#MakeShitMonday, in which I have a setback and A Plan...

I made great progress on my Branching Out Shawlette - was surprised to find that I had only the edging remaining when we got to the Butler Homestead! We had a drizzly workday Saturday, but a lovely day for a surface dig on Sunday, and I was sitting at the fire chatting with a friend and merrily single-crocheting along... when the yarn ran out.

🎶That's me at the campfire
That's me in a headlamp
Losing at Yarn Chicken🧶🐓🎶

I *could* make yet another Russian splice for the last dozen stitches... or I could frog the edging row, size down a hook, and call it done. 😇

Unfortunately, the rest of my hooks were at home, so I couldn't finish it up on the drive home, but I plan to knock it out this week!

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#MakeShitMonday, in which we playtest the #crochet water balloons! *SPLAT*

You've heard of 99 luftballons... But how about 55 garnballons? 😁

Between travel home from Punta Cana, an unexpected project day on Monday, and #CackalackyCon this weekend, I now have 55 balloons done! One for each kid in the school.

I couldn't in good conscience send these off without making sure they performed as desired... And it's 90°F in Durham today... So I recruited @mbroome for a quick water balloon fight in the front yard. 😇 Definitely a good toy! (Also he has much better aim than I do. 😊)

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#MakeShitMonday, in which I pivot to neon-colored fuzzy #crochet water-balloon blobs for a friend's kid!

Said kiddo is 8, and his school is planning a water balloon fight for last day of school, but they wanted to avoid the trash left by regular water balloons. My friend found this great pattern for crochet "water balloons" made from bulky polyester yarn that absorb water when soaked and make a satisfying SPLAT when thrown at someone... 🧶🎈 There are ~50 kids at the school, so my goal is to make one for each kid by June.

@mbroome and I were in Punta Cana this week for an actual relaxing vacation, at a beach resort even.. ⛱️ (We did hike up Montaña Redonda in the blazing sun, but at least we weren't carrying heavy gear!) This made the perfect beach project - easy to pick up & put down, no worries if I have a little sunscreen or sweat on my hands...

He was laughing at my ambition to cram three of these *ginormous* yarn skeins into my luggage, but I have worked my way through two of them and will have the third to keep me occupied on the plane home! (Inflatable neck pillow, that doubles as extra carry-on storage, ftw - I crammed one skein into each end, and it looked a little ridiculous, but I got it on the plane! And now it is jammed full of balloons for the trip home. 😇)

19 down, about 30 to go...

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