Little Projects

I've been in a crafting mood lately, and for a change I decided to try my hand at some crocheting instead of knitting. After I exhausted the traditional granny square I was glad to pick up some interesting books from the library that contain beautiful patterns. I'll admit I was a little scared to start on something new because the last few times I tried to work on a project each ended in a tangled up failure, however I figured that it would be best to start with something cute and simple. My latest project, which I completed today, is a pair of baby mittens!

This was one of the main patterns that stood out to me as I was flipping through the pages of my third borrowed book and I surprised myself when I learned how easy they were to make. Between single and double crochet stitches I whipped up these precious hand warmers in a little over an hour and then tied a violet ribbon around the ends to complete the sweet accessories.

The nice thing about these is that they are fast to finish and still look special, plus there's next to no counting involved and you can make them for a boy or a girl by simply switching the colours. However, to be honest what really makes the entire mitten is the ribbon around the end. It draws attention with a contrasting colour and causes you to focus on the detail of the pattern, leaving you to ooo and aww over how cute the two of them are.

Although I have no idea who's baby these will be for, they were a fun project that will leave somebody's little fingers toasty!

 
 

~Special thanks to Nicki Trench for the pattern~

A Matter of Addiction...A Point

Addictions can range from just about anything: alcohol, drugs, tobacco, but when a serious addiction strikes, everyone knows that the worst thing to do is surround the victim with what it is they're addicted to. Recently, I've witnessed just how bad an addiction can be and discovered that it's no laughing matter. The recovering victim was pleasantly sitting at a counter top, enthralled in a game of scrabble, but when a bag of Sun Chips was placed directly in front of her, all hope for a better future vanished. At first she restrained herself from indulgence, but within minutes, the surrounding company was shocked to find her head first in the bag, caving in to the dark side...A cat, with a serious chip addiction. The owner reported that the feline's condition had begun to improve over the last few weeks, that is, her never ending lust for human food, but once she was taunted, it meant another 21 days of serious counselling, all because of a bag of cheddar chips...A matter of addiction.