It Doesn't Fit!

Queen Anne’s Lace Blouse, designed by Monica Welle Brown,

Interweave Crochet, Summer 2008.

KnitPicks Stroll Cocoa and Buckskin

Why doesn’t it fit?

I’ll tell you why. It is not the fault of the magazine or the designer. My crochet is to gauge. The yarn is wonderful to work with. The fault is all mine. Me. I didn’t measure me before starting. How in the world did I manage to gain so much weight in so short a time? I’m sure it has nothing to do with my eat-fast-because-I don’t-have-time-to-cook-anything-healthy diet.

I have two options with this top. Option 1: Rip it out, wash the yarn, and make it over in a bigger size. Option 2: Lose fifteen pounds. Hmmm. I’ll think about Option 1 while I work on Option 2.

It time to stock up on items for the local arts and craft sale this summer. My sister-in-law gave me several balls of bedspread cotton. There isn’t enough of one color to make a doily; I’ll make coasters for the sale.

March Madness

It’s basketball time in the Hoosier State! I’ve been traveling and watching basketball this past weekend. Three and one-half hour bus ride to the school, two hour game sitting on a hard bleacher watching our girls lose, three and one-half hour bus ride back. I have serious rear end issues. Our season is not over yet! We still have the “Big Dance”.

The crochet blouse is on hold while I work on something for my Fiber Pal. We get challenges every month and this month the challenge is to make something that shows where we would most like to travel. This is going to be fun. I’m not giving out anything yet. Last month we were to send something that we like to our Fiber Pal. I made a crochet mug cozy and included a mug and tea bags. It turns out we both like tea because I got tea bags, too. She also sent me a washcloth she made and a ball of cotton/corn yarn. I’ve never seen yarn made from corn. It’s so soft.

Later this week I’m on Spring Break. I should get lots of crocheting done!