Saturday, February 11, 2012

Crochet

Guess who has a new hobby?  Well, it's not Jason.  He has too many anyways (e.g. soccer, biking, running, darts, record collecting, etc.)

Today I learned to crochet.  After a quick class at Hobby Lobby this morning, I mastered one of the four crochet stitches.  


I practiced this afternoon, just hoping to make a square that we could use as a coaster.  After about five rows though, I noticed my rows kept getting shorter and shorter.  Once I figured out how to correct that and make it go straight, I figured I would flare how the other side to match my mistake on the starting side.


I ended up with this little guy.  I wasn't quite sure what the heck we were going to do with it, but Radar quickly remedied that situation.  


Apparently, he thought it would be a nice addition to his collection of toys.

Up next?  A scarf maybe.  Or a blanket.  Or maybe just a few more oddly shaped squares as I continue to learn the other stitches.


1 comment:

Judith said...

Nanny taught me to crochet on my fingers when I was a little girl. I crocheted in my teens and then gave it up. Because of finding neat ideas on Pinterest, I started again and just finished a baby blanket for Baby Boy F. It's not perfect, but its pretty and I made it for my grandson. I'm looking at more projects now. I love how relaxing crocheting is.