You might be a crocheter if...

Yesterday I posted that simple statement on my Facebook page and got some hilarious comments! Here are some of my favorites:

• You've lost your hook without ever moving from the spot your in.
• You don't get offended when someone calls you a hooker.
• Your husband wont throw old shirts away cuz you say you can make your own yarn with it
• You have hooks in your purse
• you drool over the crochet work in the background of a movie scene and forget about said movie
• You'll finish JUST ONE MORE ROW before you get up to go pee!
• you never paint your nails b/c the time spent waiting for them to dry is time that could be better spent crocheting!
• you drive by a hobby store and your kids yell...."no mom"
• you look at everyone's winter accessories while at the store saying I can make that...
•  if you have tons and tons of yarn but are always out of that one color you need to finish your project!
• You use your cleavage for hook storage while in the middle of a project
• if you get offended when someone asks what you are knitting.
•  You regularly find a crochet hook....the one you spent 10 min looking for only to just use your backup...tucked in your ponytail.
• you get fidgety when you can't decide what to make next
• you have a tattoo that says "knotty hooker" 
• When friends around you start giving you their yarn they bought because they wanted to be like you but just aren't and they don't want to store it anymore.
• When friends start seeing things crocheted and they walk up to you and say you can make that right?
• You sit on the couch and get poked with a hook
• You answer every question by shouting a number so you don't lost your count
• You walk through the house, turn around and find that you've weaved a yarn web because it was attached to your legs!
• You stalk a stranger with a cute hat on through the grocery store trying to figure out how to make it.
• when ur husband says you are moving your hands like your crocheting when your sleeping:)
• Your husband just sighs and shakes his head when you sit down to watch a movie and you pull out the yarn and hook.
•  if all your friends have a hat you've made but you don't

And of course:

• Playing hooky doesn't mean skipping school!

PLAY HARD PLAY HOOKY

Happy Hooky Birthday!

It's my birthday and I'm in the mood to celebrate with you!! All day I'm going to run promotions and contests for discounts to my shop and even free items. All day you can save 15% off* any item in my Raverly and Etsy shops with the code HappyHookyBirthday, BUT there will be plenty of chances to win free patterns, or $ towards a custom hat, so watch my Facebook and Twitter pages to play along! Feel free to give me presents too, haha! :)

HappyHookyBirthday for 15% off* right now

Watch for contests for free patterns & custom items!

Crochet Cake by One Sheepish Girl

Ice Cream Scoop Hair Clip by Twinkie Chan

*Only one coupon per customer.

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Playin' Hooky with Zac Brown?

Hey there! You probably already know all the things my family has been through this summer. If not you can read my other posts about our baby girl, Bryn. This morning I was having an especially hard time. I miss her smile, her voice, and her sparkle more than I could ever possibly explain. All the emotions were getting very overwhelming and I felt like I was going in slow motion. But then someone on my Facebook page suggested that I send my beanie to the Zac Brown Band. They thought it'd be perfect and that maybe, just maybe he'd wear it on stage! And for some reason thinking about it gave me a purpose and a reason to smile.

So here I am, starting a full on campaign to see if I can get a response from the band. And here's what you can do to get in on it!

For the Tweeters (...Tweeps?... Twits?...): Check out my original Tweet. Reply to me and @ZacBrownBand telling them that you want to see Zac play some hooky!
https://twitter.com/PlayinHookyHats/status/258244224934375424

For the Facebookers: Post on the band's wall OR comment on my post to let them know what you think!
https://www.facebook.com/zacbrownband/posts/360728807348639

To anyone from the band who sees this: Your fans love you and if it weren't for them, I wouldn't have even thought about sending a hat. So thanks for being awesome and no matter what happens, I'm now a fan for life!!

To all my fans who join the campaign. Thank you for all of your amazing support. You are one reason that I'm able to smile every day.

The beanie that started it all

And for your listening & viewing pleasure... Here's some Chicken Fried!

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Bryn's Yarn Bomb

I've already posted about this on my FB page, but I'm trying to be a better blogger so here it is again

If you don't already know, my 5 year old daughter passed away (whoa that was hard to say) about three months ago. You can read more about it here. This summer I was driving past her preschool and had an idea for a way to keep her spirit alive using one of my favorite forms of expression: crochet of course. I wanted to yarn bomb her favorite piece of playground equipment.

The idea came to me so clearly that I could literally see it in my mind. It's a pretty small preschool and I know the teachers pretty well. They were also devastated by what happened to Bryn and I knew they would want to be involved with my project. So I went against normal YBing protocol and told them my plans. They were honored and got on board immediately. It took me about a month to finish it (I have a 4 month old that likes to occupy my arms). I even took it camping with us.

Finally it was ready. I added her name to the bottom and put it up the day before the first day of school. Since then, the teachers tell me that all the kids love the colors and ask who made it. It makes me smile to know that they can think about her while they play. Check out the pictures and the video of me putting it up, I hope it brightens your day.

A few months later, it's still stands tribute, even in the snow

PLAY HARD ~ PLAY HOOKY