Ferris Wheel Slouchy

Today I finished this awesome Slouchy, and had to share a photo. This pattern also came from Ravelry's Julie King. I love her patterns! It was super easy to follow and came out just how it should have. I had no problems understanding the instructions, tension, sizing or anything. It only took a few hours to make too! I used this super soft, vintage Caron Dazzleaire yarn. The color is Silver Sparkle. I really love the soft but light feel of it. I love the outcome so much that I think I'm keeping this particular hat for myself, especially since I used the vintage yarn! I love the stripe design as well. I was excited so I thought I would share. Thanks for taking a peek as always!

50 Random Questions.. about Me!

1. What is your best friend's Mom's name? Carolyn

2. Where is the weirdest place you have a mole? I don't really have a lot of moles at all.. actually the only place I do have a mole is under my right arm.

3. Who was the hottest teacher you ever had? I had a crush on my science teacher in high school Mr. Maser, he was a total yankee but he was so funny, laid back, and really hot too :)

4. Have you ever made out in a cinema? Yes when I was in high school. LOL.

5. What body part do you wash first? Arms

6. Do you hover over the toilet in public bathrooms? Heck yeah!

7. What's the strangest talent you have? I dont really have any strange talents that I can think of.... I'm a really good whistler (but thats from band training)

8. Do you have an innie or an outtie? innie

9. What's your favorite flavored Pringles? Sour Cream, or Cheddar

10. Have you ever been tied up? No I cant say that I have.

11. What was the last thing you ever got grounded for? I think I'm too old to answer these questions lol. Hmmm I never really got grounded, probably when I ran up a majorly huge phone bill making international calls (dont ask! LOL)

12. Do you parallel park or drive around the block? Never really had the reason to do these things, but I think I would drive around, driving in tight spaces freak me out lol

13. Have you ever had two dates in one night? no never.

14. How many times have you been cussed out? Too many times to count! LOL.

15. Which shoe do you put on first? My right

17. Have you ever been to a gay bar? Bo, I've actually never been to a bar at all.

18. Girls-- love one, hate mosts of the others. I don't follow but I assume you mean do I get along with girls? I have a few choice female friends, generally they can be catty, and not trustworthy so I get along with men better... however I am blessed to have a handful of girl Friends that I love very much.

19. Is there one thing all of your love interests have had in common? They are all tall LOL.

20. Did you French kiss before you were 16? Yes.

21. Have you ever been cow-tipping or snipe-hunting? No

22. Who is the last person you usually think about before you fall asleep? Usually my husband because he's still working and I worry about him.

23. Have you ever had a poem or a song written about you? No lol.

24. If you had to choose to not ever wash your bed sheets again or not wash your bath towel ever again, which would you rather not wash? I would not wash the towel because I could air dry if need be and deal with out a towel, rather than sleep in a nasty, smelly, & possibly bed bug infested bed for hours. Kinda gross!

25. Have you ever found anything in your parents' bedroom that was questionable? No

26. What was your childhood nickname? Ande

27. When is the last time you played the air guitar? I've never played the air guitar, I always thought that was weird lol.

28. Have you ever peeked in the opposite sexes locker room? No, our school was smart and they were on total opposite sides of the building so there was no way (unless you just walked in on your own lol)

29. What's the weirdest thing you have done while driving? I've changed my shoes while driving before... not safe folks, I wouldn't recommend it! LOL

30. Have you ever bitten your toenails? ewwww NO!!!

31. How do you eat your cookie? Dunked in milk for sure!

32. When working out at the gym, do you wear a belt? No I've never been to a gym to work out.

33. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.... hmmm I think that would be singing.

36. How many drinks does it take before you get drunk? too many to count because I've never been drunk.

37. Have you ever sniffed an animal's butt? ok this is gross! NO!

38. How often do you clean out your ears? Once a day after showering

39. Do you scrunch or fold your toilet paper? fold

40. About how many times a day do you pick a wedgie? rarely ever.

41. Do you have any strange phobias? Im afraid of boats & deep water, flying/heights, snakes, spiders, terrified of moths...

42. Have you ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? When I was little I stuffed those foam peanut things up my nose and my mother had to take me to the e.r. They had to use some sort of balloon thing to remove them. I've also swallowed change in kindergarten on a dare.

43. What is the stupidest thing you've ever done at a bar? Again, I've never been to a bar :(

44. Have you ever been dared to do something you totally regretted? Not really

45. Have you ever called your love interest by an ex's name? No, never

46. Have you caught a guy/girl farting while on a date? Nope.

47. Have you ever played naked Twister? Can't say that I have.

48. Have you ever been drunk at work? No, I've never been drunk.

49. Have you ever found your date's/lover's brother or sister more attractive? No.

50. Do you want to bring sexy back? I have no idea what this even means LOL.

Charcoal Slouchy...

Last night I stayed up until 4 am finishing this slouchy. I spent 2 days crocheting a similar hat with a similar pattern just to figure out by the end that the pattern was written incorrectly! Eesh, talk about a pain! I'm good at following patterns but I am terrible at figuring things (especially hats) out by myself. So, I had to frog the entire thing and start over. Luckily I found this awesome and easy pattern from Gleeful Things on Ravelry! I was bound and determined to complete this project! Once you get going it really is a quick project, I finished this hat in about 4 hours and that was after taking several breaks. I used a vintage Bernat Berella 4 ply worsted yarn in Charcoal, I honestly couldn't even find a similar skein online. I do love the color, and the yarn almost feels like wool, but its not. The hat is smaller than I had initially wanted because of the yarn, and my tension when crocheting. I tend to crochet rather tightly, and with the yarn being 4 ply and rather thin it didn't help matters. I did attempt to use a larger hook to make up for it but it didn't work that well. I do think that it helped a little, I'm sure if I wouldn't have changed my hook size the hat would have been small enough for a teen. LOL. This hat is available for purchase on my shop for anyone interested. My next project will be another slouchy, using a different pattern. I'm looking forward to getting started.

Thanks for taking a peek!

P.S Just incase you are wondering what 'FROG' means well...

Frog can be used as a verb. In this sense, "to frog" means "to rip out stitches."
When used this way, the word is slang, and it is also a play on words. It pays tribute to our amphibious friends, the frogs, and their choruses of "ribbit, ribbit, ribbit". When you discover a mistake in your crochet work, you rip it, rip it, rip it – hence, you frog it.

It also stands for: Fully Rely on God ;)

Crochet Colorful Streamer Beanie

I just wanted to share my recent beanie. I love this pattern. I used the youtube tutorial from the ever talented tjw1963. You can view the tutorial [HERE].


It was a really simple, very well taught tutorial and it made a wonderful hat. I actually added the white at the bottom instead of continuing with the color all the way down. I like the solid color with the color peaking out in the back. I used scraps of yarn that I had lying around, which was great to use up! All the yarn used is Red Heart Super Saver. This is an excellent pattern to use for all those scraps of yarn you may have lying around! 

The side view

The other side view

The back view

Thanks for taking a peek!! :)

Daily Junk: LEAST favorite song!

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