Craft Tidbits and Happy Mother’s Day

I’ve taken on yet another project. I was chosen to test-crochet a garment for a young designer, and it’s an easy one with a June 2 deadline. I have to keep the details about it mum, but I promise to share when I’m finished. I’m using my tried-and-true Hi-soft cotton blend yarn and a 3.75mm hook. The gauge is perfect, thank goodness, so let’s see what will result.

PHOTOS: mystery garment test using Hi-soft cotton/acrylic in Rose.

At work, I’m still teaching online, and we just gave our Mid-term. I’ve also been cranking away at many other lovely projects in my free time. I’m almost ready to show the “fruits of my labor” here:

PHOTOS: Various WIPs, including the kerchief top for my sister, which is ready to piece together; a test granny square from Phildar Coton 2 in “ciel” (French mercerized cotton in palest blue); and the Spice Market mandala (just beginning Part 8).

Happy Mother’s Day! It’s Mother’s Day today in Korea (tomorrow in the States). I’ll be calling Mom and my sister in the morning. I never had children of my own, and have mixed feelings about it that I won’t detail in this post; but I have been a mother to, or nurtured, many people, pets, projects, and ideas. I’m sometimes a mother to myself, when I need to be.

I’ll say goodbye and leave you with some beautiful poppies blooming on my campus. See you soon!