Thank you all for your very sweet comments about my lovely daughter. You’re all so kind, goodness, I love crafty people. We both got kind of big-headed over all the praise, and now I don’t know how we’ll keep her down on the farm. (If she suddenly decides to change her major to Supermodeling or Disney Princess Hair Sciences, I’ll know who to blame.) Anyway, she is always willing to put on whatever weird thing I have hooked together and go stand over by that tree so I can take her picture. What a good girl. She even folded my laundry the other day. No, you can’t have her.
I keep crocheting doodads in a desperate attempt to not have to keep knitting this huge blanket. (It’s got me down, this blanket. I always like to brag that I never got tired of making this or that, but I can’t say that this time. I am dead tired of making this blanket. I am also running out of yarn. Can you believe that? I am!) These fantastic gypsy earrings only took me away from the arduous knitting for about an hour, but it was an hour well spent. The pattern can be found in the July/August issue of Crochet Today magazine, and I used DMC size 5 Pearl cotton in burnt orange, hooked over a pair of hoop earrings I already had around the place.
I know I’ll love the blanket. I will. I know it. Must persevere.
Love the Gypsy Earrings!!! Maybe when it gets cold you will want to cozy up underneath the knitted blanket and get those needles going again!!!
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Love those earrings!
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She is a quite the beauty...the perfect model for all the pretty things you make! I love these crocheted earrings...and the blanket that's making you nuts too! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice earrings and I love the blanket.
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The blanket is lovely...and so are the earrings :)
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It looks hand made earrings.The thread of earring contain cotton.Is this so much soft or not?its look like this.
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Love the earrings. Love the blanket too. Keep going. xx
ReplyDeleteThose earrings are beautiful! Very clever!
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The earrings look great!
ReplyDeleteNow then Kristen......you have to be positive about your blanket!!! Try a mantra chant " I will finish it sooon...I will finish it soon" mantra chats can be quite powerful...can't they? .....(in Tibet!!!)
ReplyDeleteLovely delicate summery earrings looking good on.... of course our favourite model LOL
Amanda x
Lovely earrings! And your beautiful blanket looks already big, doesn't it? Just wait for the first cold days to come, than your fingers will fly for finishing this cuddly thing ;-)
ReplyDeleteWe have all been where you are, wanting to shoot your head off rather than sit down and finish a blanket. I felt that way with the big red monster I made my oldest, and the chocolate crochet blanket I made my youngest. I have not made a blanket since then, I think we know why.
ReplyDeleteLovely earrings on a lovely girl.
Hugs,
Meredith
great earrings!!!......but you're going to love the finished blanket even more!!! (you can do it, you can do it, you can do it.......)
ReplyDelete(want to be my cheerleader, too???? I've got a couple of unfinished blankets-to-be kicking around!)
I spied those earrings and have been contemplating making them. Glad to know they are a good diversion project. Love Disney Princess Hair Sciences by the way!!Gave me a happy little chuckle!
ReplyDeleteI always start out full steam ahead on a blanket, and the next thing you know it's a cushion. By the looks of your picture you are well past the cushion stage, but maybe you don't have to make it as big as you originally thought? Then you could be almost done. Anyway, you really do have an amazing stick-to-it-ness!
ReplyDeleteWay to distract yourself with cute gypsy earrings. I likee.
Very awesome daughter, gorgeous earrings, had a good chuckle at your post! I think we have all been there on a project or two with the "what did I take this on for?!" Maybe try setting yourself smaller chunks of it to finish at a time so you feel like you're winning? After all "the best way to eat an elephant is to make it into sandwiches!" Have a lovely weekend, Helen x
ReplyDeleteWhat great earrings....and the color looks fab!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter does a great job being your model...I am lucky if I can get mine just to look at the camera! totally understand about the blanket but if that is it in the photo....you have to finish....it's gorgeous!
The blanket is gorgeous i hope to finish my next one soon!
ReplyDeleteCool earrings. I have some crocheted ones I bought months ago that I haven't worn yet. Must find them. Have a great weekend. Tammy
ReplyDeleteSure, one day the blanket will be completed and you'll love it a lot : it will happen one day!!! You are interested in experimenting new things at the moment: challenge ourself is what we really need sometime!!!
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Me likey the earrings!
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Beautiful earrings! All the accessories you make are adorable! Keep going on that blanket, you can do it!!
ReplyDeleteIf I had my ears pierced I would totally wear these!!! They are superb. I must see if I can find a good log cabin knit pattern... too much stash I have!
ReplyDeleteI reached here on my usual crochet-blog hopping. You have some lovely crochet projects but what really hooked me was your style of writing. Your observation about your hat turning into "a vessel for drawing water from the well" had me laughing out loud.I have similar thoughts when my projects turn "funny". I will definitely be sticking around.
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New follower from Sarah's Sweethearts. Love the earrings.
ReplyDeleteThe earrings are soooo lovely...as always, you have great taste!
ReplyDeleteLove the earrings. Such a fun bold color!
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