#hookedatweiss

The project was inspired by a notoriously uncredited pinterest pic (below left*) which - somehow - led me to recall a long ago dream project (right) and was then encouraged by my precious friend @shesanearthgirl 🦋

I found some crochet charts and tutorials to lead me with making a granny square ripple. Next, I sorted yarn stash color groups to have five shades in each: four colors for a mix of 3-round squares; and a fifth color to use for a fourth jayg (join-as-you-go) round connecting the squares point-to-point.

Each 'diamond' band of squares was edged on either side with a row of white granny stitch ripple followed by a couple random colors from the squares, and then finished with a black row.**

I made a couple color bands and then tested my plan to connect them with a black-edged white diamond. THIS (above right) was my pure happy moment for sure! 😁🧶

Next step was making 3-round granny squares in white and connecting them with a fourth row in black jayg.

The real beauty of this overall project turned out being the ability to lay the color bands and adjust with a visual before committing to the stitched sequence.

Ideally, I would have made six color bands. As it happened with five bands, the throw ended a bit short so I needed to add white diamond bands to either end. It's not awful, but I think it would have been better to cap the ends in the larger color blocks.

The End... and happy forever! 🎉🧶🍻

* if you are able to track the rightful maker of this crochet, please share so I can credit as due

The square was still floating through my daydreams when the dock turtles (yellow belly slider terrapins) arrived for their afternoon snack.

I really couldn't NOT do the crochet, right? I mean, just crochet the stained glass circle part and then cap it for a shallow bowl shape.

My Tiffany's feets were fashioned after the 'baby sea turtle' by Whistle and Ivy. I think they worked perfectly for this project.

Tiff's belly was made flat and stitched with a wide hem on her front side to better display her signature 'yellow belly'. 🐢

Anywho, I crocheted Henley for my kofi shop but couldn't get Hubs to stop playing with him. I mean, how could I take away the inner child’s toy?? 😅 Sigh... so now Henley belongs to the hubby who - in turn - commissioned me to make another (Henley II) for his aunt's birthday.