11 Thingies

Me Brunching with Coffee (/doing my favorite thing in the universe)

I have never done one of these before, but I had instant answers to all of these questions so I thought it would be easy & fun to post.  You guys should do to, and comment me so I can see your posts!!!

1. If money, schooling or time was no obstacle, what career would you choose?
I would eassssily be a summer camp counsellor FOREVER.  Getting the positivity & energy of being around the kids.  Running around being healthy.  Suntans & pool time.  Games.  Being a role model.  EASILY.

2. What’s the one thing you look forward to every day?
COFFEEEEEEEEEE!!!  I like the thought of going to work, just to be sitting at my desk with a big coffee.

3. What is your number one, all-time, favorite blog?
Natalie Dee. Obviously.

4. Biggest online pet peeve?
Facebook.  Shut up about yourself! If you genuinely want to keep in touch with your friends, pick up the phone.

5. What is your all-time favorite book?
Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

6. What would your “last meal” be?
Mac & Cheese & Beer.

7. Do you believe in love at first sight?
For sure. I lived it.

8. What would your ideal Sunday morning consist of?
A 7 mile run by the river, followed by a delicious & fabulous Soho brunch.

9. Why do you blog?
I like to share and re-look-at all of my projects in one spot.

10. If you had to choose one color to wear forever, what would you pick?
Dark teal, of course, I mean, have you read this blog ever haha.

11. What is your all-time favorite band?
Pearl Jam.

Here are the rules..

1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.

Lists

Oh hi there.

So, my computer took a 4 ft fall that destroyed it's hard drive.  Thanksfully Apple replaced the hard drive for free with my warranty, but I lost...
- Pics (let's be honest, this was probably the best and only way to keep Marty from accidentally seeing me in my wedding dress)
- Songs (current hits like Weird Al's Another One Rides the Bus)
- Microsoft Office (!!!! boo)

We still don't have a new apartment.  Since we are splurging on rent, we are being super picky; but it's stressful and exhausting.  When we get our new place, I am doing the following:
- Making a beer sampler and ordering a giant pizza and watching my favorite Pearl Jam DVDs.
- Crocheting some hats.
- Getting a DVR and DVRing like a mazillion shows and having my giant cozy blanket shipped from Pittsburgh to me.

But on the bright side, this happened last Friday!!!

A Lil Hello

Haha here is a funny picture of Topher chomping on Mister's tail!

Well, we are moving out of the Crooked Nook soon... hopefully... eeek.  Time to be grown ups or something, whatever, who cares.  Anyways, I am a lil bit preoccupied with that/having a nervous breakdown/my ulcers are getting ulcers, so I have not been able to focus on blogging & crafting.  I have a few projs (that is cool slang for projects) in the pipeline of my brain:

- An awesome turquoise hat with a different colored brim that is synched in one spot.  Adorbs.
- A chevron-stitch beanie for Marty.
- A cute pinky baby hat.
- My wedding dress.  JKKJKJKJKJKKJKJK LOLOLOLOL... but for real though getting that sh...thing fit has been an... adventure...

Happy Monday!

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Rag Chevron Throw

"Trust me, man, I been a lot of hats." -  Sincerely, Rag Chevron Throw

Haha did you ever see the movie My Idiot Brother?  The movie is whatever, but it was 100% worth it for one of the final scenes - watch here.

So with that as an intro.... after so many years of crocheting, I have amassed a bunch of leftover scraps of yarn (some still in half-hat form).  I have been meaning to use my random yarns to make an awesome rag blanket so they stop taking up space.  I have also been meaning to make a chevron stitch pillow.  Then one day I saw this Neat Ripple pattern on Ravelry, and decided it was perfect to make an awesome chevron stitch blanket for Marty.  Woot!

I really only looked at how she did the chevron stitch so I can't say that I truly followed the pattern.  See more details below for how I modified the pattern.

I used hook size K10/6.5MM.  I repeated colors, but not in consecutive rows.  I tied new yarn in at the end of a row.  I finished the raggedy edges by knotting over again, and then I trimmed each string to 3 inches.  At the end of each string itself, I tied a knot to avoid fraying.  I had a bunch of thick blue yarn I knew I would never use for anything else, so I tried to use that as a unifying color.  I was skeptical of using my sparkly holiday yarn, but I think it really looks awesome.  I also love the hot pink acrylic row.  So rad.

Marty loves his blanket!  The whole time I worked on it he kept saying how awesome it was, and he has even asked for a chevron stitch hat.  Yey! 

Starfish Slouch Beanie: Part Trois

So apparently my Starfish Slouch Beanie pattern is a "popular post" on my blog.   As a result, I decided to try to re-do the pattern to share on Ravelry.  Although the pattern works, it had some kinks, and I don't think the result is as polished as it could be.  See below for pics and revised pattern!

For this Starfish Slouch Beanie Pattern - click here!

If you are interested in seeing what this pattern looks like with added rows for added slouch - click here!

Snow Storm, Stay Warm

Since I love making wearable crochet, I always love to showcase my work on real people, who really wear it!  Here are pics of my lovely model sister in the Molly Spiral Floves and the matching Eternity and a Day Scarf.   

You too can be this adorable!  ShopTeabeans on Etsy!  hehe

Hope you are staying warm in some handmade crochet!

WHAT?!

OK... it has been a LONG week.  Not gonna front (do people still say that??).  Looong hours at work, half marathon training, volunteering, and trying to squeeze in wedding planning in any second of free time if possible.  Normally I try to make every second of my life productive, but tonight I was going to veg and drink a beer and tweet and watch Tabatha Takes Over (which WILL NOT PLAY ON ON-DEMAND I NEED A TIVO SO SAD).  Anywahsss, I logged on to Ravelry, and apparently my Criss Cross Hat pattern is getting a ton of hearts??  

I kinda hoped the floves would, and I was stoked to see they hit over 100 hearts today, but then I saw the hat got 89?!  And was on the homepage of the crochet patterns?!  Exsqueeze me, backing powder?

So getting back to my earlier point... I wasn't going to blog or anything, and then I saw that.  Thanks for reading everyone/anyone!  And thank you to Melanie for asking about the Criss Cross pattern!  I sure hope everyone who queued it can make it - I am nervous about the pattern's accuracy.

Happy Friday!!!!