I bought more crochet supplies today, and organized the ones I already have. I have a headache (combined sinus/migraine) and crocheting actually makes it better. It gives me something to do, but I can do it sitting perfectly still. I decided I would make an afghan for my boyfriend for his birthday. You can never have too many blankets/comforters/afghans/bedspreads, and I think he'll appreciate it much more than the scarf I made him (which is, sadly, doomed to stay in his closet even in winter, I fear). I bought Mainstays Dark Sage yarn at Wal-Mart. It was on sale, $1.50 for 8 oz. A very good deal, and it came with an afghan pattern on it that looked both pretty and simple. Plus it took only 32 oz of yarn, which is the least I've seen any afghan pattern require.
You may have noticed that my "Current Projects" has changed and my docket grown much larger. I have a terrible tendency to lose my hooks, so I'm hoping that with a case (made in Red Heart Super Saver variegated rainbow yarn) that will happen less frequently. Then I'll only have to worry about losing my needles (I have probably lost more yarn needles than most people have ever owned). I feel like the Supreme Court of crochet, calling my planned projects a docket. I'm such a nerd.
In the world of yarn stores, I feel a need to mention Yarns, Etc. Last spring I was on my way home from work and wanted to buy an H hook so I could begin work on a hat I was planning to make for my sister's best friend (it only took me 3 tries to get it right!). Normally I buy hooks at Wal-Mart or Michael's, aluminum hooks for $2 or less each. On this particular day I didn't feel like driving to Wal-Mart as it was well out of my way. I was sure I had seen a yarn store in Carrboro somewhere so I kept an eye out for the sign and it was indeed directly on my way home from work. I ran in and admired their hooks briefly (I think possibly I had a headache then, too - it happens a lot). They were all quite pricey. I settled for the cheapest one I could find, a $6 bamboo hook. I was mentally kicking myself for paying so much for a crochet hook, thinking it was the most frivolous expense I'd ever had (this from a woman who has been known to drop hundreds of dollars on trading card games). I got that sucker home and I used it -
and it is my favorite hook.
BAMBOO. So beautiful. It works much more smoothly than the aluminum ones. It is nicer to hold. And it doesn't get cold.
Anyway, my point is, Yarns, Etc. is, as far as I can tell, a great store.
All of this was actually just an introduction so I could show off the yarn my friend Caitlyn bought there and gave to me a couple weeks ago:
Isn't it beautiful? It is multiple strands, so I'm not really skilled enough to work with it yet, but I can't wait until I am. I have no idea what I'll make from it, but whatever it is, it's destined to be gorgeous.
I believe that is all the crochet news for me today, so I'm off to continue working on my crochet hook case rather than writing lesson plans for the classes I'm teaching tomorrow. Lesson plans don't help the migraine nearly as much as the crochet does.
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