Happy Friday everyone! Rather than have a regularly scheduled Pinterest
edition post today, I thought I'd share with you my latest crochet
project. I mean, a ton of Pinterest pins are craft-inspired items and I
do believe that crochet falls under that umbrella.
Let me start with saying that I've been making crocheted items for friends and family non-stop, and I've even given away a few of my first experimental projects to people that really wanted something I've made. There's only one scarf in my closet right now that I've made. That's it. So, when I finished Lindsay's baby blanket I decided I was going to make something for me-myself-and-I.
If you do anything crafty you know that it can become an obsession...and I'm beginning to hoard yarn. Seriously. It could be a problem. A few weeks ago I went to Tuesday Morning and this happened...
Yes, that's nine skeins of three different types of yarn in my basket...just because I thought the colors were pretty. Hopefully, I won't be needing an intervention soon. Cross your fingers for that.
In addition to my Hobby Lobby standby, I love buying yarn at Tuesday Morning...because it's like a high-end Big Lots. You get high quality items for a deeply discounted price. Each of the yarn skeins I bought were well below 50% of their original retail price. Score.
Previously, I had purchased some really nice Swiss mohair yarn (from TM) and wanted to make something cute with it. I'd been browsing Ravelry (like Pinterest for crocheters and knitters) and saw a lot of cute shawls that were being worn and modeled as scarves. And they were seriously cute. And I thought, "Hey, I could do that." So, I found a pattern that required one skein of yarn and went with it. It took me quite a while because I used a rather small hook size (E), the size the yarn called for...here's how it turned out.
This is a half-double crochet stitch pattern, for those of you fellow crocheters out there.
In addition to my Hobby Lobby standby, I love buying yarn at Tuesday Morning...because it's like a high-end Big Lots. You get high quality items for a deeply discounted price. Each of the yarn skeins I bought were well below 50% of their original retail price. Score.
Previously, I had purchased some really nice Swiss mohair yarn (from TM) and wanted to make something cute with it. I'd been browsing Ravelry (like Pinterest for crocheters and knitters) and saw a lot of cute shawls that were being worn and modeled as scarves. And they were seriously cute. And I thought, "Hey, I could do that." So, I found a pattern that required one skein of yarn and went with it. It took me quite a while because I used a rather small hook size (E), the size the yarn called for...here's how it turned out.
This is a half-double crochet stitch pattern, for those of you fellow crocheters out there.
Molly seriously wants to know what I'm doing and how she can be in on it.
Here's how I intend to wear it, laid out.
I love the dainty scalloped edging.
And I took a quick picture of me wearing it yesterday. Love it!
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! We'll be continuing to celebrate David's entrance into this world throughout the weekend. My in-laws will be descending onto our property in a matter of hours, looking forward to a fantastic visit! See you Monday!
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