Crafty

I have been staying away from the fabric stores and the craft sections of department stores since I started school, because I kept telling myself I had to finish the projects in the closet first, and besides, yarn is expensive. Then a friend had to get pregnant, and I had to ask myself, what would be a more personal gift, something I buy, or something I make?

It started out innocently enough. The softest fluffy nylon yarn and some of the better, softer acrylic together to make a nice thick blanket suitable for a newborn — 2 skeins each ran about twenty bucks. Cool. But then the fluffy yarn breaks easy, and you’re using two strands at a time, and so I ran out before the last couple rows were finished. Back to the store, and heya, there’s now a yarn sale, and it would be neat to also give her a hat or two, and maybe a bigger afghan to use when the kid’s a toddler….

And then there was a fantastic reduction on my favorite yarn ever, Lion Brand Homespun. One of the few acrylics on the planet that I can use for hours without itching. And now they have Baby Homespun in pleasing colors and oh so soft texture, and so, once again, my stash is huge. But I’ve completed two small things today and gotten a good start on the third, because of course, with two weeks left til the big test and a bad case of writer’s block, there’s nothing like a soft cuddly distraction to keep you happy. And this will look great on my bed.