Nov 19 2006
Happy Hooker
Happy Hooker, I mean Shari
With Mom’s interest in crochet rekindled, I figured that we better seize the opportunity before her small embers of enthusiasm are snuffed out by the daily grind. She used to make elaborate motifs and decorative table settings in the days before Donna, 30-plus years ago. I guess I was such a handful that she didn’t have the time or energy to continue her hobby after I came along. Now that I’m all grown up, I suppose it’s safe for her to pick it back up.
Since Shari got me started, I thought I would pay it forward and get Mom on the crochet bandwagon again, too. I took her and Pops to Ben Franklin yesterday, picked up some yarn and new crochet needles. Without any instruction from me, she was off and stitching. She, too, got the crochet bug and was asking for books with patterns for new projects. So, this morning after church, we picked the folks up and made a beeline for Borders to pick up a couple of books on crochet, including Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet: Happy Hooker by Debbie Stroller and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crocheting.
After I finish this afghan, I’m looking forward to attempting other projects — such as an iPod Cozy. But, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. I’m still trying to master the double-crochet technique here.
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
I joked with Donna saying by the time we learn to make one of those ipod cozy the ipod would no longer be around, or should I say as popular…LOL
I hope it doesn’t take us THAT long to learn how to make one! But if we wait long enough, the iPods will be so small that it’ll take only a few rows of double-crochets to cover it.