crazy yarn

I spent the weekend with my grandparents & they took me to goodwill to shop. I found a scarf for $2 made from a really pretty and soft yarn. I wanted it just for the yarn so I undid the scarf and rolled the yarn into a ball for a new use.

I took some crazy green handspun yarn that I had spun when I was first learning to spin so it has all kinds of crazy slubs & plied it with the recycled yarn from the thriftstore scarf and came out with this really crazy and fun art yarn. I don't know what to do with it now but I think the yarn itself is just fun to look at! I'll make something from it when the inspiration hits. :)

I plied it with a few other yarns I had laying around but the green one is definitely my favorite!

rainbow swirls

I love browsing etsy for handspun yarns. I've never bought any. I wish I could buy them all though. I love looking at all the colors and fibers. Each skein is a new piece of art in my eyes. However I see a lot of yarns and forget about most of them but I favorited this yarn by SpunRightRound a while back and I can't stop thinking about it! I wish I had some extra spending cash but for now I will just continue looking at these beautiful photos. It's so pretty!

Rainbow Swirls handspun merino yarn

a work in progress

I'm working on a little rug using some scrap yarn for under our new coffee table.

P.S. doesn't Jenny look absolutely adorable in her pink hair and the scarf I made for her!? This picture is so pretty & it always makes me so happy seeing something I made being loved by someone else!

valentine swap

It is yet another snow day here! It is pretty crazy. This is the second week I haven't worked at the food bank. I feel like I haven't been there in forever. According the the weather channel it looks like it is supposed to warm up soon so maybe the mountains of snow will start melt so this town can go back to our normal schedule!

It hasn't been bad though. I have enjoyed watching the snow come down and how the town has seemed to have slowed down. I have spent this morning in my Grinch pajamas & red slippers, listening to some Jeremy Larson while doing some crocheting. It's been so nice & cozy!

A couple days ago I recieved my first package from the Valentine Swap by Strumpets Crumpets. I actually ended up with two partners, I'm not sure if it was an accident or not but it was fine with me!

This one is from Karla of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. She is a crocheter as well and she sent these cute little gumdrop mice! Aren't they the cutest? If you would like to make some of these for yourself, she is selling the pdf pattern for these in her shop here.

Remember that flag bunting I made last week during our last big storm?

It was so much fun to make that I have been making more triangles for more of them. Right now they are being blocked. I made the turquoise one out of one my handspun yarn.

I love the texture the handspun gives! I need to spin some more so I can make more flags!

snow day crocheting

Wow! What a snowstorm! Seth went out into it yesterday to show me how high the snow was. When I took this picture it was still snowing so that wasn't even it. It snowed into the evening!

Instead of doing any cleaning like I should have, I chose to crochet the day away while watching some Glee. First I decided to finally dig into some of the nice yarn I had bought over the summer. I made this little flag bunting out of my Wisdom Yarns Poems yarn. The colors were so pretty and I loved how they worked up. It looks super cute in the kitchen.

Then I used some of the Lion Brand Homespun yarn that my parents gave me for Christmas to make this cowl.

I think crocheting is the perfect activity for a snow day. Cleaning the house can always wait! :)

yarn vases

I recieved the latest lion brand catelog this week and was really inspired by their yarn wrapped vases.

I have been saving tin coffee and soup cans and thought they were perfect for this project. I took 3 different sizes and wrapped some scrap yarn around it and added the contrasting black for some texture. It was exactly what I needed to place on top of our entertainment center. I'm really loving simple decor lately.

In other news... how come nobody has ever told me about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!? Seth found it on Netflix and made me watch it. It is so weird but so funny! Neil Patrick Harris never fails to make us laugh!

Love these scenes!

valentine doily

Wow! I have actually finished something! That doesn't seem to be happening a lot around here lately. I'm still feeling worn down this week but I have had bursts of energy. When I am feeling good I try to get some crafting done. I'm sure this snow isn't helping my energy. Snow makes me want to stay cozied up in my bed all day!

I made this doily for Valentine's Day but because I made it in a denim color I think it will look good anytime of the year! I love the shape of the hearts!

pattern found here

scarves

I'm finally doing something with all that yarn in my stash that hasn't been used in a long time! Making scarves for those who need them this season.

jellyfish

I was browsing etsy and came across this crocheted jellyfish and really liked it so while watching Elf last night I made myself one for my kitchen. He is hanging over my sink!

organize

Whenever we eat soup or canned vegetables I save the cans so I can make these crocheted covers for them and use them as organizers. They are kind of addicting to make! I made the middle one in blue and white this morning for Seth to take to his office.

My Christmas Mantle

I pulled out all the Christmas decorations today. I threw this garland together using some of the granny tree ornaments I had made using this pattern. This is my mantle as of now. Knowing me, I will change it a ton of times before Christmas actually gets here though :)

Old Christmas Cards

I found a way to reuse those pretty cards that were sent to me last year. I crocheted around the edges of each card and attached ribbon for hanging and I have easy and cute Christmas decorations!

what i've been working on

Here's a little sneak peek at some ornaments I'm making.

My first skein of yarn

I wrote in my last post that I finished my first skein of yarn. I am so excited about it that I had to share with you!

This is the skein after I took it down from hanging to dry.

yaaaaarn!!

I had been itching to crochet with it since I finished spinning it so I made this little flower with it tonight :)

So I also wrote in my last post that I will be doing a giveaway when I reach 275. For some reason I am losing followers...? Now we need 7 more followers! So please tell your friends! I will love you forever! :)