I don't have as much time to craft these days, and I'm so far behind, I don't need new patterns. Or new fabric. Or new yarn. So what did I do last December but buy a large crochet octopus pattern that will use up at least 246 of my 2,000+ pony beads? I HAVE to have a crocheted octopus in my garden, right???
I already have more WIPs than I can finish in one lifetime. Why on earth did I buy a new pattern??? Because it was so friggin' adorable!!!
So I HAD to buy (online) some beautiful gradient worsted yarn to make the octopus. Turns out, though, the yarn is not worsted. It’s thinner (and way splittier) than sock yarn. (I actually plan to try making an octopus with thread, but I'll wait until I've finished a few more WIPs.) (Maybe.) I could easily make this pattern work with sock yarn, but this new yarn is just too splitty to work tightly. Yes, I tried. And I truly gave it my best shot. I literally wanted to throw my embryo octopus out the window before starting the second tentacle.
Nevertheless, I couldn’t wait to use the gorgeous new (splitty) yarn because the colors are so pretty. Yes, you guessed it. I started yet another new project. Because I really like the pattern. Actually, I LOVE the pattern. It's one of my own. And I can crochet loosely, which makes the yarn a little tiny bit easier to use. If I work on the new shawl a bit (almost) every night before bed and don't skip too many nights, it's not really a WIP, right???
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