Pattern Info
Difficulty:
Category: Crocheting
Type of item: Home Decor
For: Home
Style: Traditional, Classic, Romantic, Religious, Holiday
Materials
KNIT-CRO-SHEEN #10 CROCHET COTTEN THREAD (WHITE/PEARL); AUNT LYDIA'S #10 CROCHET COTTEN THREAD; #4 STEEL CROCHET HOOK
What was your inspiration?
MY SISTER WAS MY INSPIRATION. SHE LOVES ANGELS & WHEN I FOUND THIS PATTERN, I KNEW I JUST HAD TO MAKE IT FOR HER. SO FOR HER BIRTHDAY, I MADE IT FOR HER IN ECRU/PEARL. SHE LOVED IT, OF COURSE, & HAS IT ON HER KITCHEN TABLE. THIS ONE IN THE PICTURE I MADE FOR MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IN HER LIVING ROOM'S COLOR THEME. SHE, TOO, LOVES IT.
What are you most proud of?
I'M PROUD OF EVERYTHING I'VE CROCHETED BECAUSE IT GIVES ME A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT & A "HEY I DID THIS ALL BY MYSELF". MY COUSIN TAUGHT ME WHEN I WAS ABOUT 8 YRS OLD TO DO A CHAIN & SINGLE CROCHET. EVERYTHING ELSE I TAUGHT MYSELF BY PURE STUBBORNNESS & PERSISTENCE. NOW, IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO CROCHET BECAUSE OF ARTHRITIS & FIBROMYALGIA, SO EVERYTHING I MAKE NOW IS ESPECIALLY PRECIOUS TO ME.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
READ, REREAD, & REREAD THE PATTERN BEFORE YOU START IT. I USED A BIGGER STEEL HOOK THAN WHAT THE PATTERN CALLS FOR BECAUSE OF MY ARTHRITIS IN MY HANDS & MY EYES ARE BAD. SO, ALLOW YOURSELF A LITTLE SLACK IF YOU GET FRUSTRATED. IT'S A FAIRLY EASY PATTERN. BUT AS WITH ANYTHING ELSE, IT TAKES TIME & PATIENCE. BUT THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
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