Long time no talk about my other hobbies! Over the course of this series, which you can read more here: Operation Find a Hobby, I explored quite a few hobbies. Since then some have stuck and others not so much. One that I did not post in that series was crochet. The reason why I had not posted about that topic is because I have previously dabbled in it, but it never stayed with me. Most of the books I was using as a reference were either confusing and my in person resources were limited.
Over the last few months I have gotten more and more into it. I made a simple scarf in December and a couple of hats for friends and my boyfriend. Now I am taking on a much larger project and it is nothing like I have done before and I wanted to share it with all of you.
So, for months I have been loving zig zag edged blankets. Something about them being irregular in a sense really appeals to me. For a while my friend and I have tried a bunch of different methods and she even asked a few people she knew who have been doing it for YEARS, DECADES actually, and still I had no luck with being able to figure out a pattern until I came across the site called Daisy Farm Crafts. I found her post called Crochet Berry Chevron Baby Blanket.
The pattern they made was exceptionally easy once I got the hang of it and I really enjoyed that there were some videos within the pattern to help you visually see the stitches when the abbreviations, which are new to me, were confusing. I would suggest you checking out their blog and seeing the patterns they have. I plan on trying more of them in the future, that is for sure.
-My Current Progress-
While I am not very far into this project, I am very proud that I have finally mastered the zig zag pattern, but also learned how to do the berry stitch. Which, for me was very overwhelming because there seems to be about 6 or 7 steps for just one. Anyway, like I said I am not far into this project, but I wanted to share with you some of the things I am working on in my life and I thought this would be a perfect addition to the Operation Find a Hobby series.
Do you crochet? What should I try to crochet next? What is your favorite hobby outside of reading?
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Bookish Luna 
It’s going to look very pretty once done! I love crocheting just as much as I love reading and sometimes I forget to pick up the book I’m reading because I want to crochet so many different things. It’s a struggle finding the balance. When I’m crocheting something new, I always turn to a video tutorial if I can rather than a book or pattern with abbreviations and crochet charts as I can follow them better and see how the stitches are made and supposed to look. I’ve put myself in a bit of a WIP bother as I currently have three projects (a corner to corner baby blanket, a throw for the couch, and a table runner) on the go, two of which I want to get done by the end of March and haven’t made much headway on yet. I should learn to stick to small projects that I can finish quickly but it’s too much fun deciding on the next big project and planning it!
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I can totally understand how fun it is to start a new project. I already have the yarn and everything ready for my next project after this blanket. I had to hide it away so I didn’t. get caught up in it myself. My goal is to finish this by the end of March too. I hope you are able to get all of your projects done by your goal.
Also, all those projects sounds like a lot of fun! I never thought to make a table runner.
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I need to get working on them so I hope so!
I didn’t either at first, however we liking having a vase of flowers in the middle of the dining room table during the day and they need a protective mat of some sort to sit on. I’m making it in cotton so hopefully it will be heat resistant.
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Oh, that is a great idea. It sounds promising.
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I wish. I’ve recently come to the idea that the cotton and pattern I’m using isn’t really suitable (it needs to be a little thinner) so I’ll have to undo it and work up something else with it.
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Oh goodness, hopefully you weren’t too far into it. I hate when I have to do that.
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I hate having to undo projects too. Luckily enough I was quite near the beginning so it wasn’t too bad.
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OMG! Never thought that we have the same hobby–aside from reading. Haha! But I’m doing phone cases and headbands only (very easy to make haha).
Good luck on making this cute baby blanket Luna!
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Thanks so much, Headbands are so cute when they are crocheted. My one friend makes those all the time.
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