The First Post...or, My Blog Manifesto

Welcome to my blog!  I am an avid crocheter, having gotten started about a year ago, and I have to confess I am completely addicted.  I rarely go anywhere without a bag containing at least one project, in case I have a few minutes unoccupied while I'm out.  If I'm relaxing on the couch you can count on my fingers being busy with one project or another.  I enjoy the idea of being able to make something useful, and I love watching my projects grow under my fingertips as I work on them. Crocheting has been my first foray into the fiber world and I'm completely enamored with the endless possibilities of yarn colors and textures.

I use a lot of basic yarns that you can find at your local hobby store, but I also recently started going to knitting shops to explore the world of truly wonderful yarns that are available there.  Who wouldn't fall in love with the quality and beauty of those yarns?  You can take the most basic pattern in the world and combine it with, say, a MadelineTosh Merino Light, and come out with a complete work of art.  The only down side for me, a crocheter, is that most of the knit shops are....well... knit shops, and often their supply of patterns and samples are geared to knitters.  So sometimes it can be a little sketchy for me to match my crochet patterns up against this expanded world of yarn choices, especially with there being a lot more variety in the yarn weights.  It's hard to visualize the final product and decide whether or not to give it a whirl with a higher-priced yarn if you're not quite sure that it will work.  Searching online for some of my crochet patterns done in these fantastic yarns often yields no results...which brings us to my blog.

I wanted to start a blog to record some of the projects that I'm making with these fabulous yarns, so you, my readers, will have an idea of what you can accomplish.  I'm hoping to provide enough details to help you made educated substitutions as well, should you want to try something slightly different.  Along the way I'll be sharing the patterns I like best, bringing them to a larger audience to be fully enjoyed.  I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I enjoy the crochet I'm creating - Happy hooking!