Crocheting out my ears...

So I've actually been doing well keeping up with my crocheting this year! Usually when the weather gets warmer, I dump the crocheting for a good book, but this year I've done both! More on my reading later =)

One of my friends that has recently left for Texas (curse of the DC Metro, no one really stays forever =/) commissioned me to make a beard beanie. That turned out to be a LOT of fun and was so awesome to see her face when it was done!


They're actually 2 separate pieces. For the beanie, I used the colors of the Redskins, burgundy and gold. I found a pattern I liked on Ravelry and just kind of tweaked it to fit the style I was going for. The beard is actually from a beard hat pattern - not sure where I found it, but that part only took about 10 minutes once my yarn was cooperating =)



My favorite project from the last week is shamrock coasters!! I started making them and literally can make 2 in an hour if I'm slightly distracted =) Sent some to others just because my couch was getting overtaken by even
more green...

I've also been making several other projects. Debating making an Etsy - I actually signed up for an account today, but after finding the Fees Policy page, I'm rethinking how to go about this. Anyone have any good pointers? I'm not sure if I can keep up with large demands, but I have a TON of different projects that I can sell.

Crocheting of 2011

I've been crocheting a lot lately....thank you Christmas season! I won't go into grand detail into anything particular - most, if not all, of my projects come from patterns I found on Ravelry.com. Very addictive site, much like pinterest, but specifically knitting and crochet patterns, and not all are free unfortunately. Anyway, enjoy my work!

Headband with snowflakes on them - my own pattern :)

Easy to make cowl! I still have this, not sure what person likes pink this much ;)

Potholder! I've actually made 3 or 4 of these and given them away as gifts this year!














Baby headband!

Crocheted hat - one of 3 I've made so far this month! :)

Crocheting and Piano....

So it's been an interesting last day or so. Yesterday I got to crochet with Cortney T(a). at my place:) I'm pretty sure she's excited about my sickeningly large amounts of yarn (for a young person, I guess?) and plethora of piano music and piano. We crocheted on various things from 6:30 until almost 11 when I had to follow her back to GM campus and drop her off at her dorm (parking stinks for her).

I made this awhile ago using the yarn from that big "baby" blanket that I posted about earlier. Cortney is going to make something similar for her sister, but in VT colors!


I love Granny Squares!

While Cortney was working on her blanket, I decided to try to make something. I'm not sure if you can really tell what it is:


Pineapple? Maybe? =P

I made this for a friend of mine. Hopefully she'll like it and put it to some use:P

Today I'm home alone for awhile. Brothers are in school, Sean's at work, and Mom and Dad went to MD to look at a truck cab to buy for my brother. A lady just called a little while ago asking about the piano they're trying to sell. I will kid you not, after calling my parents on their cell to relay the info, I cried.



We have had this piano since 1995. We got it cheap because it needed tuning, but it works beautifully now. I'm upset mostly because I really don't have a place to put it and won't unless I got a house (since living on 1st floor apt complexes really isn't the smartest thing to do...). Parting really is such sweet sorrow. Part of me hopes this lady won't want it, but something in my gut is telling me I need to start letting go ASAP :(

Hopefully I'll get a job and take my mind off of this....

Week 3

Wow, I can't believe week 3 is complete! Haha this will show how unproductive I can be....

On Sunday I got to help out in the nursery. Techincally, I was supposed to be the supervisor that hour. Informally, I got stuck in the back as a helper. Not bad though, I was needed and I was there:) So many cute kiddies - I think we had a head count of 15?

I called Fairfax County's Subbing Office on Tuesday. The guy I talked to was very nice and signed me up for the next available Substitute Orientation: April 22nd...... Whaa?? So that's just kind of frustrating knowing that I have a full month before I even get into orientation, after which the board probably approves the substitutes before they are able to work. Gaa. Oh well, at least I've got the ball rolling before the end of the year!

I only babysat twice this week. I got to take Lauren to aquatics and then to school. She turned 5 this week! I've known her since she was almost 2, so it's astonishing that's she grown that fast! She is such a cute cuddlebug and was very snuggly once she got out of the pool. Too bad she was soaking wet! The other babysitting fun was actually today. Marie, Beth, and I had a ball singing everything from"Fishy, Fishy" to "This Little Light of Mine." Sometimes with piano accompaniment! We then had a delicious dinner of mac and cheese, followed by brushing teeth, taking a bath, reading some stories, and getting tucked into bed. They are so cute and I can't wait to be with them again next weekend!

Tuesday Sean and I went to a Bible Study for "kids" our age - what a difference! Sean and I agreed when we finished just the worship that we would like to make this our Bible Study for now rather than my parents' studies. It was awesome to meet the leader, Mimi, as well as the others, and to see Anna and Alison again!

Thursday I met up with Cortney to crochet, and Sean came along for the ride. We drank coffee at Caribou and laughed about dorm times - Cortney was a few doors down from me during my last year on campus:) Hopefully this will be a weekly thing!!

My brother Sam had a JV Lacrosse game on Friday night, so Sean and I went with Mom to watch it. Silly me forgot that home teams sit in the shade! First day of spring was colder than the first day of winter! The wind was relentless and caused me to hide as deep as I could into my hoodie. Sean was a dear and bought some hot chocolate from the consession stand during halftime:) Hopefully next time we go, it'll be MUCH warmer!!

Yesterday I finished a blanket that I've been meaning to finish for 5+ years. It was originally for a cousin on my dad's side, but she's in K or 1st right now:P Shows how diligent I am with my projects;) Anyway, here's a picture of just before I finished it:


(Sizewise, I think it's going to be more for me than a newborn baby:) )

I am starting 2 more projects now that I thought would be fun. One is a baby blanket - doubled in width to make me a cozy lap blanket. My house will be filled with random blankets! The other is a stuffed animal if I can figure out the pattern correctly. I also have to go buy some yarn in order to do that - or maybe I'll check the attic for my plethora of yarn:)

Also, I have started to read the books from the library :) I got a bit preoccupied reading about the Glycemic Index Diet, which I'm hoping Sean and I will be able to do. It's not necessarily for me, because thanks to my speedy metabolism, I have horrible eating habits;) However, it's a very interesting read and encouraging! Anyway, I started reading "Good-bye, Mr. Chips" as well as "Men Without Women." Nothing like a good "new" book late at night while curling up in your blanket!! :)

Alright, tomorrow brings working in the nursery with Mom again! After that, it's Chipotle with the siblings - whoot!:)