Haven’t Found that Book Yet?

You could do it right now? Or you could go looking for a crochet hook. If you don’t want to teach yourself (more) Russian this month, you might make a scarf instead. Scarves use up a lot of time. Can’t crochet? I’m pretty sure you can find videos to teach you brain surgery out there somewhere — Don’t try this at home! — while tips for doing weird things to yarn are everywhere.

A stranger in Omaha is just waiting to show you how to make your own doilies, the doilies you never even knew you needed. I’ll recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdLjTVruXvI to get started. I don’t know if this woman lives in Omaha, but she does provide useful tips for placing your online hook and yarn order. My only area of disagreement: skip that recommendation for a light, solid color yarn. I prefer variegated yarns. For one thing, they hide minor flaws in that first scarf extremely well. Solids tend to show where the stitch slipped.

About Jocelyn the Plaid

Seasoned. Jaded. A fan of Star Trek, Star Wars, the Marvel universe, and science fiction and fantasy generally. Zombies anyone? This blog contains bits of my history, thoughts and inspirations that struck me along the way, and zombie preparedness, along with zombie phrases for the day. Lots of random musing.

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