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I do sometimes wish I had someone I could talk to about crochet. I don't have any maker friends here, and my one acquaintance neighbor who crochets is too busy. My hearing impairment prevents me from joining a local group or club; in a meeting setting it would be difficult for me to hear what the members were saying. Like almost everything else I do in life, I'm pretty much resigned to going it alone. I think that's why I really created this blog, to have a place to talk about what I love -- the many joys and treasures of crochet and thrifting, along with some of the pains.

Recently a dear friend gifted me this yarn bowl; she said it reminded her of me (I am like an albino without the pink eyes, so I get the resemblance.) I've named it Happy Cat, and it reminds me to be cheerful because I have the time to do what I love now.

I've been looking for something to make with my smallest balls of scrap yarn, and happily I discovered there are tons of free bookmark crochet patterns online like this one. I want to try more patterns because I'd love to crochet a bookmark for every book I gift. :)

The wrap I'm making from scrap yarn is much longer than I thought, and might take up to two or three weeks to make. Oh, well. I'm going to set it aside for now so I can finish the March tote for my calendar quilting project.

I've been thinking long and hard about this blog and if I want to turn my crochet into a business. I'm tempted, because with the fact that I thrift almost all my yarn I think I have an unusual perspective. Honestly, I don't want to turn something I love into something I do for income, however, as I already have that with the day job. The prospect of starting another business at my age is truly daunting as well. So unless our lives and the world changes so drastically that we need the extra income, I will not be crocheting or blogging about it for profit.

Just typing that makes me grin, exactly like Happy Cat.

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