Under Color Crochet

  My new fave project for summer afternoons! Light weight, and it glitters so much in the sunshine, you should just stay in the shade. 😎 Two kinds of yarn are paired perfectly in this gorgeous piece. The black is "Amazing Lace" in Broomstick Black (what a great name!), and the gold is "Bejeweled Sequin Yarn" (I also have it in silver). Both are superfine weight, which makes them rather difficult to work with alone - but they are surprisingly manageable together.  A few months ago, I worked with similar yarn in another piece,  Raspberry Lace.  The wintertime low humidity caused such an annoying static electricity problem, and made it difficult to work with this yarn. I basically gave up on it then, because it was so slow going, and just frustrating. But now, in summertime - I am back in black! 😁 It is much easier to manage this yarn now for two reasons: (1) the humidity is way up, and (2) it is perfectly paired with another yarn of the same weight but different tex...

  This little clutch purse is super easy to make. The pattern is: (1) make a square, (2) fold it into rectangular thirds, and (3) stitch the lower two-thirds sides together. That's it! I made this one in sc stitches the whole way, because that is fast and easy. I just wanted to see how this worked out, and I was delighted with how cute this simple little piece is. I think next time I will vary the stitches, just to give it some texture. This yarn, with its metallic chainette construction, doesn't show the stitch texture well, but it sure does have fun with all that sparkle. Show off! 😎 I thought it would be more solid, but it turned out kind of floppy. Not ideal for a disco night out. 🤩 But perfect for decorative storage. I thought about keeping my crochet kit in it, but that doesn't really work... the small hooks keep slipping through the stitches, and the ends of the scissors poked through, too. Not functional here, but it sure does look cute! 😍 This little purse is ex...