In Transition

On one hand I hope there really isn't anyone trying to follow my posts for now.  Life and crochet in particular has been kicked into high gear around here lately.  At the end of August, my daughter moved to the other side of the country and I decided to try my hand at selling my crochet.
We packed up our only child into her car and she and my husband drove 8 days across the country to move her to Oregon.   She started her 1st day of work, as an Americorp volunteer, on August 31.  We really couldn't be more proud of her.  She will be doing this sort of work for 11 months.  It really is very strange. 
At the same time that they were driving across this great big land of ours; I decided it was time to really make a new start.  I love to crochet and would love to make it a real part of my life so I called my daughters "old" high school and asked about the Fall craft fair.  It's November 19th so I need to get going! 
I took off a week to go help my daughter settle in to her new apartment.  While I was there I crocheted for at least 4 hours a day and was able to create 5 scarfs and some coasters!  Yay!!!  Now that is a vacation!!!  I loved it!

Done, Doing & Dreaming

So night before last I finished my broomstick scarf, started the next Special Olympic scarf and couldn't get another project out of my head.  Really?  Am I so unfocused that I can't even start a new project without dreaming of the next?  Well I guess I am because... 

I couldn't sleep until I wrote down what I wanted to do.
Doesn't everyone write down what they are obsessing about on a post it note in your bathroom and then attach it to your mirror?  I couldn't go to sleep at night if I didn't have this option.

Then because time is urgent (right?  there was an earthquake here in Baltimore yesterday.. I must crochet faster... the end of times is here) I stopped on my way home and bought this:

Ravens colors for sure.  Next project will be a Stadium blanket in the Ravens colors of purple and black.  And I'm going to try and get a little white in there too but I have to swatch it (which I NEVER usually do) and see if my idea will translate. 

Well I hope you are crocheting away and looking forward to the cooler weather like I am.

- B

Special Olympics 2012 scarf

Just gonna dive in!

Today is the first post to my new crochet blog.  I want it to be great.  I want it to be exciting.  I want it to launch me a new career.  Magically.
But like all good things, one must wait.  And plan. and work hard.

Well, that sounds good but one thing I know for sure.  I am going to be myself.  Silly, loud, sarcastic and funny.  I love crochet and my friends and family don't get it and don't care to hear about it anymore.  Don't get me wrong, they love me and they love what I make but I guess they are tired of hearing me go on about yarn types, stores and how I need to learn more.  So I'm going to talk to the internet.  Hello internet, my name is Becky.  Want to be friends?

Here are the things I want to accomplish this year:

1. Learn a new stitch
2. Open an Etsy store
3. Take better photos of my crochet
4. Possibly be a part of my local high school's Fall craft sale

But you all are probably wondering what I'm working on.  A friend asked me to make some scarf's for the 2012 Special Olympics and I am only too happy to cross off #1 on the above list by creating a scarf with broomstick lace.  The colors and the yarn type probably aren't the best for broomstick but hey... I learned a new stitch.