How to Crochet Cat Vomit?
I have a problem. Well, I have many problems, but I have a specific one right now.
I was gifted a ball of soft, royal blue mohair as a Christmas/wedding gift from my manager (he really knows how to gift). I crocheted it, along with some varigated alpaca yarn, into a mini-capelet.
It's super-tiny, hence my calling it a capelet instead of a shawl. When pinned around my neck, it reaches my shoulders and no farther. That's fine by me; I like having a little cape.
My problem involves another ball of mohair yarn. I've already started working with it, adding in a strand of brown acrylic for extra weight.
I was hoping to make a blanket, but the mohair I got was $8 and only got me an itty bitty foot-and-a-half rug-type thing, only large enough to keep GIR warm. Plus, it kind of looks like cat vomit.
I have some flat, tan, mother-of-pearly bead things I was going to attach to it afterward. But I don't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money making this blanket, and now I can't think of anything else to make from the yarn. It will be a gift, and this person would not appreciate a mini-cape. Even if super hero tights were involved.
The mohair itself is red and brown. Anyone out there have ideas for me? I will gift virtual cookies to anyone with a good idea.
Cowls are always awesome. I like 'em better then scarves. They keep my neck warm better & they stay put. Perhaps a pair of wrist warmers might do the trick also?
ReplyDeleteWrist warmers might indeed be the thing! I'm still trying to frog this - not easy.
ReplyDeleteFrogging Mohair is a pain in the ass, but if you can do it, I second the wrist warmers! Maybe look around on Ravelry too, to see if anything strikes your eye?
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that it's easier to frog if you put it in the freezer first... Worth a try. If it doesn't work, I'll just have cold yarn!
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