Knitty Gritty

My husband gave me two crochet lessons for mother’s day at The Little Knittery in Los Feliz that I (finally) got around to scheduling. I made my lessons for the weekend before our big summer trip to Europe for my cousin Val’s wedding, envisioning that I would be crocheting all the way to Spain and have a cool summer frock to walk the cobblestone streets in or to throw on over my bathing suit while lunching al fresco by the sea. My crochet life came to a halt when I got laid off the friday before (due to the Hollywood strikes) and I spent my time with Kat crocheting and kvetching but mostly ripping out the same ten stitches. Needless to say I need more focused lessons but I did complete one oversized chunky granny square, above! Kat replaced my newly purchased thin chopstick-like needles with her crochet-for-dummies jumbo pair reserved for kids and well, let’s just say I suppose I could refashion this square into an oversized knit beanie. Or a large potholder. Now, if only I could make this bag:

One and Dones

Silver Belles