Everything's coming up roses
As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm doing an Irish crochet doily. The centre is white and the roses are a deep burgundy colour. Having experienced thread's propensity to bleed, I got smart this time and soaked all 16 roses in salt water to prevent them from bleeding. Good thing I did too because they bled all over. I'm going to let them dry and repeat tomorrow and the next day until not a spec of pink is in the pot.
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| From Random Shots |
I laid them out to dry and went to watch tv. When I came back, I thought I'd stepped into the episode of Most Haunted that I'd just watched. (Serves me right for watching it alone in the dark in a basement apartment surrounded by 3 cemeteries.)
What scared the bejeebers out of me? All of the roses had moved places. Was this some strange energy taking over my apartment? I sat down at my computer and trained my camera at them, hoping to catch a light anomaly like on the show. But instead, this is what I caught....
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| From Clancy |
Apparently Clancy decided to stop and smell the roses and liked them so much she was moving them around! I think they must have some residual salt on them because she keeps licking them. She took off with one and I had to chase her through the obstacle course that is my apartment to get it back. Each one of these buggers took 30 minutes to make - no way is she gonna drool on one!
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| From Clancy |
So, even my cat gets it - you gotta stop and smell the roses...just don't eat them!
You have a smart cat. The roses look great.
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I don't blame Clancy! The roses are beautiful. Keep us updated on your progress. Can't wait to the the doily
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Thanks for the laugh Sherri. Doesn't vinegar also stop the bleeding. Clancy is so cute.
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That was cute...stop and smell the roses!
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How cute! And, I would have never thought about bleeding the roses first. What a clever idea. Not bad that Clancy likes the idea too.
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Can't wait to see the finished project. I have not had the guts to try Irish Crochet.
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Hi there- I'm new to your blog- and a fellow GTA knitblogger. Love your roses, and also your cat. Is she a Maine Coon?
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Very clever to set those roses with salt! Clancy aint no fool; I bet they tasted goood!
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Maine Coons are very special cats--smart and sassy and just as sweet as can be! Quick trick I learned as a quilter: when you are soaking a red, to see if it will bleed, drop in a bit of your white thread/fabric too. If the white comes out clean, then the dye won't migrate to the white no matter how much color comes out in the soak!
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