Tag: crochet

Throwback Thursday: Memory slip

On By CarynIn Craft, Wildlife

As I was scrolling through old photos I came across a mystery in May 2016. My memory is full of holes, which is why I take pictures and write in a journal. I found a picture that I had no memory of taking, or why. Here is what I think happened in April 2016. I crocheted a basket with cotton variegated yarn around a rope core as an experiment.

Photo description: olive, teal, and white variegated cotton crocheted basket
Photo description: closeup of basket showing a rope core under the crochet stitches

Two weeks later I have a picture of this same basket lashed to a branch as a makeshift nest for baby birds.

Photo description: baby birds in a nest inside the same crocheted basket

I don’t recognize the car in the background. The tree is not a live oak, which was the only kind of tree we had at the time in our yard, but the grass is St Augustine which was common in our neighborhood. The side walk configuration suggests a front yard. I did not write about the basket or the birds in my journal. What? So maybe it is not my story. I’m thinking a neighbor had a bird nest fall down and I offered my basket as a substitute nest. Maybe?

I do wonder what happened to those young birds and if the nest repair was accepted by the parents. Hm.

Throwback Thursday: crocheted helmet

On By CarynIn Craft, throwback

In March of 2016 I crocheted and embroidered a Roman military helmet with face guard for my sister, who teaches ancient history.

Photo description: yellow crocheted hat with face guard and red crest in the style of a ancient military helmet

I did not record my sources, so am not sure what specific style I was emulating, if any. It did amuse me greatly to make it.

Throwback Thursday: cup holders

On By CarynIn Craft

In December 2015 I was crocheting cup holders, and even went as far as designing packaging.

Photo description: front of a crocheted cup holder on flat paper “cup” that says “Cup Cozy” with a diagonal striped rainbow cozy (serendipitous pooling)
Photo description: back of the same cup cozy with flaps to hold the crochet in place
Photo description: stacks of different colored cup cozies

I made these as teacher gifts for my kid’s teachers, which is why the back “to” and “from” are blank, so we could decide later which went to whom.

Cup Cozies are a good way to use up scrap cotton yarn.

Throwback Thursday: pumpkin cover

On By CarynIn Craft, Uncategorized

In October of 2015 there was a pumpkin display at the school library. The pumpkins couldn’t be carved because of the smell and mess, but could be painted or decorated. My youngest was very into Splat the Cat, so I crocheted a cover.

Photo description: Splat the Cat crocheted pumpkin cover

To get the fur, once the crocheted form was done, I brushed it with a boar bristle brush to raise the fibers. It worked quite well. The ears are also crocheted then brushed, with pink felt glued inside. The eyes are ping pong ball halves with green doll safety eyes installed. The nose is a safety nose on gray felt with an embroidered mouth, and hot glued inside place.

The best part is that the cover can be removed and reused.

Throwback Thursday: crocheted dog vest

On By CarynIn Craft, dog
Photo description: Griffin the dog wearing a crocheted striped dog vest

In October of 2015 I crocheted our dog Griffin a sweater because we thought he would be cold outside with his single coat of fur. I made stripes and crocheted in the round. It came out a little snug and getting him in and out of it wasn’t fun for anyone. Turned out he didn’t care about the cold at all. I always meant to make him another bigger sweater in Gryffindor colors, because that would be funny, but he was just as happy without.

Yeah, scrolling through old pictures was a kick in the gut this time. Lots of pictures of pets that are no longer with us.