I taught myself a new skill this week.
I finally (sorta) learned to crochet. I’ve been told by many hookers that it was easier and faster than knitting and that if I could knit, I could crochet. I was sure they were/are all correct but I was just never motivated to really do it.
Then I saw the sample for this shawl at Wool & Co. last week at Friday Knitting. The store sample was done in brighter colors but I like my version just as well. The only issue I have (and I’m hoping it will resolve itself as I keep working is the quantity and frequency of what I call asparagus shit green. I acknowledge that all three colorways that I chose have some green in them. But I didn’t expect that this particular green would be so dominant and that the runs (no pun intended!) of it would be so long. The purple/blue (with some orange and green) ball seems to be almost all olive green in the middle so far. I’m finally getting some of the gorgeous purples and blues now that I am in the long rows. I’ve only seen the bright (gorgeous!) turquoise once and it was all to brief. I haven’t used much of the green/tan ball so I’m worrying that I will run out of the other two and then end up with a huge area of all brown/green.

This is a really addicting project. For the record, crocheting is really easy and fast just like I was told. But the most addicting part is watching and waiting for the colors to transition from one to the other. Sometimes the affect is really beautiful and other times it is a little unfortunate.

I doubt I will become a hardcore hooker now but it is nice to have another trick in my bag. I still want to make one of those big multi-colored granny square blankets like Roseanne had on the back of her couch out of all my miscellaneous bits of left over yarn. Or a Molly Weasley Sweater (Ravelry link)!

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