5Ws Wednesday
This is a common question that knitters get asked. It just means, what knitting project are you working on right now? OTN is a popular abbreviation when putting into words what you’re working on. You might say, “I have a short-sleeved sweater OTN”.
However, this doesn’t really work if you’re talking about a crochet project. Crochet uses one hook. And the yarn doesn’t stay on the hook through the whole project like with knitting. With knitting, you have all the yarn loops on your needles at all times. If one loop accidentally slips off, your life flashes before your eyes. Dropped stitches are the worst. Fixable, but tedious and annoying to do. With crochet, you work with one loop at a time. Unless it’s Tunisian crochet, which I have never tried.
So, on this 5Ws Wednesday when I usually ask a question, I thought I’d answer the “what are you working on question” because I started a new project last night and it’s pretty cool. Well, not yet, but it will be.
I decided, what better thing for a woman in her 40s with lots of tattoos to wear than a super colorful granny square sweater?
So I started one…
I think I’m going to make it with 3/4 sleeves or wear it with the sleeves pushed up because how can I resist wearing something crocheted while showing off my crochet themed tattoo going all the way down my right arm? I just need to make sure I finish it before the weather gets too warm. Shouldn’t be a problem. I crochet faster than I knit. In fact, the square in the above picture only took about an hour. Obviously it’ll take longer as the square gets bigger, but, it’s coming along well already. I don’t plan to repeat colors or make them into any sort of pattern. Just throwing whatever color looks good in there. I will try and alternate light and dark shades, and I have decided the cuffs will be neon pink. Everything else will just go with the flow.
Stay tuned…
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