Remedial crafting

Crocheting is not my favorite thing to do, but I do enjoy Tunisian crochet (remedial, in my case). I’m making a queen-sized “comforter” for XX TD for Christmas (provided I get it done in time). Here’s the first skein:

I had a ball of Sugar’n Cream yarn (100% cotton) I bought for XX TD to learn how to crochet. Two problems: A) She’s left-handed and I’m not, and B) I’m a horrible teacher. I seriously needed a break from reading, writing, publishing, DDJ. It had to be something creative, but not involved. Eva Gale’s dishcloth project inspired me, and I thought it was perfect for a mind break while still feeding my creativity.

Eva’s all about self-sufficiency and she really strives for it in ways big and small. She is such an inspiration to me. As she puts it, this project is therapy for $2. Awesome. I really liked it for that, but as a step toward self-sufficiency, I found it extremely expensive in terms of materials and time. One $2 dishcloth plus sunk costs of time when I could have been making far more than it would cost me to buy a pack of dishcloths (or Scotch-Brite sponges, which is what we use). But it was fun and it was a break and I got to use a ball of yarn I had no other use for. That was the big bonus.

I don’t watch TV much. It interferes with other things I find more interesting. Still, occasionally I want to vegetate but I can’t do that without something to do while I’m watching TV. I feel really guilty if I’m not able to watch TV and do something productive at the same time. Crochet fills that bill.

5 thoughts on “Remedial crafting

  • April 11, 2010 at 1:12 pm
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    Hello seester. Erma is always making these dishrags. I think they are lovely of course but I’d rather string them together in an afghan or something. I can’t stand using them as dishrags because they feel funny and are too pretty for scrubbing of congealed fat.

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  • April 11, 2010 at 2:39 pm
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    Eva says they’re great for scrubbing, actually, as long as it’s 100% cotton.

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  • April 11, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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    I love your colors!!! And you …*shucks* You inspire, too. (I’m another one that cannot for the life of me sit and watch TV. I too feel that guilt.) Once in a while if STORY grabs me by the neck and won’t let go, but for the most part I have to do something.

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  • April 12, 2010 at 7:28 am
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    Dude eats, sorts clean clothes or veg outs whilst watching tv.

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  • April 12, 2010 at 11:05 am
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    I’ve never heard of Tunisian crotchet before. I tried to learn how to crochet recently, but hated it so I took up knitting instead. I can’t just sit and watch TV either. It makes me feel like I’ve not doing enough. Now my TV viewing time is spent knitting the world’s longest scarf.

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