Hacky Sack

As requested by my brother Ben, one green and white striped hacky sack :)
I would like to try and make this again but without making it in spiral formation. It made the back side not so pretty due to the stripes.
Free pattern can be found here

Squares

My plan is to make a throw size blanket. I have 7 squares done and to many left to count :) They work up very quickly but who knows how long it will take me to make all of my squares.

Lacey Crochet May Not Be For Me

I started this scarf well before Christmas with the intentions of gifting it. I just completed the scarf this morning :). The pattern, Kahlua Lace, was easy to follow but I had to continuously refer to the pattern. Which really slows me down, especially with a toddler running around. I don't know if all lacey crochet patterns are like this. This was my first attempt or maybe I am just not meant for lacey crocheting.

The results are great. I love the scarf and I am pretty sue I will be keeping this for myself. I know..how dare I??? The intended recipient is not really into crafty gifts and being that this was my first attempt it has some uniqueness to it ;) It took countless hours of work so I am thinking It will stay with me where I can fully appreciate it. I am still on the fence as to what I should do. Is it wrong of me to keep it? We already gave one gift to the recipient (something store bought). I feel like I put a lot of work into it to have some one appreciate it but not wear it or to only wear it so that my feelings wont be hurt.

Should I keep it or gift it?

One of Those Days

First cup of tea I spilled all over the desk, chair, carpet, and myself (it was a full cup). Luckily only running under the keyboard and not on top of it. I got that all cleaned up in a hurry. Made a second cup of tea, even added some almond milk to cheer myself up from the first cup. But Colin apparently thought the cup of tea needed more then just almond milk....

I guess it is just going to be one of those days.

Not what I was going for

But I love it! There are not a lot of male scarf wearers in my family so I debated taking it apart and trying to achieve something a bit more like my inspiration. But the votes were counted so I finished it. I was planning on listing it in the Etsy shop since I didn't have anyone to give it to.  My husband decided he would keep it...and wear it!

I kept telling him he didn't need to and that it wouldn't hurt my feelings if he didn't. I know he doesn't wear scarves. He insisted he liked it and he will wear it. We will see. It's sitting on the kitchen table this morning :) 

Remember this scarf ???

This was my inspiration....

I am still having trouble mimicking the pattern. Any helpful hints or thoughts about the scarf?

Christina has sent an email out to a friend...but I am being impatient.  I get completely obsessed over figuring something out when I can't. It is a very bad and annoying trait of mine. I am learning to deal with it :)

Happy Monday!

Santa's Helper

Inspired by this. http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=21765&N=1200019&pCategoryId=3361&categoryId=242&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_242&loc=TN&defaultColor=Stone%20Grey%20Heather&defaultSizeType=Regular

Happy Friday :)

A Hat for Iris

Happy 10th Birthday Miss Iris!

Photo taken by Sarah

French Country Hat pattern can be found here.

Crochet flower pattern (free) can be found here.

For the most part the hat pattern was easy to follow. I don't consider myself to be experienced at crocheting and did have to seek some help from Christina. Not because I couldn't follow the pattern but I just didn't feel like it was looking "right." With Christina's help we came to the conclusion that we were doing it right (or so we thought) but for some reason the sizing was off. We started the hats over; Christina made a hat with some adjustments to help with sizing and I followed the pattern except I only used one strand of yarn instead of the two that it called for. It looks a little off from the pattern picture but it is still really cute.

All and all the birthday girl liked it and that's all that matters :)

Bloom

Crochet Mum Pattern

Hooking It!

First off sorry for the fuzzy picture, I took it with my cell phone :)

I just finished this hat this morning. This is only my second crochet project ever! I loosely used a pattern for the main beginning shape of the hat but very quickly derailed from it and did my own thing. The hat is a little big around on the bottom but I kind of like it that way. It ensures that his ears will stay covered and a bit of his neck too :) I have yet to weave in the ends and wash it, so it may shrink a bit.

Materials: Cotton Ease thread in Taupe, Lime, and Lake

I size hook

I am thinking I will attempt this again and see if I can make some adjustments to get a better fit. Any suggestions?

Pictures from my first crocheting project will be coming soon. I am just waiting for the green light from my pattern source ;)