Projects

Since I came to China I've been trying to learn to crochet.  I started this back in the States, but have been learning more here.  I found a little shop in a nearby neighborhood that sells yarn.  It's in the front room of someone's house.  My house cleaner introduced me to them because they are friends of hers.  It takes me about 15 minutes to ride my bike there.  It's nice that I can buy yarn nearby though.

My first project here is to try to make a "flower shawl".  I saw this one on pinterest (I also follow the maker's blog.  Lucy from the Attic.) and just wanted to try to make something similar.  However I am not up to her skill level yet, so mine will be much simpler.  Maybe some day....

Here are the flowers laid out on my coffee table.  I want to make a triangular shawl, so thought this would be a good way to lay them out.  My daughter laughs at me because I've laid them out probably a dozen times trying to figure out the best way to arrange the flowers.  But I need to learn how to join them.  I will take a look at pinterest to learn how.

I ran out of yarn at one point, but I had some other yarn that I had bought to use somehow.  So while I was waiting to go get some new yarn, I started a second project with the other colors.  I wanted to learn to make a granny square.  So here is the first batch of granny squares I have made.  Eventually I will get enough to make a small afghan.  It's fun to learn, and at least I'm being sort of productive.  :)  Notice my carved bamboo crochet hook.