Crocheting. <small>A new obsession</small>

These pictures sum up my weekend. Whenever my poor husband tried to talk to me, he was rudely ignored. Not on purpose, mind you; my brain was just engaged otherwise. It took a few "Hannah? Hannah?? Hannah????"'s to get my attention. When I get wrapped up in something, it is hard to divert my focus. I spent most of the weekend listening to a book-on-tape (er...book on ipod) and crocheting a cute little stripped blanky for my new babe. The blanket is nearly finished. Debating on the border color. Dark gray or brown? At the moment, I am leaning towards gray.

(Thanks to Kelly for teaching me to crochet last Thursday. I am officially obsessed.)

I did stop the yarn work for a few hours, though. A few other weekend happenings...

--Took a lovely drive with the family to enjoy this beautiful almost-spring weather.
--Planned the garden. Daughter wants corn; son wants grapes.
--Made a batch of my gma's oatmeal cookies. Delish! I ate one after exercising this morning. It probably destroyed any of the good the workout did. Le sigh.

18 comments

MegMarch 8, 2010 at 1:04 PM
that blanket turned out very cute. Great job! I vote for a dark grey border.
Jill KMarch 8, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Good job! I wish I had this kind of creativity. Or patience..
jessicaMarch 8, 2010 at 1:21 PM
That blanket is beautiful!
TiffanyMarch 8, 2010 at 1:23 PM
You just learned last Thursday and you're already done with a blanket? Yowza! I'm impressed!

Beautiful colors, by the way.
HannahMarch 8, 2010 at 1:32 PM
oh, Tiffany. Anyone who knows how to crochet would look at that blanket and immediately know I am an beginner. The whole thing is a double crochet. Don't be too impressed. ;)
MirandaMarch 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM
You planted your garden? Holy crap. I'm pretty sure my fingers would fall off if I went outside and tried to work in the dirt right now. Am jealous.
HannahMarch 8, 2010 at 1:40 PM
oh, no no, Mandy. Just planned the garden. ;) We won't plant for a month or so.
MirandaMarch 8, 2010 at 1:58 PM
PLANNED. Yes, now I see. Apologies. :) No longer jealous.
MegMarch 8, 2010 at 2:14 PM
I love the blanket! I like that it's just a double crochet (whatever that is!). I think that simple is soooo nice. I'm a lover of green and brown but I like your gray idea... I vote for that. And I think that I really need to learn how to crochet now!
[eeny]March 8, 2010 at 2:15 PM
I know how to crochet and when I look at the blanket, I'd say it looks great. =) Love the colors.
And the granny square looks great, too. What do you have planned for it? Make a blanket out of a couple of granny squares?
HannahMarch 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Eeny: The granny square is what Kelly taught me to make last Thursday, so right now, it is just a square. My daughter wants me to make a blanket of "rainbow squares," so it may go into that. Who knows. ;)
HilMarch 8, 2010 at 2:23 PM
a while back when you said you were learning to knit I debated between knitting and crocheting... deciding ultimately on crocheting. this blanket is too cute! well done.
ashley maureenMarch 8, 2010 at 2:44 PM
you just learned last thursday?! i am so impressed. you've got the crafting gift!
SusanMarch 8, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Hannah! your blanket is so cute. I would love to know what is in your garden, I am trying to plan one right now.
KishahMarch 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM
OMG! You're amazing! Everything looks great! Would not believe you just learned to crochet less than a week ago!
KatieMarch 9, 2010 at 8:54 AM
whoa! love the blanket. i picked up knitting over christmas break and learned to crochet a while ago, but i haven't crocheted anything big yet. i am loving the idea of a colorful striped blanket. thanks for the inspiration!
RebeccaMarch 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Great job. I need to learn that too. I have several blankets that my great-grandmother crocheted.
My vote is the brown.
h for helleboresMarch 11, 2010 at 12:59 AM
This is gorgeous. I haven't crocheted for years but you make me want to learn all over again. Thanks for following my blog.