I created this open-faced enchilada with an egg on top in 1975 because this is one of my favorite New Mexican meals. I used an “I” hook with the least expensive acrylic yarn I could find. I used the brightest yellow and with whitest white that I could find for the egg. I used a variegated green to white yarn for the lettuce. The beans are made form light brown yarn. The cheese is yellow yarn that is not as bright as the egg yolk.

This tostada, with a bag of Fritos and a bottle of beer was my first crocheting project. I used a n-8 hook, the cheapest acrylic yarn I could find and the same simple stitch that my mother-in-law, Eda Bea, taught me. I made 140 individual beans, two jalepenos, an orange tortilla, some lettuce and tomatoes to create this art piece that was put on display at the Los Angeles Art Museum for a month in 1975. It was part of a show on Chicano art.

Tiger is wrapped in his Moon Beams blanket. The original N16 hook was used for the bottom portion. An N-8 was used for the portion around his shoulders. You can see how it snuggles him. I ended up with a 15 3/4 mm hook for the top, which flares out around his head. I just love it when things, at first, appear to go haywire, and then, as if by magic, work out better than originally anticipated. ;-)

I created two nearly identical bathing suits with a breakfast theme of Eggs and Bacon. These bathing suits were made for two little girls, age 4 and 6. I had no pattern. I used an N-12 crochet hook. The whites of the eggs were made with a soft cotton yarn. The yolks were bright yellow acrylic yarn, since they would not touch the skin. The hashbrowns bottoms were made with a blended yarn that was very soft and irregular, making it very difficult to work with. The bacon was a thick bulky Lion Brand yarn. The girls were thrilled. The parents asked me not to show the girls in the bikinis. I shall respect the parents request for privacy.

Coyote Mask

The Shaman's Coyote mask has its own magic. I had no pattern. It was a collaborative effort with the Spirit of Coyote and me co-creating the mask. Owl Spirit also joined in the effort.
This photo was taken at an office halloween party.

Moon Beams Baby Blanket for Tiger Edan Isu Yoon

I crocheted the Moon Beams baby blanket for Tiger Yoon, my grandson. I had intended to complete it before Tiger was born on the 20th of February 2006. I thought I could finish it on the 12 hour

Front Side View 44" x 21"

flight from Seattle to Seoul. And I probably could have, except that I lost my n-16 hook. I figured that I could finish it while in Korea before I returned home. I searched all over South Korea for a crochet hook larger than N-8 to no avail. I tried taping the n-8 hook to a pen. It did not work. I even tried making a wide loop, but it came out too uneven.


Back Side View
When I emailed my son in Auburn (near Seattle), I thought I had the answer. However, I mistakenly told my son to mail me a 16 mm hook instead of an N-16 hook. He sent a 15 3/4 hook. It is much larger than an N-16. The universe played a little joke on me. ;-0 Not to be daunted, I completed the blanket before I left Korea. I used Lion Brand Yarn, WOOL-EASE, 6 ozs. 5 skeins of Sky Blue and 2 skeins of off white. I started with a N 16 hook. I lost it somewhere between leaving the house on the way to the airport in Seattle or I lost it on the plane. When I arrived in Korea, I continued with a N 8 hook. I finished it with a 15 3/4 mm hook. This was my first normal crochet project. Each stitch is embued with love. I even crocheted a heart on the moon.