Just Plain Ridiculous
Something like a year ago I had a moment where I clearly had way too much time on my hands because I googled "how to crochet video." That was the beginning of the end of my last shred of sanity because I fell down the rabbit hole in a BIG way. For whatever reason, I get sucked into things like that, which is the only explanation I have for why I spent over three hours watching and rewatching the same 2 minutes of a YouTube video on how to start a blanket.
It was in the fourth hour that it occurred to me that maybe I should try a different video and see if someone else was able to get through my thick skull a little more effectively. Spoiler alert: it worked. I snapped through the start of that blanket after the first try with the new video.
I worked on that blanket for a very long time. 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, I kept working. It would be done by now, except that I got distracted. The distraction's name is Mila and she started to steal my extra minutes. It's cool, though, because she's a special sort of awesome.
Well, that, and she provides me with an excuse to make new ridiculous things.
The first order of business after her birth was to make a cocoon thing for a particular photo. This photo, actually.
I was super proud of myself, even if I should have just finished the blanket before I started the cocoon.
Then I fell off the train. I had actually finished a real project, so what was the point? I didn't need to crochet any more!
But then I needed a cocoon in Alexis' school colors for football games because Alexis said so. It bothered Alexis that Mila never wears school t-shirts or something to show her school spirit. The cocoon was our compromise when she asked me to make Mila a miniature cheer uniform.
There was a bit of yarn left over when I finished that cocoon. I can't stand to let things like that go to waste, so I was all "I will make a hat! An epic hat! That matches the cocoon!"
I should have been slapped for thinking that because WOOOOOOAH. SLIPPERY SLOPE. I found my way to YouTube again and discovered a video that promised to show me how to make a hat in 20 minutes. The promise was true, you guys. I had a little Mila-sized hat done in just a little over 20 minutes.
You know what happened from there, right? More time in the rabbit hole!
This whole obsession that I seriously cannot fit into my day has escalated to this level now.
I mean, seriously.
Who needs sleep when I can stay up until all hours of the night making ridiculous hats for Mila?
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Reader Comments (4)
Dude, that hat is AWESOME. Seriously.
So cute! I'm trying NOT to ask you for those how-to videos. I don't have anyone in my house who would wear that hat nor do I have time to start a new hobby. But I've always wanted to learn how to crochet....
That is adorable! You know, once Mila's closet is full of hats, you could always start making preemie hats and donating them to Children's or Magee. I haven't done that in awhile, but it seems like this month would be a good time to start again. Hmmm. Maybe I'll try for 31 - one for each day. There are TONS of patterns online. Preemies are often too small to wear the hospital-grade ones (and those leave something to be desired anyhow...).
This is very impressive. I attempt a crochet project every fall and fail. Duh, never thought to just follow a pattern off of YouTube. The 20 min baby hat video is excellent! Wish I had had it a few days ago. THANK YOU for sharing, this could change my life.