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Minnie Mouse Latch Hook Project – Part 1

Posted on October 4, 2024 by pauldelancey

I finished my Charlie Brown latch hook project, but with illnesses, doctor visits, and plate tectonics I’ve delayed starting a new project.

But no longer.

But first, two days I brought the mounted Charlie Brown(tm) latch hook to the crafts class. A librarian saw me holding it and took a picture. My project and I will be in a forthcoming county newsletter. Two other crafters took pictures as well. It all made me feel special and I was dearly needing a pick me up.

I’m taking over a friend’s barely started latch hook of Minnie Mouse(tm). It’s a little harder as the thread is somewhat thicker,

Anyway, here is my start.

Minnie Mouse – 10/04/2024

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 10

Posted on August 22, 2024 by pauldelancey

Yesterday, I finished the Great Latch Hook Project. I started around the beginning of the year. It took 8,740 hooks. I went through major delays from May to now, due to Covid and surgery. But now, it’s mounted in a frame. I persevered.

Go me.

Great Latch Hook Project #10 – 8/21/24

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 9

Posted on June 8, 2024 by pauldelancey

Today, I latch hooked for the first time since May 3. I had been laid low with a nasty case of Covid. I felt fatigued for a few weeks after that. But today, I felt okay. Yay.

I’m back. I have resumed eye therapy and physical therapy. I’m starting to walk more. And I’ve taken up cooking meals again. Woot.

I even solved a future tax problem.

Watch out, world. I’m back.*

* = Ok, I would also like to get most of my hearing back, but the trend is good.

Anyway, I’ve done 104 out of 113 rows. Here is the work so far.

6/09/2024, Latch hook #9

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 8

Posted on April 27, 2024 by pauldelancey

I just finished solved a rather ugly mess with my CPAP company. I’ve decided to and been forced to take more care of my body lately. I’m taking two exercise classes a week. I am getting a back massage once a month and I will be taking a yoga class once a week once my back is up to it.

Last Latch-Hook update saw adverse winds preventing the penguins from invading the rest of the world. The penguins, alway a fractious lot, got bored waiting to board their invasion armada. Tempers flared. Words that couldn’t have taken back were said such as, “Your mother is a communist vegan.” Face slapping escalated quickly. Two penguin demagogues emerged. The one-time cute critters took sides. Penguin civil war broke out. The lights have gone out in Antarctica.* We shall not see them again in our lifetime.”

Well, I know it’s winter in Antartica so there are no lights anyway. Let’s just take this sentence as a powerful metaphor, shall we?

Anyway, I’ve done 94+ out of 113 rows. Here is the work so far.

4/27/2024 Latch hook #8

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 7

Posted on April 2, 2024 by pauldelancey

It has not been the happiest of times lately with me taking seven extra days to fix my taxes. Then I shall have to spend $200. Sigh. It is indeed fortunate that adverse winds prevented the penguins from invading the northern six continents as I was simply too busy to pay any attention to these Antarctic adversaries.

Number Two Son made a tasty beef stew. I made Chinese Black Bean Chicken. Good culinary day.

Anyway, I’ve done 82 out of 113 rows. Here is the work so far.

Latch Hook, 4/02/24

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 6

Posted on March 8, 2024 by pauldelancey

Yesterday was such a busy day. The Earth’s core is filled with nickel. Yes, it is. Well, have you been there? Anyway, Earth’s Core, EC, was fed up with having an inner, no view, cabin on Cruise Ship Earth.

“Four billion years,” it said, “that’s long enough. I want to be on the surface. I want to see the stars and the Moon. I want to feel the wind brush all over me. I want to see the Folies Bergère. I’m coming out now.”

“Do you mean you’re telling the rest of the world that you’re gay?” I asked.

“I’m not. I’m molten metal. Anyway, I don’t get out much. And speaking of getting out, give me one good reason I shouldn’t bubble to the surface and cover the world,” said EC.

“There wouldn’t be any tacos if you suffocated us all with your metallic self.”

EC sighed. “Ok, but send me some tacos.”

And so, I spent of yesterday drilling a taco tube to EC. EC liked his tacos very much. It says, “Thank you.” The world is again at one with itself.

I am happy to say that I was able to take up latch hooking again today. I have done 4,752 squares out of 8,588. I am up to Charlie Brown’s neck.

Here’s what it looks like:

Latch Hook 3/8/2024

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 5

Posted on February 17, 2024 by pauldelancey

Yesterday was a horrible day as I hurt so much and couldn’t do anything. I am happy to say that I was able to take up latch hooking again today. I am about 42% done and am doing about 1.5 squares a minute. I am up to Charlie Brown’s belly button.

Here’s what it looks life:

02/17/2024

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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Blockbuster Blog: What I Did Today AND The Great Latch Hook Project

Posted on February 10, 2024 by pauldelancey

2/10/2024

1) I woke up, always a good thing.

2) I showered and dressed. Hygiene and appearance always matter.

3) Went to grocery store to get ingredients for French Dip Sandwiches and other special meals.

4) Spent time looking for everything.

5) Had to go back to the store. Wasn’t happy.

6) Drove back home.

7) Looked up my subsitutes for my still missing ingredients.

8) Not happy. On the plus side, I had no time at all to rush out to street and foment revolution. So some good came out of it.

9) Fired up the slow cooker.

10) Worked on latch hook project. It was a struggle, because in my naievete, I had thought it would be fun to start in the middle. However, it became quite difficult to keep my place when my work from the bottom came close to my initial work in the middle.

11) This also kept me off the streets.

12) I had to take out 100-200 pieces of yarn that were wrong. Hint, don’t rely on the colors you see on the grid or mat. For the love of God, Montressor, don’t.

13) This kept me off the streets yet again.

14) Did more latch hooking.

15) Dinner should be ready in an hour.

16) I am declaring my day to be officially over.

17) The streets are safe from revolution

Behave yourselves.

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 3

Posted on February 6, 2024 by pauldelancey

I started this latch hook project mostly for eye therapy–to help them work together better–and to aid my manual dexterity. I also hoped to have fun with it. I am happy to say that I’m getting better and am having more fun as a I go along. I do some work at home and once a week at a library with a sewing-and-knitting group.

There’s around 8,600 squares to fill in, so I will take some months. And here’s what it looks life so far:

2/6/2024

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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The Great Latch Hook Project

Posted on January 21, 2024 by pauldelancey

January 21, 2024

I have a latch hook kit. This is supposed to be therapy for my eyes which at times don’t work well together. Latch hooking is supposed to help with my manual dexterity.

I started doing this at an arts-and-crafts session at a public library. It took me 30 minutes before I got thread in one of those little squares. A fellow crafter help me a lot in getting the hang of it.

However, there was some sadness in Mudville. The kit comes with a chart that tells what color yarn and its number. But there was silence on what the colors look like. Do you know the difference between Blue Jewel and Periwinkle? I didn’t.

I’ve just spent maybe three hours to sort out the colors. Eventually, I discovered that Dark Green is 654 and Forest Green is 689. That left: Forest Green 689, Dark Green 654, Blue Jewel 818, and Periwinkle 831 to be pinned down.

I looked up the company on the internet. However, it altered its name some after I got the kit about 25 years ago. They also apparently changed their codes over the years. I got some of the codes through exhaustive and exhausting research. I now know that forest green is darker than dark green,. Egad, I feel like watching a murder mystery tonight.

I’m getting better. I can do 90 squares a hour. With a latch-hook mat comprising 8,000 squares, the whole project shall take about 90 hours. The world shall sigh in relief as this will keep off the streets where I would only foment revolution and no one wants that.

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

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Minnie Mouse Latch Hook Project – Part 1

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 10

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 9

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 8

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 7

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 6

The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 5

Blockbuster Blog: What I Did Today AND The Great Latch Hook Project

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