Didn't Realize

Wow, didn't realize it had been a month since I last posted. Well, not a whole lot has been going on...drove my grandfather to the doctor's last week and have completed some crochet exchanges. I had signed up for the hat, scarf, pattern book and the granny square swaps. I had the same partner for the hat and scarf and they both went to the hat partner I had the month before that. I didn't get to do the pattern book swap because the organizer had never got my email saying that I wanted to join it. I tried again this time so we'll see if she gets it.

I made the petal scarf that can be found on those handout sheets at Wal-Mart and Michaels and Hobby Lobby. The hat was a lacey look hat which I'll post the link to when I find it. I had started on one scarf but ended up liking how it was turning out so I kept it and made something different for Sandra. I also made 4 granny squares for Mindi although not all were actual squares. One was an hexagon. The square patterns came from the new book called Beyond the Square Motif: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares and other unexpected shapes. It is by Edie Eckman. You can check it out HERE on Amazon. I shouldn't have looked for that link because I saw other books by that author and now I want them.

Oh one good piece of news...I created a crochet meetup group...finally. There wasn't one anywhere in the area I live in and I don't know a single soul in this town and I've been here for a year. Doesn't seem that long but I have and I've lived in this part of the state for 4 years now. I don't talk to people much because I didn't plan on being here long. But I got frustrated one night (on July 15th to be exact) about not having any friends up here and knowing no one even in Arkansas who likes to crochet (or knit). So I just went ahead and plunged in and created a meetup group on www.meetup.com The summary of it is just people getting together and working on our crochet projects (or knit if they knit although it is mainly crochet) and helping each other out. Kind of like a book club except for crocheters. Although we may read a book and then when we have a meeting we discuss it while working on our projects. Our first meeting is this Wednesday...the 29th. Only one other person is coming and we have a total of 3 members (including me) in the group but maybe more will join hopefully. I hope it all turns out well and that me and Susan actually get along. That would suck immensely if the only person who came to the meeting was not likable or what not.

Well I signed up for the afghan exchange which is a 2 month project. I've never made an afghan before so we'll see how it turns out. I also signed up for the bookmark, pattern book (gonna try again), scarf and granny square swaps. I'd sign up for the hat swap but I'm afraid I'd get the same person again and well..I can't wear anything she sends me. She apparently wears perfume or something because it makes everything she sends me rather strong smelling and the only time i'd wear a hat is if i'm with my mom...who is allergic to smells. I couldn't even have lotion that had a scent when i was living at home. It feels weird not to sign up for it tho because i've been part of that one since march of this year. i'm determined to find a hat that i actually might wear. I have a pattern picked out that i want to try next so i might sign up for it. The pattern I want to try is the Diamond Ridges Hat by Kristy Ashmore. Her website is www.kristy-torn.com It uses front post and back post double and half double crochets. I love how it looks and I've neverdone post crochets before so I'll be learning something new.

I just finished earlier today a coke can cozy for my mom (www.christinascrochethaven.com) I've made her 2 i think and somehow i keep increasing the rounds so it always comes out bigger than its supposed to. But i actually think I managed this one perfectly. I'm now working on a nesting bowl that can be found on the Blue Mountain Handcrafts website (www.bluemountainhandcrafts.com) She has 2 etsy shops also which I'm sure can found on her website.

I have gotten absolutely no where on the 8 pocket tote bag I want to make. I started it but then had to stop to work on exchanges and have yet to get back to it. At this moment I want to start on an afghan (for myself), the tote bag, the nesting bowls (meant for my keys so I can get rid of the basket thing that my ex-boyfriend gave me (he made it himself which is sweet)) and the ridges hat. Plus I need to finish the scarf. I need to get my booty moving.


I've been searching desperately for a job and no luck so far. The only ones hiring are the ones that I'm not qualified for (most want retail experience or management experience. how is a person supposed to get any experience in anything if no one will hire you because you don't have any experience?). But that is where most of my time has gone besides working on the exchanges. If I don't find ajob, daddy dearest will stop paying rent (which I imagine he'll do if I find a job but at least then I'd have money to pay it myself) so I'll have to move back home...to a town of only 10,000 people and the only places to work are with high school students or old people. So I am needing a job so I can stay up here where I want to be.

Sorry, got off topic but i usually do. Bargains Galore on 64 is next month. I have alittle saved up for it and i do have money in my savings which i hate to use but we'll see what the money situation is like by then. I hope to find some fantabulous finds.