It’s Spring, at least according to the calendar, so it’s time to make some Spring clothes. I’ve been searching through my pins, trying to pick out some cute items for the spring. Disclaimer: I am not fashion savvy. These are just patterns that appeal to me and my sense of style. lol
The Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival is s little more than a week away! I ended up getting a 3 day pass and I signed up for two crochet classes. It will be my first year attending, so I’m not entirely sure what to expect. Hopefully I will not be overwhelmed. 
Online ticket purchases are still available through Friday. And tickets will also be sold at the door.
After next week I will hopefully have a lot more to write about as I continue to work on my WIP.
There are plenty of things in life that can take over and slow down your crochet time. For me lately I feel like a lot of things are slowing me down:
And I don’t even have kids. I couldn’t imagine what it’s like for working mothers.
Pumpkin cuddles while still letting me crochet
While I was rummaging through the closet and I found those afghans by Grandma, I also found one of my afghans. Many years ago I was in another one of my crochet kicks. It was probably around 2005 or so. That one lasted a couple of years and most likely ended because of video games. Yeah, I used to be addicted to my XBox back then.
My Grandma crocheted her entire life. But for the decades of crochet that my Grandma did, the only thing I ever knew her to make was Granny Squares. There are three things she liked to do, crochet, garden, and paint the house. In the summer time she would be out in her garden all day with her flowers. Every night she’d crochet it front of the TV. And once a year she’d paint the inside of the house. After over 50 years in the same house we used to joke that the rooms were getting smaller from all the layers of paint on the walls.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, so that means Easter is just around the corner. This time I’m sharing a list of 10 Easter Projects from my Pinterest page.
I’m a fan of Irene Strange’s patterns. I’ve done the Hopscotch Bunny a couple of years ago. I actually made several of them. They are so cute and the pattern is pretty easy. She also has the Bonbon Bunny, which I haven’t tried yet, but look how cute they are. Both of these are paid patterns.
It’s not too late to make something cute for Valentine’s Day. I’ve been pinning all kinds of Valentine’s Day crochet patterns on my Pinterest page. Here are 10 crochet patterns that you should be able to get done in the next 10 days (not all 10, you have to pick one, OK, maybe two).
One thing my time on Pinterest has taught me, Russian crochet is beautiful. There are so many patterns that I pin, and the URLs are Russian. In fact, I’ve pinned enough Russian crochet, that I’ve created a separate board for it. Now it’s not always easy to find the patterns for what I’ve found. But, many times I can find charts for the patterns. So one of my goals for the year is to learn how to read charts.
I went back to Kid Ewe Knot last weekend and picked up my second skein of Galway Worsted yarn so I could finish my original hat. This time I bought different buttons on Amazon and a different pom pom. I think the second hat came out as well (although I still like mine more).
The original hat that I started, but the second hat that I finished.
One of my employees kept remarking about how much she loved my hat, so I ended up giving her the second hat. Most of what I crochet, I crochet for myself, or gifts. So since I already had a hat, the second hat was bound to be a gift anyway and she really liked my hat.
Both hats in progress. I made mine a size bigger than the original hat.
I ended up having some extra yarn left over from my hat, so I decided to try to make a cowl with the left overs. I followed the same motif as the hat and just winged it. Since both the hat and the cowl are 100% wool, I’m thinking of lining them both with a soft fleece or soft faux fur. But, I have not gone fabric shopping yet. Perhaps if I line them I’ll show off the end results.
My improvised cowl using the same motif. It’s a little small, just wanted to use up the excess yarn.
I wanted to take part in the season’s furry Pom Pom hat trend. I also wanted a hat with cables, so I searched around Pinterest and didn’t find anything I liked. Then I went to Etsy and found this cute Mini Plaits Winter Hat crochet pattern.
Little Bit of Foolishness 
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