I first learned how to crochet in 2002 when I started going to a Thursday night "Stitch 'n B*tch" group that liked to watch new episodes of "Friends" while crocheting and chatting. A couple of the group's members showed me how to make my first "chain," and a basic stitch and transitions. I've crocheted A LOT of scarves since then. I also crocheted a baby blanket for one of my little cousins one year. And I crocheted a blanket for my dad as a Christmas gift one year, however, after making it big enough to cover him head to toe, I swore I'd never crochet another blanket again. So far, I've stuck to that promise.
In 2007 I learned how to make hats, which I did for a while for a wonderful non-profit organization called "The Preemie Project" in Iowa City, Iowa that made hats, booties, and blankets for premature babies in the NICU.
But mostly, I make lots and lots of scarves. That's what I'm doing this afternoon... after a run to Hobby Lobby with a good friend who picked out a yarn, now I'm lounging in my sun-drenched living room crocheting a scarf. I forget what a relaxing hobby it is when I go too long without picking up my yarn and hook. I was so happy working on it with the autumn sun cascading through the windows and warming me, that I decided to take a photo and even blog about it.
Toss in a mug of hot cocoa with marshmallows, and here's my idea of a perfectly lovely fall Saturday.
In 2007 I learned how to make hats, which I did for a while for a wonderful non-profit organization called "The Preemie Project" in Iowa City, Iowa that made hats, booties, and blankets for premature babies in the NICU.
But mostly, I make lots and lots of scarves. That's what I'm doing this afternoon... after a run to Hobby Lobby with a good friend who picked out a yarn, now I'm lounging in my sun-drenched living room crocheting a scarf. I forget what a relaxing hobby it is when I go too long without picking up my yarn and hook. I was so happy working on it with the autumn sun cascading through the windows and warming me, that I decided to take a photo and even blog about it.
Toss in a mug of hot cocoa with marshmallows, and here's my idea of a perfectly lovely fall Saturday.
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