Stitchy Frood

I received these glass cat eye #beads today for this parasol ☂️ Usually I’d #crochet beads on, but these must be sewn. This is my oldest parasol at 3 years. I don’t think I have another over a year old. I hope these lovely beads will add the right spice to this creamsicle-esque #parasol.

Played yarn 🧶 🐓 chicken & won! Nearly 1km of yarn used! This doily is now complete and I’ll put it on its frame tomorrow. I’m always saying that & I promise I do it, but I’m bad at pics of big parasols. I may add holo beads to the peacock feather spaces? Maybe? #crochet🧶 #FiberArtist

This doily start is so bright 🌞 & colorful, such a stark difference from the dreary grey weather. It’s a noce change while I watch the LA Galaxy play. I’m using leftover ends of Hobbii Cotton Kings Sultan cakes for this parasol’s ☂️ colorway. I hope you’ll like it. #sunny #crochet 🧶 #FiberArt

#WiPWednesday & the literal mess I hide when I take pics. 3 future parasol #crochet 🧶 doilies are visible as well as the yarn cakes they all come from. I had to frog 🐸 a round last night because sometimes I can’t count, so those are the strands on top. I’m equally proud and ashamed of this mess.

Well, I started a new #parasol ☂️ when I have 2 others WiP’d. This weekend I realized how soon #CathedralCity LGBT+ Days is & freaked out a bit. So… Here’s a Pineapples & Leaves pattern #crochet 🧶 doily that is dark pink at the center fading to light pink at the edge. Do you know this #Pride flag?

Whew! Made it to green today & I’m desperate to see if these bubbles at the edge will be resolved by the pattern as written, so I’m likely to continue tonight. Maybe thru green? Maybe a bit of blue? Til my fingers cramp up? We’ll see! This is Scheepjes Cotton Whirl yarn 711 Sprinkles, dye lot 2. 🧶

A work-in-progress crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily will be a parasol eventually. The center is on the left side of the image and is pink. The color fades slowly into orange and yellow and just barely one strand of green at the right side of the image. 32 Columns run out from the center and 16 of them end in small peacock feather eyes while another 16 are becoming much larger eyes at the edge, but those aren’t complete yet.