Golden & Delicious

Something great happened today…wonderful even. I was wondering through the craft store holding two skiens of super soft chunky yarn searching for ½” genuine leather buttons. Brown buttons. For some scarves my mother has been crocheting….. And my sister’s friends have been purchasing. Then- my eyes fell on what could very well be the most beautiful buttons I have ever seen. I could imagine them paired with every single yarn I’ve ever bought. My immediate thought beyond knitting? I MUST buy all of these buttons, take them home with me, and replace all the boring buttons on all my boring clothes! Fist of all, these marvelous little guys were about $4.95.. For two buttons, and buying $40 worth of beautiful deliciousness doesn’t exactly fit into my Nanny-ing budget. Second, and maybe sadly, these buttons wouldn’t better anything I own in my wardrobe at home. So, instead of buying ALL of the buttons …. I bought one package of two. For fear of loving them so much, and thusly never finding that perfect project for them….holding on and holding on until finally they end up in a a zip-lock bag in the bottom of a drawer with all off my other buttons I’ve never used. Just two perfect, wonderful buttons. Two buttons that took me by surprise and inspired me to come home and knit!….and write a blog about them…
So, here they are….

Also, I learned to crochet last night. Mi madre has been crocheting these cozy little neck-warmers out of super bulky Lions Brand yarn. With all of the colors of fall surrounding me (and covering our coffee table…and kitchen table…) in the form of wonderful fibers, and my mediocre knitting skills boring me a bit- I asked my mom to teach me to crochet this neck-warmer. I have, in the past, tried to learn to crochet. Beginning with, what could be easier? A scarf. Well, starting with some gorgeous yarn that I could easily imagine wrapping around my neck in the middle of a not-so-frigid Tennessee Fall, I would begin. Usually looking promising at first. Straight edges, even number of stitches…..until an hour or so later it more closely resembled a pile of dead leaves rather than a luscious , warm and cozy scarf. That would usually be my attempt for the year. Maybe next Fall Mom, thanks for trying. Well, not this time. My brain actually absorbed the stitches she showed…though, I am somewhat ashamed of the fact I don’t remember the names of said stitches…one was a Post Stitch maybe….
Anyway, completion! I even made another today, all on my own while sitting little William.
So here they are…