I’ve been distracted by quite a lot, but I had time to finish at least one crocheted item. Next to my bed is a baby blanket I stopped crocheting about a week ago. Two nights ago I started a purse design. Last night I frogged the damned thing. On my desk there was some tunisian going on with this great 100% fingering-weight wool and an I-hook. There was no real purpose, I was just curious, but even that was frogged about an hour before this post. Since then I’ve pretty much just taken to scouring fashion websites for inspiration.
Somewhere, somehow, during the last week, I finished a bib off by crocheting the neck straps. The body has been done for about a month, grant you, but it wasn’t until this last week that I finished them off. To help my progression along, I purchased velcro strips that had industrial strength adhesive so that the strips would remain attached to the crochet stitches. I placed it in two spots so that it can be adjustable. The velcro will make it much easier to attach and remove, versus a button or tie.

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It’s the first bib I’ve ever made, and I sort of winged the whole thing. I just used the available cotton I had lying around. I think it would be great to get some of that material that can be applied/sewn to the backside of the piece to protect the child’s clothing. It’s a good idea, at least. What wasn’t necessarily a great idea was putting this bib on my mannequin head. The neck is long, and the chest area is very rounded, so the bib doesn’t lie very well against the curve. Still, you can see it, and that’s at least something.
Just trying to come up with some ideas and designs for MommySquared.
Pardon me. I’m not sure I’m having the best night/morning ever. I’m feeling very dry. Dried up. Does that ever happen to you?
Maybe it’s not so much distraction, or restlessness, but more that I’m dry and in a creative lull? I think that’s worse. I need creative lubrication, dude! (I apologize for my lapse into dude-ism; if you knew me in person, you’d realize that I do this a lot. Dude! So not on.)
Back to lubrication. I’m hoping it’s just a short spell. Is this the part where I’m supposed to crochet other people’s patterns? Maybe I would crochet more if I could get myself to crochet others’ designs. It’s hard, though. It’s really hard to give myself permission to not work on something that will be my very own, or will help supplement income during the slower months where work is scarce (life of an at-home-worker).
What’s driving me insane is that I’ve been sketching ideas out for designs, but lately it’s all garments. I haven’t ever crocheted a garment. It’s intimidating for me because I haven’t expanded in that direction, and I want to! Oh, darlings, I want to very much. This is where I definitely have to pull a pattern from a designer whose designs I love and trust. I don’t want a box, as I wouldn’t design OR crochet a boxy garment unless it’s the purpose of the design.
There is also the issue of yarn. I have to find yarn I like and somehow afford enough of it for a garment. Shucks. Crap. Dang. Damn. I’ll figure this out. Eventually. Hopefully soon. I’ll hit up my favorite designer and see if I have enough of one yarn to crochet one of her designs. Mmhmm. Good plan, me. Go Team Brianna.