So I’m back from my trip to visit my college roommate. It was incredibly fun for many reasons, but one of the coolest things that happened there….

…was learning a new style of crochet from her 90-year-old Portuguese grandmother.

This woman was incredible. Sharp as a tack, and incredibly dexterous even now with her hook - a minuscule 1 mm, in comparison to my favorite 5 mm. Her house was full of incredibly elaborate lace towels and tablecloths - I found something new and incredibly impressive every time I turned around.

Although she spoke no English and I spoke no Portuguese, through patience and demonstration she taught me this simple pattern for a tiny towel edging. The yellow is hers, and the beige is mine. As you can see, I started out pretty wobbly, but by the end I was improving a lot.

It was really amazing learning from her, and I feel very lucky to have crocheted with a master :)

Darkness among the colors.

Patterns available here :)

Today’s Friday Frolic is by the talented Ellynn44, who made some very cool sea anemones from my reversible sea anemone amigurumi pattern!  Thanks so much, Ellynn, they look great!

Have you made an amigurumi from one of my patterns? Send me a message, and I’ll feature it in a Friday Frolic!

“Now that it’s raining more than ever,

Know that we’ll still have each other -

You can stand under my umbrella,

You can stand under my umbrella.”

Tableau of the Month: April Showers by ChromoCrochet

Amigurumi patterns available here :)