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NatCroMo Freeform Crochet-a-long 2009 (3/1-3/9)

Last week was crazier than I expected, but I'm finally back with another post. This might be some kind of record.

March is National Crochet Month (or NatCroMo), and there's a group dedicated to it on Ravelry. In addition, there's a Freeform CAL (Crochet-a-long) project where there's a different inspiration for each day. Despite having no experience in freeform crochet, I've been giving it a try. It's been a great exercise for me. Although I have much to learn (how to make pieces lay flat, how to create the shapes I want without too much ruffling and/or curling, etc.) I'm also discovering that I know more than I realize. The final result (well, the final result so far) is rather crack-induced, but I'm discovering all sorts of ideas for future projects.

Here are the photos of my project in progress:

A is for Apple and B is for Blossom/Bullions. I started out with a reddish color (combined with another yarn containing muted versions of apple-y colors) and a shape that looked like the bottom half of an apple. To that, I added bullion stitches and ended up with a vaguely flowery shape.

C is for Crab. I added crab claws bordered with crab stitch. I also added a crab stitch border above the bullions.

D is for Drop. I interpreted this as drops of water, and added a wave stitch in two shades of blue/aqua.

E is for Eating. Crocheting food is fun, so I added a hyperbolic lettuce edge around the piece.

F is for Fragrance. One of my favorite fragrances is lavender, and the pieces ended up with a lavender spiral.

G is for Ground. I chose a yarn with various grays and browns and crocheted pebbles (bobble stitches) around the lavender spiral.

H is for Honey. That's a honeycomb on the back side of the piece, crocheted in the closest color I had to honey.

I is for Insect. The little crab guy, buried under the lavender and pebbles, gained two moth antennae. They like to droop a bit, but I got them to stand up for the photo.

Today is J for Jam, but I haven't decided what I want to do with that yet.

Labels: Crochet

Posted by: Jeanne at 16:41