Crotchet Time.

Recently I have indulged myself in my love for Crocheting. It is a hobby that I just love to do. I can crotchet just about anywhere; in the car while Eric is driving, in the car while I am waiting or procrastinating going into the hospital to work, or while watching TV. Recently our Beagle, Daisy, has been having trouble getting out of bed in the mornings. She keeps getting here head caught in the one of many holes that she chewed in her favorite afghan. This was the first afghan that I ever completed and it was my favorite too until we brought Daisy home as a puppy and she indulged herself with the blanket.Recently Eric had been nagging me to make another afghan for Daisy because she prefers it to the other four blankets that are on her dog bed. So I gave in and made her a blanket.

The process of crocheting the blanket was quite funny to many people. While crocheting at work on my breaks when someone would ask who I was making the blanket for I was honest and said it was for my dog. Their immediate reaction was to laugh. I would then explain my pathetic story how Daisy's head was stuck in her blanket every morning and how pitiful she would looked and how she just had to have another blanket. They would then understand, but still think I was crazy for spending so much time and effort for my dog. Now anytime they see me crotchet they ask if it is for another dog.

I feel I have almost become obsessed with it. There are now so many patterns and fun things to crotchet and they make great gifts. I think that I have given away at least 8 blankets in the past that I have made. I have made a goal now to not use the same pattern more than once so as to improve my skills and challenge myself. Here are just a few of my project that I have completed or am working on.
Daisy's blanket. She really loves it. Every night she crawls under it and wiggles around.


This is my latest project. It is called a Zen Spiral afghan. I have never made a circular Afghan and so far I am really loving how it is turning out.

Here are some unfinished projects. Some blocks for an afghan and a baby boy blanket which I will crotchet a pocket on and put a crotchet dog in it as a gift.