Don't Judge a Yarn by Its Color

Ever have one of those single skeins of yarn sitting around that you don’t have a clue where it came from, why you would buy “that” color or why you only have one of them? I have had this skein of “Bright Yellow” from Red Heart sitting on top of my entertainment center and staring at me for what feels like months. I’m sure that it hasn’t been quite that long, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how it got there. The more I stared at it the harder I thought about what in the world I could do with it.

What in the world kind of project can one do with a day-glow yellow single skein of yarn? Surely I could not put it into an afghan and one skein sure would make a LOT of slippers…hmmmm what to do? What to do? What to do?

Light-bulb!!! Who do bright colors remind me of? CHILDREN!! And lucky me just happens to have a 3 year old whooo hooooo! I couldn’t quite find the type of skirt I was looking for so I made up this pattern by increasing the rounds until I was happy with the flare. The tank top I actually found on a website and I liked the shells on it so much I decided to make the skirt match by adding shells to the bottom. I LOVE the final outfit! It is so bright and sun-shiny and my daughter looks just adorable in it (she is anti camera at the moment or I would have a picture of the outfit on her)

I never would have guessed that this shocking yellow would turn into such a cute final outfit. Just goes to show, you can never judge a yarn by its color :)

Pomp-a-doodle-doooo!

Have you seen this crazy fun new yarn that Red Heart has? It is called pomp-a-doodle and basically it looks like a bunch of little pom-poms on a string. It is great for making cute scarves and they work really fast too. I picked up this pattern by regaining my sanity hanging out at a wonderful yarn store in Carefree, AZ on a Saturday with my cousin. The ladies at the store were actually using a slightly different yarn but the resulting scarf is pretty much the same.

Pomp-a-doodle Scarf:
First, tie a knot in the end of the yarn. It unravels quickly and if you skip this step you will lose your final project. Skip the first pom and then make your starting slip stitch around your hook. Chain 2 more times then count past 3 more poms. Chain 3 again. Repeat until scarf is approximately 7 feet long. To finish, pull the last pom though the chain, cut and knot tightly. You should be able to get 2 scarves out of one skein.
(The first time I did this I used the whole skein and wound up with a scarf long enough for Big Foot)

These make great gifts :)

Happy crafting everyone!