Easy Crochet Hat
When you are pregnant, have asthma and a case of walking pneumonia and you get out of breath just going to the bathroom…what do you do? Crochet.
Here’s a link to the pattern…retro tam. I’m still a beginner at crochet so I tend to do it too tightly. So an adult hat becomes the perfect fit for a 4 year old. I think I’m going to add a nice size fabric flower to the side of it once I can make it down the stairs to the basement and dig through my stash but that is gonna require much more breathing than I have in me right now. 
The Girl Skirts
I have been working on some summer skirts for Sierra and Claire . I have found for the 3/4 year old that a bed skirt is a perfect knee-length with a provided hem. This one is a nice soft blue cotton, the width can be chosen depending on how much swing is wanted and then I add a double waistline because I like the way it looks and fits. The large flat section of a bed skirt that normally lays under the mattress can also be used for lining skirts or other projects. Our local fabric outlet store sells them for a dollar so it’s a great way to use/find fabric. For this skirt I added a tea dyed maternity sweater no longer needed for some charm.
For Claire I found a beautiful butter yellow pair of corduroy pants for a quarter. She’s still small enough so that I can just use a pant leg turned on its side for the main body of the skirt. Some Ralph Lauren print for contrast and a vintage flower button from my grandmother’s collection.
Camel Love.
While away on a business trip…in an attempt to bring me back something meaningful, my beloved visited a “local” yarnshop! Yes, ladies, I’ve got myself a good man.
Well, mind you, he was extremely overwhelmed with the incredible choices of yarn and used the help of the shop owners. They started trying to figure out what kind of knitter I was and there was finally the mentioning of some unsual yarns that they carried. My husband was “sold” on one in particular….he purchased camel yarn! This is a first for me! My yarn has traveled all the way from Mongolia and the spinners name is Otgonchimeg.
I have 100 grams / 102 meters of this stuff and currently pondering what to lovingly knit it into. I’ve been on Ravelry, but this stuff is so unusual that there aren’t many that use it. Any ideas?
