AMBRIDGE DUDLEYSPINNER HANDPAINTED ROVING/COMBED TOP

This is one of my most favorite crocheted pieces that I have ever made.
One reason I like it so much is I got paid to make it. Not directly to make it, but there was a lot of elbow time on this job.

Waiting for the phone to ring when you supply agricultural products is a long day when it rains, or the Kansas wind blows. I read stacks of books, Knit and crocheted to pass the time.

So I was allowed to knit, crochet or whatever I wanted as long as I could put it

down and answer the phone, take an order and do the paperwork.

One day UPS came rumbling across the scales. Merrill delivered a large bag of llama fiber to the office. I spent the afternoon washing locks of llama in the bathroom sink and drying them in my car. That was a hoot. Hey, while the boss is away the mice will play.

My boss had basically abandoned the place because he is an alcoholic with a gambling problem. His creditors would call continually especially on payday, Fridays. MR. spent as much time as possible away from the phones. I was there by myself 99% of the time.

So I crocheted this doily to keep my hands busy. It is a complicated pattern with so much counting, so it is not perfect by any means, but I did get paid to crochet it!


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Jessie Kitty a needle felted sculpture about 3 inches tall

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