Monday, February 18, 2008

Do you believe in the UFO Curse?

I think I have been cursed by my UFOs. The minute I become greedy and begin too many projects all at once, somehow none of them seem to work out. By the end of the day, I am quite disgusted with myself. So I go back to the UFOs, and they finish super quick and turn out decent. So I have resolved to be faithful to my UFOs for the time being. Hopefully then the curse will go away.

The bond between my UFOs and me has become quite intimate thanks to my mother. I usually try to spend time with my mother in the evenings, and her evenings are consumed by bad television--those Hindi anti-feminist, woman as villian, "ideal India woman" as heroine, kind of TV soaps. Do not get me started. I am sure a google search will give you sufficient critical discussion on the issue.

Moving on. I take solace in my UFOs (or am I also getting sucked in too?...the contradictions....). I had made several granny squares over last Fall for no real project, and brought them to India to turn them into "something". This is that something.


Bad Television, Granny Square Neckwarmer

Chunky Buttons from Ravi's Craft Shop, Bangalore
(I hope I become a shareholder at this store)

Pattern: 4 Basic Granny Squares sewed together
Yarn: Lion Brand's Homespun in Harvest
Crochet Hook: 5.5mm

10 comments:

leslie said...

Cute idea Rima! Also... my ambrosia cake was easy... I purchased a vanilla cake mix and dumped in 1/2 cup of chopped marichino cherries, 1 small can of chopped pineapple and about 1 cup of coconut... it baked up well... and was a very tasty cake!

Desiknitter said...

Cute neck warmer, but what a pretty kurta!!

Cindy/Snid said...

That is pretty cool! It's like a tea cozy for your neck- and the button suits it perfectly. We need to set a date for a crochet lesson!

Patricia said...

As with all things, this too, shall pass. Hang in there!

laughing purple goldfish said...

I'm not generally superstitious... but I definitely believe in the UFO curse... it happens to me too!

Knitting B said...

I believe!

Oiyi said...

Very nice!

vegasangelbrat said...

I like to think of it as a "funk" I get into...lol but love the neckwarmer, neat idea using granny squares! Turn out really nice!!

annmarie said...

quite a clever solution to a nagging problem! :)

Paige said...

Hi - I was just lurking around the Stashalong (which I will be joining March 1st) and had to say this is cute! So is that bag with the kitties. Nice job!