Hooking Along Again
It’s been a long while since I crocheted anything. So when the chance to do it came up again I jumped at it. I know, I know, I choose my own projects I could crochet whenever I want. I do actually have a massive crochet project in mind. So when the opportunity to make part of a Nightmare Before Christmas display window I jumped on making Oogie Boogie.
So how hard could it be? I have been crocheting for decades longer than I have been knitting. So of course when I started the project I started yelling at the pattern, and the stitches, and the instructions and just everything really. I even started a knitted version in irritation. I took a deep breath, figured out what I wanted to do and started again.
I gave myself an hour crocheting to make sure that I did not have to pretty much write a new pattern. It wouldn’t be the first time I stared at a crochet pattern and pulled out needles and made it work.
Once I had done that, I started working in earnest. It was a simple pattern, I could make it work pretty easily. I had to keep track of the stitching, make sure that it didn’t get too big, as it was supposed to be 10″ high and I wasn’t following the patten exactly. I know everyone is shocked.
Once when the body was done. I checked all of my felt. Of course, there was no black, green, blue, purple, red, yellow, but apparently I had used all the black when last I worked with felt. Fabric to the rescue.
I’d like to say those are worms in his mouth but it was actually pins holding the fabric in place. It is pretty hard to sew fabric to crochet, which is something I did not know. I think I did well stepping out of my crafty comfort zone and had something awesome to show for it. Maybe I’ll crochet some of my ever growing list of baby items.
