Hey, look, I crocheted something! This is worth celebrating for 3 reasons:
1. It has been 2 1/2 years since I last crocheted.
2. I actually remembered how to crochet - a great achievement as I have the memory of a goldfish.
1. It has been 2 1/2 years since I last crocheted.
2. I actually remembered how to crochet - a great achievement as I have the memory of a goldfish.
3. I didn't give myself tendonitis/repetitive strain injury like last time. Epic win, as the cool kids say.
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I've had the crochet pineapple garland tutorial from By Hand London bookmarked for ages, knowing it would make the perfect birthday present for my friend Kirsty as we have a daft in-joke about pineapples. I set aside a few weeks to make the garland, restricting myself to 1/2 hour - 1 hour crochet time per day as I really didn't want to risk injuring myself again (stupid hand and arm muscles...) and I finished it within a week. Yay!
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The only change I made from the tutorial was to chain 30 instead of 20 between each pineapple and hang them from the top of the central "leaf". I made 13 pineapples in total (I like an odd number) and the garland is just over 6ft long which I think is nice, manageable size.
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I felt a bit sad parting with the pineapple garland as it matches my yellow formica table so nicely, but I can thankfully report that it is very happy in its new home.