Pinterest Project Post

So here it is.  My first Pinterest Project Post.  

I got hooked on Pinterest last spring and I absolutely love it!

After much blood, sweat and tears, I taught myself to crochet and decided to crochet some scarves as gifts for Christmas this year.  I created a pattern that was pretty simple and made about 15 of them for friends and family.  They were a lot of fun - and really easy.  I also crocheted 4 afghans along with the 15 scarves over a period of 3 weeks.  (I don't recommend that you try that.  Especially if you're married and have kids and want to stay married with kids).

If you're interested in the pattern let me know.  It's pretty simple.  

I like scarves that have a bigger stitch and are really soft so I used two strands of bulky yarn.  Loops and Threads Charisma is my favorite brand because it's the softest (and the least expensive).

 I also like them to be really long so I can wrap them around my neck a few times and still have some scarf left.  Because I wanted them long, I needed a big hook so that I could make them up quickly.  A long scarf made with tiny stitches would take way too long (my attention span is good for about 75 minutes and then I'm on to something else).

So....

In addition to the bulky yarn, I also used big ol' hook to help make the process faster (and to get that big stitch look I was going for).  It's an S-35 hook (19 mm) - also known as the Speed Hook.

If you haven't joined Pinterest yet, you're missing out.  It's crazy fun - you should join!

Okay....

So I'm going vulnerable here.  Please.Be.Kind.

Here are a few pictures of the scarf....  Please don't judge, I took them at about 2:30 in the morning.

 Yes.  This is what I look like at 2:30 AM.  I wore a hat so you wouldn't get jealous of my uber greasy hair.  You're welcome.

And this is what I look like when I realize that no one wants to see my face at 2:30 AM (this is me telling Kurt to wait to take the picture until I made sure all 5 of my chins were safely tucked away under the scarf. He shot too soon).

This is me saying, "Alright, chins are securely stowed, go ahead and shoot."  A word to the wise, when you're asking you husband to take Pinterest Project Post pictures of you at 2:30 AM, you may want to refrain from using phrases like, "go ahead and shoot."  Hey, just tryin' to help you out...

 And this is when common sense finally kicked in and I removed myself from the pictures altogether. (and Kurt said "screw it, I'm not taking anymore stinkin' pictures." so I had to take them myself).

Like I said earlier, I made a ton of these scarves in all kinds of colors.  I made one for my sweet little Hope.  It looks great on her dont'chya think? (no, this is was not taken at 2:30 AM - we are very responsible parents.  This was taken on our way out to Ruby's to get the kids ice cream sundaes for dinner).

My husband tried to get a close up shot of the scarf for this blog post, but apparently I'm "extremely uncooperative."  But aren't the lights beautiful?

 

 And here's Jack.  He's not wearing a scarf - but I wanted to show proof that uncooperativeness is genetic. (In addition to crocheting scarves, I also occasionally make up words).

If I could make all the scarves over again (my husband would KILL me) I would want to make infinity scarves.  Here's my attempt at getting this straight scarf to pass as one. Sorry I look all orange in this pic- that's because I'm sitting in the car with the dome light on taking the picture with my phone.  Seriously, it looks like I rolled around in Doritos or something.  If you look closely, you can see my husband trying to Photo-Bomb (off to the right).  And please don't be alarmed; we were stopped at a red light - he's a very responsible driver.

So there you go.  My first (and probably only) Pinterest Project Post.  Not too exciting, but hey, I had fun.  I hope to see you all on Pinterest soon!  : )