crafting - upcoming crochet project

So remember when I said I wasn't as crafty as my friend Pinds?  Yeah, the statement still applies, but remember in that same post I said I was going to try to actually complete at least one project this year?  I'm actually on my way to following through.  Yay!  Right now I'm working on a much over due baby blanket for Ari.  It isn't pretty, the stitches are not exactly even, but you know what?  I'm almost done.  I have no idea why this crocheting thing is working better for me then the knitting thing, but hey I'll roll with it.  I started crocheting Ari's blanket about 3 weeks ago, I'm now on my third skein of yarn and the blanket is almost the right size.  Basically I just picked up the old yarn I had for the ill-fated knitted blanket and started crocheting in a simple shell pattern, there really wasn't much of a plan except for "I'll see how this looks after a bit".  So skein number three is well underway and I don't feel like ripping it all out nor am I completely embarrassed by it which to me is a sign of success!

The success with Ari's blanket has lead me to believe that I could take on an actual legit project.  Just in case I eff it up royally, I'm not going to show you what the finished product is supposed to look like, but I'm super excited about the yarn I purchased for the project, so I will share that.  The pattern called for particular colors in the Lion brand Wool-Ease line that no longer exist, so I drug John & Ari to JoAnn's with me to help find the colors needed in a different brand.  John was a good sport and helped me pick out the colors that best matched the pattern, without complaint (or at least he didn't complain out loud).  Aren't the colors pretty?