the African Flower...I am eat up with it. LOL. Y'all crocheters know exactly what I mean. You crochet up that first motif and BAM...it's like crack! Yarn crack! That's how I was after my first African Flower.
I picked up one of those little foot stools at the thrift store, you know the one, they were so popular in the 70s. I only paid $3! My husband looked at it like I was nuts for bringing it home. I just said, "just wait till I get it done!"
So, after that first motif I knew exactly how I was going to use it. Don't you just love it!!! I keep moving it all over the house to find the perfect spot for it. LOL! I experimented with the base using different colors of rows and kept ripping it out. I decided I liked the solid black the best. It just makes it all pop. All those colors make my little hooky heart skip a beat!
So, yes, I am now totally consumed with this pattern. And yes, I have started making more. My next venture is a bag for moi!!
I think it is going to be awesome. I love those big messenger style bags, and I think that is going to be where I am headed with these. My plan is to use only bright solids.
Paired with my vintage Little Red Riding Hood rag doll it is perfect. My mom confiscated this little doll from her mom. It was made by her aunt, so it is old. My guess would be that it pre dates me, so that would be at least 50 years.
I cherish these little hand made family treasures!
I also worked on more butterflies. I changed them a little by adding some beads, making a short chain and tassel, and adding a key ring...they make awesome scissor fobs.
My sofa has a way of eating my scissors...but not any more!
I think they would also be great to hang off of a purse. The beads and tassel was like icing on the cake...it just made them!
Maybe I have inspired some of y'all to make some!
Well, it's Sunday evening, so we are going to watch some Mad Men and chill out. Of course, I am crocheting African Flower motifs. Y'all have a wonderful week!
Tah-Tah
