10-Minute Fishin' Belt

Tonight 'Bob' was in a school play. He played the part of a boy who just wants to go fishin' all summer vacation. Only problem was, his jeans wouldn't stay up. Well, it's not a problem if yer ma crochets.

His ma figured, if jute's good enough for the hamster yurt, it's good enough fer my boy! And with a P hook, she did 65 foundation single crochet stitches in the 10 minutes it took fer Pa to drive to school.

(Photo tutorial here for the fsc.)

Guest Designer "Bob"

My guest designer for today, "Bob", invented a toy for his crochetin' Mom:

It's a helpful caddy that has a large well to hold the yarn or thread, smaller wells for beads, stitch markers, buttons, tape measure, yarn needles, etc., and clay loops for crochet hooks and scissors. This one is v.3 and includes Bob's signature feature, a tensioning hole through which the working strand of yarn/thread can be fed. (The 2 earlier designs are smaller with fewer pockets and loops).

"Bob", a longtime clay builder, just turned eight and his wish for a pottery wheel came true:

Crochet for the Classroom

National Crochet Month revelry has not abated! As suggested by #12 on the list, "Crochet something for your child or child's teacher to be used in the classroom so that everybody sees some crochet at school", here is an angora pencil cup freshly crocheted for my son's teacher. She likes to put interesting things on her desk for students to explore.

She also likes my son's stories. One of them concerns a leprechaun who wanted an angora coat. The teacher asked him to explain the word "angora" to the class. He said that his mom crochets with all kinds of yarns and her favorite is angora because it's super soft and comes from bunnies. He came home glowing because his teacher praised him for using a special new word.

You can see why the pencil cup had to be angora.