Hello my name is Brittni.....

and I have an addiction to yarn.

Acceptance is the first step right?

I know I have a problem. The bags overflowing with hanks and balls of yarn agree. I can't help it. I love the textures, the colors..damn I just love the skeins of yarn.

I have some that I got on closeout at yarn.com that lord only knows what I will do with. But they currently are wound into their balls awaiting their fate. Whenever that may be.

I do have one brand that I just despise. Red.Heart. Need I say more? Its rough and scratchy and well it just sucks. I know that its acrylic and isn't supposed to be cashmere but damn.

I do however love........I love this yarn! that they sell at Hobby Lobby. Okay, wait....I didn't tell the whole truth. I love everything about Hobby Lobby! Mmmmmm....if that is what Heaven looks like, with my kids there too, then damnit I am in!

But anywho, this yarn...it was made by the acrylic gods. The colors.....the softness.....oh.my.god. THE PRICE! Even better!

Okay, I'm going to go sit back down with my cup o' coffee and listen to others as they tell of problems greater than mine.

But again, quick recap....

Names Brittni, addicted to yarn and swearing :D

The blanket that is no more

Thats right. I said it. Its put on the back-burner. The infamous granny-square blanket for Brayden. I lost my desire to crochet blocks. I didn't get far, so..yea honestly I don't know what I wanted to put there.
I am still making him a blanket. I actually started on it tonight. Then frogged it. Then started. Frogged again. Do you see the pattern? I never fully completed 3 rows. It sits currently on my bedside table with not even the first row done. Its aboutthisclose though.

This is my favorite square from said blanket.

I'm a person who prefers to work in the rounds. Not rows. Something about chain 132 gets me. Yes, I chained 132 realized it was too tight after starting on the 3rd row, 131 and finished the first row only to realized that damn I was one short. Yes, there were many phrases that involved "crap, how many is that?" Resulting in me finding it was just easier to frog it and start back at 1 rather than counting each and every blessed chain.

The new blanket, which will be the same colors, is a ripple afghan. I had a hard time finding something that wasn't overly feminine. Ripples it is.

Hiatus much?

So I dropped this blog obviously for over a year. I got busy, got a job, got a different job and got yet another different job only to be back unemployed a year later.

All those ribbons that I previously blogged about, yeah, they are still on the spool. Nothing ever has come of them yet. We'll see. I've started getting crafty again as a way to spend my quiet time.

I taught myself how to crochet and am currently working on two blankets. One for Aslynn, hers is a hexagon granny motif and Braydens is various granny blocks.

In between I've crocheted some pot holders. Some for myself, my mom and my sister, which I need to complete and ship and deliver. I've fallen in love with the Sugar N' Cream cotton yarn. What can I say :D

I also just got a sewing machine. I completed my first project which was a roll-up crochet hook holder. I'm rather proud of myself and how it turned out. I'll get pictures up of it in another post.

I'm also planning on sewing Aslynn an Easter dress as well as for her 2nd birthday in June. I took advantage of Hobby Lobby last week having their McCall patterns on sale for $1.99 each. Can't beat that at all!!!