3KCBWDAY4 - A Knitter and Crocheter For All Seasons

I hate to say that even though I live some place that has all four seasons (even though our Spring and Fall is only a few weeks long sometimes), I tend to only and knit and crochet items meant for the cold months.      It's not a conscious choice.  I think it's because most of the patterns I come across that I like are meant to be warm and cozy.  I'd LOVE to find patterns for Spring, Summer, and Fall items though.  So if any of you have any that you like I'd love to see them.  Send them my way!

Part of the problem is I tend to associate knit and crocheted items as warm cozy things.  A beanie, a cuddly afghan, a soft scarf.  I guess the baby booties I've been making lately can be more of an all-season thing for little ones that need to keep their feet warm.  And at one time I developed my own crochet headband pattern so that I could teach it to my twelve year old niece {go here to check out her cute blog, she's always creating something.}.  Maybe that needs to be my goal, to knit/crochet something for every season!

3KCBWDAY3 - Yarn Wielding Heroes

So the topic for day three of Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is our Knitting and/or Crochet Hero.

Honestly, this one was a little harder for me.

As far as crocheting goes, I'd have to say it's the ladies at my church group who so patiently took me under their wing and gave me my first crochet lesson.  We were having an activity where we were learning to crochet beanies.  I was probably the only one who showed up with 0 crocheting experience.  So when they handed me the pattern it looked like complete gibberish to me.  There were all of these abbreviations - YO, SS, DC, CH - what in the world did all of this mean!  Then one of them showed me how to do a double crochet.  It went something like this, <A very patient lady> "Yarn on, put your hook through the stitch, yarn on, pull it through, yarn on, pull through two loops, yarn on, pull through two loops." <Me> "How many stitches was that?"  <Patient Lady> "One."  <Me> "One!  All of that was only one stitch!"  You can imagine how the rest of the evening went.  But I persevered and thanks to their help and a lot of youtube videos I finished my first beanie and never looked back.

As far as knitting is concerned, I've mainly taught myself and utilized the internet a ton!!  Whenever I get stuck on a pattern, I start searching the internet for explanations or videos.  However, I guess I can thank some ladies out there in Blog Land for giving me the inspiration to pick up the needles again.  I tried teaching myself over a year ago, and it didn't stick. Then I was introduced to Blog Land.  Through my blog stalking I started to see some ladies knitting projects and they gave me the desire to pick up the needles again and give it another go.  So in a way those ladies are my heroes in that their projects inspired me to try again.  I would say mainly they are Shannon from luvinthemommyhood and Rachel from Stitched in Color.  So thank you to those ladies for tantalizing me with their projects so that I had the will to try again!

3KCBWDAY2 Photography Challenge Day - Knitting and Crochet Blog Week

If you're a Zumba instructor like me or have ever been to a Zumba class then you probably find the above picture hilarious!  For those of you who don't know what Zumba is, it's a cardio class based on Latin and International Rhythms.  Basically you dance an hour away and burn a ton of calories!

Well for Day 2 of the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week the topic is Photography Challenge.  The photos just have to include something from our craft, and are not going to be judged on the skill of the photographer <phew!> but by the creativity and imagination put into the photo.  <You, the reader of blogs, are the nominators.  So if you like my entry below, head over to Eskimimi using this link to nominate me please!>

So what does the Zumba image have to do with all of this?  It's my inspiration for today's challenge.

What do you think? What's life without a little humor, right?! :)

source for vintage photo

Knitting and Crochet Blog Week

Tomorrow officially starts the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week.  If you're not sure what I'm talking about check out my earlier post for more info.  So for the next week you will see a post a day from me that has something to do with knitting or crocheting.  I have to admit, some of the topics are a challenge for me so this could be a stretch!

If you're a fellow yarn wielder you should join in on the fun!  It's not too late!

Knitting and Crochet Week at Eskimimi Makes

Have you heard about Knitting and Crochet Week 2012 at Eskimimi Makes?  If not you should definitely check it out!  She hosts a whole week of predetermined blogging topics.   This is this first time I've participated in it, but it looks like it is going to be a week full of inspiration, entertainment, and stretching yourself creatively.

It is April 23rd-29th and topics include things such as  Colour Lovers and Your Knitting or Crochet Hero.  The week is complete with prizes and organized tagging to make sure your are connected to the others participating.

And one of the best things...the rules are flexible.  Want to write a post ahead of time and schedule to publish on the correct day?  Go for it!  Want to start brainstorming ideas now?  Of course!  Want to challenge yourself and do it all on the schedule day?  ARE YOU CRAZY??!!  Just kidding!  :)  Pick your poison!

So hop on over to Eskimimi Makes and sign up!

I'm excited to take part in this and hope some of you will join me!