Under Color Crochet

  Seven crochet items, dropped off today: entries in the Arts & Crafts division of the Colorado State Fair. 😎 I am super excited about this, and I had so much fun getting everything ready. There are so many possible categories in the fair guidelines, it is a blizzard of options. The seven items are (above, from left to right): 1. Crochet Baby Mobile, Jellyfish  Class: Toy, crocheted or knitted, no plastic, no sets Item: Hand-knitted or Crocheted Other Than Clothing 2. Fringed Table Runner Class: Table Runner, knitted or crocheted Item: Hand-knitted or Crocheted Other Than Clothing 3. Crochet Cactus and flower pot Class: Crocheted item, not mentioned above Item:  Hand-knitted or Crocheted Other Than Clothing 4. Granny Square with pom tassels Class: Any other crocheted item in one piece Item: Crochet or Hand-knitted Afghans 5. Crochet Hat Class: Any other knitted or Crocheted item not otherwise listed Item: Clothing Hand-knitted or Crocheted 6. Granny Square Bag Class:...

  This Simple Sun Hat pattern from Yarnspirations is so cute - I made two of them! 🤩 And the Super Snappy Top Hat pattern (by Heidi Yates, for Snappy Tots ) is a delightful fave of mine. ( Silly Hats and more ). I had so much fun making these three easy pieces. Perfect examples for my beginner crochet class. No showing off. 😎 Here's a folder of too much fun: Simple Hats

  I absolutely loved making this twisted piece of colorful fun! It is a masterpiece of curly, cute craziness, all thanks to a great pattern, Twisted Jellyfish , from an amazing creator, The Twisted Hatter .  She is a crochet genius, and I am obsessed with her work. I first learned about her twisted genius pieces from my friendly friend at the Salty Stitchery  (who is another creative genius in crochet), like a starting chain of sharing nerdy crochet inspirations. Crochet Gawking .  I love this community of creators!   Look at those curls! 🤩 I love making curls, and this pattern introduced me to a couple of new techniques for widening them, plus making them do curly variations, and embellishing them with edges and fun options. I do have a longtime love affair going on with colorful curls . To me, a swirly curl is a fun variation on my first love, The Ruffle Monster . 😎 I am so happy to have learned a few new tricks about this technique for ruffle lovers....

The award winning photo above is all about me, plain and simple, plus  the wonders of nature in the outdoors.  😆  Thanks,  Crochet Nation , for the inspiration. I had some delightful fun posing for that silly photo, with my first silly hat. And my brother wins the award for most patient old Army guy in the galaxy. Here are several more photos that he so professionally took for me: photo contest . Posing in a silly hat is a special skill. 😎 Famous crochet supermodel, Marzie, makes this silly hat look like a million dollar fun fest! 😍 Actually, her sweet curls make the hat look positively boring. 😂 Marzie is the granddaughter of my dear cousin, Linda, who is also a famous crochet model herself: New Orleans Winter   I have a long term love affair going on with accessories. 🤩 The original post was just the beginning, Silly Hats .  I keep adding to this collection: Crochet Silly Hats   And more are on the way - stay tuned for a swamp wedding themed p...