Oh yes, I'm still around all right Nota. The problem with knitters and crocheters, especially on Christian sites, for some reason, is that they don't seem to want to talk about it very much. You shouldn't let your status as a newbie put you off starting a thread - you've probably been around longer than I have!
Gillian
Hi Gillian,
Good to hear from you.
I am only occasionally around, mostly I just read. Log on only if I want to post....
I had never considered the possibility that christians don`t like to talk much about knitting and crocheting, as you mention.
Can`t fathom why if that`s the case.....
About my latest crochet quests : I got into filet - never did any before.
Reading through my mother`s old instruction materials [she was a pro], I figured out the basics of filet. But, as I always wind up doing, I started making my own designs.
I began with a simple border, then I thought of how neat filet would look on curtains. One drawback being, they take forever to finish. The second drawback : I hate counting.
So I decided to work from one side across to the other, repeating the design until I reach the desired width of the curtain, instead of working from top to bottom. Easier for me to count stitches and "squares" that way.
I made a curtain with a rose motif for a friend.
Next I made up a design with flying birds - the first bird curtain turned out great. Now I am close to finishing a second bird curtain with even thinner thread. Switched from 100% mercerized cotton size10 to size30.
Okay, I really got the hang of birds. Am again hankering for something different. Have a butterfly curtain spooking around in my head. My next designing project.
I am having fun!
It`s great that we have this creative power derived from the Creator of the universe himself. Although we cannot create out of nothing like he does, we can use the materials and the imagination he blesses us with.
And the best part : we can share his gifts to us!
nota
I'm working on a scarf right now, though its more of a practice scarf until I get more stitches made. I haven't worked on it in a week, so hopefully I can do some this weekend.
