Watching for the apocalypse...

Someplace in America right now:

Me: (looking out window) No Zombies, no walking dead...this is the most boring apocalypse ever!

Later that morning: an alert goes out about some ne'er-do-wells, posing as officials and dressed in hazmat suits, coming to door-to-door, claiming to test for virus, then robbing houses. They are reportedly driving a white van.

Dear Husband: Are you watching for a white van, now?
Me: (at window) This apocalypse just got interesting again.

...

Me: (still at window) If they come, the code phrase is: "Wait right there--my wife's getting dressed." And I'll run and call the police.

DH: (unintelligible)

...

DH: I don't want to see you standing there, watching out the window.

Me: (backing up two steps) Can you see me now?

DH: (unintelligible)

...

DH: Are you still looking out the window!?
Me: Okay, I'm getting dressed.
DH: What? Are you telling me to call the police?



(Photos of my crocheted monster hats courtesy Crochet Today! magazine and Interweave Crochet magazine)

Signs of the times!

Just in case you could use a crochet-inspired laugh right about now:



...she hid the liquor, too.

Crochet in Color--and a free pattern!

I am obsessed with color and its applications. I came up with an exercise illustrating the concept of "split complementary" color combinations. Complementary colors are those that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Red's complementary is green, so red's split complementary colors are those either side of green on the color wheel: yellow-green and blue-green.

Each flower here is an example of split complementaries, a satisfying combination of colors. I made these in thread, and I pin a bunch of them to a sweater when I need a little color. The same pattern can be used to make larger "corsages" in yarn.

Since March is National Crochet Month, I'd like to send you a free digital copy of the pattern. Send an email to donna.childs.crochets at gmail dot com, and I will send you the pattern in April--just in time for  making spring flowers!

Here are some related links from my blog:

Color Inspiration

"How long did it take you to do that?"