Stress Test Fail

 I cannot believe it is the end of April already. Today s cloudy and cool, and does not compare to the week past were we had sunshine everyday with the temps in the 80's. To cure relieve some stress I used retail therapy. I went on shopping spree for cotton yarn on sale and i found Sugar'n Cream Scented Yarn. What?! Yes indeed it smells so sweet. I have lavender, Aloe and something that smells similar to baby powder. ha! I love it . 

 I also had time in the evening to create this little crocheted pouch. I found a pattern online to get me started with the chin and then I altered it to fit my style. I sewed the buttons on using embroidery thread. Two of my friends want one now. I love them dearly. Today its finishing my homework and studies for the finals week this week coming. All I want to do is crochet and relax. I pulled my neck out with stress and tension. I'm a mess. I have poor stress management. 

Hang in there

 What a crazy week it has been. I'm working on having some other life than college. This weekend I have so much to work on for school that crocheting any project might he only a dream. Next week is finals week and I'm so stressed out over what I need to remember to pass the exams. My year is over in 3 school days. Who ever it was that told me going back to school as an adult was fine , is crazier than me.  I have my son's soccer practice this weekend and there are only three games left and the season is done. I feel like we just got started. Crochet is a form of meditation and stress relief for me. I LOVE to create. Creating is in my blood. I paint with watercolours and draw. But i also crochet because it is fast and more portable. I cant read in the car without getting sick, but I can crochet and that is something. Now only if I had the money to go on a trip were I would need to bring my crochet with me. 

I did get a chance a weekend ago to make these quick and easy beginner towel holder. I made 2 in 1

 hour. We keep our snacks in a cupboard above our stove, and when we reach up and over we knock down the dish towels. I thought this was a cleaver way of keeping them on the oven door. 

Here is the pattern for you! 

Needles to Hooks

The hooking addiction . I started with a needle addiction and it lead to hooking. Every night, and spending more money to feed the addiction. Of course I'm talking about crochet and knitting.  

I learned how to knit roughly 5 years ago and and I taught myself how to purl through video lessons online. Thank goodness for the Internet. We used to learn from or grandparents and older aunts, but if that is impossible for you, than the Internet is the next best thing.

I started out making a scarf. Who doesn't? its the easiest thing to learn . I got so tired of making scarves and everyone got tired of getting scarves, that I needed to bite the bullet and learn some more stitches and read patterns. I enrolled in a fairly affordable class on line with great instructors and clear video. Then life happened. I stopped watching and learn and kept making scarves. 

While I was learning to knit someone else was crocheting and talking about how it was easier than knitting. I felt accomplished learning something apparently so difficult. I even taught my group of friends to knit a basic stitch and we donated our scarves to a shelter. I was shown how to crochet several times and I thought I really wasn't going to get it. I already had some hook and yarn from knitting, so I made up my mind to dive in and struggle through it from a poorly made YouTube video. It was the best of the best. Yuck. while I saved for the Crochet videos online course, I worked a ball of yarn to death until my hands cramped. One month later I finally got the single crochet. On and on I went every night for 3 months. Now I'm crocheting granny squares and reading patterns I thought I'd Never get. Crazy or perseverance?