I'm not Amish, and I'm not currently in prison. So why on gawd's green earth am I doing this?
You make this chain, and then you are supposed to go back into the loops you made with this hook and make more loops. But I either end up making my loops too loose, and end up with something that could be used to haul in tuna off the back of a Japanese fishing vessel, or too tightly, resulting in this impenetrable mat of Kevlar in a pleasing tri-color shade.
Who's frickin' idea was this, anyway? Too pissed to try again today. Will try again tomorrow. I'm making a freakin' potholder before the end of this month if I have to quit my job and crochet 24/7 to do it.
Let's move on, shall we?
I'm on vacation this week, for the simple reason that I have vacation to burn and not much time left in which to burn it. I went to K-town yesterday to visit my cousin Queenie - and here we are:
We are standing in front of what used to be her Mom's, and our Aunt's, family business. It USED to be a wonderful, magical place - a jewelry store filled with all things sparkly and delicious. When I was a kid, we would visit several times a year, and my darling auntie always sent me home with a "souvenir." Now, the windows are painted black, and it looks like the kind of place you don't let your teenagers go to, but they immediately head for when you aren't looking. I'm smiling in this shot, but I seriously just wanted to cry. It was like going to Disneyland and discovering that someone had turned it into an adult bookstore or a Gap or something since the last time you were there.
And my cousin Queenie - isn't she cute? Just look at this shot - my arm is like the size of her head. Life lesson - never have your picture taken at a bad angle with someone dressed in all black who's half your size. Or at least make them stand in front.
Just to prove that I am, in fact, not a Sherman Tank in a pink top, here's another shot of me at Queenie's Nightclub:
I am a Siren-follow my call at your peril, sailor boy.
I think you look fabulous! I'm sorry I had to bring you down by taking you to the ashes of what was once your Disneyland.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you realized crocheting sucks. Time for us to learn Italian, there's still half a month left. Arrivederci, bella ragazza.