Thursday, June 20, 2013

First Ever Blog Post

Just decided that it would be fun to give blogging a try.  I enjoy reading other people's blogs and hope that mine may someday be worth reading.  As the title of my blog implies, I am an avid crocheter.  For some reason the simple act of hooking yarn relaxes me.  It gives me such a feeling of accomplishment when I complete a lovely piece of fabric that someone can enjoy for  many years to come.  My mother taught me to crochet when I was just a child.  She instilled in me a love and appreciation of handmade items.  Whenever an occasion to give a gift arises, I try to think of an appropriate item that I can make for the person.  This has given me an opportunity to challenge myself to try many different patterns.  I love experimenting with various yarns, stitches, and colors of yarn.

Since retiring two and a half years ago I have spent a lot of time exploring the internet for patterns and inspiration.  I had no idea that there was so much out there.  Ravelry.com is such an unbelievable resource to me.  If you are a crochetholic like myself do yourself a favor and visit them.

Here is a photo of  a blanket and puppy hat/diaper cover set I recently made for my brand new grandson.  I hope they eventually arrive; I put them in the mail  the week after Easter but so far they have not made it to my daughter yet.  I will be heartbroken if they never arrive.



Well,  I am off to see if I can find the post office form that might have a tracking number on it so my daughter can try to locate the box.  Wish us luck!

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