Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Bill's reef

Drum roll, please.

The last two corals are added to the set.

Another set of tube corals in Noro Kureyon:

And I couldn't resist throwing in some handspun. This is the leftovers from the sock yarn I spun from a superwash merino roving from Perchance To Knit:

And now, to recap.

The corals:

The product:

Bill would be proud. I know I am. A reef made for him. After all, he is an Eternal Reef in the Chesapeake Bay.


And if you happen to be in the Nation's Capital, come see the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Exhibit at the Smithsonian this October!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

It's looking really, really good

Bill would be proud.

I have been crocheting like a mad woman, and the result is very rewarding.

Three corals this week. Two little ones from Noro and a huge spiral hyperbolic crocheted on the double with Diakeito Diadomina.




Another small tube coral with Noro Iro:


And this is a long spiral hyperbolic single pane crocheted on the double with Diakeito Diadomina. It took six balls of yarn -- a whopping 732 yards!

So far, so good:



Yes, Bill would be proud.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Charlotte's Web -- the finale

I couldn't be more pleased!

She is done. And I am very happy with the whole process.

Let the pictures do the talking.

The raw materials:

The process:
And the product:

Yes!