I have been ill, my friends. Eye-watering coughing fits, phlegm hacking, low-grade temperature... 'Tis the Season, alright.
To stave off the feeling of worthlessness while doing next to nothing for so many days, laying on the sofa, taking lots of medication, I did what I usually do in situations like this. I turned to my handy crochet hooks and various yarns and started on something fun and sweet, to occupy my time.
And then Jack Rabbit was born. :-)
I even went so far as to make him a hat, tall and striped to match his sweater. I saw something similar on a site somewhere (can't remember exactly where, sorry) and sort of stuck the idea of attaching the head to the body in this manner, made all in one piece. None of Jack came from a pattern-- it is free-hand crochet, made up as I went, under the influence of Dayquil and Mucinex.
He's really good at Hide-N-Seek.
I love to sew on patches of felt for details, and it allows me to sew details for facial features as well, that don't get lost in the texture of the yarn.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this off-shoot from quilting. I've been job-hunting, and have had to put up the sewing machine for a bit. I will return to that soon enough, but in the meantime, Jack and I are going to take in a little TV and heal up some more. Peace to you all.
