Despite what it looks like, I am not a Granny.
It’s an uncharacteristically cool and breezy and rainy day here at the lake, but after the past few hot and muggy weeks it’s not an unwelcome break.
Plus, waking up to the sound of grumbling thunder and soft rain is a big favorite of mine, so I don’t mind occasional days where we can stay inside, read, watch movies, and crochet.
Oh, you read that right…I crochet. And it’s OK.
And even though I’m many, many years older than a lot of you who read this, I’m not really a granny (although Husband keeps telling me I’m gonna be a kick-ass granny one day because of it).
In January, right after the new year, I started seeing all kinds of darling and colorful crochet photos on – where else? – Pinterest.
“Hell, how hard can it be?” thought I, and scurried off to Michaels to purchase 1 crochet needle and about 10 balls of rainbow colored yarn with the idea of making a blanket like this by the end of the month.
Fast forward about 5 days, 20 hours of practice, 2 cramped and extremely contorted hands, 15 YouTube videos (that I viewed approx. 100 times – each) and one single colored ball of yarn, and I’d produced this (and was damn proud of it).
Even though I have a million scarves that I’ve paid big bucks for ($12 tops), I wore this one pretty much every day of January – March. |
The ‘never-ending’ project. One day these (plus about 25 others that have yet to be made) will all be sewn (haha) together to make a beautifully colorful blanket. One day… |
front back random ripple stitch that I love but have no idea what I’ll use for. A pillow maybe? |
What I’ve been working on this week. It’s the blanket I first saw in January…better late than never! |
Your pillow project looks great! I crocheted when I was a kid, I don’t think I’d remember how to do it at all anymore!
Ok, the mental image I got of Tracey with lovely fingernails and a gigantic wedding ring on YouTube made me laugh out loud. I must now search for her. Hell, I may even begin crocheting.
Definitely okay to crochet! I love it!!
I want to go search YouTube for Tracey now! You are very good at it for having just started 7 months ago.
Are you going to the MN Blogger HH on Tuesday?? I’d love to meet you and I can give you the link!! And thanks, btw ~ 🙂 m.
I love your creations hon!! you should seriously sell them on Etsy!! I would buy one in an heartbeat!!
♥ Kyna