crocheted stone
August 2nd, 2010
I crocheted this sweet little stone for a friend’s birthday this weekend. Margie Oomen makes beautiful covered stones and kindly wrote up a pattern for this one: little urchin crochet covered sea stone. It was my first time using crochet thread and it was a little difficult, but very satisfying–I see many doilies in my future. This was a great first project because it doesn’t have to be perfect and in fact it looks better when it’s not.
(I think I might even like the back better than the front) The rock came from schoolhouse beach on Washington Island in Wisconsin: a beautiful beach covered in stones, that we found out later you aren’t supposed to remove from the beach. oops.
Posted in crochet.
It’s beautiful! What a fantastic first time! I am so intimidated by crocheting for some reason, but I’ve seen these darling little stones and have wanted very badly to make my own. Perhaps I’ll give it a whirl!
That is so cool! I wish I could crochet, too. I’m just a terminally beginner knitter.
I saw that pattern, I have the thread and I have a pebble – now I just have to find the motivation and a quiet moment to myself (I’ll never hear the end of it if my husband thinks that I’m crocheting clothes for pebbles now…). You’ve helped on the motivation front, mind – how pretty!
That looks so pretty, what a wonderful idea. And haha, the comment about crocheting clothes for stones and the respond from a husband on it is hilarious. I think I would get about the same reaction here :-)
my response would be that gentlemen spend hours and hours of their time bashing away at tiny little white balls with large clubs so why not crochet a little coat for a stone.
It doesn’t hurt anyone or anything.
It is very meditative.
Or better yet say nothing and just smile.
I love your stone elsie and i agree with the wabi sabi nature of the art.
i love this. it’s almost enough to make me want to learn how to do more than straight stitches…
I want this photo as my screen saver. I love it.
This is beautiful! Well done this is so inspiring.
xo
It’s beautiful! I’ve been crocheting for some time, but have never gotten up the nerve to use thread. Nope, I do believe it would turn into an affair riddled with curse words, and dappled with sweat from my furrowed brow…
oooooooh i love this!!
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