And then the laptop misbehaves!
It is now back, not yet fixed, from the tech shop. Just waiting for a new fan so that it does not sound like a jet readying for takeoff when I  turn it on.

I accidentally dropped in to my thrift shop last week. Bad idea, it was 50% off day! And of course there was yarn about. Only 3.75$ for this lot The variegated yarn doesn't look all that nice but it crochets up much better than it looks on the ball. Most of these yarns seem to be size 2 or 3.

 Some has already been transformed into little hats.

 These hats are preemie size. Made with 3.75mm or 4 mm hook.

 And so are these.

These were done on spec after someone mentioned needing hats in  newborn size as future gifts.









Also made a cocoon, in newborn size.

This is two yarns held together, a size 3 and a size 4 with a large hook, probably 9mm.









Two more in much smaller sizes, for donations.

With matching hats. The peach one has buttons for easier access.












And if that isn't enough I found these at a discount store, while innocently buying  shoes to wear at pottery.

Cotton blend, whatever that may be, 6$ for a pound. 3 balls make up each pound of yarn. It looks to be size 3.

Three weeks away from high quality wifi puts a crimp in ones online lifestyle!
But the sun and scenery and general nothing to do was worth it.
In between lying around relaxing I did do a wee bit of crocheting.

Or should I say a bit of wee crocheting. These are more of the preemie hats. I can make 10 to 12 from one 120gm ball of Baby Luv yarn.









I also collected beach glass, and some oyster shells. Now what can I do with those.

Much of the time a hobby serves to separate a person from the rest of the household. And admittedly that is sometimes part of the appeal! No one wants to hang around while the sewing machine drones or chugs away. Pottery needs an entire studio, and I don't have one. So off I go the "the guild" when I want to pot.
Even knitters click and clack quietly as they work. 
But crocheting is quite a peaceful, non assertive occupation. If you pick a simple project and count quietly, you can watch TV, or converse with friends. And the equipment is minimal too. no expensive sewing machine, or free arm quilter. No wheel or kiln.
Just a hook and some yarn and you are off!

Well maybe more than one hook. There are 18 here and I have a few others not in the carrier, including a size 15mm and a couple of old ones so small they have protective covers over the hook end. I have not yet used either of those sizes. The 15mm came in a multi-pack with  8mm, 9mm, and 10mm, and I have used those 3 sizes. This is the second hook carrier I have made. The first held 10 hooks and is now much too small. Still the cost for both was minimal: scrap fabric and a few minutes sewing.

The other essentials are small sharp scissors and a tapestry needle. I lost mine while on holiday in 2013 and found that not every store carries them! I ended up buying one from a kind knitter who ran a yarn store in Oamaru, NZ. She sold me her own needle out of her kit.  I am very careful not to lose it! It has a large eye and works well to weave in any ends I have left over.



A delivery of tiny hats is on its way to equally tiny heads at the RA NICU.

More crocheting, different size.
My daughters' friend is a NICU nurse and suggested I might want to make smaller hats for her patients. Much smaller.
So I did a few and asked if the sizes would do.

The small yellow and aqua hats are the right size. The other two variegated hats  are "average" children's hat sizes, for comparison.
So I whipped up a few more:

 Hard to believe such small hats could fit!

The reference to baking in the title is real, but the problem is if one forgets to take photos right away, there may be nothing left to capture. A hat which has been worn still looks OK in a photo, a pre used muffin, not so much!