In my last post , I talked about coloring a de Jong attractor based on the number of times each point in the image was generated by the de Jong equations. Of course, there are other ways to do it! Since we have more than one way, we’d better name them so we don’t get confused. We’ll call the first method Frequency Coloring since it’s based on how frequently each point appears.
I got alot done! I finished the pants, and now I’m working on the top to the cozy winter set.
These design rows have turned out to be a little bit of a challenge. I have frogged them out several times, because what I didn’t just didn’t look like the photo of the finished top. I think I finally have it now.
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The next section of patterns is a cute sweater and pants, in medium blue and white, for our doll!
I didn’t get very far, because we were very busy. But I did get most of the top part of the pants done! This part fits nicely around the doll.
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I did it! I finished all of the patterns for the first week of the MCAL!
I finished the wig yesterday. I haven’t sewn it to the head of the doll. I’m not sure I’m going to do that, since the way it is now allows me to change her hair any time I wish. The “space buns” were pretty easy to make, and easy to sew to the wig.
I accomplished a lot over one day! The doll base is finished. Although this is a varigated yarn, I think it’s not a bad choice for a doll body! Her little nose is in place, and her cheeks have a nice blush. And I love the way these blue, blue eyes came out! I don’t often make this color eyes, but I love the color for this project!
I made a few mistakes that I didn’t see until it was too late to fix them, but over all, it came out cute!
In my last post , I took a first stab at coloring a de Jong attractor. Here was my image:
The main problem was that I had wanted an image in which the points with the fewest hits were blue, transforming to red for points hit the highest number of times, but as you can see, the image was stubbornly mostly blue, whereas I would have expected a lot of shades of purple as the blue transformed to red.
The head is half done! Now that I am working in a spiral manner, I am making good progress on the doll. I think I will be able to finish the body before it’s time for the next set of patterns for this project!
This doll has a pretty big head. It reminds me of the “pumpkin head” dolls that were popular many years ago.
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I made a lot of progress on Monday. Now, the arms are attached and the body portion is finished.
I did make a couple of mistakes, mostly in doing a stitch or two properly. I didn’t see them until after the arms were attached, and I decided to leave them, since the doll will be dressed at the end.
Now to see if I can get the head done properly!
Sundays are much like Saturdays. Anything that isn’t done on the first day of the weekend has to be done on the second!
I did make some progress. I finished the legs and began the process of joining them and starting the body. I actually got further than it shows here, but first, I did single stitches instead of half-double stitches, so I had to frog* back. Then I kept getting the count wrong… and had to frog back some more!
As you can see above, I didn’t get all that far on Saturday.
In our household, Saturday is “chore” day. We often have a lot of errands to run. I try to get the menu planned for the upcoming week. And if I am lucky, we do the grocery shopping. It’s also the main day to go to the other side of town, if necessary. Arts and crafts are at the bottom of the list, and often get bypassed.
Hello! By now you have seen Tandika's article explaining why it’s been so long since we have posted anything. It’s been a wild three years! Things are finally getting back to normal (although as she mentioned, a new normal.)
This post, as well as the next several “The Artist’s Husband” posts, were written three years ago, when I thought they’d be published. I’ll post these about once a week until I work through the backlog.
One of the things I’m doing to get “back to normal” is to continue learning to crochet. To make sure I have accountability and continued motivation, I’m participating in a “make along”. This is where a group of people work on a project together, with specific goals over a space of time.
In my case, I decide to do a Weebee Doll month-long project. At the end of the project, I will have a sitting, Weebee Doll with a complete winter outfit.
2020… 2021… 2022… 2023…
The Covid Pandemic affected every single person in the world, each, in their own way. For many, it was a matter of being sick, and then waiting… sometimes impatiently… for life to return to normal.
For others, life has changed, substantially.
That was the case for me. I had, truly, no idea how much it would change, and how long it would take to get back to something resembling “normal”.
Last week , I showed a program I was working on to generate deJong attractor images. I mentioned I’d be working on adding some color. I am not there yet! This is a mere stop to take a breather, and to talk about an intermediate step: smoothing the image. Here is one of my images from last week:
While interesting, there are some problems here. I am just calculating points, and as each one is calculated, I draw it on the canvas, even if it has already been drawn.
In my last post , we played The Chaos Game and ended up with a Sierpinski Triangle. It’s quite nice as far as it goes, but there is not a lot of variation and visual interest beyond the initial surpise of finding it buried in the chaos at all. This time around, lets look at the de Jong attractor.
First, some terminology! An Attractor is a dynamic system with a set of numeric values to which the system tends to evolve over time, no matter what state it starts in.
I’m finding that, if I choose carefully, a project takes me about a week to complete. I don’t crochet all day, every day. Just when the time allows. But I’m getting a better feel for how long it takes me to complete something.
So I was cruising around on Etsy, and I found an adorable pattern that looked like it wouldn’t be too difficult, but it would be fun when completed.
Today, we’ll play The Chaos Game! It’s easy to play, and it goes like this:
First, put three points on your paper. These will be the vertices of a triangle (so don’t put them in a straight line!) Any triangle will work, but be sure to leave lots of area inside where the triangle will be to make it easier to see what it going on.
Next, you need a way to randomly choose one of those vertices over and over.
It’s hairdo day for my little doll! I think she’s very cute!
This hairstyle is a wig that is crocheted flat and then stitched together. Next time, I will choose a lighter weight yarn, as this turned out a bit heavy. Fortunately, the “stub” neck style is very sturdy, and the head isn’t flopping over.
I have to say, making the “curls” wasn’t a lot of fun. It was difficult to get the hook through the chain after each section of 2 single-crochets.
I’m so excited! Isn’t she cute!
Her head came out perfectly and, as far as I can see, I didn’t make any mistakes!
That’s a first!
Now, to try crocheting her some hair! I think I’ll make her a dark blonde. Just dark enough to provide contrast to the body, but lighter than brown.
Stay tuned!