It’s been a while….cough. I’ve been busy. How have you been?
Reappearing here at the blog after an absence always feels a bit like running into an ex on the street or that friend you’ve been “meaning to call”, but haven’t. Aw-k-waaarrrd. What do I say? Do you feel awkward too? Are you mad at me for leaving without explanation?
Ha Ha! Just kidding! I know there’s only maybe 4 people who read my nonsense anyway so I think it’s all good. I have lots of stuff to talk about, but I’ve been so busy doin’ it all that I haven’t had time to sit down and write.
So I guess I’ll just jump in here since it’s the most recent project that I’ve finished and actually photographed.
Yes, that’s right. I CROCHETED A DEATH STAR! I’ll wait while the fanboys and girls calm down. And…. wait for it…..I finished it on May the 4th!
As soon as I posted this on Facebook for friends and family to see, I received a desperate request from a high school friend who just HAD to have one for herself. I love making dreams come true!
PATTERN: Death Star by Patricia Castillo
YARN: Big Twist Yarns Value Solids in Medium Gray & Valley Yarns Stockbridge in Light Gray
YARDAGE: 174.4 yds for main sphere & 13.1 yds for contrast details
CROCHETING DURATION: April 8, 2016 – May 4, 2016
RECIPIENT: A gift for a friend’s son
DODGY BITS: Had to rework the Superlaser portion on my own, not because the pattern was badly written, just because I’m a barely competent crocheter & I couldn’t figure out how to follow the directions as they were written. I think it turned out fine the way I did it and with the contrasting details it wasn’t even obvious that I’d changed it.
BLISS FACTOR: 8
This pattern was well written and interesting to crochet. Bliss factor of 8 because, well, it’s acrylic (not that I’m a snob or anything, it’s just not my favorite) and it’s huge so it felt like I was going around and around and not making any progress. Anything with details added after, at the creator’s discretion, drives me batty. Just tell me where to put the lines already! Don’t ask me to figure it out myself! Hope the Star Wars fanboy who’s going to receive this will love it ♥
Being busy living your life is good. Blogging about it all is not mandatory! Doing it when you can and want to is perfectly fine, as is just jumping in! It’s always nice to hear from you, whenever it happens.
Thanks so much for your wonderfully supportive comment Josiane! You are so kind to always be there with good advice & thoughtful perspective. I appreciate you so much :)
MARVELOUS and seriously cool :-)
If you or your readers are interested, we have LOTS of Star Wars pixel patterns on our site, they work great for crocheting. Take a look: https://maythefourthbewithyoupartyblog.com
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment!! And thanks so much for directing me to your cool blog & pattern sharing :) May the Fourth be with you too!