In Between

I'm in between projects right now. Nothing really big on the plate. Not that I've ever had anything huge, but right now I can't seem to commit to a pattern. I finished the hat in my size, which turned out okay - not beautiful or anything. I was going to try socks next, but I don't think I have the right yarn for that.





See that's the thing about being poor - the yarn you have at your disposal somewhat dictates what you can make next! I got this fancy-pants Yarn Bee yarn for 99 cents, but it's very fuzzy and somewhat difficult to work with so I kind of want to wait until I'm better.





So last night I just started fiddling around and practicing granny squares. And I must confess: I like making granny squares. I think they're fun and good practice for a novice like me! Plus you can use scrap yarn and make mini granny squares. I'm confident that someday I might have enough granny squares to make a scrap afghan!





I did bring my crochet calendar home from work. It's the pattern-a-day one. It was doing no good at work, and though I didn't like it at first, it does have a number of smaller accessory-sort of items to make. So I might look through there and find a couple of patterns for a half of skein of yarn!





I'll be sure to keep you posted if I come up with any really great patterns. How's the knitting calendar?





Post Script: I'm very eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Crochet Today magzine. It's bimonthly and I feel like it will never get here! I'm getting bored with looking at the same patterns over and over again...although if I had money for yarn there are still three or four good patterns in there I'd like to try!

This is me passing time on New Year's Eve!