Crafty

I used to think being "domesticated" was the last thing I'd ever do. Open mouth. Insert foot. Since becoming pregnant, I've done just about every domestic thing I can think of. Correction - it's been this way since getting married. It started out with cooking. Turns out I'm a pretty good cook. I can follow just about any recipe and get the desired results, and lots of times I can exceed my own expectations. Rarely do I end up disappointed, but it's happened (chicken pot pie from scratch and blueberry pie....with both I had problems with the crust). I'll go into cooking later.

For the past two months, I've been seriously into crocheting. I love it and am pretty good at it (what am I not good at, really?...).

A sample of things I've made:

A blanket for my baby

A hat and scarf for me

I'm starting to crochet a different hat for myself, but having a little trouble getting it started. Sometimes the patterns don't come with easy-to-understand instructions and I have to research until I find someone who can explain it better.

It's actually really easy if your fingers are nimble enough. It took me about 6 weeks to make the blanket (several days I didn't work on it, or I'd work a few minutes a day). It took me about 2 days to make the scarf, and one day for the hat. Hats are tricky. My stitches tend to be tight, so the hat came out a bit smaller than desired....but luckily I don't have a ginormous head so it just fits okay. The tan brim was supposed to be flipped up, but I looked ridiculous and it wouldn't fit over my head. Leaving it down looks okay, too. I don't care.

If you have an interest in this hobby, I recommend Caron brand yarn. It's softer than other yarns and the colors are prettier, in my opinion. Great for baby things or things close to your skin. Of course, it's also twice what other yarns cost. I just bought a skein of Red Heart and it feels scratchy. But stupid Hobby Lobby here rarely has what I want so I got what they had (every time I go in there, I leave disliking it more and more).

I have to give all the credit to my baby. If I didn't have crocheting, I'd pull my hair out waiting for him to get ready to come out. Since I'm due any day now, I've reached a crocheting frenzy. Every cramp and contraction has me going crazy thinking, "Is this it?!" It never is. So I go back to my crocheting needles...

Don't be surprised if you get crocheted gifts for Christmas. I'll take orders, too. :)