Back in the Groove

Lately, I haven't been feeling like crocheting. I notice that this happens after Christmas is over and I no longer have anyone to create something for. After this past Christmas, I had the baby shower and when that was over, I wanted to crochet but I didn't know what to do. As usual, I spend more time trying to find a pattern that I like and less time to crochet the actual pattern that I found. Now that I am no longer working every day and have some time to crochet in between the applications that I am filling out for a second job, I have created a few things.

I have made a few washcloths:

 The first washcloth I did not use a pattern. When I first started crocheting, I made several washcloths and learned that the square ones are simply count 28-35 chains and use whatever stitch you desire.  Then I found this wonderful,free, pattern for flower washcloths! I wanted to something that wasn't so...bland and this sounded like a great idea. The green one was my first attempt and doesn't really look like a flower to me. I'm not sure what happened but something happened and it looks kinda funky. The purple flower washcloth I liked much better and gave it to my mother-in-law who is using it as a carpet for her china furniture.

To each their own, I suppose.

My second day off, I decided that I was tired of making washcloths and I wanted to try my hand at making bracelets and practicing putting buttons on things. I did not use a pattern for any of the following:

The first bracelet, I chained however many it took to wrap around my wrist 3-4 times. The second, I used a chain and then one row of double crochet. The last one...I am not sure what I did, honestly. But I would love to figure it out again and actually write the pattern because it is my favorite! It looks like the first but it is not just one chain.

Please let me know what you think in the comments below! Have you ever felt the need to make many small projects to get back in the groove of just making things?

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Remember that you are beautiful and well loved.