It's Almost Time!

It's almost time to start building our reef!  Here is a sampling of some of the pieces that are coming in from our community crocheters!

The variety and the creativity are simply wonderful!

Do you have any crochet coral pieces you'd like to contribute?  Email Bobbi at slccoralreef@gmail.com, and we'll make arrangements for me to get them from you.

Our exhibit is scheduled to open October 28 at the Meldrum Science Center at Westminster.  Watch here for more details on time.  Also, remember to friend us on Facebook for updates on the project!

Update

Exciting things are happening with the Lake Bonneville Coral Reef!  We have an exhibition venue!  The reef will be exhibited at the Meldrum Science Center at Westminster College in October 2011.  Our team of crocheters continues to grow, and they are creating some amazing pieces.  We can always use more hands creating this reef, and all skill levels are welcome.  If you don't know how to crochet, but would like to learn, stop by the Tea Grotto this Thursday, April 21 at 7:00pm and we'll give you a quick and easy lesson.  Bring a size 'F' or 'G' crochet hook and a ball of yarn.

This Wednesday, April 20, we will have a table at Westminster's Earth Day event.  Stop by and see us between 11:00am - 2:00pm to see some of our coral pieces.

See our "About" page for more information about the project.

Crochet Seashell

I did it!  I crocheted a seashell!  I started earlier this week, using the seashell in the back as inspiration.

I didn't just want this to look like a seashell on the outside; I wanted it to be true to form through and through.  I started with a 5 inch chain and used basic hyperbolic crochet, increasing every 6 stitches.  This piece formed the inner spiral of the shell.  I fastened off, wrapped it into the spiral, then reconnected the yarn and started a spiral of bullion stitches on the front.  I quickly realized that the spiral was going the wrong direction, so I tried to crochet left-handed to get it to go the other way!  It was working, but painfully slow.  Instead, I switched to basically making the bullions backwards, inserting the hook from back to front in the foundation stitch.

I continued on with the spiral until a point when I started working back and forth rows again.  The ruffled edge is also done with hyperbolic crochet.  For more ruffle I increased every two stitches, for a softer wave I used fewer increases. 

Can you hear the ancient sea in there?

We are crocheting tomorrow night (1/13/11) at 7:00pm at the Tea Grotto, then again on Tuesday (1/18/11) afternoon, 2:00pm same place if you wish to join us!