{"id":3802,"date":"2010-04-26T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T14:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granades.com\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2010-04-26T17:41:07","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T17:41:07","slug":"two-weeks-of-crochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granades.com\/?p=3802","title":{"rendered":"Two weeks of crochet"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Stephen gone the past two weeks, I had a lot of time to practice my new hobby.
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\nThe hat took way longer than it should have but I learned a ton in the process. Like you have to count the stitches. Not just guess. It’s the difference between a rug and something you can actually wear on your head.
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\nOr rather, something Liza can wear on her head. I used the wrong yarn so the finished product is too small for me and too big for Liza but it’s so cute with the unintentional chevron pattern about 3\/4 of the way down. I love it though because it’s my first finished project.<\/p>\n

From the hat, I decided to move on to kid’s toys. Because my kids don’t have enough toys!
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\nI’m loving the Lion Brand yarn website<\/a> as they have a TON of fun patterns that beginners can do. The yarn they recommend is economical and sturdy for toys.
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\nSurprisingly, the alien is Liza’s and the ladybug is Eli’s. <\/p>\n

I don’t have an in progress photo of the ladybug. I was working against the Eli bedtime clock last night. He kept coming out to check on my progress until I finally had it done. I learned a ton with the ladybug as well. She’s got some flaws, so I actually might try the pattern again now that I kinda know what I’m doing. Or maybe, I’ll just take what I’ve learned and apply it to my next project of the Adipose Fat Baby<\/a> from Dr. Who. Because my husband doesn’t have enough toys either!<\/p>\n

I’ve gotten a ton of amigurumi patterns from the internet. Enough patterns to keep me busy for ages. I love working on them because they are fast, I learn a ton from the different ways the patterns are written and at the end they are so cute! Still no good robot patterns though — gonna have to buy the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I thought I might be getting good but then I attempted to start a purse pattern and couldn’t get past the second row of stitches. Jess, guess what you’ll be doing on Tuesday night!<\/p>\n

Lastly, the obligatory cute kid photo:
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