Insomnia

Ohhhhhh, Insomnia. I haven't seen you for a while! You old bastard, you!

I've come to the conclusion that I'm secretly a little old lady. I don't sleep well, I have bad eyesight, I bake a lot for no reason, I crochet, cross stitch, and now I'm learning to knit. I've decided I'm going to start calling everyone "Deary".
I've been awake for an hour and a half. I've spent just about all of that time looking up crochet patterns. After not having a job since August I'm insanely poor and making gifts is the only way I'll be able to afford Christmas this year. I'm thinking I'll make my nieces (ages 15, 13, and 9) scarf and fingerless glove sets. I can't decide if they'll think they're awesome one of a kind pieces to show off to their friends or embarrassing crap their crazy aunt gave them á la Ralphie Parker ("he looks like a pink nightmare!"). I'm hoping for awesome.

I signed up for a Ravelry account. Even though I have nothing to share with other crocheters. I did find a lot of super cute patterns that were either free or very reasonably priced, though, so definitely worth it.

I'll let you know how it goes with the whole awesome/ crap situation in December.