Crocheted Portrait of my Grandchildren

I  crocheted this portait of my grandchildren last Christmas 2016 for my daughter who is their mom. Seemed it was well received, she tells me even now how much she loves it. The piece is all single crocheted, several colors of yarn and is approx. 7'6" x 6'6" so it is very large and took about 3 month to make. I have to find away to either crochet faster or somehow speed up the process; another hand would be nice to do the computer stuff.

Son's crocheted tapestry

This is my first completed crocheted tapestry. The size 5'5"x 2'6", and it took about 2 1/2 months to make. This is how it all started for me, making crocheted tapestries. I have made several since and will be posting those as well. I also love crocheting other items but tapestries is somewhat therapeutic and I love the finished product.

Now on Etsy!....www.crowchetcabana.etsy.com

I opened an Etsy shop today, updated some infomation, completed a Dispicable me minion hat and ready to get back to some more crocheting.

New Children's E-book Available

My husband, Trevor L. Wooten currently has an e-book available for download on both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. He is the illustrator and graphic designer for the children's book Reflections: A Kymber Prudence Tale, written by Jennifer Meadows. Also, feel free to view his art and writing on his website, www.infinitecreator.webs.com. My husband may be posting more of his upcoming publications on my blog periodically.

Updated my website and new images

Have I been busy to-day. I've updated my website (hooray) and added some new images ( crowchet.moonfruit.com )........ I wish I could pay someone to handle the computer stuff. Now I'm working on connecting the sites together: twitter, facebook, email and the web. It's really a challenge for me. I have a lot more respect for those that does this stuff on a daily bases. Anyhoo, here some pics.

 

Also, I designed my own pattens to crochet, check it out! I am really excited about getting ready for the holiday.

Life goes on even when I'm not Blogging

                                 

I have been away from my blog for awhile, but now I have plan to stay more consist. I blame it on life and its demands that it has for me. Good thing about it is that I'm thankful enough to still be here to meet those demands. "Thank you God!" Nothing devastating, just lost track of time on my blogged. My plan was to keep posting on my everyday crocheting events and how my project turned out. Well I may not have blogged but I still crocheted. I mostly made mittons, hats, and scarfs(sets) to sell this fall and for the holidays, a few bears, and a few other things. I hope to post pictures soon.......need some ideas on updating my blog. I've looked at others but really can't seem to come up with something eye catching. I'm not that good with using a computer and understanding its lingo but my family don't mind helping me out.They just not sure what I want in the blog (me either), they do the tech. stuff. It's late and I need to get an early start.

Mii... among other things and "Is Crochet a dying Art Form?" Hear my opinion, what's yours?

I will be talking about several different topics...I'll like to start with the reason I changed my profile picture. I am truly amazed with what you can do with technology these days. People who are techno-savvy may not share my enthusiasm. The other thing that knock my socks off, is when my eleven year old son took the profile picture from the wii (my mii) and put it on my computer. So right now it's on my blog, website (http://crowchet.moonfruit.com), email, twitter, and desktop. You maybe asking yourself why? Well, one reason my son did it for me and he was soo proud to be able to help me out, (for the price of a video game) and two, my Mii really resemble me. I say once again amazing, truly amazing. Thanks Son.

Second topic... I'm still working on the wheelchair bags for Veterans that are in need of them. I started with the patriotic colors (red, white, and blue), but, I'm not comfortable with the way it looks. I think the colors are too too bright and also, I want it to slide less along the bar of the wheelchair. So, I will try using colors of burgundy, regular white and loose the crayon blue for a somewhat darker blue, also shorten the straps for a tighter fit. Then I can hopefully have a picture to show soon. If it doesn't work with the patriotic colors then I'll use other colors instead. I found out that I do have some leeway. Thank you Troops/Veterans for your services.

Third topic...I've heard this saying quite a bit lately, "Crochet is a dying art form." then why have the price of yarn cost so much. I've seen the One Pound yarn as high as $8.00. Magazine cost can range from $5.00 to $10.99 or more. The other thing. is the new items that help make it easier for crocheters to crochet like; the light on the end of some needles to help with crocheting with darker yarns. the spandex glove for people like myself that have carpal tunnel in their hands. There are provisions being made all the time to make it easier for crocheters to improve on their craft. I don't believe crochet is a dying art form, just some people's understanding of it.

Last topic...I'm also annoyed that people assume that crochet should be cheep or just given away because I "can make another." They don't understand the time and money that I put into my craft. I love giving/donating crocheted items to people(for free), and see the appreciation in their faces when they receive them. Knowing that what I do can help some one in need like a blankets, hats, scarfs, gloves, and my favorite Prayer Shawls adds meaning to my life.  But don't ask of me what you wouldn't ask of your doctor, a bill collector and others that require payment for what they do. "Will you provide your services for free.?"