tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43953710801620662382024-03-05T12:33:41.058-05:00meo my crochetFocus is crochet and creative projects including snippets from my day-to-day life plus a few adventures.meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-34877452693245758752023-01-04T10:11:00.000-05:002023-01-04T10:11:47.371-05:00Bear and Wolf Carvings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">For my birthday in 2019 I treated myself to two painted Bear and Wolf Carvings created by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Tony Callaghan a local artist with a booth at the Western Fair Market called "Sidhe Ring".</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"> I love the colours, images and mythical stories behind Tony's artwork. I love everything about these two pieces in particular. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh640bHLVAkVLwpyze1g7tAp_OgHxvAgS0xg35iFfYeTLsHPfn839Zy9ZArEkWM4JHvPQCdkp_MH1-Kdeq6KTMAByixFMSz83kQVzRrCNuCNjLdzKbjFJbJqvn-5z66Z2qCFdeSOKnF7vQ/s6000/DSCF0028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh640bHLVAkVLwpyze1g7tAp_OgHxvAgS0xg35iFfYeTLsHPfn839Zy9ZArEkWM4JHvPQCdkp_MH1-Kdeq6KTMAByixFMSz83kQVzRrCNuCNjLdzKbjFJbJqvn-5z66Z2qCFdeSOKnF7vQ/w463-h308/DSCF0028.JPG" width="463" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSygtJGs4LIYsAmcUlDZaeZ8qiNl0l1hhDtm8IzWNClCw4T8lwhTfKA-QWQPpdP5lszwhAcNwC4aWtYgbS1HZSKu6Kx-GIdbw6kCjhW6Ia-ycnYsnpXT9HywcYO4HPL2Lk6uGiFptgAus/s5335/DSCF2489-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="5335" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSygtJGs4LIYsAmcUlDZaeZ8qiNl0l1hhDtm8IzWNClCw4T8lwhTfKA-QWQPpdP5lszwhAcNwC4aWtYgbS1HZSKu6Kx-GIdbw6kCjhW6Ia-ycnYsnpXT9HywcYO4HPL2Lk6uGiFptgAus/w463-h296/DSCF2489-1.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Words Tony painted on the underside of the bear carving:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Ke-na-Kow-nasz</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Ursus the great bear, guide and sanction in the vast star filled skies. The shaman charts the dance of the cosmos, his guide an owl of many bright hues. Knowledge, foresights and faith give answers to the shamanic quest.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The Bear Star Singer</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Ke-na-Kow-nasz</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKhsYl3TmdZ96vD5aOloRGG8Vmjq5kbuYvFe8sG6R_RKUDXEphyEDWUM7KcpSDifl5KQpKuoxhmJvOBELnDZKn4bQE6UPXTZ4l9HKYrSG_bUqgeonpPS773bK3DWu_wy_1MfF4RXNkU/s6000/DSCF2342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKhsYl3TmdZ96vD5aOloRGG8Vmjq5kbuYvFe8sG6R_RKUDXEphyEDWUM7KcpSDifl5KQpKuoxhmJvOBELnDZKn4bQE6UPXTZ4l9HKYrSG_bUqgeonpPS773bK3DWu_wy_1MfF4RXNkU/w457-h257/DSCF2342.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9t4K01B9Hpgb2ZIwaXNqXb0Lphx_4R866aar6RKzikb3lXl3glzq4gXagZniblmfoYxgVSSQRC0eqRIEMru7fOMCb_Q0g-2ptBAAsBod4kW0Vc3cj8gVho_rTiUx97L6guf_BOVTLZM/s6000/DSCF2341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9t4K01B9Hpgb2ZIwaXNqXb0Lphx_4R866aar6RKzikb3lXl3glzq4gXagZniblmfoYxgVSSQRC0eqRIEMru7fOMCb_Q0g-2ptBAAsBod4kW0Vc3cj8gVho_rTiUx97L6guf_BOVTLZM/w456-h256/DSCF2341.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFiLVi-CWI1y-4igkgXYuw2tMvk0W7AXlBX4qVOqa9odUNdIRz-1gLAy2I6Aowflh39aFoS3CJOlHZycqnCUQ7qaNYOmfKmHCdI2CWhgsSxZJWrilX_6Yt2FkosQEvku1VPggSLAALuc/s6000/DSCF2347.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFiLVi-CWI1y-4igkgXYuw2tMvk0W7AXlBX4qVOqa9odUNdIRz-1gLAy2I6Aowflh39aFoS3CJOlHZycqnCUQ7qaNYOmfKmHCdI2CWhgsSxZJWrilX_6Yt2FkosQEvku1VPggSLAALuc/w456-h258/DSCF2347.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA5t_qj04UXJ9RRb3CPnw1pDKZ4jamHsxWj2qFwaQ8cCqEiNyzDjYiIBaxdOTh3VfqEo3Sg2M1lc_kMxzzHq2S7wOLuDIt_2-UQevgA4ip9P4SX8JdOT8Xjfhu1ipCwBi8QvmtBJPviA/s6000/DSCF2348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA5t_qj04UXJ9RRb3CPnw1pDKZ4jamHsxWj2qFwaQ8cCqEiNyzDjYiIBaxdOTh3VfqEo3Sg2M1lc_kMxzzHq2S7wOLuDIt_2-UQevgA4ip9P4SX8JdOT8Xjfhu1ipCwBi8QvmtBJPviA/w455-h257/DSCF2348.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">We hung these carvings above door frames in our front hallway where I see them every time I walk through. The majestic bear is walking away in one direction while the wolf pack is heading in the other direction with the young wolf looking back nervously to ensure the bear is not following. At least that's the story I like to tell with the placement of these two carvings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaZKY3ovFYY3icXp-ly30QTZle4aCatDgEWfEBYyCxo70trsVy5DwWV7EV15jEFR4qT8bPo1gz3c_CzsDJ3axyC7ePGEBzZdB_qurJ1FpEOCzl0JpoHLbPBpimPXtcbft4eWPZTwggdc/s1945/20190929_103728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="1452" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaZKY3ovFYY3icXp-ly30QTZle4aCatDgEWfEBYyCxo70trsVy5DwWV7EV15jEFR4qT8bPo1gz3c_CzsDJ3axyC7ePGEBzZdB_qurJ1FpEOCzl0JpoHLbPBpimPXtcbft4eWPZTwggdc/w446-h597/20190929_103728.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you ever get a chance to visit the Western Fair Market in London, Ontario, be sure to stop by the Sidhe Ring upstairs to chat with Tony. His stories and good cheer are bound to make your day a little bit brighter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvKIm6XCH5dSOL0Y30xj8EfP0zZIx5DzLDp8ghRZcNIJn7P5Fb0OFN8PmAQXh6gNVX4NOP4x2MYpneJjimh7We0OAzAyF5i9ZvNeRXJCqXVHPHbONffg8nKaU_3eAtkvqcjxyOG1RQrQ/s6000/DSCF0031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvKIm6XCH5dSOL0Y30xj8EfP0zZIx5DzLDp8ghRZcNIJn7P5Fb0OFN8PmAQXh6gNVX4NOP4x2MYpneJjimh7We0OAzAyF5i9ZvNeRXJCqXVHPHbONffg8nKaU_3eAtkvqcjxyOG1RQrQ/w447-h672/DSCF0031.JPG" width="447" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-27254786486577067462023-01-03T21:16:00.000-05:002023-01-03T21:16:00.348-05:00Itty Bitty Crochet Kitty<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the first things we did when I retired in July of 2021 was drive to Boulder, Colorado. We had not been to visit our grandchildren in almost two years due to COVID travel restrictions and ongoing border closures. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In July of 2021 the Canada/US border was still closed to non-essential travel. We hoped to get through because we were visiting our daughter who was pregnant with her fourth and in need of help with the other three while her husband was working. Luckily our reason for travel worked with sympathetic US border guards. I remember it was such a huge relief that I cried tears of joy when they let us go.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our drive to Boulder was uneventful, but our reunion with our grandchildren was awesome. We are always happy to see them and they us. This visit was different though. After more than a year of COVID restrictions including on-line schooling, limited activities and very little socializing, they were super excited to spend time with us. Our week together flew by and we enjoyed every minute of it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our granddaughter was sad to see us leave this time. She gave me a note the night before we left with a picture of a kitten she had drawn. She wanted me to crochet a kitten and she wanted it to be little like her drawing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't follow a pattern for this one ... just crocheted parts to match the drawing and sewed them together to make</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> an Itty Bitty Crochet Kitty.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Check out the photos below. Although it's a little bigger than her drawing, I think I nailed it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OJG47anXGNv9EWvFygmtfCgSqMFzYc1b7EbvYvJUlJ46lPEefuRfHWG90ABaJyuU5-SvI20arfRbhId9_aLI1SgEWZdZ7yZfY7hCLde9Hh3KB4xAuFRfJni1C7nIU9iskKrTwxDYuJCN6mWvm0HexG2LryU6-u6IS6O4qJaUY1UdNT-Si6Wxbo0y/s2008/DSCF3903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="1589" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OJG47anXGNv9EWvFygmtfCgSqMFzYc1b7EbvYvJUlJ46lPEefuRfHWG90ABaJyuU5-SvI20arfRbhId9_aLI1SgEWZdZ7yZfY7hCLde9Hh3KB4xAuFRfJni1C7nIU9iskKrTwxDYuJCN6mWvm0HexG2LryU6-u6IS6O4qJaUY1UdNT-Si6Wxbo0y/w453-h572/DSCF3903.JPG" width="453" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeIhvAzCnfyVF5CUKymy3C1EucVI_SCQujd_6xCdqFDhdZCX5oI_XmiyqDa3_qOm9rLJweoJpDqoPfth_KjrnwwP8B4SN3yTEDuNf0P61Dih-DE_OSghIKXRs_7JueYrvNpo3IpHhRYgEs1sZ7Ax_7Gz40npAksUnglHT4kQeKHGTlPlZ8wEoupR-/s1913/DSCF3901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-89622706503399120672023-01-02T16:27:00.000-05:002023-01-02T16:27:44.607-05:00Crochet Baby Elephant and Blanket<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I heard our niece was expecting a baby in April of 2021, I was excited. Baby gifts are m</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">y absolute favourite things to crochet. As soon as I finished the sweater for our daughter, I started on a baby blanket and elephant ... such fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was happy to finish this elephant on the very day our niece's son was born - April 23, 2021.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took a few photos to show you this Crochet Baby Elephant and Blanket. I especially love the last photo showing our niece's baby posed with his gift. This photo was a perfect birthday gift for me!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCktw5gFvAAFZ_nd0A7bQreStTEe13ENNxph8ixRYCubIgX4yZuRtehqlyQpRtt4ttKZ3pWRJsHqjkcd3mBNiiib6yyC2bZYSftwf-nohNjep-ummIIm0CvdKyuz8IZSii1L3WW6D5Og/s2048/DSCF3738.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1713" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCktw5gFvAAFZ_nd0A7bQreStTEe13ENNxph8ixRYCubIgX4yZuRtehqlyQpRtt4ttKZ3pWRJsHqjkcd3mBNiiib6yyC2bZYSftwf-nohNjep-ummIIm0CvdKyuz8IZSii1L3WW6D5Og/w395-h471/DSCF3738.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOGZ5MyGsByRIOZwnjYmHqK73esGZY0mqvG31aEB51SXPl0rMKsiOKG4CnN8KYWwDYRuGDxW6nLJ9OQr2lcFYN9Jip4cJpwpuzY_tv5FSKr-N5JERO-5-PZTJ7fVRuknUpm-G4lOG6Fw/s2048/DSCF3756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I used worsted weight 100% acrylic yarn in white and arctic (blue) Craft Smart Value yarn to make this blanket. With a 6 mm hook plus a starting chain of 150 and a two row border, the baby blanket measured 40"x53".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made the baby elephant in arctic (blue) to match the blanket with a bit of contrasting red on its frilly white bonnet. If you'd like to make one too, you can find the free pattern </span><a href="https://www.yarnspirations.com/ca-en/red-heart-babys-elephant/RHC0234-022084M.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-30057811849899561442023-01-02T13:51:00.001-05:002023-01-02T13:51:51.623-05:00Crocheting Sweaters<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My next crochet challenge back in March of 2021 involved making a sweater for my daughter. I searched online for an easy and free crochet sweater pattern that looked comfy and wearable. I think I found the perfect one. It's called <a href="https://www.knitcroaddict.com/easy-crochet-sweater-pattern-bead-stitch-pullover/" target="_blank">Bead Stitch Pullover</a> by blogger Wan at <a href="https://www.knitcroaddict.com/" target="_blank">KNITCROADDICT</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love my first "practice" sweater made using yarn from my stash. I actually made a mistake working the bead stitch, but loved how it looked so carried on to produce a fun colourful version of the bead stitch pullover that suits my style perfectly.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjpDTWESSzWMaJRAe5_q1HZRY2UedXDU6J56tz-XbUfCqYocdSWyOhJRRcUiwcoKpQW_W-RVm4SM6Ba0lLYvEd57lFuliAONQqc2-pG3NrI_tKDm86vv4zXxrMSeIzdv0Kt2wpOGui3U/s2048/DSCF3761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1705" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjpDTWESSzWMaJRAe5_q1HZRY2UedXDU6J56tz-XbUfCqYocdSWyOhJRRcUiwcoKpQW_W-RVm4SM6Ba0lLYvEd57lFuliAONQqc2-pG3NrI_tKDm86vv4zXxrMSeIzdv0Kt2wpOGui3U/w469-h563/DSCF3761.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUa3PDtCZQzReGebBgWsv682nxIYRHKp3uWYZC9yHkz0LFPquh9PyMPWLeQfeJtUfS7zVEdimd22hGIDLTIEQ-LQ4LxhPsEz6VXMQUKRsUIZTCBL0X0DnQ2Qs7MecHcK0z-QwVeLUgKs/s2048/DSCF3768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUa3PDtCZQzReGebBgWsv682nxIYRHKp3uWYZC9yHkz0LFPquh9PyMPWLeQfeJtUfS7zVEdimd22hGIDLTIEQ-LQ4LxhPsEz6VXMQUKRsUIZTCBL0X0DnQ2Qs7MecHcK0z-QwVeLUgKs/w467-h349/DSCF3768.JPG" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y93Gyh8-p7TAeQ2b574eda9i0LWzAYkqSRdLlgH8tVXLRUZE3Dgjs3nyVmC0jAE4lLFTMNqUPKsD3A3pqghz_mEWJaeyEUZp9COLwEMaIXU8mDaABeFLlBUukZLcDBKjlIW26K2YNZw/s2048/DSCF3767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2048" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y93Gyh8-p7TAeQ2b574eda9i0LWzAYkqSRdLlgH8tVXLRUZE3Dgjs3nyVmC0jAE4lLFTMNqUPKsD3A3pqghz_mEWJaeyEUZp9COLwEMaIXU8mDaABeFLlBUukZLcDBKjlIW26K2YNZw/w472-h393/DSCF3767.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKBAIn9u13kzkunAmWI0zdj1z33m3g_WIatsA6T8NIdK3OYJF7mLlYFSQNK0tbj1zAB22V7xuZNbqb9vXhjkNqVqtI7cyFBcK4T4cJs_kso-8yh4Bs7AVtIzFTRyvFJSuOVc0ireQTuY/s2048/IMG_20210416_073516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKBAIn9u13kzkunAmWI0zdj1z33m3g_WIatsA6T8NIdK3OYJF7mLlYFSQNK0tbj1zAB22V7xuZNbqb9vXhjkNqVqtI7cyFBcK4T4cJs_kso-8yh4Bs7AVtIzFTRyvFJSuOVc0ireQTuY/w477-h634/IMG_20210416_073516.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once I finished my colourful sweater, I made a trip to Michaels Craft Store to buy enough yarn to make a sweater for our daughter. I bought five balls of Lion Brand Heartland Yarn in a colour called "Carlsbad Caverns". This time I worked the bead stitch pattern properly making the sweater with one extra pattern repeat on the sleeves. Overall, I like how it turned out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really love the colour and softness of this crochet sweater. The sleeves are perhaps a little long. I'm not really sure how it fits though because our daughter announced she was pregnant with baby #4 soon after I finished. Oh well, no worries she may wear it eventually. And if not, at least I enjoyed doing something productive to take my mind off COVID.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJP9r0_oZpsnhXK2-n2a5GGt76lZPNahyphenhyphenhYFK0hHKEY-XEEqKwYT8WMF01Wxtu1LcLFW4tfLI8UItJsPWtBGGfc_EjIc8jiUMhmkv4VQi5KcW8rcuiKm-wto9GsIBpFBtJKSM7hks91o/s2048/DSCF3764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJP9r0_oZpsnhXK2-n2a5GGt76lZPNahyphenhyphenhYFK0hHKEY-XEEqKwYT8WMF01Wxtu1LcLFW4tfLI8UItJsPWtBGGfc_EjIc8jiUMhmkv4VQi5KcW8rcuiKm-wto9GsIBpFBtJKSM7hks91o/w474-h640/DSCF3764.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-29665360103308390752023-01-02T12:58:00.000-05:002023-01-02T12:58:10.834-05:00Crochet Granny Sweater<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March of 2021 a year into COVID with ongoing travel restrictions and gym closures, I was looking for a new crochet challenge. I love crochet toys, blankets, mandalas and such but had never considered crocheting sweaters. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a box of granny squares sitting in my craft closet from an unfinished afghan. It was a kit I bought way back in 2012. I remember crocheting all those colourful squares. It was fun. I loved crocheting granny squares. I even loved laying out those squares on our dining room table arranging and rearranging until I was happy with the overall look. I was excited to be nearing the end of my afghan journey. All was going well until I left it out overnight and our cat puked all over those lovely squares. Ugh!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had to wash a bunch of those squares then pack up the rest to host a family dinner. It wasn't the worst but for some reason, even years later I still didn't feel the urge to make that afghan. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I looked at that box of crochet squares and decided to challenge myself to make a Crochet Granny Sweater. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Challenge accepted!!</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XznBfC6s0eyfJxuqXKjA47HNbiE5uUThWqBaWNxt4Al_qjPenerZW1JZHRKBikt9nH-0UsAPz8J7D2doIupDw8OJ8MnWeK-SDLu9nfmyIvFWGG7STtypfItFEbbTnpDghBaBoMk8m4/s1600/IMG_1236.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XznBfC6s0eyfJxuqXKjA47HNbiE5uUThWqBaWNxt4Al_qjPenerZW1JZHRKBikt9nH-0UsAPz8J7D2doIupDw8OJ8MnWeK-SDLu9nfmyIvFWGG7STtypfItFEbbTnpDghBaBoMk8m4/w458-h344/IMG_1236.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Without a pattern, I joined the squares approximating the shape of a sweater. At first it was too wide so I removed an extra row of squares down both sides. To make it fit I added a few rows of double crochet down the sides and under the arms. Amazingly it worked out well enough to wear in public. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGIuKf1CGl5Q5W6Fz-4665rgztAUTPRe-WQHLGT4cn21o3dUcGq_kNJdQ5IumAIo4Lc0HVEk52_y9hyW7VKAjwq1MOnu0_T9L4O5a8qwnl8RFt6PN1q_4IlW7sCQa_wgpALd5HvKqIiYwDFaiQkNCgODgKBgx2Qk3s6mLeDw3YShQ8qyX1Xw5_rxH/s3485/20210306grannysweater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="3120" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGIuKf1CGl5Q5W6Fz-4665rgztAUTPRe-WQHLGT4cn21o3dUcGq_kNJdQ5IumAIo4Lc0HVEk52_y9hyW7VKAjwq1MOnu0_T9L4O5a8qwnl8RFt6PN1q_4IlW7sCQa_wgpALd5HvKqIiYwDFaiQkNCgODgKBgx2Qk3s6mLeDw3YShQ8qyX1Xw5_rxH/w457-h511/20210306grannysweater.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWOELM8s2Ku1RGk3BcrXnU6Q31mvaJz7rKxcrOX1sZnte2K5M7Lwhp5TOd5Zh8h7ZjLDG5Cm_Jcvs9zgDmKlDwRAXoT1buHkOco6L1_ELYtCFdUyf6v3x8bllRoXS7q64pebM_rVjzgE/s2048/DSCF3773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWOELM8s2Ku1RGk3BcrXnU6Q31mvaJz7rKxcrOX1sZnte2K5M7Lwhp5TOd5Zh8h7ZjLDG5Cm_Jcvs9zgDmKlDwRAXoT1buHkOco6L1_ELYtCFdUyf6v3x8bllRoXS7q64pebM_rVjzgE/w457-h319/DSCF3773.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY8R6PjPbs4c4AwZA6IXeaW_xL4joPjHh4qG4bcgXxusDGgsDjaWbHS9AUIeivPF8cSk6BJ1FEK7ez6nBpx-WxAWU8p4mnELK6jhBPAASUGk6WrrHS-z91oNJaCFXqc2atNZbYSQsg2Y/s2714/DSCF3772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="2714" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY8R6PjPbs4c4AwZA6IXeaW_xL4joPjHh4qG4bcgXxusDGgsDjaWbHS9AUIeivPF8cSk6BJ1FEK7ez6nBpx-WxAWU8p4mnELK6jhBPAASUGk6WrrHS-z91oNJaCFXqc2atNZbYSQsg2Y/w457-h195/DSCF3772.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wore it to work. I love that my boss bought me a matching cupcake to applaud my efforts. He was so generous and fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmJB3c1IDqf7EaVmWkqDkiLmXPHBxtPVVG-_AVtXJmWioMQbiNgElchI09AsE300uDUAqz1v6ZNtA0p3umwNcg1Xi0MrgCRTidyUuVfxR7X7lJNUdYPqlk-I-eJgNxmmyMSvtXZQURRI/s2048/IMG_20210311_084653113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmJB3c1IDqf7EaVmWkqDkiLmXPHBxtPVVG-_AVtXJmWioMQbiNgElchI09AsE300uDUAqz1v6ZNtA0p3umwNcg1Xi0MrgCRTidyUuVfxR7X7lJNUdYPqlk-I-eJgNxmmyMSvtXZQURRI/w456-h608/IMG_20210311_084653113.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8YVMEGJONSpFBm8WigmlpHiJmlDdHfbIPn-4zIM5-NVX6BINqVMmCla-FFEA9stLJ1iQwBYf62LOcJ1WD7l09ZNWrUAsXHB8oQdQyISPzEBClydSmRpiHo3IZUMsoWorxVe3W-saBlE/s2048/IMG_20210311_101530774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8YVMEGJONSpFBm8WigmlpHiJmlDdHfbIPn-4zIM5-NVX6BINqVMmCla-FFEA9stLJ1iQwBYf62LOcJ1WD7l09ZNWrUAsXHB8oQdQyISPzEBClydSmRpiHo3IZUMsoWorxVe3W-saBlE/w454-h341/IMG_20210311_101530774.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4gtgo7sJEzsocHaOz5IHYrpohGueWpCiDySvBBr4YLsbyCikn0T_njLcurftNdpmY5Bwm-GIgYdFOuhjkbqRk29Y4YiPHfxd11zOuLEDOzk6zNvDm2xEi7pdx5PIEgL9jOiOvOA9TJE/s2048/IMG_20210311_130750557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4gtgo7sJEzsocHaOz5IHYrpohGueWpCiDySvBBr4YLsbyCikn0T_njLcurftNdpmY5Bwm-GIgYdFOuhjkbqRk29Y4YiPHfxd11zOuLEDOzk6zNvDm2xEi7pdx5PIEgL9jOiOvOA9TJE/w454-h340/IMG_20210311_130750557.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course I also made a matching sweater for our sweet Sadie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBgQsK2VOCBFEgn-tdyLggYmJR5S9s35a616ytx3UsGzqSewEoeSVPRy11Z5oEbWPycb_PYQ73bSUE1yrnSE2mI_zecPZPPuDR_Wff8oqgWB563UzrOIa_AGrnVft_CT2y535dbS_2-A/s2048/poodle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1852" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBgQsK2VOCBFEgn-tdyLggYmJR5S9s35a616ytx3UsGzqSewEoeSVPRy11Z5oEbWPycb_PYQ73bSUE1yrnSE2mI_zecPZPPuDR_Wff8oqgWB563UzrOIa_AGrnVft_CT2y535dbS_2-A/w456-h507/poodle.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the crocheters out there, the pattern for the squares is from <a href="https://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Afghan-Patterns/Crochet-Bumble-Berry-Pie-Afghan" target="_blank">Crochet Bumble Berry Pie Afghan</a> by Michael Sellick from The Crochet Crowd. For the record, I selected a different colourway called Calypso but the yarn has since been discontinued.</span><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><br /></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-11047431277309922422022-12-20T22:14:00.004-05:002022-12-21T07:39:16.770-05:00Brown Family Treasure<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzxreL1BV8nV3GFw9C6JM7742ZdNUHhapr5FMvywVw7oZhvnpTzzGwbLNF-zXSGjAbLLJCMbplcU1UTJJVGgEmy-lnZOPA0ww8b3TpKw1ekBawGuP0yJVRXRd5YOgI0mAQVKZtoEhaY/s6000/DSCF2328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="812" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzxreL1BV8nV3GFw9C6JM7742ZdNUHhapr5FMvywVw7oZhvnpTzzGwbLNF-zXSGjAbLLJCMbplcU1UTJJVGgEmy-lnZOPA0ww8b3TpKw1ekBawGuP0yJVRXRd5YOgI0mAQVKZtoEhaY/w457-h812/DSCF2328.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I was a young child, I lived with my grandparents Norman and Marian Brown on their farm near Petrolia. I remember they had an old style wooden telephone hanging on the wall painted to match their kitchen. My cousin Trudy remembers removing layers of paint restoring the phone to its original wooden finish. It's a novelty antique dรฉcor piece in her home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My parents acquired the same style phone from a neighbour for their basement family room in Lucan. I remember it suited their barnboard and brick walls (barnboards and bricks from my grandparents' farm). </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I rediscovered this phone when my Mom was clearing her basement shelves in London a few years ago. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love all things "old" especially with happy memories attached.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tony Callaghan a local artist with a booth at the Western Fair Market called "Sidhe Ring" transformed</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> my Uncle Bill's old high chair to tell the </span><a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2018/12/tale-of-thomas-orphan.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Tale of Thomas Orphan</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. I </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">asked if he could do something similar with this old wooden telephone to commemorate the Brown family name. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I provided basic information to Tony mentioning my grandparents' farming background plus my love of owls and whimsical faeries. I love what he did with this telephone and ringer box. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT0UGm3cNCVhN6tnCVW3Uuv2S_pqrTuOfMhmC0KJV9L9rJLnuic9CJMy9AqkoF5tEPclQnBNo0-LagHyMqHpW0Y51HUytnprzP0TOoy6_H-_gt063UvQPVdmd8RYGlntMdHry6aH8rWQ/s4032/20181208_121105.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT0UGm3cNCVhN6tnCVW3Uuv2S_pqrTuOfMhmC0KJV9L9rJLnuic9CJMy9AqkoF5tEPclQnBNo0-LagHyMqHpW0Y51HUytnprzP0TOoy6_H-_gt063UvQPVdmd8RYGlntMdHry6aH8rWQ/w459-h612/20181208_121105.jpg" width="459" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyuk6AeF9imkL-a9Rl1UBksrEEbUXLE1Ptl7OHg0-FHXd3b4gY6Qpm1sHDpbk7ffcgnlJOf1p4yX9l7OMAVlH5pKNWKsoiib1fYUBukh3zaYO8SF7vMrR6RXStBCtUkZ3m3tBS912px0/s4032/20190113_125634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyuk6AeF9imkL-a9Rl1UBksrEEbUXLE1Ptl7OHg0-FHXd3b4gY6Qpm1sHDpbk7ffcgnlJOf1p4yX9l7OMAVlH5pKNWKsoiib1fYUBukh3zaYO8SF7vMrR6RXStBCtUkZ3m3tBS912px0/w451-h600/20190113_125634.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tony painted the following words on the outside ledge:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>BROWN</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Earthy stock, of the land, farmer and family people from over the pond came and in their luggage and trappings the wee folk Browneys: House and hearth fey, polish, scrub, clean and douse to keep a building beautiful and helping full."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPBsAEhbwLMQgfw2FazyEBvLgzackgLILKVkTk2XdXAbhRyFA4bdHA95zfmw7SzZjBG8rwiCv_usDamIzQYL-Tn17nmjH2xbtekWfRi8q1_m4vYG3sVeOrphFeUr-ueCZH3KRm1HfkzI/s2048/DSCF2345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPBsAEhbwLMQgfw2FazyEBvLgzackgLILKVkTk2XdXAbhRyFA4bdHA95zfmw7SzZjBG8rwiCv_usDamIzQYL-Tn17nmjH2xbtekWfRi8q1_m4vYG3sVeOrphFeUr-ueCZH3KRm1HfkzI/w451-h305/DSCF2345.JPG" width="451" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tony painted the words below on the inside of the phone which hinges open to reveal little hidden drawers and shelves to store tiny treasures and oracle cards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * *</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"this comunicator crosses oceans, universes, realms long forgotten. It is tied to ancestors and kin folk. When times are hard lift the ear talker ask the questions of those across the land of mystery and close your eyes. They will reply with common sense. Take a card from the faery oracle it will aid deciphering messages. The tawney brown owl is the sigil of the BROWN FAMILY."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uX_X6kD8rydfrkVRz7Rso4RZtarD58Tbooqpu2X4rICNz7PJjFuHOnyMNQtsAC6GLeqo_HTm76iQ8nG7IkdQuleXehM9UcXP8hezC4cw5Nh4iVDSYCJbSQ8Gf7E14Q96XlpOV5H5YfE/s6000/DSCF2330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uX_X6kD8rydfrkVRz7Rso4RZtarD58Tbooqpu2X4rICNz7PJjFuHOnyMNQtsAC6GLeqo_HTm76iQ8nG7IkdQuleXehM9UcXP8hezC4cw5Nh4iVDSYCJbSQ8Gf7E14Q96XlpOV5H5YfE/w450-h800/DSCF2330.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQJZ6W6yf_Sn67Kpmlgk2xltduZWLuoq4KGFv4RY5rYARi8Mhl4zIH-p-PkuQizT3XJEKCdZ-0kcLUzc4nEYJ1p84SUblbcnfkkG9wHYxnKNHIBewIDkvIiwhN1p9lm_6so6PkG0-84s/s6000/DSCF2331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQJZ6W6yf_Sn67Kpmlgk2xltduZWLuoq4KGFv4RY5rYARi8Mhl4zIH-p-PkuQizT3XJEKCdZ-0kcLUzc4nEYJ1p84SUblbcnfkkG9wHYxnKNHIBewIDkvIiwhN1p9lm_6so6PkG0-84s/w450-h800/DSCF2331.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kq6-cOW4WdyEKA3F5mWGYTW9f4U_KkPfHRZi64k8P4aRcdPQEUYV5Z4sOzjXK_KLS_K74b54bhdXwGaa4sgazUs-Kr6fEp-v9aMIEaaTrYcMQ6jJPKz5gzdG4LXkxRhO6Cd4Kq_rCaU/s6000/DSCF2332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kq6-cOW4WdyEKA3F5mWGYTW9f4U_KkPfHRZi64k8P4aRcdPQEUYV5Z4sOzjXK_KLS_K74b54bhdXwGaa4sgazUs-Kr6fEp-v9aMIEaaTrYcMQ6jJPKz5gzdG4LXkxRhO6Cd4Kq_rCaU/w451-h802/DSCF2332.JPG" width="451" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bgk4u1bcKBPewHrWeFF02T-a_1tclCwiKIfqOY-FmWfs0FDml_3dE3h8zcs-EDOfK2PrpMBgEDfuFqqTQHfvNex5iv7dgHQ56YjgFrnS8Wotp6CKjaGp2gas3jix3t3O2ks5iLZWPEs/s6000/DSCF2333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bgk4u1bcKBPewHrWeFF02T-a_1tclCwiKIfqOY-FmWfs0FDml_3dE3h8zcs-EDOfK2PrpMBgEDfuFqqTQHfvNex5iv7dgHQ56YjgFrnS8Wotp6CKjaGp2gas3jix3t3O2ks5iLZWPEs/w452-h804/DSCF2333.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe7hxjcq6DIFiNuV0W45oyh8GuZYM2U9ChLWXZhDYL9L1QkC5VSpyA8lwaqUfv8PXwWbxsSLS7t4Uv6EFV3tostiqrVWEcLf0eYjHbCMxKklF1taNVyKdPiktKgABMikZmUZdj4SKW4U/s2048/DSCF2334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="2048" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe7hxjcq6DIFiNuV0W45oyh8GuZYM2U9ChLWXZhDYL9L1QkC5VSpyA8lwaqUfv8PXwWbxsSLS7t4Uv6EFV3tostiqrVWEcLf0eYjHbCMxKklF1taNVyKdPiktKgABMikZmUZdj4SKW4U/w457-h373/DSCF2334.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwP5Gh-ombybK5wIs0-_eVUxMk_58eYkn5p8r_gMfuhrwcd79ru83MMcsbV1Kry97blXhpC9AIrKD8HhPFCGNHeW9ireZlfobfryEkr1DbOrg1t419IlecXpguvQqjNTzemWXwD_6K3s/s2048/DSCF2335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2048" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwP5Gh-ombybK5wIs0-_eVUxMk_58eYkn5p8r_gMfuhrwcd79ru83MMcsbV1Kry97blXhpC9AIrKD8HhPFCGNHeW9ireZlfobfryEkr1DbOrg1t419IlecXpguvQqjNTzemWXwD_6K3s/w457-h389/DSCF2335.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzxreL1BV8nV3GFw9C6JM7742ZdNUHhapr5FMvywVw7oZhvnpTzzGwbLNF-zXSGjAbLLJCMbplcU1UTJJVGgEmy-lnZOPA0ww8b3TpKw1ekBawGuP0yJVRXRd5YOgI0mAQVKZtoEhaY/s6000/DSCF2328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3376" height="811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzxreL1BV8nV3GFw9C6JM7742ZdNUHhapr5FMvywVw7oZhvnpTzzGwbLNF-zXSGjAbLLJCMbplcU1UTJJVGgEmy-lnZOPA0ww8b3TpKw1ekBawGuP0yJVRXRd5YOgI0mAQVKZtoEhaY/w456-h811/DSCF2328.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Brown Family Treasure has been hanging in our front hallway for a couple years now. I love everything about it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-38426228627159401122022-12-16T13:17:00.007-05:002022-12-16T20:19:43.264-05:00Back to Blogging?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'd like to explain why my blog has been neglected for almost two years now. I lost my blog writing mojo due to a combination of covid-restriction-induced malaise plus a major life change. Don't worry, it was a good change.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I retired in July of 2021 from an office job where I sat at a desk all day. After so many years of sitting, I decided to change things up exploring other interests. I took a break from both crocheting and blogging which eventually morphed into a long hiatus.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My husband and I have been catching up with projects in and around our house, traveling, biking, hiking, rock climbing and relaxing. I love retirement for the freedom it provides. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Retirement rocks!!!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BbV9NwJV2Zlw4QpcHIZAdG7klal_3RloN1yZylB6R5Y4xwgC-aOv-6TpQoP8EKG98pcAvt1Kd8DBw2Y1NEn8zjtZQswh2WJvdlxTF1UzxpP2pi7SO73lqkRrl2xpwJyhzCfbM8EuvzlvSrQMeRkauNZjqwxohKEkk9Y-35hWG9OxO1I9o9ljQTxq/s3812/DSCF3825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3812" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BbV9NwJV2Zlw4QpcHIZAdG7klal_3RloN1yZylB6R5Y4xwgC-aOv-6TpQoP8EKG98pcAvt1Kd8DBw2Y1NEn8zjtZQswh2WJvdlxTF1UzxpP2pi7SO73lqkRrl2xpwJyhzCfbM8EuvzlvSrQMeRkauNZjqwxohKEkk9Y-35hWG9OxO1I9o9ljQTxq/w485-h343/DSCF3825.JPG" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This fall, I gradually started crocheting again. I joined a weekly knitting and crochet group at a local library with a friend making simple crochet dishcloths while I chat with like-minded people. It's fun and inspires me to create more at home on my own. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Creating <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2022/12/celebrating-carolines-first-year.html" target="_blank">Caroline's photobook</a> was a total joy. The idea had been bubbling up in my mind for months just waiting for the right time. This week was the week. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I spent Monday and Tuesday searching through my daughter's shared photos, selecting and downloading what I wanted for the story.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Wednesday, I sat down with my laptop and didn't get up for ten hours straight (except to go to the bathroom and let the dog out) until the book was done.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow! I never sit like that these days!! Like I said, writing that book was a joy and I loved every minute of getting my creative mind flowing. That book inspired me to make a post. I also have a few projects to share. Some are old and some are new. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Am I back to blogging? Christmas is a busy time of year plus we have exciting travel plans for January and February. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am inspired but also realistic. In retirement,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I am much easier on myself </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">so no promises. I choose to be happy and see where it leads.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-8782759247798686432022-12-16T12:52:00.011-05:002022-12-16T14:11:31.638-05:00Celebrating Caroline's First Year<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To celebrate our fourth grandchild turning one recently, I was inspired to make a</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Photo Book "Celebrating Caroline's First Year".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a Shutterfly 8"x8" hardcover photo book covering Caroline's first year of life from birth to one including memorable "firsts" and monthly photos. There are 43 pages of photos with my quirky rhyming narration. Images of the front cover plus first and last verses are shown below to give a general idea of how it looks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmmofGqBJpE_Xw9rr5bZQME3TRTornwbnfQp3GmEPJ0edxp1fHGoKWRhEf4RB57KJKZJx2ahtpDrPOUwtfrFYxWsEv-Cz_xLC6bCqARkTGq5vEqfW5vPUjaZiONBbCiJ8nP5UwL8Qy4D0l88oy_0qPILm9koJtFP091jb4aT6iHppkrtNO4IenP0B/s1024/1Book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmmofGqBJpE_Xw9rr5bZQME3TRTornwbnfQp3GmEPJ0edxp1fHGoKWRhEf4RB57KJKZJx2ahtpDrPOUwtfrFYxWsEv-Cz_xLC6bCqARkTGq5vEqfW5vPUjaZiONBbCiJ8nP5UwL8Qy4D0l88oy_0qPILm9koJtFP091jb4aT6iHppkrtNO4IenP0B/w400-h400/1Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">First verse (page 1)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3aWf0VrM1jgIQIQEHR5MNyXBw5RSxUqewZUGQI1OoAN63h8xL6yqGSM8aNQ2Q6d40ssOFME6KhQ84Jnua1iE-vZFzPkALrpu2dxVzf5CVlFSyKAHpa8aNo_kvVuHnxv1p7QcHHYgZ8CgbK_ENxr300_Uagxbv8TzkELMPwCaPDsrtj0_v3A7A41o/s972/0pg1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="972" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3aWf0VrM1jgIQIQEHR5MNyXBw5RSxUqewZUGQI1OoAN63h8xL6yqGSM8aNQ2Q6d40ssOFME6KhQ84Jnua1iE-vZFzPkALrpu2dxVzf5CVlFSyKAHpa8aNo_kvVuHnxv1p7QcHHYgZ8CgbK_ENxr300_Uagxbv8TzkELMPwCaPDsrtj0_v3A7A41o/w282-h188/0pg1.png" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last verse (page 42)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfMuLi_SWfn_v5tJCpHQLE-d9xMnBPUkiDYwZyN-jgyhnZlOWzAlLQ20Ekeai4DsReO-RgxS7-1txHqHbrFJezslx3Okh9yq5lbo7tB5Ryn9dZ3cRixdLC_JNjUb11w-cSjP9BqK0KIDCDjG7RkWb9yEGhAFazc1IPslu-7NMv7EDMC1XmSFA4jkN/s972/0lastpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="972" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfMuLi_SWfn_v5tJCpHQLE-d9xMnBPUkiDYwZyN-jgyhnZlOWzAlLQ20Ekeai4DsReO-RgxS7-1txHqHbrFJezslx3Okh9yq5lbo7tB5Ryn9dZ3cRixdLC_JNjUb11w-cSjP9BqK0KIDCDjG7RkWb9yEGhAFazc1IPslu-7NMv7EDMC1XmSFA4jkN/w474-h395/0lastpg.png" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBYJIsnChNnHlG4RoKQG_-rZXe3Jie2LB9WRdTCDE6c0V85Ph4t12bekPwYI0jkZlK68bkVyAg8oqnCPTrhHcFHzua-EqYsninVbErk4J_n2Y5AVAOXPV1MGX_cftMCVg42LB91ZQtqcM7QMcOL8N9PdIQV34hbS_VPDrnp1L3nAW5v5AZk1iI44h/s4032/12%20months%20Nov8%201st%20birthday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBYJIsnChNnHlG4RoKQG_-rZXe3Jie2LB9WRdTCDE6c0V85Ph4t12bekPwYI0jkZlK68bkVyAg8oqnCPTrhHcFHzua-EqYsninVbErk4J_n2Y5AVAOXPV1MGX_cftMCVg42LB91ZQtqcM7QMcOL8N9PdIQV34hbS_VPDrnp1L3nAW5v5AZk1iI44h/w480-h640/12%20months%20Nov8%201st%20birthday.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happy First Birthday Caroline!</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wish we could slow down time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So many things to see and do!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Always look forward to seeing you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ordered two copies of this book - one for me and one for our daughter. A special gift to treasure these precious memories. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-80420201041485692962021-03-04T11:56:00.000-05:002021-03-04T11:56:20.612-05:00When Mary Met Elfin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When Mary Met Elfin, I took some photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPM5B6FYCjUgHxSHGWhL4F1Csh8cNFmsoSplz662nnC8Y40-AAONgLbtV7mu4o_a0_FIHbEtsflHStEtJjc49mlHE8O2zbFnOrk5PBDCXma1swwGz6g2EOVvl6INN_drCBsWLsl0yHYQ/w400-h329/DSCF3695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the crocheters out there who might like to make similar looking dolls, check out Mary's Introduction <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/03/introducing-mary.html" target="_blank">here</a> and Elfin's <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/03/introducing-elfin.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-22088152589088107712021-03-03T15:47:00.001-05:002022-12-23T10:23:38.419-05:00Introducing Elfin<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made yet another doll. This time using chunky yarn from my stash. Chunky yarn makes for a bigger, sturdier doll. Our granddaughter took one look and immediately named her Elfin. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wondered if Elfin really suited this doll. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just to be sure, I looked it up. </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">"Meaning of Elfin: Name Elfin in the Anglo Saxon origin, means One who is the ruler of the Elves. Name Elfin is of Anglo Saxon origin and is a Girl name." </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Elfin" it is then and perfectly suitable too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing Elfin with the pretty purple hair modeling her yellow sundress with silver grey detailing and matching pantaloons. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAadS26uRB84Go316y2UaK9mCq_HqrqaixBcREoH9x2URn3-D5lVlfp6c3IoaenK68dcwlWa1NbjWCb3nb03gIUFUBWOqqI-p5-hFcb7ecWo44c4XQ5DlSSgw0NXdPSCo4WyTzg9aywGE/s2048/DSCF3665+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAadS26uRB84Go316y2UaK9mCq_HqrqaixBcREoH9x2URn3-D5lVlfp6c3IoaenK68dcwlWa1NbjWCb3nb03gIUFUBWOqqI-p5-hFcb7ecWo44c4XQ5DlSSgw0NXdPSCo4WyTzg9aywGE/w452-h640/DSCF3665+%25282%2529.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">By Hook, By Hand</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I followed the pattern for Ami Mignonette using chunky beige yarn from my stash instead of worsted weight as suggested.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I followed patterns for dresses and pantaloons at <a href="https://byhookbyhand.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">By Hook, By Hand</a> to make Elfin's dress and pantaloons.</span></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-22570874010510507812021-03-02T13:43:00.003-05:002022-12-23T10:29:50.672-05:00Introducing Mary<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing Mary another crocheted doll made by me and named by our granddaughter. I think 'Mary' suits her perfectly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary posed for photos modeling her blue romper dress and pretty nightie. Notice the special button detail on the back of each outfit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sending smiles today with photos of Mary by </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">meo my crochet. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbe5fpUg2xDGSw_oGykBI75eD6p_J7pUDwCqScLfUjZ8aFbV_mqfTwyIYcYIS9g9ihtbt3cjfGSi_fe1XY4HdtUfJNwAONHDMPkyBBUOyzxVCJiOp-O3aE3D41_yP7XT490Y5aY9fTck/s2048/DSCF3671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1588" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbe5fpUg2xDGSw_oGykBI75eD6p_J7pUDwCqScLfUjZ8aFbV_mqfTwyIYcYIS9g9ihtbt3cjfGSi_fe1XY4HdtUfJNwAONHDMPkyBBUOyzxVCJiOp-O3aE3D41_yP7XT490Y5aY9fTck/w470-h606/DSCF3671.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGEwLOxOVqf5Bzr0vkswh_jXOJcCk-WzIMsLFwyZYbCxjsZ7IP2X48dL8hU0YqywenKmZijwjrkq4KttIL8YxwDk_sc_tKyj-t2KTipmPxd_o8KKK4Wi_MEn3SkS_Wu3BNhAJaWo_ih8/s2048/DSCF3672+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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If you missed it, you can read more about PP </span><a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-potty-pal.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loosely followed patterns for dresses and pantaloons at <a href="https://byhookbyhand.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">By Hook, By Hand</a> to make Mary's romper dress and nightie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crochet dolls are fun to make. Watch for more coming soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-3075979450283444612021-02-09T17:11:00.003-05:002022-12-23T10:33:11.470-05:00A Potty Pal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I heard our niece's son is potty training, I thought it might be fun to crochet something to help with the process. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He already has a potty training book called "<a href="https://usborne.com/ca_en/lift-the-flap-very-first-questions-and-answers-why-do-we-need-a-potty-9781474940627" target="_blank">Why do we need a potty?</a>" by Katie Daynes. I checked. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">W</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ith that in mind, I decided to crochet A Potty Pal. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In case you're wondering, "What's a Potty Pal?", let me explain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here at <i>meo my crochet</i>, a Potty Pal affectionately nicknamed 'PP' is an anatomically correct crocheted doll and potty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To make PP, I started with a basic doll pattern called Simply Amis by blogger Beth Webber at "<a href="https://byhookbyhand.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">By Hook, By Hand</a>". </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took my time working out the details bit-by-bit until this doll looked like a proper little boy with a potty. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">PP turned out even better than I had imagined ...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> exactly what I had in mind for potty training. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These photos tell the story of PP discovering his potty and figuring out how to use it. I had tons of fun with this one. 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since our granddaughter loves to dress her dolls, I decided to make Another Outfit for Snow Girl. I made a skirt and pointy elf hat both in dark teal and white stripes which coordinates nicely with her light aqua striped shirt and pink vest and tights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snow Girl graciously modeled her new outfit before leaving for Boulder, Colorado. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think our granddaughter will love it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/02/introducing-snow-girl.html" target="_blank">Snow Girl</a>, <a href="https://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/02/matching-hats.html" target="_blank">three matching hats</a>, this outfit plus a little something extra for our daughter are all stuffed together in a neat little package sealed with lots and lots of packing tape. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to Canada Post this package is due to arrive one day before our granddaughter's birthday. Fingers crossed it gets there on time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8oKbkIRIbXq3ec2glRp5k8yaGK2g3juPw_ORxLHYAlxKwbhWsO2L3x0J9iNCoO8RzYWDJ3knN15Hp4o1HRz4mC6Mb8Zc82gR0N0wFDJaMZUcCDVwBmWM8HenIyTAbMt5ZIVyetTVmYQ/s2048/DSCF3616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8oKbkIRIbXq3ec2glRp5k8yaGK2g3juPw_ORxLHYAlxKwbhWsO2L3x0J9iNCoO8RzYWDJ3knN15Hp4o1HRz4mC6Mb8Zc82gR0N0wFDJaMZUcCDVwBmWM8HenIyTAbMt5ZIVyetTVmYQ/w387-h640/DSCF3616.JPG" width="387" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking outfit, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">followed </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jovie-the-christmas-elf" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">this pattern</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"> for Jovie, the Christmas Elf's skirt and hat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-47644404532385491462021-02-08T11:31:00.003-05:002022-12-23T10:34:00.814-05:00Matching Hats<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made Snow Girl as a gift for our granddaughter, so I thought it might be nice to make a matching hat with braids on the earflaps and a big white pompom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hat patterns at <a href="https://repeatcrafterm.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">Repeat Crafter Me</a> are written for worsted weight yarn. My yarn is DK weight which works up much smaller. I planned to compensate by making a larger size. I started with the adult size hat, but it looked too small. Next, I tried the large adult size hat plus added more rows. It looked too big. So then, I tried the large adult size without extra rows. It looks about right. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am hoping one of these three Matching Hats will fit our granddaughter and perhaps another might fit our youngest grandson. I expect our oldest grandson is too old to wear a hat like this now that he is ten.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTVHXpWOSDDax0KESrWRNluIzCNnidCubFdTLtMWznp00I7CeovCg6zJbY_a_Z102ngrgJixTEE4zt6ypqZ-NCtCywqDV1eAwa76IAgG8v_2AmvhdFTXHc5HVwwsyYLPscvoSwRTG42g/s2048/DSCF3614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTVHXpWOSDDax0KESrWRNluIzCNnidCubFdTLtMWznp00I7CeovCg6zJbY_a_Z102ngrgJixTEE4zt6ypqZ-NCtCywqDV1eAwa76IAgG8v_2AmvhdFTXHc5HVwwsyYLPscvoSwRTG42g/w446-h640/DSCF3614.JPG" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SVZwzdpu9CiYikmEnmnEPizYFX8g_Xb7IgXoOZbByWChR4S5FOkReZvAc08hn1Z2WMQeyhEfaQRey7Ag8V4wX8YzKj_znvRnNaEnhP_I59t8aabmsQRCcOj7dEdCPGc1hxohufaF1dA/s2048/DSCF3603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SVZwzdpu9CiYikmEnmnEPizYFX8g_Xb7IgXoOZbByWChR4S5FOkReZvAc08hn1Z2WMQeyhEfaQRey7Ag8V4wX8YzKj_znvRnNaEnhP_I59t8aabmsQRCcOj7dEdCPGc1hxohufaF1dA/w445-h424/DSCF3603.JPG" width="445" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2Dfs7RKPi45bGrl9gT4yabqEHkePv3BhGx6eTduPp7-MA1OstxPi4kOAsLe9PpXKLlL4CFwKpwedly95jlFPOCInASDZDlYYqtY-_lOUDrMk7lPkqlXt4dCdOgWK0BvBlQ1BzobMTuQ/s2048/DSCF3605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2038" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2Dfs7RKPi45bGrl9gT4yabqEHkePv3BhGx6eTduPp7-MA1OstxPi4kOAsLe9PpXKLlL4CFwKpwedly95jlFPOCInASDZDlYYqtY-_lOUDrMk7lPkqlXt4dCdOgWK0BvBlQ1BzobMTuQ/w441-h443/DSCF3605.JPG" width="441" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-9314657265549621742021-02-07T21:14:00.010-05:002022-12-23T10:36:39.121-05:00Introducing "Snow Girl"<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I crocheted another doll following the same Christmas Elf pattern used for Aspen. You can read about Aspen <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2021/01/an-elf-named-aspen.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you missed it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This time I selected pretty pinks and light aqua ... colours our granddaughter loves. I also c</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">hanged the hat and hairstyle creating another adorable little doll o</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ur granddaughter named yet again without hesitation. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing "Snow Girl" who enjoyed her winter photoshoot outside in the snow and sunshine. Her name suits her perfectly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3taEicwAAmQYn20MnqbzPaAAPGPas1qUt-CkxD0sTZTn6IG_ab5bHlFLD-F3I3lOBbjXPV8td5DDpdr7LzlJr8j_Ue8ACPJfCmxEk0Di92MMD26WmbWI9YGBCMTw_FXwu0M_5Z4kxWEw/s2048/DSCF3586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3taEicwAAmQYn20MnqbzPaAAPGPas1qUt-CkxD0sTZTn6IG_ab5bHlFLD-F3I3lOBbjXPV8td5DDpdr7LzlJr8j_Ue8ACPJfCmxEk0Di92MMD26WmbWI9YGBCMTw_FXwu0M_5Z4kxWEw/w414-h640/DSCF3586.JPG" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFNXRS-r20T-9iyBy_PnlrkcAQ2vOK5PClKo3YCnwXYhcv9kw1xzubEbyQKKyNv-m5n39JS8RkXuSvmMFzbeIaCmTobJxRtjWQ-6SOv4Ni7JQ2eee3sJL6t-YQ01_f3YQLAW5lVM-oAg/s2048/DSCF3582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">followed </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jovie-the-christmas-elf" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">this pattern</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"> for Jovie, the Christmas Elf changing only her hair and hat. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Snow Girl's hair is stranded yarn looped on a crocheted wig cap. Her hat is an altered miniature version of <a href="https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/09/crochet-owl-hat-pattern-in-newborn.html" target="_blank">this</a> newborn owl hat pattern by <a href="https://repeatcrafterm.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">Repeat Crafter Me</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-49812748150086149882021-01-25T20:21:00.002-05:002022-12-23T10:37:48.815-05:00Four Pocket Pixies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple weeks ago, a work friend asked if I could crochet a little fairy for her friend's four year old daughter. She was looking for something to go with fairy books she was mailing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found <a href="https://www.sweetsofties.com/2020/06/pocket-pixies.html" target="_blank">this</a> free pattern for Pocket Pixies designed by Jade at Sweet Softies. I followed her pattern closely using a variety of yarns from my stash. I made one then wanted to try a couple more using different colours and hair techniques. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our granddaughter enjoyed naming them. As I finished, I would send her a photo and she would name it without hesitation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had planned to stop at three Pocket Pixies, but our youngest grandson, wanting to get in on the name game, asked me to call the next one Fiona. Who can resist such a sweet request? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the end</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> made Four Pocket Pixies. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing Flower, Crystal, Tulip and Fiona (left to right in the order they were made). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I like the look of each Pocket Pixie, but I think my fourth and final one named Fiona was my favourite. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What do you think? Do you have a preference?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSjqFwcdgL41PCutzCzIQ9t6ungx2IqNFovF0Q1hbjOsHmrRqGs1nPuGjH_LQsUmNCPX55HUM3rD5o_JbSZCahPh6HlaiWrEAM0-wq7A2w-B2OvNC9GkT4SQo8sq7HEI2myJ820kd1fY/s2048/DSCF3553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSjqFwcdgL41PCutzCzIQ9t6ungx2IqNFovF0Q1hbjOsHmrRqGs1nPuGjH_LQsUmNCPX55HUM3rD5o_JbSZCahPh6HlaiWrEAM0-wq7A2w-B2OvNC9GkT4SQo8sq7HEI2myJ820kd1fY/w461-h249/DSCF3553.JPG" width="461" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flower with dark purple hair (sold).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIbkkkP6hHVyGSa9qnYR49G2pghumicxg6gOIeCSpguERJn_5T1WgBU1vnFyxP7pboNKzrQUP-bD1Vtqy17Gf-ywzQ0alW9Lx4spJV6QaPQHVL2hyGbiXlotPQnWGtcduwAa19loMVZc/s2048/DSCF3554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I love the name she chose. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think it suits this little elf perfectly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing An Elf Named Aspen. Aspen is simply adorable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aspen enjoyed her photoshoot outside in nature today with the sun shining brightly. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">She was also happy to pose indoors spinning round to show off her ruffled skirt, dapper red vest and cozy red and white striped hat and pompom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nk_Dpnz24YHapFRk9ENfC5vHIhdGcAiewXymzITmYV1FDU2zjTFH6nZKFSwIKpIKy20Z99Ue5u3Z92PorYBCMXdnHU00cM4g6EOE65k9u-lDtPRI6-oSbGfEwTRrxEms9V9jYoaPcgk/s2048/DSCF3538.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nk_Dpnz24YHapFRk9ENfC5vHIhdGcAiewXymzITmYV1FDU2zjTFH6nZKFSwIKpIKy20Z99Ue5u3Z92PorYBCMXdnHU00cM4g6EOE65k9u-lDtPRI6-oSbGfEwTRrxEms9V9jYoaPcgk/w436-h640/DSCF3538.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This toy is handmade by me from a design and pattern by Knit A Miracle by Nelly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I plan to make more in different colours with different accessories perhaps. I like to change things up just enough to keep it interesting. As always, I will be sure to share photos if and when I finish another.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-83099086595519025142020-12-24T12:10:00.003-05:002022-12-23T10:40:55.030-05:00Elfelyn's Christmas Message<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing Elfelyn a crocheted elf sending Christmas cheer. Be sure to read Elfelyn's Christmas Message below all the photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">Merry</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">Christmas</span> <span style="color: red;">from</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">meo</span> <span style="color: red;">my</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">crochet </span><span style="color: red;">!</span><span style="color: #38761d;">!</span><span style="color: red;">!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVfo16O0x4vrsoa9YuXv7bWXAih6gknsTKrtXPMpVjtznUj9SmU4MKi843UixSYfsYcBjA5U7qgE8GwpYSubUd-wq-c9VcJaBU1qbByaJvAOrHOBnCZT1m5JfhuwYJFvbDZOfHH6P7v4/s2048/DSCF3509+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: verdana;">Thank you to our granddaughter Evie (short for Evelyn) for suggesting the perfect name for this little elf ... Elfelyn. Love it!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">I hope Elfelyn's Christmas Message helps to brighten your day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking elf, I loosely followed <a href="https://amigurumfree.picpin.pro/amigurumi-christmas-elf-free-crochet-pattern/" target="_blank">this free pattern</a> for the feet, legs, body, arms and hat. I made the head from my <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2015/02/bobo-bunny-pattern.html" target="_blank">Bobo bunny pattern</a> and the wig from <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jovie-the-christmas-elf" target="_blank">this elf pattern</a>. Elfelyn's green dress was made using a free pattern found <a href="https://gohandmade.net/shop/373-dolls/4990-cosy-dolls---jennifer---uk/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">All-in-all Elfelyn is mish-mash of crocheted parts combined to make one adorable little Christmas elf.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-35671392395404596882020-12-14T13:39:00.001-05:002022-12-23T10:44:41.082-05:00Plum Poppy Package<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently while searching for Calico Critters crochet clothes patterns, I found </span><a href="https://feltmagnet.com/textiles-sewing/Sylvanian-Families-Shell-Stitched-Dress-Free-Crochet-Pattern" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">this free crochet dress pattern</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> by Felt Magnet. It was exactly what I needed to make a cute little top for Plum Poppy. I started with a multi-coloured mint green yarn which was lovely. Next I made a red one with white trim for Christmas then carried on making seven colourful tops in total - one for each day of the week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After finishing Plum Poppy's wardrobe, I pulled out my crochet cotton and tiny hooks to make dresses for our granddaughter's Calico critters. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Mom supplied tiny dome snaps for the back of the dresses. Working with a needle small enough to sew through the teeny tiny dome holes was a fiddly job indeed. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made three different multi-coloured dresses in two sizes - larger for 'mother' and smaller for 'sister'. Never having seen a Calico Critter, I guessed at sizing hoping they fit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took photos of all the clothes and Plum Poppy modeling a few of her outfits before packing everything into a box along with a few extra things like crochet dishcloths for our daughter and a Canadian-themed Christmas tree ornament for the family. A special Plum Poppy Package bound for Boulder, Colorado.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xuX3_IJgVZmJtWKmE3kj8wD2N-cxWxLkfEBkPDVJ9n3LbQCetqlijKCtyjzYqpO7Nwr0ll1PzvYoQf3zx_yN4cnVZYVEgX33J2fD_ZVIIx8s0ulr_MfbEqB1BuA0beDAQ2yIPgoUB70/s2048/DSCF3504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xuX3_IJgVZmJtWKmE3kj8wD2N-cxWxLkfEBkPDVJ9n3LbQCetqlijKCtyjzYqpO7Nwr0ll1PzvYoQf3zx_yN4cnVZYVEgX33J2fD_ZVIIx8s0ulr_MfbEqB1BuA0beDAQ2yIPgoUB70/w439-h351/DSCF3504.JPG" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid97Oi9kfpESPyQnBa4MwW3NJGG9ik4yxSp9LVddblfbrNzmRRnFwWCcPMf_cshyyfDoHEshN5qPVxm8vFMEaeMFIHh9i4z3c2B3MWG8eOUlUlAxY8y2pKGbk2Mi2sgpsdfmx6lmR3YKE/s2048/DSCF3503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7utvx7JjYlaUNVJYnN7z1hL9-ne37ayrpC7Exq6xfWMMjOAYnBkm5SdopsWgQWtGzdmWbFpvPuZsgvftd4oobZsZKd9LcPEzRCFKVnVKc0kDcKt4BaVMdqbF-CJXrdB2B6iXY_x_HFg/s2048/2020-12-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1778" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7utvx7JjYlaUNVJYnN7z1hL9-ne37ayrpC7Exq6xfWMMjOAYnBkm5SdopsWgQWtGzdmWbFpvPuZsgvftd4oobZsZKd9LcPEzRCFKVnVKc0kDcKt4BaVMdqbF-CJXrdB2B6iXY_x_HFg/w460-h529/2020-12-01.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Plum Poppy Package was mailed on a Tuesday with tracking. It arrived in less than a week, even sooner than expected. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Giving crochet creations is one of my favourite things. I call it "sharing crochet love". </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our daughter shared videos and photos of our granddaughter opening her Plum Polly Package ...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> so sweet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happily our granddaughter loves Plum Poppy and the dresses fit her Calico Critters perfectly. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf8uztEAUhruougPb5BnlfUPKeM-Da99iansR180hpFeixwfYrRiTOiD84eW74ycPJdeNZkI6uEV4_jmJ94M8Z9h2K5bOjywtaxR1j-zijqSVBZWWoZL20DR5UFlNb6u2ciQJcyS7His/s1038/CC2+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1038" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf8uztEAUhruougPb5BnlfUPKeM-Da99iansR180hpFeixwfYrRiTOiD84eW74ycPJdeNZkI6uEV4_jmJ94M8Z9h2K5bOjywtaxR1j-zijqSVBZWWoZL20DR5UFlNb6u2ciQJcyS7His/w448-h435/CC2+%25282%2529.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LYp_6YTHE4IngRZbcisBXgUoP0-K6tkHsTGIP1wOjRPLQMclstM-x4CZszkky7yO3js_CDxfxS63zValQlRO8swRZmxjXjDenJXqZB0P4J7jigKNpaQU03liqJyfFAxaC7V0W0iECX8/s2048/Plum+Poppy+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1775" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LYp_6YTHE4IngRZbcisBXgUoP0-K6tkHsTGIP1wOjRPLQMclstM-x4CZszkky7yO3js_CDxfxS63zValQlRO8swRZmxjXjDenJXqZB0P4J7jigKNpaQU03liqJyfFAxaC7V0W0iECX8/w450-h521/Plum+Poppy+%25282%2529.jpg" width="450" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</span></i></b></div><br />meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-84850503018423446742020-11-25T16:32:00.001-05:002022-12-23T10:48:45.503-05:00A New Blue Bunny<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finished a New Blue Bunny last week. This bunny is similar to one I made for a friend in June. If you missed it, you can read all about that bunny, aptly named Dr. Bobbo Bunny, <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2020/06/dr-bobbo-bunny.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just by changing the colour (robins egg blue instead of taupe) and the position of the ears (upright instead of floppy), I've created another one-of-a-kind Christmas gift for a special little two year old we know. I hope little B likes his New Blue Bunny. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I rather like the look of this little bunny posing for frosty photos.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrhFqpeXwqB0GCkdUxc6AoDHdk1U8-7BhEC0TNRriM50OEcpAEjy3-xBDFENhA-bru9nNXoI-iIRLC1jzcttPY-s7p2HiA-YmTsBZrgaAUBCQu5nm21Wj5eNBH4hZhyphenhypheneIB3B_h51M_WQ/s2048/DSCF3470+%25282%2529.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1283" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrhFqpeXwqB0GCkdUxc6AoDHdk1U8-7BhEC0TNRriM50OEcpAEjy3-xBDFENhA-bru9nNXoI-iIRLC1jzcttPY-s7p2HiA-YmTsBZrgaAUBCQu5nm21Wj5eNBH4hZhyphenhypheneIB3B_h51M_WQ/w400-h640/DSCF3470+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmzy3cYF6OabPEzGuaKBXY3GCcch9hN4Vs-skUIADGa8xTs17iZuqdaeX4SQFU2ZP1krYpO2j7vb77UVjwRVSwlTE5ZQnelK5AF5G4DvXGwN4bsYd-3e8DXxQ6-GnZiX9RQrU3At4owU/s2048/DSCF3473+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmzy3cYF6OabPEzGuaKBXY3GCcch9hN4Vs-skUIADGa8xTs17iZuqdaeX4SQFU2ZP1krYpO2j7vb77UVjwRVSwlTE5ZQnelK5AF5G4DvXGwN4bsYd-3e8DXxQ6-GnZiX9RQrU3At4owU/w402-h640/DSCF3473+%25282%2529.JPG" width="402" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSQPJHGRHCxfRZayjQ10N3wzi1kVAi4uFU0eE5rl2okUOZQSFUE2qnxO8UoG-Pe0YImR65pnc8_1oL2X7902lcvkZSgcgDpRmT_2TaxntgXQYbVASTwt5EbE6WJkrBn0B-EYJR2gC7Ak/s2048/DSCF3475+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1282" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSQPJHGRHCxfRZayjQ10N3wzi1kVAi4uFU0eE5rl2okUOZQSFUE2qnxO8UoG-Pe0YImR65pnc8_1oL2X7902lcvkZSgcgDpRmT_2TaxntgXQYbVASTwt5EbE6WJkrBn0B-EYJR2gC7Ak/w400-h640/DSCF3475+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXTAoa-tX5JF497wEfR6Wop8_Nr1UeCMRJUO-hnA6pUgNpErKr2l9hvpM85cg494_GOln8jVMUwdWPeCXvzzKNoJsTXkCs6dEr8Wk5kapEJrn3jXU3hadjYiB7SGxlUWGJASmFHJcvdI/s2048/DSCF3472+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXTAoa-tX5JF497wEfR6Wop8_Nr1UeCMRJUO-hnA6pUgNpErKr2l9hvpM85cg494_GOln8jVMUwdWPeCXvzzKNoJsTXkCs6dEr8Wk5kapEJrn3jXU3hadjYiB7SGxlUWGJASmFHJcvdI/w404-h538/DSCF3472+%25282%2529.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the crocheters out there who might like to make their very own Blue Bunny, I followed my </span><a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2015/03/boo-bear-pattern.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Boo Bear</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> pattern for the legs, body, arms, head and hood. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the ears and tail, I loosely followed the rabbit ears and tail in Vanessa Mooncie's <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572593-crocheted-wild-animals" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Crocheted Wild Animals book</a> decreasing the size to fit this bunny. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tail - decreased by half. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ears - starting chain of 20 and 7 rows instead of 8 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eyes - stitched using brown yarn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yarn: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary Maxim Ultra Mellowspun DK 50 gm, 1 3/4 oz</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 ball - Cotton (head, hands, tail, mask)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 ball - Robins Egg Blue (body, outer ears, arms)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unlabeled DK Yarn from stash</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">light pink (inner ears)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">dark brown (eyes)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hook sizes: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3.0 mm </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">2.5 mm (inner ear)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Mask Instructions</u>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stitches:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">ch - chain</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">ss - slip stitch</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">sc - single crochet</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">hdc - half double crochet</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">blo - back loop only</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chain 20 (enough to cover width of </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">face)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">R1 - 2 ss, 2 sc, 12 hdc, 2 sc, 2 ss, turn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">R2 - ch 1, blo (2 ss, 2 sc, 12 hdc, 2 sc, 2 ss) turn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Repeat R2 until mask is big enough to cover face</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chain 30 (to fit around ear), ss down side of mask and across bottom, chain 30 (to fit around other ear), ss across top of mask and finish off, weaving in ends</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you decide to make one too, please do send me a photo. I love to see crochet creations inspired by my patterns.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b style="line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be the first to comment - click on </i>No comments: <i>below</i></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div></div></div><p></p>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-4729325146408802202020-11-24T10:40:00.003-05:002022-12-23T10:47:13.997-05:00Introducing Miss Plum Poppy<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Allow me to introduce Miss Plum Poppy. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plum Poppy was happy to pose wearing her fancy green top over her base layer white shirt and purple pants. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I plan to make a few more tops before sending her off to her new home in Boulder, Colorado. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With ongoing border closures, it could be many more months before we finally get to visit. Who knew a global pandemic would mess up our plans for 2020? </span>It's been more than a year since our last visit. W</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">e miss seeing our grandchildren.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Online photos and chats are great, but can't replace proper in-person visits.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Miss Plum Poppy is a gift for our granddaughter. I'm sure they will love each other. I have to say I'm a little envious that Miss Plum Poppy gets to see our granddaughter before we do. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started crocheting this doll a few years ago, but she sat half done in a basket until I felt an overwhelming urge to finish her this past weekend. All I had to do was complete her head, hair and clothes. The fun, fiddly bits which add flair and personality are truly my favourite part of the process. I'm not sure why I didn't finish sooner. Oh well, I'm happy I finally got round to it.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing Miss Plum Poppy - another unique crochet creation.</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVMw-0pRZ9Or2mPvkvbFkn3QWpnApCvgqn-kBAQWiEgDmaV_7fDoLaNpqlVyNKZf_zLWR3MXjD1A8lVGLd2PGeg4Gxov84ayLkOvOOD5At6opS9vQvlf3yfyced7qtYRDO3VuT7KP3fg/s2048/DSCF3476+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVMw-0pRZ9Or2mPvkvbFkn3QWpnApCvgqn-kBAQWiEgDmaV_7fDoLaNpqlVyNKZf_zLWR3MXjD1A8lVGLd2PGeg4Gxov84ayLkOvOOD5At6opS9vQvlf3yfyced7qtYRDO3VuT7KP3fg/w452-h640/DSCF3476+%25282%2529.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPxKPBtikNyH5WEZK4U0TlUFHK9BRV3UwE3RJNmidim4sCnxcDcniUaVIv5JH9ljBXR5cK_WULB4lzgu1eiPpvQ1F9aAnpBKZ-UEMPB8QVy-0i1oyG7u16IWxSfHJWxC9dhrbd_zcz6E/s2048/DSCF3468+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAij7Vx0k66o-gHe8_3Mmq657b1yrq-B_jLCqbLKKE5-k6tzp0HNEpr19arLbgC5xFt8RSD8vlOET8m6pVgC59Cld030u73yZ_utnaNVKtTDZaGTu0VGsdSs2T-UAm-ogJjsNcDplqSKQ/s2048/DSCF3485+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1624" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAij7Vx0k66o-gHe8_3Mmq657b1yrq-B_jLCqbLKKE5-k6tzp0HNEpr19arLbgC5xFt8RSD8vlOET8m6pVgC59Cld030u73yZ_utnaNVKtTDZaGTu0VGsdSs2T-UAm-ogJjsNcDplqSKQ/w447-h562/DSCF3485+%25282%2529.JPG" width="447" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to make a similar looking doll, I loosely followed <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/yun-shu" target="_blank">this</a> pattern by HJ-Handmade - translated by CrochetWawa. The pattern now costs $5.99 USD. It was free when I found it in 2016. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Note</u>: I used black pipe cleaners inside the legs and arms to make them bendable. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The white top and hat are sewn in place. The purple pants are intentionally tight and difficult to change, while t</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he fancy top and scarf are easily removed. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think a rainbow of colourful tops including a red one for Christmas would be lovely. Oh my, only four weeks till Christmas. I better get back to crocheting. Luckily these tops are quick and easy to make. ๐</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the fancy top, I followed this <a href="https://feltmagnet.com/textiles-sewing/Sylvanian-Families-Shell-Stitched-Dress-Free-Crochet-Pattern" target="_blank">free pattern for a shell stitched dress</a>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The purse was made using my mask pattern as the base. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Use your imagination, be creative and you too could crochet a special one-of-a-kind doll for someone you love. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</span></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-32609753562941955432020-07-10T20:12:00.003-04:002022-12-23T10:51:52.493-05:00After the Rain<font face="verdana">We enjoyed watching a thunderstorm blow through earlier this evening. It was a heavy downpour with thunder, lightning and winds. After the Rain, </font><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wandered around snapping photos in our backyard. I love how everything looks dripping in water droplets. I also love using my 'new' camera. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got a Fujifilm X-E3 camera almost a year ago for my birthday. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxzyNmNP8YMAp18v3PKXTLUf6WXQ0aiXu-GVYi5eZ6ZKbpTZ16AUdlEX7_NciWz2fexTAroZSaCWYsSOoKl9V07YpWX7HbIwewsskNWMUKiF6J08hZMAcKpF2vY-nLG52cgBDver6pa0/w473-h438/DSCF3297.JPG" width="473" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Sadie followed me on my After the Rain backyard photo shoot ... such a sweet devoted little poodle.</font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-43964372247516670602020-07-01T21:07:00.007-04:002022-12-23T10:54:36.479-05:00COVID Careful Canada Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">My husband and I are celebrating a COVID Careful Canada Day this year. We spent the day together just the two of us. We enjoyed a mid-day bike ride together just the two of us driving our bikes to Hyde Park Road and 9 Mile Road to avoid city traffic. The wind and heat made for a challenging, but fun ride. I was happy to get back in the car after 50 km. My husband added more distance biking home on his own.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">The rest of our day was spent recovering from our ride, eating, swimming, gardening and taking a few photos in our garden.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">When I jumped in the pool this afternoon, I was pleased to find one of the young owls hanging out in our small maple tree down by the pool. I rushed to get my husband to take more photos of this adorable little owl posing so perfectly for Canada Day.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7MA2o2X1o27WPq4iBUx7Sfs30aFZJY3_GQQ63Aehyphenhyphen9lJc-sQCtSgsOHe8OwCjhuh5pEwkjsAP8vY7wFTZlrU53cbCPECCJhPBMjwpekTlhunRaPMZVwxs1m3EfWH9TvhfzKpGD9fX7w/s1183/DSCF2972-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="966" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7MA2o2X1o27WPq4iBUx7Sfs30aFZJY3_GQQ63Aehyphenhyphen9lJc-sQCtSgsOHe8OwCjhuh5pEwkjsAP8vY7wFTZlrU53cbCPECCJhPBMjwpekTlhunRaPMZVwxs1m3EfWH9TvhfzKpGD9fX7w/w408-h500/DSCF2972-1.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi1lddzOqDuP-Zn_mbbSjuASxEx90m8kGAAhz_qbikLLs9MHQx3KNC9SJqwR0NIa7hh8x1mdyobp5aGPjZgHpIRY0zJHIQdb0EWXdrVnAn8z1N3envvK9o3yn-h3sHnRBGtN5RIQp5bk/s2062/DSCF2974-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1247" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh179DA595AaZigDUDIanBAyv2JZWsWsirTvWrb5v2E_lFfehJW2yCPAYV01ZcDc15ZuMDvix-vc0_pWbuTu9-4eumFoqiKeypEz45Yord-wRRzD1YK8VA_wA5_OSEA9D69I7znuP_l-OI/w416-h554/DSCF2984-1.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">My husband also snapped a photo of Sadie keeping a close eye on me in the pool.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFN7t5KuKxyOhObR2pyRtObH9lK0FAwHPFyOUyecOP-fw3-F2B-MXJWmKFYr0gQZF_nucrFMiKgaATBI1M3seNTLwDzXOOhc8ftg1hKYlGbbDDGZNinqWKnb0X-1P8gdPZ5twpcc72hA/s4458/DSCF2977-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3493" data-original-width="4458" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFN7t5KuKxyOhObR2pyRtObH9lK0FAwHPFyOUyecOP-fw3-F2B-MXJWmKFYr0gQZF_nucrFMiKgaATBI1M3seNTLwDzXOOhc8ftg1hKYlGbbDDGZNinqWKnb0X-1P8gdPZ5twpcc72hA/w418-h328/DSCF2977-1.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><font face="verdana">He caught me enjoying a refreshing dip in the pool on this hot and humid Canada Day.</font><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-zdFJda9dPZSMTePOj7_shS7u-1EBA5qzrGrhq0eZo8AmLkJlQIfchyphenhyphen98pswruG9OGZfYsP_Q_8Jagqin6dGpBNUK9BNFz62SNn846jkFedn89DSTFvbFz1acSOhsvd2AmPlH0-Z4kw/s3746/DSCF2979-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2904" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-zdFJda9dPZSMTePOj7_shS7u-1EBA5qzrGrhq0eZo8AmLkJlQIfchyphenhyphen98pswruG9OGZfYsP_Q_8Jagqin6dGpBNUK9BNFz62SNn846jkFedn89DSTFvbFz1acSOhsvd2AmPlH0-Z4kw/w428-h551/DSCF2979-1.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><font face="verdana">Our Butterfly Weed is budding and almost ready to bloom.</font><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzlCMhP2m6dOXc1oPqEID8aKEcmnNKQGNVWvdwDEFkZUcZSwbZxro-dilGrUvVr2sn1iOs-ZnbwHba7TIZsPygHS00aInHLPhGgRyXMw-CcNyR75KRHaS_4qdM0JAzU6ArVR-3NFUbo8/s3871/DSCF2985-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3871" data-original-width="3537" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzlCMhP2m6dOXc1oPqEID8aKEcmnNKQGNVWvdwDEFkZUcZSwbZxro-dilGrUvVr2sn1iOs-ZnbwHba7TIZsPygHS00aInHLPhGgRyXMw-CcNyR75KRHaS_4qdM0JAzU6ArVR-3NFUbo8/w426-h468/DSCF2985-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><font face="verdana">My husband is doing a great job with our new vegetable garden inspired by our friend Fernando's garden in Cuba. He planted beans, carrots and tomatoes plus a few zucchini plants in pots. </font><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to our son for taking out the old overgrown juniper bushes last fall. It's a perfect spot for a garden.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy5E4G1hMYomX3-AMPjlsfOLWdwZm3HXIT_uH9TAL_VrEtTimQ5EIxIDKcIFeF5nqOwy5a4R_KsTgYl5fHyiSfK6m4uTI-gy4X6zzCeUJmb3_zO7KYB2GmK0fr-UrUi3hUvGVSpBUQ78/s4107/DSCF2989-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="4107" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy5E4G1hMYomX3-AMPjlsfOLWdwZm3HXIT_uH9TAL_VrEtTimQ5EIxIDKcIFeF5nqOwy5a4R_KsTgYl5fHyiSfK6m4uTI-gy4X6zzCeUJmb3_zO7KYB2GmK0fr-UrUi3hUvGVSpBUQ78/w436-h314/DSCF2989-1.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">I practiced taking a couple shots of our potted pink begonias using manual focus. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this new camera - my birthday gift from last year. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gRLFhl-PiXwGTAxID-El2wz-lXeczDU3-8xEp0GaxaSA7O-BFPJ_fj0SRQhl1vZ85-51GPrH_oV38cuQXjqigbD7a1bHNj23dssswHz3oMeKoNIAVSFroB1F0Wvg9uOTo4nXfXHvueg/s2465/DSCF2990-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="2465" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gRLFhl-PiXwGTAxID-El2wz-lXeczDU3-8xEp0GaxaSA7O-BFPJ_fj0SRQhl1vZ85-51GPrH_oV38cuQXjqigbD7a1bHNj23dssswHz3oMeKoNIAVSFroB1F0Wvg9uOTo4nXfXHvueg/w443-h411/DSCF2990-1.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowrRrG-AkjWgmZEI61MHTwAazIy57yuIAcyvWKik-5J5qiYK4mlL7KShhIKodYVabvKbUqHKBNyLysn7kOQ2QtWPPhTfntXrSwCn1lv2saLiR-6CbJbA8GwzLg1a0-A91xnmWEQ04K6w/s3422/DSCF2991-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3422" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowrRrG-AkjWgmZEI61MHTwAazIy57yuIAcyvWKik-5J5qiYK4mlL7KShhIKodYVabvKbUqHKBNyLysn7kOQ2QtWPPhTfntXrSwCn1lv2saLiR-6CbJbA8GwzLg1a0-A91xnmWEQ04K6w/w441-h382/DSCF2991-1.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Happy Canada Day to all our friends and family near and far. I hope you too are enjoying a COVID Careful Canada Day 2020 ๐</font></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-90111742464958703482020-06-30T19:45:00.011-04:002022-12-23T10:55:45.295-05:00Our Parliament of Owls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">I wrote about <a href="http://meo-my-crochet.blogspot.com/2020/06/our-backyard-screech-owls.html" target="_blank">Our Backyard Screech Owls</a> earlier this month. This family loves to hang out in our backyard maple tree. Owls are shy plus it is difficult to get decent photos among the branches. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you know that o</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">wls are generally solitary, but when seen together the group is called a โparliamentโ as they have long been thought to be of wise disposition?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Surprised to find all four owls</font><span style="font-family: verdana;"> together this afternoon, I rushed to get my camera and managed to capture a few decent shots of Our Parliament of Owls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mom and Dad rest quietly in the background while their two babies keep a close eye on me with my camera. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AWBGNGDjrGCrmIOiJLjMz61RC1wfvFsMfbyXrSLnAoZn4BpzlZcse8ZKMi6oUfzam2Javjl-g6h7UuGhyphenhyphenj8vcJqirASN9hwG52P379zLpHbRls0qYi-gfeuHl8T5PuuGGrmFLnO2ekE/s1980/DSCF2963-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1980" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AWBGNGDjrGCrmIOiJLjMz61RC1wfvFsMfbyXrSLnAoZn4BpzlZcse8ZKMi6oUfzam2Javjl-g6h7UuGhyphenhyphenj8vcJqirASN9hwG52P379zLpHbRls0qYi-gfeuHl8T5PuuGGrmFLnO2ekE/w454-h370/DSCF2963-1.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ0v0d4kTAnKaFZwZbAZLLpncTJR18VVIbdAkO11-xpM9OPjve7or_ta3PXMLBEwI3p16JwbhiaA1Da9GdQ8-GG2kpWpLseH8d_3NCSscBGa5B7_2-CdJh0f52KEjtRoecZli-MOi5hs/s1312/DSCF2964-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">I am so happy with Our Parliament of Owls this summer ... such a fun distraction from all things COVID. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395371080162066238.post-75265200614704781222020-06-25T23:58:00.012-04:002022-12-23T10:57:19.589-05:00Showcasing Our Paintings by Richard Thompson<div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Over the past year and a bit, we have bought four paintings from Richard Thompson. Before covid, we used to visit Richard at his studio in The Baker's Dozen (B13) on Dundas Street almost every Saturday. We would watch his progress week by week as he painted. We loved everything he made. </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">His elaborate colourful costumes, crazy over-the-top hats, intricate detailed backgrounds meticulously executed, fun steam punk bits ... all of it appealed to us. We especially loved the Latin titles and corresponding themes he chose for his paintings. </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">We first fell for <i>Supercilium</i> depicting <i>"arrogance and pride in possessions"</i>. It was on display at B13 and caught our eye even before we met Richard. A fancily dressed man holding a floating steam punk fish on a chain is totally flamboyant and fun. We loved it, yet didn't buy it right away.</font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Our first purchase was actually the diptych or pair of paintings below: <i>"Amor et Melle et Felle est Fecunddisssimus." </i>meaning<i> "Love is Rich with Both Honey and Venom." </i>After almost 35 years of marriage, my husband and I both totally identified with the meaning behind this message.</font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Richard's next piece was also irresistible given the title and theme:<i> "Vivamus ut si mori cras. Fusce ut si vivere in aeternum."</i> meaning <i>"</i></font><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> </i>This message is one I aspire to follow. I loved this advice and this painting, so we bought it as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These three paintings fit in so perfectly in our living room, we decided to add one more to our collection. The biggest of the bunch: Supercilium was our last purchase. Too big to fit anywhere else, it takes pride of place in our front hallway. I love that it hangs front and centre where we pass by frequently. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All these paintings make me smile every time I catch sight of them. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am showcasing Our Paintings by Richard Thompson because beauty in art should be shared. Enjoy ๐</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatjivuRIwsdipe8tpeB9XFMuoPvfanGqehUDY-QIMPh93NccjnXoB5HwZhSKV3sSMqoVO3rjNaXBlmVPA2Y6vOraQK2UMJIzmzXZ1xRYHxc3eZIdtHfS6RYezWA48vxZzQvC2Bhc6t4g/s2581/DSCF2485-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="2401" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatjivuRIwsdipe8tpeB9XFMuoPvfanGqehUDY-QIMPh93NccjnXoB5HwZhSKV3sSMqoVO3rjNaXBlmVPA2Y6vOraQK2UMJIzmzXZ1xRYHxc3eZIdtHfS6RYezWA48vxZzQvC2Bhc6t4g/w466-h500/DSCF2485-1.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3atT2c9xDtCUlYwK8-pSYU_Tc7fwtSKRoyGhM223IZquYM8UvvpYTCIwjuB4GXZDp_l5FUhbmlfsl2jLMP_DQBa3xrn07Y7fim4VWmsj5bm47kN_-tVycFuUrdOsCEKU0LaVsLUyDZQ/s4040/DSCF2351-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4040" data-original-width="3352" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3atT2c9xDtCUlYwK8-pSYU_Tc7fwtSKRoyGhM223IZquYM8UvvpYTCIwjuB4GXZDp_l5FUhbmlfsl2jLMP_DQBa3xrn07Y7fim4VWmsj5bm47kN_-tVycFuUrdOsCEKU0LaVsLUyDZQ/w466-h560/DSCF2351-1.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><font face="arial"><i>"Supercilium" </i></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><font face="arial"><i>Depicting Arrogance and Pride in Possessions</i></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><font face="arial"><i>Acrylic on board - 48" x 48"</i></font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq7FsYIJYz-nefSsXqxYqbqVzrchiEZPowiG_nWANkMd9m7P1CudoL12jwTjI6mNQJb6K4cD-NGUP3KtCuFIK17VW9C-_vQY0-lys5MRLXGpIN9nCT4R-Fc7kbIcg4-Hz3gcATJ8tqwM/s5157/DSCF2492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5157" data-original-width="2746" height="880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq7FsYIJYz-nefSsXqxYqbqVzrchiEZPowiG_nWANkMd9m7P1CudoL12jwTjI6mNQJb6K4cD-NGUP3KtCuFIK17VW9C-_vQY0-lys5MRLXGpIN9nCT4R-Fc7kbIcg4-Hz3gcATJ8tqwM/w468-h880/DSCF2492.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><font face="arial"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Vivamus ut si mori cras. Fusce ut si vivere in aeternum."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Acrylic on canvas 48" x 24"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwo7jTZrz9lUIIHi9zQPzxFIKakS5m31QO1TLOwysKvzC5HUIKn_3qOZmrXbgLVG1k4K55VAC3j105Ph9qIg1-UyQq4ERCEsQKms6he4zh8TERgsMybrT4ZuJcwWny_yKQ5UzJO51OFM/s4300/DSCF2493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="4300" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwo7jTZrz9lUIIHi9zQPzxFIKakS5m31QO1TLOwysKvzC5HUIKn_3qOZmrXbgLVG1k4K55VAC3j105Ph9qIg1-UyQq4ERCEsQKms6he4zh8TERgsMybrT4ZuJcwWny_yKQ5UzJO51OFM/w488-h398/DSCF2493.JPG" width="488" /></a></div></font><font face="arial"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Acrylic on canvas 24" x 30" - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Diptych (right panel [Honey])</span></i></div></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-h9eKRQ7Ic7EahYqI6fSBR8kkbppZe_YxXlQ_A1qsSYIX_REWUvMx8Ns0ibkHEBoh2w15RE5cJLGC5Y3sk_k0CKiWZHh96kJqVxFskZejS2z0SVSvblhF0wjwR5JzxFAEkd9RJc43bg/s3966/DSCF2494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3259" data-original-width="3966" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-h9eKRQ7Ic7EahYqI6fSBR8kkbppZe_YxXlQ_A1qsSYIX_REWUvMx8Ns0ibkHEBoh2w15RE5cJLGC5Y3sk_k0CKiWZHh96kJqVxFskZejS2z0SVSvblhF0wjwR5JzxFAEkd9RJc43bg/w485-h398/DSCF2494.JPG" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial"><i>Acrylic on canvas 24" x 30" - </i></font><i style="font-family: arial;">Diptych (left panel [Venom])</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WW-HLcy8XvOfKa6GgL03ApgWEW3ugzOR9BH2HULp38-4kw5FYjkZbuZldZAaK1k8KLJtAoeZW6PbSjVR89u75s13zKTm5q2br-O4TK8V9Vg1T8ykUDHnBjJcIu4T9tccaq-YCUDZpGQ/s5241/DSCF2495-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="5241" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WW-HLcy8XvOfKa6GgL03ApgWEW3ugzOR9BH2HULp38-4kw5FYjkZbuZldZAaK1k8KLJtAoeZW6PbSjVR89u75s13zKTm5q2br-O4TK8V9Vg1T8ykUDHnBjJcIu4T9tccaq-YCUDZpGQ/w487-h183/DSCF2495-1.jpg" width="487" /></a></div><i style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">"Amor et Melle et Felle est Fecunddisssimus."</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Love is Rich with Both Honey and Venom.</span></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooeQVdVCTivGsuQM2BRU13TXESzUGGS8-9HLD7DBjvwG-LKD8u117W-dZqGAsyAL9x8pxtnPkQLSA3aQjQxhJbjFtxguPHIM8eV8dqNcs87Y-NGCgSP89mIaqkCO_dREZnsidmm3kGwY/s6000/DSCF2500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooeQVdVCTivGsuQM2BRU13TXESzUGGS8-9HLD7DBjvwG-LKD8u117W-dZqGAsyAL9x8pxtnPkQLSA3aQjQxhJbjFtxguPHIM8eV8dqNcs87Y-NGCgSP89mIaqkCO_dREZnsidmm3kGwY/w480-h320/DSCF2500.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to a CBC News London article published the beginning of May, </span><font face="verdana">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tenants received a letter from founder William Older stating that B13 โ as the space is known โ will close permanently on May 29. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>"In light of recent events, most notably that of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's no options left that allow B13 to keep financially afloat,"</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> the letter says."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sadly B13 Baker's Dozen in London is closed. Richard tells us he moved his studio into his basement, but hopes B13 will re-open eventually under new ownership. We hope so too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><font size="4">Be the first to comment - click on No Comments: below</font></i></b></div>meo my crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12095620763046741364noreply@blogger.com0