Crochet Overload

It seems that having a hobby has been good for my free time. I have to admit that I've become addicted to driving to Staten Island (and paying the $10 to cross the Verrazzano) to frequent Michaels and AC Moore to stock up on yarn. I like yarn. Is that weird? I had to purchase three trunks just to hold all of my yarn (see below). I have projects planned that will keep me busy for the next year at least. I like dreaming of projects that I want to complete. It's fun to think of all of the people who are in need of blankets (lots of people are having babies). I have purchased a number of crochet pattern books, yet I still haven't managed to crochet more than a straight line. I like long square projects. I'm just not willing to venture past it. Maybe at some point I'll actually take a class just to make sure that I'm doing it right. This is really a sickness, but soo much fun!


My trunks




Recently I completed a number of projects. The nice thing is that the more I do this, the nicer the projects become. I made a baby blanket for a co-worker. It was nice to have her open it at a work baby shower and to react with shock when she realized that I actually made it.



I made a blanket for Brian, our Army boy in Hawaii. With the heat in Hawaii he probably doesn't need a blanket, but I thought he might enjoy something home made from people who love him. I don't have a picture of it, but I do have a picture of the shawl I made with the same yarn. The shawl was supposed to be a blanket, but it turns out that I can't read a pattern very well and it was waaaaay too small!



For the last couple of weeks I've been hard at work creating a blanket for dear old dad! He had a knee replacement and was supposed to be laid up for weeks, so I thought a blanket would brighten his spirit. I also thought that it would be cool to make a blanket in camouflage yarn since he is a hunter. I finally finished it this past weekend. Now I just need to get around to sending it. This is a close-up of the blanket so that the camo pattern is seen. The blanket is 5 feet by 4 feet (pretty big!).



Speaking of camo - I have two projects in the works. A pink camo baby blanket for my best friend's daughter, an air force baby and a regular camo blanket for air force baby girl's brother. Estimated completion date in 2-3 weeks. This is the girly blanket in it's early stages.



Hope you've enjoyed these pictures. More crochet updates to come, I'm sure. Sam and I are off to Buffalo and Niagara Falls this week to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. I hope to do more blogging sooner rather than later!