todd paschall

mair and i just stumbled onto this dude and the photos he renders in crochet!

todd paschall's site

take a look and see if your mind doesn't start flowing with ideas.
if you could get as much image control as a cross stitcher, what would YOU render?
hmmmmmmm!

the nautilus challenge

there is a nautilus knitting pattern out there, but since i am not really much of a knitter as much as crochet ninja and since i am determined to become fluent in crochet, i am working out my own pattern.  this is my third try.   

the approach i am using this time was to use the fibonacci numeral sequence that i was introduced to during a challenge at the HPKCHC on the very first row, then to just enlarge very gently from there, turning at the top--one stitch in each stitch. (i am farther along than this scan shows.) after i make aobut 8 rows of single crochet, i will proceed back down the other side the the original chain, reversing the fibonacci in decreases.  if it works out, i will go on to add tentacles and friendly little eyes!

cross your tentacles for my success!

Sign Ups Are Open!

sign ups are open over at Ravelry.com for the Harry Potter Knit/Crochet House Cup!

mair and i are in.

are YOU? :D

slytherWIN!

at ravelry's harry potter knit/crochet house cup, the last day of term was august 31st and we SLYTHERINS nailed that house cup like it was a snake on the gaunt's front door! woot! i especially enjoy the natural team spirit that makes it easy for slytherins to pull together strategies for winning. a good example was the slytherin quidditch team gathering themselves together for a knit/crochet-along of scarves for potions class! boo on people who think we all just cheat! FIRST, we simply look to see if the rules suggest any good legal "work-arounds". so there!

secondly, i was so excited to find i was nominated for a prize for july for "zeh kee! she flies!" i don't think i had a chance to win, but i did garner 50 "loves".

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