ProjectArt

Squid, the new black! This is my first project that I have made actually following a pattern (more or less). Here is the pattern. I made crochet yarn eyes (or rather crochet wiz Jeanette made them for me while I watched and made appreciative noises). I didn’t want buttons for eyes in case little baby Max chokes on them. Then I made a crochet Granny square with a lot of help from Jeanette; I must have crocheted when I was about ten, but I have no memory of it! Now I am thinking about Granny squares and their position in the world of art.   

This sweater has been in progress for a while. I have been knitting it in singles yarn right off of the spindle. Most of it has been spun on my drop spindle, but some on my wheel. I am making the designs up as I go along; this takes just enough brain power to be interesting, but I do not have to follow a chart and there are never mistakes. I love working on this sweater.