The second day of our Irish Crochet class at the Taos Wool Festival, I waited, seemingly innocently, until everyone left for lunch. Once I was certain they were all gone, I tiptoed around and took pictures of a few of the class samples.
At this point, we had sewn our motifs (made on the first day) to a fabric foundation. Then we bagan crocheting the background that fills in the spaces between the motifs, as well as joining them.
Making Irish Crochet motifs is fun, because they’re so beautiful. Many people, including myself, are not quite so happy about working the crochet background between the motifs. It’s kind of free-form. I usually have to take rows out and re-crochet them several times before I like them.
Luckily, practice makes even the most uncomfortable task easier. Now I just have to finish my own sample. I have a special mantra for times like this: “Begin. Keep going until you’re finished–¦ keep going until you’re finished–¦ No, don’t get up and get a snack–¦ keep going until you’re finished–¦ ”
