I have a long history in fiber crafting which began at around 6 years of age when my great-aunts taught me to crochet. My maternal grandmother had three sisters, including a set of twins, Elsie and Eleanor. I only recently discovered that their names on the original paperwork when they came through Ellis Island in 1921 were Elsa and Ilona. They were what was known as “mirror twins” as Eleanor was left-handed and Elsie was right-handed. It was interesting learning to crochet from them. Since I am left-handed, I learned to sit next to Eleanor but across from Elsie. That way the orientation of the stitches made proper sense to me. I believe this experience helped me to develop my skills and abilities in a way that still helps me today. In the years since I moved on to hand embroidery, quilting, knitting, paper quilling, ceramic painting, bead crochet, bead knitting, polymer clay, Zentangle, and gourd crafting. Who knows what will spark my interest at any given time?
Like many crafters I know, I have lots of UFO's (un-finished objects) hanging around in my house, in many drawers and boxes and bags and closets, all in various stages of completion. Sometimes it seems to me that there must be at least 10,000 of them, although I know that surely must be an exaggeration! My hope is to post here frequently, including a photo and description of either a completed project or a current in-process project or even a long-standing UFO. I hope to inspire and spark creativity and enjoyment. If I were to post just one project every single day, 10,000 projects will keep this blog going for over 27 years!
Today I am working on a knitted purse from a pattern I found on www.knitty.com which is based on an 1840's pattern. It's called Big D-mn Pineapple and I am really enjoying it so far. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn, but I found a lighter lace weight hand-dyed bamboo yarn that is so soft it is a joy to knit with.
On the left is a picture of the yarn I chose and the beginnings of my project, which starts at the top of the pineapple leaves. On the right is a picture of what the completed projected is supposed to look like when it is finished.
I will post more on this project as it progresses, but it may be a little while before you see it again. I do have a lot of other goodies to share in future bloggings.
Peace in creativity,
Meryl
Me, too, Caryn, I can't wait to see it completed as well. I have been working on it, a little bit here, a little bit there, in between all of my other nine thousand, nine hundred, ninety nine other projects! Thanks for the encouragement. It really helps.
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