Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit my mad skills

So tonight I finally had the extreme pleasure of finishing my latest project. It's a little sad that I take so much pleasure in it, but it's something that doesn't involve typing, it involves something I have complete control over, and yeah, it's been a little chilly here lately so it will come in handy. At least, for tonight - as tomorrow it'll end up being about 75 degrees again.

I have been in a crocheting frenzy lately. Yeah, I said it - I crochet. And I don't just make blankets anymore. I have branched out.



Lucy is pretty much a perfect model. Here she is modeling my Saturday project - the Shells and Waves Skinny Scarf. I ended up going a little over the top and made it like 12 feet long, but hey - lots of wrapping possibilities.

Then I decided I wanted to branch out even more. I went a little crazy and picked a hat pattern - the Everyday Crocheted Slouch Hat. I am a bit ashamed to admit that I had to rip this apart and re-start three times. I'm not kidding. It's kinda pathetic, actually. But hey - today I finally finished it. And it sort of looks like the picture even. One of my attempts was going ok, then I tried to put it on my head and I realized that I have a ginormous head - and what the hell was I thinking picking the "small" adult size. Face the facts - your head is huge.

I over-compensated a little, and it's now very slouchy, but it least it fits over the noggin.

I am not nearly as good of a model as Lucy, but here goes. I think I look perhaps slightly less creepy than the girl on the pattern page - maybe.

And a close up - not the most flattering for me, but we're showing off the hat here...

I started this crochet kick last September, first by making Lucy a blanket for her bed, then Ethan. I had a lot of leftover yarn from Ethan's project, hence the new projects.

Perhaps I need to get out more?

Well, we managed to enjoy the weather a tiny bit this weekend, although it was in fact one of those rare San Diego weekends that involve a lot of rain, wind, and relative chill. It's not all milk and honey here - just mostly.



I'm open to orders if anyone decides they would absolutely ADORE having a handmade crocheted item. I might be starting a blanket for myself soon because I think the cost of the yarn and my time might be actually less than the cost of gas to heat my house - and it's damn freezing here - like 50.