A-tisket, a-tasket, a finished Flower Basket
I blocked the Flower Basket shawl for Granny on Saturday night. The finished measurements of the triangle are 53" wide and 25" tall - so I'm really glad I added one extra flower basket repeat. I've got before and after pictures for ya:
On another topic.. In the "After" photo, I am standing in my guest bedroom, a.k.a. the Loombrary, a.k.a. the knitting room. I've got a denim sofa-bed in here and a full bathroom for guests. Usually the loom lives in here, but it's on walkabout just now in my bedroom. Stash also lives in the Loombrary, "mostly" in the closet. But the reason I bring it up today is... the Macrame Owl. I don't know how this topic came up at knitting meetup at the beginning of August, but I promised Christiane a picture of the owl
From my childhood, I have a great fondness for macrame owls. I remember a 9" tall black and gold owl in my mom's kitchen in about 1976. Perched between twigs, the owl was so cute! But the 70's passed, and the owls all disappeared. I didn't really know how much I missed them until I was helping my friend Nancy move about 4 years ago. There, on her Goodwill pile: a GIANT 3 foot tall Big Daddy macrame owl. I pounced! Now the owl observes everything that goes on in the Loombrary
Before After
On another topic.. In the "After" photo, I am standing in my guest bedroom, a.k.a. the Loombrary, a.k.a. the knitting room. I've got a denim sofa-bed in here and a full bathroom for guests. Usually the loom lives in here, but it's on walkabout just now in my bedroom. Stash also lives in the Loombrary, "mostly" in the closet. But the reason I bring it up today is... the Macrame Owl. I don't know how this topic came up at knitting meetup at the beginning of August, but I promised Christiane a picture of the owl
From my childhood, I have a great fondness for macrame owls. I remember a 9" tall black and gold owl in my mom's kitchen in about 1976. Perched between twigs, the owl was so cute! But the 70's passed, and the owls all disappeared. I didn't really know how much I missed them until I was helping my friend Nancy move about 4 years ago. There, on her Goodwill pile: a GIANT 3 foot tall Big Daddy macrame owl. I pounced! Now the owl observes everything that goes on in the Loombrary
posted by spinnity at 8/22/2005 12:45:00 PM
8 Comments:
Very nice. I like the baskets a lot, and wished I could fondle the shawl a bit more, but the angora content put the kybosh on that. Your Gran is going to love it!
About the macrame... by the time the '70's passed, I think ALL of the macrame disappeared. I remember going to the craft store and buying cord, beads, and T-pins. We made belts, plant hangers, necklaces (more likely chokers), wall hangings, you name it. I think my sister might have even made a garment or two. One thing I don't think we ever made was an owl. Maybe it's time to brush up on the square knots and half-hitches, eh?
The shawl looks great! It's prettier in person, of course, but aren't most knitted things?
I can't wait to start mine.
Ooh, my mom's a total packrat, and a lover of owls in general, so I'd be willing to bet that somewhere in her house there's a macrame owl. Seriously.
You're a strong woman to be giving away such a beauty. Great job!
I just lurve that owl. The shawl came out really beautiful. Congrats.
Mary-the macrame owls haven't disappeared. The black and gold one is still hanging on the kitchen wall (a little dusty) and the rusty brown one the Johnson's gave me years ago is in the computer room-sort of hidden by the clothes tree. Do you want them? You could have an owl collection. Mom
The flower basket shawl is lovely! I'll bet you it would feel just yummy if you made one with that alpaca yarn I've got. I may have to ponder that.
As to the owl, I am the culprit for that topic of conversation. My friend gives terrible wedding presents and in retaliation my other friend created a crochet owl reminicent of the macrame owls of the 70s (using a vintage pattern of course) while I created the scary ski masks (also from a vintage pattern). I was working on those masks at Meet-Up and told you the story of the masks and the owl.
That said, I love the owl you have, it looks just like the one my parents had in the living room when I was growing up. Wonder if they still have it, I could give your owl a mate too.
Wow, I can see what's going to happen here, you're going to become one of those people who mentions casually at some family-and-friends get-together that she likes cows, or enjoys going to lighthouses, and then must forever be the recipient of ceramic cows and lighthouse paintings.
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