I'm really sorry I thought some really mean things about you every time you told me that my contraction wasn't very strong. It was a very stressful moment in my life, as I was in A LOT OF FREAKING PAIN. I thought some very not nice things about you, and I'm sure you're a very lovely person. I just ask in the future, please do not tell a girl who is about to give birth that her contractions aren't very strong. You do not know her pain threshold and maybe she had reached it already. Just because they don't register as very strong on your machine doesn't mean that what she's feeling is not the WORST PAIN OF HER FREAKING LIFE.
Thank You.
-Hailey
Also....
Dear Readers,
I'm very sorry I missed WIP Wednesday. So very sorry that this is a day late. (Well, to you... it's still Friday for me I have not gone to sleep yet.) I was trying to get a good start on homework and just missed that I was supposed to post. I didn't post anything on Wednesday because I hadn't worked on anything really all week. I know I should have, but I didn't. BUT I may or may not be working on a new pattern (because NOW I'm working on something) and that could be posted on here in the beginning of February. (It's a birthday gift for a friend who may or may not see this blog)
Hey Guys, sorry it's a bit late for a blog post. It's the first day of the spring semester and I'm taking more credits than I did LAST semester. I'm planning ahead for some awesome posts though!
30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 5 is....
My Proudest Moment
Before my son was born I didn't really have any direction with where I was going in life. I had several ideas what I wanted for my future but nothing concrete. I always wondered when I would figure out what I wanted to do, who I wanted to be, etc... I was just meandering through life living vicariously through friends who did know what they wanted, and knew exactly who they wanted to be. I was so jealous.
Then I got pregnant. Not planned, but turned out oh so perfectly. My son was born in the beginning of December of 2012 and that was my turning point. My "Aha!" moment. The next few months my brain was on overdrive, whether it being afraid of unseen forces that might hurt my child, or planning how I was going to take care of him for the future. I knew I wanted to set a good example -- so I decided to go back to school. I'm currently enrolled in the Marketing and Sales Management degree at a local college. I want to own my own business (or at the very least help manage one) so I can create a better life for my son and possible future children.
In short.... I figured out what I want to do/who I want to be and I owe it all to my little boy.
Hey guys it's Friday which means I continue (for now) with the 30 Days of Blogging Challenge! Today we talk about ---
My Dream Job
My dream job is to be able to run Hot Chocolate Weather successfully and be able to spend my day being creative. I know there is more to running my own business than just making the products even if that part is the most enjoyable. It also would allow me to stay at home (mostly) with my little boy and future kids that I may decide to have.
This blog isn't too long because I feel I am working towards my dream job. I think every little step I take I get a little bit closer. What is your dream job?
Next Week: Will have a WIP Wednesday and 2 more installments on the 30 Days of Blogging challenge. I hope you're all enjoying this. Let me know in the comments if there is something else you'd like to see on here instead of the 30 day challenge, or even something to talk about on Wednesday. Have a good weekend! Take some time out to relax and enjoy yourself.
I made these finger-less mitts for a friend for Christmas. I forgot to get a picture of them so the only one I have is a cell phone picture, but I think it shows the mitten ok.
I had my friend take a picture of herself wearing them as proof that she has worn them, haha.
Pattern:
Wrist Length Fingerless Mitts:
Materials Needed: 1 Skein worsted weight yarn. I used Red
Heart with Love in Deep Blues.
Note: If you wanted to, you could probably use different
colors and stripe it and that would look cool too. This would be a great stash
busting project if you wanted to use up some of the left over bits of worsted
weight yarn. This pattern is highly customizable. If you want the ribbed wrist
longer – just make the beginning chain longer. If you need the mitt part bigger
just add in more sc
I used a 4.5mm hook
Extras:
Stitch Markers
Yarn Needle
Stitches you’ll need to know for this project:
SC
SC in BLO (Back Loop Only)
Sl St
Ch
You will also need to know how to work in rows and in the round.
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The first part is the ribbed cuff. Each sc should be worked in back loop only
(blo). You will make two, but I suggest working the mitt together in one piece.
When you make your sl knot leave a chain long enough to sew the cuff together.
Foundation: Ch 11
Row 1: Sk first ch, sc in blo across. Ch 1, turn (10 sts)
Row 2: Sc across in blo. Ch 1, turn. (10 sts)
Rows 3 – 31: Sc across in blo. Ch 1, turn. (10 sts)
Here are a list of the rows so you can cross them off as you
go:
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10
11 12 13
14 15 16
17
18 19 20
21 22 23
24
25 26 27
28 29
30 31
Row 32: Sc across in blo. Join with sl st careful to not let it twist. From
here on out the pattern will be worked in the round. I used a stitch marker to mark
the first st, but you can use leftover bits of yarn, paper clips, whatever – as
long as you know where your first st is.
You can sew the cuff together now, or when your mitt is
done, whenever you feel like sewing it together.
--- For the mitt part the sc is worked as a normal sc.
Round 33: Ch 1, sc in same st as join.
Sc around in each st, join w sl st in ch 1. Should be 32 sts.
Round 34: Ch 1, sc in same st as join. Sc around in each st join with sl st in
ch 1. (32 sts)
Round 35 – 41: Ch 1, sc in same st as join. Sc around in each st, join with sli
st in ch 1. (32 sts)
Left Hand Thumb hole: Ch 1, sc in next 21 sts, ch 6, sk next
7, sc in the 8th st and remaining 4 sts. Join with slip st in ch 1.
Right Hand Thumb hole: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, ch 6, sk next 7, sc in the 8th
st and remaining 21 sts. Join with slip st in ch 1.
Round 43: Ch 1, sc around – work 5 sc in thumb hole ch, continuing
around in each sc. Join with slip st. (29 sts)
Round 44: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. (29 sts)
Round 45-47: Ch 1, sc in each sc around (29 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Customize:
-If you need the mitts bigger or smaller: either make the cuff bigger or
smaller to fit your hand. The stitches around should match how many rows the
ribbing is.
-If the thumbhole is too big or small place stitch markers on each side of your
thumb and skip that many stitches. Make the chain that brings the two together
at least two smaller. And the sc that goes into the ch at least 1 less. Sc
around the thumbhole 3 -4 rounds for a more glove like feel.
- You can easily add more rows to make the glove longer and and be more glove
like. You can make the cuff longer by adding to the beginning chain.
You can sell what you make from these as long as you say that it's my pattern and link back to Hot Chocolate Weather.
If you have any questions go ahead and leave it in the comments and I'd be more than happy to answer.
Hi Guys! It's Monday and I'm on vacation (or rather probably sitting in an airport terminal hoping that my plane is NOT delayed! Anyway - It's Day 3 of the 30 Days of Blogging Challenge and the topic is:
My Favorite Quote:
"I just give myself permission to suck. I find this hugely liberating." - John Green
I love this. I try to live like this too, because we're all going to make mistakes. I think sometimes when we make mistakes we over analyze and think things to death about what we could have done. We forget that by making the mistake we just learned what not to do again. If you know that you are human, and as a human you will make mistakes and accept that you're going to keep making mistakes I personally think you'll learn more.
This has helped with how I'm trying to grow Hot Chocolate Weather. I'm not going to get everything right. I'm going to suck at some things that others can do flawlessly. I just need to focus on what I can do, instead of what I can't. It's easier said than done, but I'm learning.
Hey everybody, happy Friday! It's almost the weekend and I am so excited for the weekend. I hope you are too so we can share our excitement. As you know I've been partaking in the 30 Days of Blogging challenge and day 2 is:
20 Things About Me
1. I am a mom to a little boy who just turned one in the beginning of December. He keeps me pretty busy during the day.
2. I am a college student studying Sales and Marketing Management. I just finished my first semester back after graduating from high school in 2007.
3. I have been crocheting for about four years, knitting for about three months, and am about to get reacquainted with sewing. 4: I am currently obsessed with the song, Sweet Annie by Zac Brown Band. Here is a video of them performing it at Red Rocks (Wish I could have seen it live first hand!):
5. My favorite movie is a tie between Death to Smoochy and Benny & Joon. I know those are two wildly different types of movies, but I love them both.
6. I love to read and choosing a favorite book is like asking me to choose which one of my cats I like best.
7. I have two cats - Milo & Sparrow. We also have some fish, but only the giant sucker fish has a name, which is Leviathan.
8. I come from a crafty family. Both of my Grandmas crochet, sew, garden,and embroider. One weaves rugs and makes soap; and the other also knits and does cross stitch. My mom likes to paint porcelain houses, crochets, sews, embroiders, quilts, can make soap, and she likes to make decorations out of plastic canvas. I'm sure I'm missing stuff that they do, because they all do a lot of different types of crafts. Also, a good chunk of my aunts and cousins do crafty type stuff too.
9. I love organizing, but am really bad at staying organized. I'm really proud actually of my Hot Chocolate Weather Binder, because that has stayed pretty well organized so far. I've been shoving papers, mind maps and other brain storming things in it.
10. I have two brothers and a sister who are all older than me. I have 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
11. Any holiday that my family gets together to celebrate together is my favorite.
12. I have 1 tattoo and I want another one.
13. I have met Dia Frampton from the first season of the Voice (or Meg & Dia depending on where you know her from) twice. Once at Warped Tour in 2009 and when they were on tour again in 2011 for their EP It's Always Stormy in Tillamook.
14. I have a concert bucket list. I want to see these bands live before they kick the bucket and disband or retire from music. - Zac Brown Band - Lady Antebellum - Rascal Flatts - Imagine Dragons - Hunter Hayes - Carrie Underwood - Dia Frampton & many more
15. I adore cold weather drinks: Hot Apple Cider, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Tea... I drink these even in the summer when it's not so cold out.
16. I love making to do lists.
17. I drink way too much pop, but I'm trying to cut down on how much I drink.
18. I like the challenge of reverse engineering crochet items I see in stores (which isn't too often, crochet isn't often mass produced.) I look forward to the challenge of reverse engineering knitting when I get better at it. 19. I look up to Lucy from Attic24, Kristin Omdahl, Robyn Chachula - and a bunch more. These crochet designers are absolutely amazing. I love Lucy's (haha...) color choices, and Kristin's construction of a garment is absolutely amazing. You can't go wrong with any of Robyn Chachula's patterns or books. 20. It took me 3 hours to come up with this list because I couldn't think of stuff and had to walk around and do stuff while I thought about what to put on here.
Stay Tuned:
Next week I'm on vacation so I'm going to try to set up the queue. If for whatever reason it outsmarts me, then the Monday after will be Day 3 of the 30 days of blogging challenge and that Wednesday will feature a FREE(!!) pattern instead of/or with an update on my WIPs. Have a good friday!
Hello! It is Work In Progress Wednesday! (WIP Wednesday from now on.) I just thought I'd let you see two of the projects I'm working on, because they are the most current ones. I do have some that are in project limbo, and maybe soon - if I stick to any resolution they will be worked on again!
So this is the stash buster. It is a granny square throw, or at least it might be. It depends. I had three skeins left of this yarn, and part of it went to making hand warmers as a gift for a friend. (I forgot to get a picture, but will because it will be the free pattern I will be posting.) The yarn is Red Heart With Love, and it was an impulse buy when I found out I was pregnant with a boy. I still love the colorway, but I don't have the wrap anymore (I have a little boy) so I couldn't tell you the name of it.
This is the custom order I am working on. She picked up the yarn without a wrap, so I couldn't tell you what it's called, but it looks like cotton candy. She wants an elf like hat for her two year old daughter and matching mittens. I finished the mittens before my college finals. I will get a picture of the whole set once it's finished. I haven't quite liked some of the patterns I've found for hats, they look nice, but work-ability for me have been awkward. So, I decided to do this on my own with some scribbled notes that may end up being a free pattern in the future.
What are you working on? Is it for you or are you gifting it to someone? What are some of your favorite stash busters to work on? Have a Happy New Year's Day everybody!
