Just have a couple projects that were finished in the last week or so. First up is a sewing project. I know that here in the craft ninja universe it might seem like I've been sewing a lot more than I crochet, but it's just that I've been working on bigger crochet projects that take a long time to finish, whereas I've been sewing bits and bobs. Hence this Robot wrist corsage pin cushion.
This is from a book of Zakka sewing projects (which are Japanese household sewing designs, often done with linen based fabric). This is actually made from scraps of Japanese fabric I had gotten at Crafty Planet (the best local fabric/yarn shop in my humble opinion). I figured that centering a robot in the flower was a good way to go (it has a piece of plastic inset so that you don't end up stabbing yourself).The other thing that I completed recently is a crochet shawl from a pattern in the book Crocheted Fabric. Thanks to some internal screw up Barnes and Noble online had this 23 dollar book, marked at 2 dollars. The crochet boards at Ravelry lit up about this, and a good number of people were able to luck out. Anyways here is the shawl in a broad shot and then a close up so that you can see the changes in the stitch pattern.
This is done with a really pretty cotton that I got in a friend's great de-stashing. I had originally intended this as a spring shawl for myself, but sometimes you know that when you finish something, it was never meant for yourself. When I held it up, both r. and I said that it was meant/perfect for Grandma Cox, so it will be sent out to her in the next week or so. That's it.
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