i've been just so worn down this week, for some reason. tired and listless. however, i have some personal deadlines for crocheted presents so i've been walking around with my craft bag and crocheting pretty much every and anywhere i can. i finally finished a baby set. it's for a june baby so it's a light blanket and a summer hat. i also threw in a sock/glove stuffed animal into the mix. for the blanket, i used 3 skeins of green/white Sugar 'n Cream cotton in a double crochet stitch. the yarn isn't exactly stretchy but i really liked the color combo. plus, it's lightweight for the summer time. my biggest problem was the hat. i wanted a summer hat but all the patterns i found were geared towards girls and since it's for a boy, i had to use my imagination. (plus, i have no idea how big a baby's head is!) as a result, i spent some time looking for non-girly brims. i really wanted a kinda like a fisherman's brim. i ended up just using part of one pattern and then probably two different patterns for the brim. whatevs, i enjoyed myself. the sock/glove stuffed animal is supposed to be a dog. my stitching isn't the best. i've since made three other animals and i'd like to think i've improved some. the end result, it can either be a fox or red rover?
the main project i gave myself last night was to make the baby card and my sister's birthday card. i tried watercoloring this time around. i only finished two cards but i did a number of random pictures too, to practice. i may give watercoloring a go again, for summer cards or i'll find a reason! at Michael's last night, it was confusing. there were watercolors for kids and watercolors for adults. the price difference is ridiculous! for kids, it was only about $5 but for adults, oh... $30 was the cheapest. um. i obviously went for the kids' price because i wasn't sure if i was going to even enjoy it. plus, picasso i am not and i really can't tell the difference between the products (altho, i'm sure there is one!)
oddly enough, my evening of just crafting (sans cable or internet) relaxed me. i finally felt balanced, feeling this way for the first time since i returned home from overseas. i enjoy cooking but i like dealing with my yarn and hook more, and looking for other creative projects to work on. i do have a few more crocheted projects in the works and i will get into a sewing class somehow, soon!
please keep the ice paddy goods coming as the rice paddies in asia have marked the rice prices around the world sky rocketing high! i'll try to speak with a candidate from the countries leading source of rice paddies, cambodia.
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