Crochet Kate

Hexagon Pieced Star Blanket By Crochet Kate https://crochetkate.blogspot.com/ This hexagon star was really fun to create.  It was nice to work on individual stars and made it seem to go a lot faster than tackling row after row on a blanket.  This is a really nice project to take on the go. I could bring a hook and few small pom-poms with me on vacation and just work on the individual stars without having to pack around an entire blanket.  Besides taking it on trips, I was able to easily work on it just about anywhere.  I made this blanket over the summer. After putting the kids to bed and getting done what I needed in the house, I'd grab a couple pom-poms and my hook and head out the the back yard to sit in a lounge chair. There's something so calming about crocheting stars under the dark sky with my hanging twinkle lights, the comfortable night air, and the sound of crickets to serenade me.   One of my favorite things about workin...

Every super hero has an origin story, right?  Well, I'm pretty far from a super hero, but I do have an origin story.  I'm Crochet Kate, and I have a chronic illness called P.O.T.S. (you can learn more about POTS here: http://mystory.mommycantdance.com/p/what-is-pots.html  or my POTS origin story here http://mystory.mommycantdance.com/p/childrens-book-mommy-cant-dance.html ). I've been home bound and often bed bound for the past three years... It can make anyone go a little stir crazy!  I've had to find a lot of things I can do from bed.  Crochet has been one of the life-saving hobbies I've picked up.  I've made countless hats, blankets, baby booties and baby photo props over the last few years-- and given most of them away without ever taking a picture! (Ack!)  I'm trying to get better about that.  I plan to start photo documenting my creations here. Additionally, I've found that crocheting doesn't take too much brain power for me, but followi...