Developing a New Talent

For Christmas '07 (yes, nearly a year and a half ago) "Santa Claus" gave me crochet needles. Rather than visions of sugar plums dancing in my head, I entertained visions of scarves, hats and bags. I was ready to take the world of crochet by storm. In a very matter-of-fact tone I informed Mr X that he would be sporting a fantastic new scarf in no time at all. About 3 or 4 months later, after spring had sprung, Mr X became the proud new owner of this work of art:


Maybe you'd like a closer look so you can appreciate all of the intricate details. Surely you're as wildly impressed with the color scheme and design as Mr X was...

As you can imagine, the making of the scarf pictured above took a lot out of me so I had a much needed hiatus of a year. Then I was back and feeling more talented than ever so I took on the challenge of making a pot holder-ish thing. I finished it a couple of nights ago. It's a pretty sorry looking thing, but it does the job for which it was intended so I'm just going to call it a smashing success.

I've already begun my next project: a beanie. Mr X casts dubious looks in my direction as I'm working on it - no doubt because I've already informed him that it will be the most wonderful beanie he has ever owned.