surrogate crochet mama

This super awesome yarn by Fortissima is for knitting yourself some very Americana socks. What's cool is the pattern develops because of the way the yarn is dyed, so even if you (me) suck at knitting, you'll (I'll) still wind up with a stars n' stripey end result.

Happens to be uber-popular around these here parts...and to keep it uber-popular, it's only available once a year.

Last year it sold out before I got my hands on any - which is just as well because sock yarn us generally for knitters and well, I don't knit anything but useless knots.

Still, that's no reason to totally ignore red, white & blue goodness, right? So I was givin' a little lovin' to some of it, tossing a ball from hand to hand, and commenting (whining) that someone should hand paint some yarn for crocheters that would make something equally patriotic - when the shop owner told me to shut up already & take a ball home and crochet something.

So I did.

I test drove the yarn for free. Neener neener!

Ok, so I don't get to keep the junk I make, I'm basically a surrogate because it all becomes samples for the store, but that is fine by me.


So this is what I have crocheted with it so far...in case, you know, Bestey Ross gets reincarnated anytime soon.


Originally I wanted to make a small purse, but sock yarn just isn't cut out for a project like that. I think I'll go for a headband and some other accessory type thang with whats left.

We shall see....not feeling especially creative right now....

I got some bad news earlier about my Ain't Cinny...that's what I used to call my Aunt Cindy when I was knee-high to a grasshopper - and it's what I still call her now that I am all growed up and can no longer be measured in terms of leaping insects.

She's all the way in Arkansas, in a hospital outside Little Rock...just hoping I get more news soon. The not-knowing sucks.