I have started a new challenge for this year. As if I haven’t started enough already, what with the Block-of-the-Month Club, I am now joining Sara from Lazy Knits and Purls on a poetry adventure. Each month I will choose a poet and read from their works; then hopefully I shall become inspired to design or to crochet a work of art. Doesn’t this sound like fun? I think this will be do-able for me, as poetry is generally short and I don’t have much time to read. But I love to read and I do love poetry, so I think this new project is a good match. Sara also has a group started on Ravelry located here: Crafting Poetry. Remember you must be logged in to Ravelry for the link to work.

The poem I chose for January is “Maid of Athens, ere we part” by Lord Byron. It was written in 1810 and dedicated to a young girl of Athens. Each stanza of the poem ends with the same Greek refrain which Byron translated as, “My life, I love you!”

In conjunction with this lovely poem, I have crocheted this beautiful 8″ square (which I also designed) called Cameo Flower in fingering weight yarn. I also designed a 12″ version specifically for worsted weight yarn. I could just imagine the lovely maiden giving Lord Byron a cameo of her likeness for him to remember her as they parted ways.  I guess I’m just a romantic. Click on the photo for the pattern page.