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Let's Put the Past Behind Us

Here is the crochet scarf, finished at last:

Sadly, the photo does justice to the obnoxiousness of the colors. And because it's crocheted and not knit, it has a rather stiff and thick texture and does not wrap and drape the way a knit scarf would.

It was beneficial to do a crochet project if for no other reason than to remind myself that knitting is the superior craft (sorry to offend the crochet crowd out there...) I mentioned in a previous post that the kids are counting on afghans when they go off to college. Fortunately, I can tolerate crocheting for home accessory projects (including doilies); it's when you try to crochet a garment or personal accessory that things get ugly for me. At least that's what I'm counting on.

Comments

Now I'm looking at that and thinking: SILENT AUCTION!

No, really.

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at August 10, 2004 09:18 PM

Thanks for the comments! I think crochet is harder to turn meditative, because you almost always have to watch your hands. It is harder to crochet be feel than to knit by feel because the placement of the stitch is more difficult - which is a big part of the reason that there is no such thing as a crocheting machine. :D

Posted by: Cyndilou at August 13, 2004 09:03 AM