Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 7

For Lyn Keil

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 6

Made for Chris Cerutti.

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 5

Fifth piece is finished - for Rita Summers - who asked for shades of the forest floor - plants, leaf litter, earth, dew. This one stymied me - I spend very little time in forests....

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 4

Made for Jenny Brown, who requested blue, jade, purple, aqua, fuschia pink, burnt orange, etc.

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 3

Third freeform scrumble, made for Linda Hartzig - who requested all the greens that are out there...

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 2

Second scrumble of the Freeform Crochet Round Robin is finished for Sophia Roberts who requested shades of Pink, but reds too if appropriate.

Freeform Crochet Round Robin: Round 1

My first scrumble is done for the Yahoo Groups Freeform Crochet Round Robin. Twenty-two creative souls have agreed to each create an approximately 10" square piece for each of the other members. My first not-so-square piece is going to Cheryl Mansfield. Her request was for tropical colors. I chose tropical water colors.

Sock Wars III

Sock Wars III, first kill

Whew.My socks are in the mail to my "victim". Now all I can do is wait to see of I'm killed before my socks reach their target. My sock skills definitely improved over the 7 days I worked on them. Now I wait to see what happens next. Will I get a lovely new pair of sock to wear from my killer - or a lovely new pair to finish for my next target. An excellent reminder of how many things are completely out of our control.... But I finished one pair start to finish! There's at least 154 people at this moment who can't say that!

Sock Wars III, second kill

And then I finished up this pair and sent them off. I'm still in it!

Sock Wars III, third kill

Here's the description of the contest from the sock Wars website:

If you are brave enough sign up to do battle you will be emailed a top secret assassination dossier on 9^th May 2008. This file contains the details of your target and an exclusive, never-been-published-before knitting pattern with which to assassinate them.

To kill your target you must knit them the pair of socks in the pattern (your weapon) and mail it to them. Once your target receives your parcel they are dead and must post their death on the “fallen comrades” section of the sockwars site.

They must also immediately send you details of their intended target (who becomes your next person to assassinate) along with their unfinished knitting (which becomes your new weapon).

All the while this is going on, someone has been assigned you as their target…

Prepare to live in fear… Kill or be killed!

Event is sponsored by Southwest Trading Company & pattern is written using the Tofutsies sock yarn. Pattern comes out on May 9th.

And my third pair is in the mail.

Circular Math

circumference of a circle = 3.1416 (pi) x diameter (which is radius x 2)


area of a circle = 3.1416 (pi) x radius squared.
(If radius=2.5 formula would be 3.1416 x (2.5 x 2.5)= 3.1416 x 6.25 = 19.635

Babette Blanket: Day 3

It's going much faster than I'd expected. I'm not loving the yarn - too much acrylic. But it will be easy to take care of & one of the few yarns I could find that has 23 different colors to use. I'm a little worried it will be too many colors. I've never used so many before. Only time will tell.

The pattern was featured in the Interweave Crochet Spring 2006 edition. You can download it here for $6.