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Month: April 2012
Purple barn owl
It feels like a long time since I sat down and did a crochet project start to finish, so this weekend I spent some time trying for just that. I went through a bunch of links on Crochet Pattern Central and even printed out two (though one went into the recycling shortly thereafter when I realized it had printed with a significant part of the right end of each line cut off). I sorted through my books of patterns and even began making a dragon, from a pattern I’d used before. I also began an orangutan from one of the new patterns, but it wasn’t calling my name.
Finally, yesterday evening I decided to make an owl. I had been working on an owl for a while, the location of which I could not tell you offhand, but I wanted to make a barn owl and also work in embroidery floss, which I hadn’t in quite a while. This is the result:
His feet are made from a black twist tie that extends up his back under his wings and keeps him upright. He’s hanging out with some stained glass shorebirds my grandfather made.
More pottery
The boyfriend took me to paint pottery again, and this time I did a plate. He did another mug, but for himself instead of as a gift.
I like koi. Unfortunately I am not very good at drawing them. Matt suggested the barbels, which made all the difference in the world. You can hardly tell in the unglazed photos that the background is blue, although that is more the fault of the rather awful lighting in the pottery place.
Matt made his almost a comic strip. I am incredibly impressed by his ability to draw in pen (or paint).
After I took the pictures he painted the handle and bottom purple.
And without further ado, the glazed fish plate.
