Sharry Miller

Crocheted Coral Urchins

Sitting home nursing the flu, it seemed like a good time to finally do something with a bit of the piles of stuff I brought home from Hawaii. I decided my brain was up to turning coral rocks into crocheted urchins. Now I wish I'd brought home more coral! Read more →

Urchin Rock Collection

It all started innocently enough. A crochet hook wielded in pursuit of novelty. One rock covered with fuzzy dog hair and silk yarn. Now they're taking over. When Rowan came home from Girl Scouts camp early last week, she brought with her a bag of cotton crochet thread and hooks generously given by my mom. I couldn't resist. The yarn, hooks, and rocks were all upstairs; the pattern was way down in my studio. No... Read more →

First Crocheted Urchin

Mom said she'd send home some cotton yarn with Rowan next week, but I just couldn't wait to crochet a cover for a rock. You know, I told you about it yesterday. The idea is that a nice round rock is supposed to be reminiscent of an urchin when you're finished. Mine didn't quite turn out that way. I wandered downstairs to my studio earlier to plunder my yarn stash; with that much yarn I... Read more →

Strange in the Rain

Sometimes, I worry that I'm becoming a bit too strange. I went for a walk in the pouring rain at lunch today (mostly because I couldn't take being indoors anymore) to Dock Point beach. Besides getting some fresh air, my goal was to gather some round rocks for a project I have in mind. I just needed one or two round stones about 2 inches in diameter so that I could crochet covers for them... Read more →

Organic Crochet

Turns out I wasn't able to resist the urge to play with crochet yesterday. I spent a couple of hours with my size G hook and two balls of wool yarn, increasing and decreasing stitches as the spirit moved me. I was envisioning organic creations, sea creatures come to live in my house. What do you think? Read more →

Crocheting the Past

A week or so ago I found instructions for making granny circles here. I forwarded the website to Rowan, hoping to feed her interest in fiber. We snuggled up on the couch this morning with a few skeins of wool yarn to play. She chose the turquoise and lime, while I opted for a couple of handy balls of light and dark pink. I was about Rowan's age when I first learned to crochet. Sitting... Read more →