren’t any bands big enough to go around, so I crocheted one. I had friends ask for one, so I made a bunch and started to sell them.

Photo description: eleven crocheted and braided bracelets with button closures and small mesh pockets made from pearlized cotton in various colors and lengths
Photo description: closeup of the pocket, with a key inside, quarter on one side for scale, and a fitness tracker on the other side
Photo description: bracelet shown closed

The problem with the crocheted cotton was that cotton stretches with time, and each strap was crocheted to size with no adjustment. The button also wasn’t a reliable closure. Sometimes brushing against furniture would pop the anklet open. I sold a few, but after the design problems became apparent, stopped making them.

I missed my anniversary

On By CarynIn art
Photo description: number 7 in yellow wool on a background of green dyed wool

Happy 7th anniversary to my blog, a couple days late. One of the traditional gifts for a 7th anniversary is wool, so I grabbed some off my counter (yes, really) and staged a photo. I also realized that I have four in-process spinning projects at the moment. Hm. I’m not going to count the number of other works in process, let’s just say that it is over three.

Terrarium redo

On By CarynIn Flora, Garden

The mossarium I made in a case was not doing well. I tried adding a plant light and it was too much for some of the moss. After six months of steady decline, I decided to clean out the container and put in something else. I have a young African violet that I received from a friend that currently fits.

Photo description: small African violet sitting in a leaf shaped tea light saucer on a variety of rocks and stones inside a closed glass terrarium

She had an adventure

On By CarynIn Cats, photography

Izzy the calico cat is kept indoors, except for the catio. She is allowed in the yard under supervision, but is not allowed outside the fence. She protests to this gilded cage, but she is an urban princess and not prepared for the things that live in our woods. Still she tries, and did manage to slip out the door when I was distracted. I only found out when I let the dog out and she came sauntering back in covered in dust. She was quite pleased with herself. When I checked the trail cam, there were photos of her adventure, all the way out behind the chicken coop.

Photo description: calico cat with collar in the fall leaves by a wooden step
Photo description: calico cat on the steps looking across the meadow at the neighbor’s cat

The pictures didn’t show any encounters with other critters. The series stopped after the one where she spotted another cat.

Zero peeking

On By CarynIn photography
Photo description: bronze giraffe sculpture with its head sticking through a digital zero from a cropped screen shot from an iPhone with the liquid glass update and a dynamic screen saver

This gave me a chuckle when I looked at my phone. It isn’t perfect, but the AI attempt was surprising. My lock screen is set to show random pictures of my kids, and usually the program stretches the numbers and tucks them behind the head of my eldest, who is tallest. I enjoy seeing the different presentations of the current time digitally inserted into glimpses of past times. On this particular grab from the folder of the past, the app floated the numbers way above my kids’ heads (not shown because I don’t post their faces on this blog), but dimmed the bottom corner of the number zero to show the head of a giraffe statue. The way it chose to not reveal the neck and just one ear makes the giraffe look like it is putting its head through the number. Ha.