Spring is in the air!

Happy Spring to you all!  The weather up North here has been wonderful.  It's nice and warm just like summer and we keep breaking the record highs.  Many people quit crocheting by this time since they don't feel like making nice warm blankets when it's hot outside.  I don't blame them since it's easy to overheat when making those around this time.  Let's stick with fast and easy things today.  I now have a new job that allows me to create.  I thought I would spruce up my workplace with these little butterflies.  They look so neat and add just the right touch!  I followed a 4 part tutorial on YouTube from syvannah101.  Two things I would like to let you know about her videos: 1. She will show you how to do the color changes 2. The one time she says to chain 2 , I would chain 3 to keep it consistent.  Each butterfly takes about 30-45 minutes once you get situated.

Crochet Butterflies Part 1 of 4 by savannah101 on YouTube

Crochet Butterflies Part 2 of 4 by savannah101 on YouTube 

Crochet Butterflies Part 3 of 4 by savannah101 on YouTube 

Crochet Butterflies Part 4 of 4 by savannah101 on YouTube 

Let the snow melt but continue to crochet snowflakes!

It's a gorgeous day outside for those of us in the midwest.  The sun is shining and the snow is melting away.  Most of us have spring on our mind and are anxious to go out and get our snapdragons and geraniums.  I felt it would be good to share with you all this snowflake I made.  It was my first crochet tatting project I've ever done.  Honestly, I thought I'd never do tatting.  I saw one old lady tatting at the pool when I was a kid and thought she was crazy for working with such tiny thread.  Now I guess I'm crazy too!  I came across the video on how to make this lovely snowflake by tjw1963, aka the crochet geek on YouTube.  I usually look at her videos on how to do the more challenging things.  Now I know what you're thinking, why would you want to crochet a snowflake at this time of year.  This snowflake took me at least 2 hours to learn how to make.  I'm sure it would take less time the more I make of these.  I would like to make a whole bunch of these snowflakes to use as ornaments on my Christmas tree.  In order to give myself plenty of time to work on these as well as other projects in between, I'd be happier to do them now than to do nothing but snowflakes during crunch time.  Crochet shouldn't have to feel like a chore when it's your hobby.  This project may have taken a while but it surely isn't hard to learn.  I urge you to at least give this one a try!

Crochet Snowflake Tutorial on YouTube by tjw1963

As far as getting your snowflake to be stiff, you can do a couple of things.  Most people just starch them and iron over while laid out in a towel.  Others will mix equal parts of crafting glue and water.  Then they will dunk their projects in the solution, get rid of the excess and lay out to dry flat on some old towels.