Crocheting - my latest hobby obsession

 Hobbies, I love hobbies! I've dabbled in many different crafts and hobbies. I don't like to be idle. I cannot sit and watch TV mindlessly. I can binge watch like no tomorrow, don't get me wrong, but I've got to be doing something while I do it! Crochet is the perfect hobby for that.

I used to do scrapbooking like crazy. I was obsessed. Not in a good way either. My every waking moment was consumed with it, and I probably dreamed about it too. I would stay up into the wee hours of the morning to scrapbook once I got the kids to bed. Staying up until 2 or 3 and then the alarm going off at 5 or 6 was not very healthy, but I had to scrapbook. When my first husband left in 2011, it felt like he took that passion with him. I have only made a couple of pages in the last 10 years. I have kept all my supplies because I have thousands of dollars in supplies, and my hope is that someday, I will want to do it again. My inks and paints may all be dried up by now, but I still hold out hope. I loved scrapbooking, and I was pretty decent at it.

I've also made some mesh wreaths over the past few years. As with anything I do, I'm an over-the-top kind of person. I couldn't make a simple, elegant wreath to save my life! Nope, mine have to be overwhelmingly full of stuff. 

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Here are a couple examples of the wreaths I have made. Both of them light up also. The top one was made for my mom and the bottom for my sister. So, needless to say, another craft I wasn't able to sell because by the time you get done with the cost of product and time, nobody (in my circle) wants to pay $80 for a wreath. Both of these were gifts. My sister keeps hers up year round in her bakery. 

My latest craft obsession is crochet. I taught myself to crochet in 2007 when I was pregnant with my son. I bought a book at Walmart, along with some yarn and hooks. I practiced the stitches in the book, then followed along to make first pot holders, then a blanket. That 1st blanket turned out a trapezoid, and I actually just threw it away last year when I found it again. When my son was born, I put up the crochet supplies to concentrate on raising him and just scrapbook when I had free time.

About a year ago, my niece told me she was trying to learn, but was having some difficulty, so I offered to get my stuff back out and re-learn so that I could help her. Little did I know, it would lead to quite the obsession. Over the last year, I've made 5 full size blankets, 4 child/baby blankets, and countless hats & headbands. I've been trying to sell the hats and headbands through my Facebook page, but haven't had any luck yet (except family, but do they count??) Stephanie's crafts and crochet

I did have 1 friend that ordered a blanket and hat for his grandson. Through that, another lady has contacted me to make a squishy, warm queen sized blanket for her son, so that yarn is arriving today, and I'm excited to get started on that project. I don't charge much for the labor portion as I crochet for fun, so I give them quite a break on cost. 

So far, all the patterns I've used, I've found free on Pinterest. I always give credit to the pattern designer when I post.

This is the TC Twist Crochet Headband by Traversebaycrochet.com. This one my mom bought and ordered 2 more, one in red and one in black. All 3 are made with Hobby Lobby I Love this Yarn. I love shopping at Hobby Lobby, and I love their every other week 30% off sale.

This one is the cupcake hat by Nicole Chase. This was a super fun hat to make. 

This is one of my favorite patterns. The Timeless Drifter ear warmer by Lullaby Lodge. I love the colors I chose for this, gray and mint pair so well together! 

I will share more of my creations in the upcoming days. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment! I appreciate you taking the time to read my rambles! 

Have a great week!

Stephanie