Addicted to patterns much?

yeah..I am..I really really am!!  I have a binder that I've been printing off patterns and loading them in...and it's too full!!! I can't fit anything else in it!

 

  

I didn't of course let that stop me from shopping Etsy this past week though *blush*  It was my first time to shop Etsy, and I was nervous..because if it was anything like Ebay (which thankfully it was NOT!!) I was in for bad customer service, rude people, bad orders, etc.  Thank goodness that is NOT what I got!  But man, when you search CROCHET PATTERNS on Etsy, you get over 2000 results! and that's just for the most RECENT results (as in usually the last 3-4 days!) and holy moly, talk about some goodies!! There  is enough adorable baby stuff in there to make my uterus-free body yearn for another baby...then my 2 would run in the room fighting and screaming and that would take care of that! lol Plus, I have friends with babies..I can crochet for them, and charities, and not have to do the whole up all night and spit up thing all over again ;) (HUGE BONUS!) 

So I found some seriously GORGEOUS patterns!! and some GREAT customer service! My friend Tish found these adorable patterns on Etsy at the same time I had a few of the same ones in my cart (funky coincidence!) she bought hers a couple days before I did, because I HAVE to shop around..I have to be sure that these are what I want..and you know what? I didn't find anything I loved as much as what I found in this one shop...You should totally check them out.... KNOT*SEW*CUTE!!!  (isnt that name adorable?!) on Etsy!  They have some of the best patterns...I know, I bought 6 of them ;) LOL  Well, technically 5, because you buy 5, you get the 6th free..how awesome right?!  I picked up the Double Twist Cowl, Sunset Mobius, Never Ending Scarf, Elegant Evening Shawl, A Touch of Africa Shoulder Bag & All Seasons Scarf.  I can't wait to get started on these patterns, (though some are above my skill level for sure), I've even ordered the yarn already! Kim & Tara have such awesome customer service! They had my patterns to my shortly after I ordered them (less than 1.5 hours!) and I ordered them at 10:40pm CST! (Maybe they are night-owls like me?) lol 

Anywho, I also wanted to let y'all know that Kim & Tara of Knot*Sew*Cute are hosting a giveaway this weekend! First place gets 3 patterns (of your choice) from their store, 2nd place gets 2 patterns from their store, and 3rd gets 1 pattern from their store.  So hop on over to their blog, leave a comment, post on your facebook/blog/where ever and leave another comment and get 2 chances to win! :)  Good luck & Many Blessings!

Hiya!

So..a little about me and what I'm doing here...

My name is Beth..obviously..and my life is..well..chaotic..that explains the blog name, right?  I'm a 29yr old married mama of 2 (5 yr old daughter & 3yr old son). We live in the middle of nowhere in Central Texas, with our 7 dogs & 1 cat.  My husband is a manager in a mechanic/tire shop, and works a lot of hours, so I have a lot of time to fill!  I love to read, listen to music, digital scrapbook, and now, crochet! I tried to learn to knit when I was pregnant with my daughter, but it didnt take too well! My friend, Tish, started crocheting awhile back, and was always always talking about it, and pinning things on Pinterest, and she got me interested, and next thing you know, here I am!  I made scarves for my daughter, niece and nephew for Christmas, and have a hat in progress for my daughter currently...and a binder and a folder on my computer FULL of patterns I want to try!!!

Here are a few photos of the scarves I made & the hat in progress:

   

Both of these scarves are I Love This Yarn (my favorite yarn) from Hobby Lobby. The left is Beth's Garden (a combination of all of my daughters favorite colors, with MY name in it...I HAD to get it, right?!?!), the right is Sea Blue.

For this scarf I used Caron One Pound from Joann's in Soft Pink. (I won't use it again..it was not to my taste as far as softness goes..and felt icky while working with it.)  I did not use a pattern for any of these scarves, I just did single crochet, and did them to a thickness I thought was appropriate for the size of each child.

My daughter couldn't decide if she wanted pink or purple...so she's getting both! ;)  I'm using Vanna's Choice Rose Mist & Purple Mist.  This is the pattern I am using Quick Fix by Vallieskids.  It would be really fast & easy, but I can't seem to sit down and actually work on it without being interrupted 3094763097 times! Right now would be the perfect time to work on it, but my dogs actually will not leave me alone! I have one practically in my lap, and another is laying on my feet, and every few minutes one of them is upset with me about something or another and is moving around.  Unfortunately, the coyotes are being very loud tonight, so everytime they start to howl, both of them jump up barking, which is NOT helpful when I'm trying to crochet..my yarn is VERY tangled from Maddie getting tangled in both balls and sending them flying across the room earlier...and it took me about 20 minutes to find my crochet hook..which was behind the t.v. LOL

Well, I think that's it for tonight, it is almost 2am and I have no idea how it got to be this late...again!! But I have to get up early to get my daughter on the bus :(  We get up at 530 am :( and she has to be out at the bus stop at 6am to be on the bus at 610. Oh the joys of country living!

I hope everyone has a great day!!  Many Blessings!