Still helping…

Where the fuck are the pompoms? I want to steal pompoms.

Helper cat helps

My team at work is embroiled in some sort of dramatic Christmas decorating contest with another team. There are big plans afoot, but the only thing I’m really excited about is that on the day of the judging we’re going to make everyone at work cocoa and peppermint tea and such while wearing ugly Christmas sweaters and goofy elf hats. Miss Roxie there is making sure that hat she’s on will be warm enough by adding a layer of fur.

I’m going to save photos of the finished hats for when all ~20 are done. X.x

Flat brioche can eat a dick!

I keep messing it up and it literally takes less time to start the fuck over than try to rip out stitches and figure out how to put that shit back on the needles. However, I’m assuming that I won’t always mess it up, so I guess I’ll keep practicing. This is attempt, like, 15.

My hands hurt so I need to stop now, though.

Island Lace Crochet Scarf

This is the pattern I used for the Aunt Margaret’s scarf!

I don’t have a photo of the finished product, but there’s a progress photo here.

Octopus update!

I can’t figure out how to make the tentacles curl one way one on side and the other way on the other. Ugh. It always wants to go the same direction.

The person who made the hat I’m basing mine off of managed it, so I’m sure there’s a way and I just need to find it.

Ew, research.

Granny crochet corner to corner tutorial!

This is how I made the blanket for my boyfriend’s mom! I couldn’t get a good photo of the finished project, though. Booooo! And of course I deleted the pic below from my phone after posting to Instagram, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas will be delayed.

She won’t let me finish this present for my boyfriend’s mom. Cats are jerks. 

Argh!

Ever notice a mistake you made several hours (and 3.5 skeins of yarn) ago?

At least it’s a present, so if they complain they’re a dick, right?

I’m watching Bob Ross (The Joy of Painting) to stop being annoyed by it. It’s working pretty well, dude’s a fucking accidental hypnotist.

Bobble stitch tentacles!

I need to go get appropriate yarn to use for the underside of the tentacles on the octopus hat. But in the meantime, here’s a video showing the stitch I plan to use. I think the bobbles will make perfect suckers, don’t you?

I learned to do something new!

Using variegated yarn to make cool repeating patterns is sooooo much fun. This is what I did all afternoon and evening Saturday:

My first try! It made plaid! I’m so excited!

Finished scarf I made from it.

This one actually went all argyle on me! Just for the first bit, somehow it didn’t repeat like that. I was bummed.

I didn’t have enough of this yarn to make much of a scarf, but it’s for me so idc.