Adventures in Yarn Crafting

I am sure you all remember the film Adventures in Babysitting. Well think of me as Elizabeth Shue's character getting in over my head on what should have been an easy undertaking.



I am realatively new to knitting and crocheting since it has been approximately 20 years since I last crocheted something (a dress for my favorite Barbie Doll) when I was about eight years old or so. About 6 years ago my mother bought me a set of the Knifty Knitter looms for Christmas, which I used to make two scarfs and a hat and then I got pregnant and didn't touch them again until this past Thanksgiving.

I decided that I needed a new scarf which I made and liked it do much that I decided to make matching hat and scarf sets for all of my family as Christmas gifts. I was trying to minimize costs and would only buy yarn for one project at at time since I was concerned that I would get bored and quit again as soon as Christmas was over and went to the craft stores about twenty times in that first month. While I was there I kept seeing the same crochet book with these absolutely adorable little stuffed animals over and over again while I was there. It was Easy Crochet Critters (Vanna's Choice) I didn't remember how to crochet but eventually I broke down and bought the book and and sat down to reteach myself to crochet. I made this absolutely adorable elephant and since then I have been "hooked". I absolutely love making amigurumis and have even made a few blankets as well.



Like the fearless heroine in Adventures in Babysitting I am fumbling my way through the world of yarn craft. There will be many roadblocks as I continue my journey but hopefully I will come out on top.

In upcoming posts I will be sharing my adventures, blunders and projects as well as sharing tips and tricks that I have learned to make this whole process easier.

Thanks for reading and feel free to leave comments with questions or topics for future posts that you would like to see!