Carnivorous Pitcher Plant

Update, April 20, 2014:
The bud was opened a little more Easter Sunday!


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Hello, everyone:

I have a carnivorous plant which has had its ups and downs since last spring but it did survive two of our winter freezes.  I forgot to bring it indoors those two times out of our 33 freezes.

As soon as I saw new leaves (pitchers), there was this stalk with a bud which grew.   I didn't know this made a flower.    I have never owned or seen one of these plants until last year and this is the only one I have so far.   I want to find another or propagate this one when it is bigger.

These photos were snapped April 5, 10 and 18, 2014.

Lee Ann Hamm
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Beautiful Flower Motifs at the domihobby.ru Russian website!! Объемные цветы крючком. Вязание - Игрушки, сувениры, подарки, схемы и описание

Beautiful Flower Motifs at the domihobby.ru Russian website!!
Объемные цветы крючком. Вязание - Игрушки, сувениры, подарки, схемы и описание

Here is the link:
http://domihobby.ru/455-obemnye-cvety.html

These can be tricky to make, but manageable.  I've made the grey colored one before and it was a blast, once I got the hang of it.

The charts which go with these are on the above weblink, next to the flower you want to make.



I haven't used yarn to make one of these, but I imagine that a nice (non-fuzzy) yarn would work up well in one of these patterns.   :)

Good luck and HAVE FUN!!!    :)

Afrodite Colar (Aphrodite Collar) My New Project Before Christmas 2011

I am working on a new project right before Christmas this year.  It's something I haven't tried before and I think I'm going to enjoy this challenge.

I bought a pattern from Silvia called the, Afrodite Colar.  It's in Portuguese and I've been wearing out the Babelfish page on yahoo this weekend.

Basically, it's a floral collar which can probably double as a neck warmer, scarf or a thick necklace:
http://silviacroche.blogspot.com/2011/12/colar-afrodite.html

It's also featured at Miss Flor's crochet blog:
http://missflorcroche.blogspot.com/2011/12/receita-e-sorteio-colar-afrodite.html

I settled on using a size F Clover hook for the green necklace/leaf part and a size C Clover hook for my flowers.  These flowers pictured are not from the pattern, just some that I had made up before holding 2 strands of size 10 thread together.  The green necklace/leaf part is also made holding 2 strands of size 10 thread together.

Here are some progress pictures: