Thought I’d make some bugs for Halloween, and I have this self-striping (I think) acrylic…so that’s where I’m starting! So far, so cute!

Mods:
Wings (crochet) - chain 4, join into a ring.
(1 sc, 3 dc, 1 sc, slip stich 2) x 2, fasten off, leaving long tail. Wrap around center of “wings” and sew to bug’s back securely. :)

I’ve photographed 9, but made a total of 12…so fun!

So, I sent one bug to my Peanut, with a note. A few days later, when I was sure that Lucille had arrived, I put the rest of the bugs (and some knitted butterflies) into a box with little strips of paper that said things like, “Where is Lucille?” “I can’t find Lucille…” “Have you seen Lucille?”

When that second package arrived, Peanut called me, very excited! She said, “Dey all say, ‘Where’s Lucille? Where’s Lucille? Where’s Lucille?’, and I can’t find Lucille!” We spent time talking about what Lucille looks like (I wish I had taken a pic of the box-bugs too), and she found Lucille, yay! Then she wanted to know why they are looking for Lucille. Well, naturally, I told her that it was Larry that got them together to look, because Larry loves Lucille! “What does Larry look like?,” she asked.
“He’s the one with the yellow head.”
“Oh, I see Larry!”

She then proceeded to ask me what all their names are…lol! I may or may not have consulted a baby name website (or 2) to come up with 10 more “L” names…plus some “A” names for the butterflies. OMGosh! So very fun! I sure hope she can keep them straight…this gramma will likely not remember all those names! (Really? Lucius? lol!)