by Belle
I hadn't intended to post this chez Blogabillies, but T-Bone insisted that our readers would appreciate a brief diversion into fiber arts and fund-raising for social causes. More likely, he's just another redneck with a fetish for boobs, even those created with yarn and crochet hook.
A friend invited me to enter some original designs in a fund-raising effort for the Breast Cancer Resource Center. I haven't picked up a crochet hook in months, but my fiber arts muse resurfaced yesterday and I plundered my yarn stash for suitable ideas. (If you crochet or knit, you know what I'm talking about. We always have a supply of yarn stashed away somewhere.)
I'm thinking about creating an art bra out of some luscious cashmere yarn I had intended to use for Christmas scarves. Never had a spare moment before the holidays.
In the meantime, I got started on creating some 3-D breasts that will be crocheted with various handpainted art yarns and shadowbox-framed for display and sale at the event.
Pictured here is my prototype in a mercerized cotton yarn, perched on top of my Mac mini hard drive and propped up by a crochet hook. This took four episodes of Grey's Anatomy to complete. (Watched in one day, thanks to DVR.) It turned out pretty good for a first attempt, so now it's time for a trip to my favorite local yarn store, Hill Country Weavers, to indulge in some splendiferous fibers.
Well, now I've heard of everything. Do you think Gladys Hardy would approve?
It's highly uplifting!
Posted by: Connie M Reece | February 26, 2007 at 03:22 PM
LOL @ highly uplifting. I sure didn't want to crochet sagging boobs. I could look in the mirror for that!
Posted by: Connie Reece | March 05, 2007 at 10:38 PM