Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A Pot Holder Crochet-A-Long!


Hi everyone!

Happy Wednesday!

My friend Lynne is hosting a FUN Pot Holder Crochet-A-Long for all us all to make this month!

She has a wonderful tutorial on her blog for us to follow.

I asked if I could make mine round as I had an idea in my head of what I wanted to try and she was so excited to give me the green light to crochet away! :)

This is what I came up with!

I love the retro colors and motif. 

To make it, I just made a lot of little circles and sewed them to a bigger circle to make this neat formation.

Speaking of circle formations, Archie curled up in my lap yesterday afternoon, and I had a pen and some paper nearby so I grabbed it and did a quick sketch of him for fun as he snored away. :)


Quick sketches are so amazing to me because they feel like they come out of nowhere. :)

I love to see what appears as they require no thought or planning.

Just relax and draw the shapes in front of you.

It always feels like a fresh breeze blowing in on a hot day. :)

What things do you do to relax and refresh you during the day?

Please tell us!

We would love to try them too!

xoxoxo
Melissa & Archie

7 comments:

Sketching with Dogs said...

Your potholder is amazing Melissa, so pretty! Everyone is welcome to join the crochet-a-long, hope we have lots of peeps making this one :)

Love Archie's sketch, those little spontaneous drawings are lots of fun.
Lynne x

What Remains Now said...

I love your potholder. I have mine sitting next to me and plan on crocheting a few rows before work.

To rest and relax...I love to be home alone, reading, crafting and watching old movies.

Millie and Walter said...

What a cute potholder. Maybe you could do a tutorial for us novice crocheters.

Cindy

Meredith LeBlanc said...

The most relaxing things we do is nap on the couch and enjoy our walks. We love the sketch of Archee Barchee :)

♥♥♥
Meredith & Scarlet

Archie and Melissa said...

hi cindy!

there is a great pattern and tutorial on lynne's blog for the crochet a long :)

http://2chihuahuagirls.blogspot.com/2012/06/blcs-our-dishcloths-and-potholder.html

The Daily Pip said...

Sometimes quick sketches turn out better than planned paintings!

Tweedles -- that's me said...

hi missy
we love that potholder and we love the colors too! it looks like so much fun to try.
we also love the sketch of archie when he curled up on your lap!

well sometimes i try to take pictures of the wind,,, but its very hard. can you paint the wind?
love
twee