This was view from my front porch right around 5 o’clock this afternoon:
which was not altogether unlike the view from the same porch at about same time of day, one week earlier:
If you were to judge this past week by the view from my front porch, it looks as if not much has changed, when in fact a lot of things have, not the least of which is my Josef Albers potholder project.
I began this effort on December 17, thinking that one more project was exactly what I needed before Christmas. I got this far with it:
On reflection, however, and with measuring tape in hand, I consulted some notes and made measurements of my Frank Stella potholders:
and came to the conclusion that if I were to felt the above potholder-in-waiting, I would end up with a lovely felted square that wasn’t quite big enough to do the job.
I was also concerned that the finished felted potholder would be a bit thick and not as supple as I would like, so, using information gleaned from the Merri Purdy’s use of a single crochet through the back loop only worked in the round for her felted make-up bag that I finished this week, I decided to rework the potholder.
While it took me about an hour-and-a-half to work out details of the design, I finally came up with something I think will work:
Now, for the week in review!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
No estimated time of resolution
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The return of Sherbet the bear
