tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70801595521361561282012-02-16T18:55:16.621-08:00Jcrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695603880050489774noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080159552136156128.post-76999134557007981792009-08-11T16:00:00.000-07:002009-08-12T10:00:44.812-07:00"Don't give up and just breathe"...<br />I had to practically chant this phrase over and over just to complete these shoes. With the giraffe it was not the end of the world if you missed a stitch here and there, but with the MJ's and Loafers missing one stitch meant ones toes growing out the side of their foot. I maybe started over on one Mary Jane 10 times and the other 15 times... I don't even want to talk about the loafers!<br />Don't get me wrong, I had a great time making both pairs of shoes and I learned that marking each round with a safety pin helps tremendously to stay on track (I took extra caution and left a marker two rounds back, just in case I needed to go back a step...or two).<br /><br />Here are a few pics...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHYsgbRA1I/AAAAAAAAACo/QEjM-rexfqI/s1600-h/P8061055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHYsgbRA1I/AAAAAAAAACo/QEjM-rexfqI/s320/P8061055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810489932481362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHY-omwRPI/AAAAAAAAACw/S_TwvHqQn8E/s1600-h/P8061062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHY-omwRPI/AAAAAAAAACw/S_TwvHqQn8E/s320/P8061062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810801365796082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHZjxKGhbI/AAAAAAAAAC4/ojKz4ptZ-1E/s1600-h/P8061064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHZjxKGhbI/AAAAAAAAAC4/ojKz4ptZ-1E/s320/P8061064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368811439316698546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHZ5eDCvGI/AAAAAAAAADA/igYBSeizMeY/s1600-h/P8071071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHZ5eDCvGI/AAAAAAAAADA/igYBSeizMeY/s320/P8071071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368811812143938658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHaQIXd-gI/AAAAAAAAADI/oOXMN2zgp28/s1600-h/P8071072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHaQIXd-gI/AAAAAAAAADI/oOXMN2zgp28/s320/P8071072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368812201461021186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHaf5d5diI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4jxqlcFY9WI/s1600-h/P8071084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHaf5d5diI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4jxqlcFY9WI/s320/P8071084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368812472339363362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHayRzlTvI/AAAAAAAAADY/Y9OWwVC_qbo/s1600-h/P8061054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHayRzlTvI/AAAAAAAAADY/Y9OWwVC_qbo/s320/P8061054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368812788110413554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHbRW2BlXI/AAAAAAAAADg/VEMJ7I4w_KU/s1600-h/P8071087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SoHbRW2BlXI/AAAAAAAAADg/VEMJ7I4w_KU/s320/P8071087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368813322038777202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Results are clearly those of a beginner... with plenty of room for improvement!<br /></div><br />It's funny how things you do for fun turn into paying jobs...My very first customer has requested a giraffe for a baby boy. I am so excited to get started.<br /><br />I will be trying new patterns very soon, if you like what you see, I would love to make one for you!<br /><br />Have any suggestions?<br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br />Jcraw<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7080159552136156128-7699913455700798179?l=jcraw-jcraw.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jcrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695603880050489774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080159552136156128.post-55587006405654035482009-08-04T14:52:00.000-07:002009-08-04T12:53:31.577-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Crochet... </span><br /><br /></div><div class="def"><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="orth">cro·chet</span><span class="pron"> (<span class="symb">krō s̸hā<strong>′</strong></span>)</span></p><div style="text-align: center;" class="entry dict"><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="pos">noun:</span></p><div class="sense"> a kind of needlework in which loops of a thread or yarn are interwoven by means of a single hooked needle (<span class="orth">crochet hook</span>)</div><p class="ety"> Etymology: Fr, small hook: see <a class="ref" href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/crotchet">crotchet</a></p></div><div class="entry dict"><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="pos">intransitive verb</span>, <span class="pos">transitive verb</span> <span class="infl"><span class="orth"><a class="ref" href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/crocheted">crocheted</a> -·cheted′</span><span class="pron"> (<span class="symb">-s̸hād<strong>′</strong></span>)</span>, <span class="orth"><a class="ref" href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/crocheting">crocheting</a> -·chet′·ing</span></span></p><div class="sense"><div style="text-align: center;"> to do crochet or make by crochet<br /></div><br />I believe I have found my new hobby (Thanks to Kelly Bownds). Several people have been asking me what my hobbies are. I used to answer with "painting, drawing, anything with a medium", but since I became a mom there isn't much time for my old hobbies... which left me answering the question with "I don't have a hobby". The words came out like vomit... made me a bit sad. I love drawing, I love painting, but to pull out all the messy paints, canvas, brushes, charcoal, turpentine, textures... is just a disaster waiting to happen! So.... when Kelly called me the other day asking if I have ever heard of Amigurumi (crocheted dools), my curiosity got the best of me and I never looked back. So far I have made two giraffes and I am working on a pair of baby Mary Jane's. It is so fun, and not messy! I can crochet and have Bry in the same room, FANTASTIC!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniK3V-BTLI/AAAAAAAAABo/VeDVcSSN6K0/s1600-h/P8011023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniK3V-BTLI/AAAAAAAAABo/VeDVcSSN6K0/s320/P8011023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366191639406660786" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the first Giraffe I made... I think it's pretty good for my first time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniLy-29urI/AAAAAAAAABw/LVmH2hBbb3U/s1600-h/P8021039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniLy-29urI/AAAAAAAAABw/LVmH2hBbb3U/s320/P8021039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366192663995202226" border="0" /></a>And then the second Giraffe... much better than the first.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniMOrE6UZI/AAAAAAAAAB4/aGA8_Sy8bUM/s1600-h/P8021036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXd5c869MoE/SniMOrE6UZI/AAAAAAAAAB4/aGA8_Sy8bUM/s320/P8021036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366193139721326994" border="0" /></a>Both Together!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The baby Mary Jane's are a bit more difficult and I have had to start over a few times. I will post an update on them soon. Who know's... maybe Kelly and I will become renowned crochet artists! We can only hope! :)<br /><br />Until next time,<br />Jcraw<br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7080159552136156128-5558700640565403548?l=jcraw-jcraw.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jcrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695603880050489774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080159552136156128.post-79478488581060594892009-05-12T17:00:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:01:30.677-07:00My mind is frayed!<br />Now 10 minutes...<br />Will my mind ever rest... Ever make sense?<br />Now 9 minutes...<br />8 minutes...<br />My mind is one that never really waits for me... I'm always trying to catch up to it.<br />Do I come across as normal to you? OR are you embarrassed by my outbursts?<br />6 minutes...<br />Will I ever understand? Will you?<br />5 minutes...<br />Bear with me as my soul whispers and my mind is roars.<br />3 minutes...<br />One thought, deliberation, reflection, idea, motion, inspiration...NOTHING!<br />2 minutes<br />1 minutes<br />Work day is done. Put the computer to sleep. Put the phone on night. Turn off the lights. Lock the door. Go pick up Bryna. Go Home!<br />0 minutes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7080159552136156128-7947848858106059489?l=jcraw-jcraw.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jcrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695603880050489774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080159552136156128.post-58498623753171584722009-04-21T14:30:00.000-07:002009-04-21T14:42:32.603-07:00This is my first blog ever! I don't really know how it all works so I am open to all suggestions and instructions. Once I get it all down, I want to warn all readers to approach my blog with caution... my mind is a web of confusion and craft.<br />Putting my thoughts down on "blog-paper" is something I look forward to doing.<br /><br />Randomness Personified<br />JCraw<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7080159552136156128-5849862375317158472?l=jcraw-jcraw.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jcrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695603880050489774noreply@blogger.com2