It's the little things.......

Its the little things that make my day.

I usually am the first one on board for trying something "new". But really I should be saying "old".

The toothbrush rug I am making came around in the 30's, and my newest adventure will be in whittling crochet hooks. I LOVE the look of the ones you can see online that are carved out of a natural twig. I have visions of several in a jar to use and for décor. For once I need no supplies for this little challenge. Well I might need some snug fitting gloves to protect my hands since I tend to be a bit of a clutz.

So in "thinking" I started to contemplate the different ways that people hold their hooks. I hold mine the knife way, then there is the fork hold. So I figure if I get good at it and make a bazillion of these and of course sell them all, I need to be mindful about the different holds......Yes I am over thinking this! I am good at over thinking things!

For fun I have challenged myself to crochet something small with the fork grip. First off, find a video that shows the "other way". Do you know that most of the online videos are done with the knife hold, but I finally found what I was looking for. Yesterday I crocheted a tawashi little scrubbie with the fork hold. I kind of enjoyed it but I feel more stress on my wrist from the extra movement I need to do with my yarn overs. Maybe I am doing it wrong. I can tell that it does make a difference on how you hold your yarn in the left hand. Anyways, this little challenge is definitely winnable, and I have started my second tawashi. Ill post pictures of what the heck im talking about later.

Tomorrow I am going on a road trip with my daughter to pick up her puppy. She's 5 months old, and we both cant wait to meet her! The trip should make for some good laughs, and visiting. I will take my crochet dishrags to work on. I will probably gift them to the wonderful friend who we are getting the puppy from.

Early wishes for a great weekend! Linda