Monthly Archives: July 2016

Heartbreak

I’m completely heartbroken. My hopes have been dashed. My best plans of a simple, fun, and easy sweater are completely falling apart.

My yarn came in the mail. (Actually it came in the mail a few weeks ago, but I was so disappointed, I threw it into the closet and pretended it hadn’t showed up yet.) Usually new yarn is a source of joy, but ugh…

Look:

OK, it’s kind of hard to see in a photo, but take a closer look:

The ball of yarn on the left is the new yarn- it’s significantly more blue-gray. And the half-finished sweater is on the right- it’s a lovely pink-y lavender.

I know they look pretty similar in these photos (it’s been established my photography skills are lacking), but in real life, they’re significantly different. Even my husband commented. I’ve got the whole sweater finished with the old yarn, except for the left sleeve. I can’t have a sweater with one different color arm!

This, boys and girls, is why you buy all your yarn at once.

Now I’m going to go drink a lot of coffee and come up with a plan.

Inspiration: Happy Picnic Day!

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Happy 4th of July, folks! What’s more American than the 4th of July? Not much. (Maybe apple pie?) And do you know what my favorite part of the 4th is? Eating a picnic with friends.

We’re having our friends over this afternoon (along with their sleepy dog and their adorable twins), so my husband and I have spent the morning working on cook-out food and collecting every single blanket we’ve got so that we can hang out on the lawn with babies, dogs and yummy barbecue. (We’ll probably have to fight off the dogs for the barbecue. We might have to fight off the babies, too… they’re surprisingly grabby.)

It turns out, we have lots of different blankets- quilts, fleece blankets, flannel sheets, even a serape I got when I lived in Texas, but it turns out our blanket collection is sorely lacking a traditional gingham picnic blanket! Crazy!

I don’t think I have time to whip one up before our friends come over (after all, I still have to make lemonade), but maybe I can make a gingham blanket for next year’s cookout.

This blanket is simple- made from three colors of granny squares, and I do love a good granny square.

Gingham Checks by Carole PriorThis is a pretty cool crochet pattern. I can’t quite tell how it was worked, but I love the finished project. You could make a whole set- pillows and a blanket.

Gingham Pillows by Lily Sugar’n CreamOr, if you’re not a crocheter, this super classy oversized gingham blanket would be perfect. (And how cute is that dog?!)