Hookers N’ Junkies

 Greetings! I have finally gotten off my heiny to post, which is horribly shameful as I’ve had the ability to since this site was started. In reparation, let me tell you a story:

Once upon a weekend, there was a cottage. And in that cottage, there were three stitch n’ bitchers.

One stitch n’ bitcher brought a string bikini with her. One brought a bikini top she had crocheted.

The third stitch n’ bitcher didn’t own a bikini. However, she was enticed to try on the string bikini and was pleased. She also saw the clever pattern of the crocheted bikini, which was unlike any bikini top pattern she had ever seen.

This percolated in the back of her mind for two weeks. Then, one evening, the third stitch n’ bitcher looked at her yarn stash and her collection of crochet hooks and It All Clicked.

This is the end result. Hooray for figuring out how to access Photo Booth! I finished it this afternoon, after a day of hard, hard labour:

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I need you to photograph yourself in the rainbow bright bikini so I can post it

I finished it at Stitch n Bitch, for those of you who did not notice It’s quite cute

Well, I finished her last night at work. It was a quick job, that I’ve been putting off a bit. I hate deadlines. Being a procrastinator, I feel the need to put things off until said deadline. bah. When it really should have been done like 4 weeks ago. oh well. It is done now. I do still need to find a pendant for it, and a button for the clasp, but that has nothing to do with the construction. Or does it?

So possibly due to my dedication to my art! I am gimped on the right side.

I am endeavoring to re-program my brain to work leftly.

This awesome bag is what I will begin with in my new ways.

I’m doing a beading tutorial if you’re interested. So, I’ll go through methods and techniques. If you are interested, bring some beads, crochet thread or beading wire, and an apropriate size of needles or hook.

Saturday. Remedy? 1300hrs

So, now that I am able to say something, what to say first?

Well, I made CAT COATS TODAY!!!

And by cat coats, I mean Dog coats, because no self-respecting cat will wear a coat, but nonetheless, they are rather cute.

I will post photos, but not now, as my camera cord has dissapeared into the void that is my sewing room.

But, here are some good links I was sent for crochet patterns:

Yarnstandards
Softmemories
Martha’s Patterns
Craftbits
Crochethop
About’s Crochet Patterns
Freepaterns.com
Talking Crochet
Wovenspun
TNCrochetlady
Crochetpoet
Vintage
Bev’s Country Cottage
PlanetJune
CrochetCabana
Yarncat

I’m having lots of fun with Amigurumi. It can be lots of fun Check out info and patterns if you are interested. Don’t get all addicted, now

I’ve recently come across some great inspiration in the stuffed crochet arena. Amigurumi, specifically, and I’ve found a whole host of free patterns and ideas.

Just as an example, this year, I bought some girlfriends Goats for Christmas. You know, the ones you buy for villages in the developing world. Anyway, I attatched a handmade, crocheted stuffed goat head so they had something to “show for it”.  I’ll bring in the patterns for the next one. And I was thinking that, really, it wouldn’t be so bad to meet on Saturday afternoon at around 1, would it? Just an idea, ladies :)   

What a success! Fun was had all around, I think, with the only exception of my hangover, but hey, I managed despite. So, for all you bitchers (stitchers? sbitchers?) wanna go every 2 weeks? 4 weeks? weekly? Sunday? Saturday? Let me know here, so we can start the festivities

I loved the location! Thanks out to Mel on that one *best* *chai* *evar*!

We are meeting on Saturday, at 1300hrs at Remedy Cafe on 109th Street beside the Movie Studio. bring your yarn and/or stuff.