Leaving it to the Professionals

Between weeks 32 and 38 of this pregnancy when I was told to stay off my feet at home as much as possible, I decided that I needed something to at least keep my hands busy during that time and keep me from going crazy. Since I had been seeing, ordering and receiving so many gifts for baby girl from the crocheting world, I decided to try my hand at learning how to make a few things of my own. So I set off to Michaels for a book, some hooks and some yarn. I was rip-roaring ready to learn something new.


I am happy to say that I got that basic chain stitch down fairly well and have been practicing keeping my stitches even off and on.

And yeah, that's where the education ends for me.......right there......basic chain stitch. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get to the next row and no matter which stich from the book I try to replicate, it looks juvenile. So to make some comparisons of what I am talking about I thought I would share some of my goodies. Starting with this cute sock monkey hat I ordered from Etsy.

Random Etsy Lady

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Leg Warmers from a co-worker

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Afghan from Roberta in Nebraska

Another one of Roberta's afghans complete with Ladybugs.

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So I am hanging up my hooks and deciding to leave this business to the professionals. I'll keep my begging for stuff to a minimum and my debit card handy. Anyone want a free crocheting book and hooks?