Hello Again!

Wow, It's been a while since my last post. I've been busy switching insurance companies and thus setting up a million new doctors and specialists. Super Fun! For the most part the hard part is over doctors are picked and it's just a matter of doing the appointments. School started this past Saturday the 14th. Man that was rough, I was up at 6:30 in the morning to get to my 9am class and didn't get home from school until 5pm. I didn't get much crafting done that day lol.The rest of the week begins on Wednesday, that will be a long day too 8am to 6pm. 

     Last week my roommate's church had a relief society meeting, which is basically where a bunch of ladies gather and learn to do stuff. Last week was a learn to crochet class, it was super fun to hang out with a bunch of ladies crocheting and drinking punch. The intermediate group which I put myself in learned to do the clumps or shells pattern and I'm working on a scarf with that pattern. It's much easier then I thought it would be but it's very counting intensive at first, once you get in the groove it flows easily enough. If you would like to try it the pattern is this :

        Using an I hook and worsted weight yarn

              Chain 32.   1st Row: 4 dc in 4th ch from hook. Skip next 3 ch, 1 sc in 4th ch. *Ch 3. Place 4 dc in same sp as the chain of 3. Skip next 3 ch. 1 sc in 4th ch. Rep from *to end of starting ch. Turn. 

2nd Row: Ch 5. 4dc in 4th ch from hook. *Skip next 4dc. 1 sc in next ch. Ch 3. 4 dc in same sp as last sc. Rep from * to last 4 dc. Skip last 4dc. 1 sc in next ch. Turn. Rep last row until work from beg measures about 29 inches or 47 rows. Omitting turning ch at end of last row. Fasten off, weave in ends.

    My work on my dad's blanket is a slow process indeed, I had gotten a bunch of work done at the doctors office only to see that I had missed a chain on a turning portion and had to unravel about 3 hours of work. /facepalm. Turning is always where I mess up I'm always adding or dropping chains.

   My grandma sent me a big box of yarn that I got tonight, it was a really nice surprise to get it and there is some really nice yarn in there. One of my favorites is an extremely soft brown that I think I'm going to turn into a teddy bear for my friend who is expecting to have a baby in about 7 months. Hopefully I can perfect my teddy bear making skills in that time period haha.

    I'm also looking for good heart patterns I'd like to make a scarf that looks like stacked hearts, I've found a lot of skinny V shaped hearts but I like the fatter hearts so I haven't found what I want yet. I'd like to make them into funny conversation hearts and give it away for valentine's day or sell it on Etsy. We'll see how busy I get with school.

    So that's pretty much it, my update. Hope all is well with you and let me know what you're crafting out there!

Introductions are in order.

Hello World!

     My name is Kimi, and I'm a crafty lady. I like to crochet, cook, bake, sew, ect. I often feel like I have hobby ADD and have a tendency to start many projects and never finish any. I'm a beginner in most things as the past few years have been the first in my life where I've found myself in a place where I can be creative and have the money to invest in buying materials. I started crocheting in 2004 when my "Big Sis" at my college taught me the basics in crocheting. From then on I have made scarfs, hats, and decorations out of yarn. I plan to learn how to knit soon, and I'd like to advance my skill level in both knitting and crochet.

      Currently I am attempting my first crochet blanket. Like most things I attempt to do, I am not going the easy route and have decided to do a quilt-like blanket incorporating squares of different colors, patterns, and some with appliques. The idea of this blanket came from my dad's yacht club pennant, and my dad's love of sailing. Some blocks will be blue and white stripes, while some will be solid blue or white. So far I'm four squares into the project and losing steam. The almost immediate satisfaction of making a scarf or a hat is much different from the hours upon hours that goes into making a blanket. If I can complete this blanket it will be a huge accomplishment for me. My only hope is that the finished project will look like the picture in my head.

     Eventually, I would like to sell my crafts online. As a physically disabled young still in college person I've found the workforce to be a very uninviting place and no matter how many places I apply and interview with there dont seem to be any open jobs out there. So the conclusion is that I've really got to get better at this crafting thing, and sell for all I'm worth. My hope is also that blogging will help me keep on target and will possibly be more inclined to share my experiences and finished projects. 

Until next time,
   Kimi