Posting the final product one more time because I’m so proud of it! Taught myself crochet this summer with YouTube, then spent all of this fall making Persian Tiles during my down time at work (there’s a lot). Sized it up from an afghan to a queen size because 1) go big or go home 2) worsted weight acrylic yarn is dead cheap. Learned a lot! Also talked to so many people who saw me working on it and told me their own stories about crochet- old projects of their own that fell to the wayside, the blanket their grandma made. I got inspired to make this after I saw the pattern online, then spotted a finished one at the fair in the crafts barn. Felt like full circle when someone else told me they felt inspired to pick the craft back up!

Time to switch up the seasons as there are below zero nights in the forecast already. Teddy, please guard the blankets until it is time to use them.

Unknown, Four Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tiles Persia, 16th Century

Join-a-palooza is now over. Only 3 mini triangles to make in the corners and a border left to do.

And I'm not even 100% sold on the little triangles. The rounded corners kinda look nice to me ngl 🤷🏻‍♀️ so tomorrow morning I might just remove the one mini triangle. Who knows? Not me right meow, I'm going to bed.

William De Morgan (1839-1917)

3 YEARS AFTER STARTING IT!!! IVE FINALLY FINISHED CROCHETING ALL THE PIECES OF THIS FUCKING BLANKET!!!!

Persian Tiles Blanket — Journey Inspired

In February, I began making a Persian tiles blanket for the (platonic) love of my life @kiffobaby. I had them select the colour palette for me, and they decided on a colourway inspired by one of their favourite games: Journey.

We’ve spent many hours playing together and enjoying the gorgeous scenery of this game. However, I was a little nervous to start this project because these aren’t colours I typically use in my projects.

Now, two months later, I have completed the blanket and I’m so pleased with it.

Beth, I cannot thank you enough for all your encouragement while I worked on this and for giving me the opportunity to create something totally different from what I would otherwise have made.

#TilesOnTuesday:

Tile with Image of Phoenix Iran, probably Takht-i Sulaymän, late 13th c. Stonepaste; modeled, underglaze painted in blue & turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white ground H 14 3/4 in (37.5 cm) x W 14 1/4 in (36.2 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 12.49.4 "After the Mongol conquest of Persia in the thirteenth century, an extensive trade network opened from China to the Mediterranean, allowing goods to move more freely than in prior centuries. As the objects in this case demonstrate, Ilkhanid period artists readily adopted imagery from Chinese iconography, including lotus flowers, deer, dragons and other mythical creatures. This image of a soaring phoenix with crested head and elaborate trailing plumage exemplifies the adaptation of Chinese imagery by Persian artists."

Tile with a flying phoenix and cloud scrolls

Kashan, Iran, ca. 1275 AD, Ilkhanid dynasty

Triangular Tile with Flower, Iran, 1465

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: ? - donated by Camilla Chandler Frost 

5 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (13.33 x 14.60 cm)

Antique Vintage Old Persian Glazed Ceramic Tile Polo Player On Horse Used ebay lsh.us.zavaqi482h

the blanket i want to crochet would cost $130 just in yarn 😔

Persian Falconer Tile Panel (circa 1910)

Design attributed to Gordon Mitchell Forsyth (1890-1977). Manufactured by Pilkington's Tiles.

Via @mythoughttherapy

Join-a-palooza has begun!!

Game Room - Modern Family Room

Example of a huge minimalist travertine floor game room design with green walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and a tv stand

Game Room - Modern Family Room

Example of a huge minimalist travertine floor game room design with green walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and a tv stand