Year Long Scarf - Update! 6 Months

I've had a daily crochet project going since January 1st that  you may or may not remember.

Here is a link to that post!

Basically, every day from January 1st 2014 to December 31st 2014 I'll be crocheting a line of crochet onto a piece.

I do this in order to create a "scarf" that represents this year. Each day is represented by the color of the sky!

White for overcast (let's face it people.. I used a lot of this and we're only 6 months in. I live in the Pacific Northwest!)

Light blue for partly cloudy

Blue for BLUEBLUEBLUE skies!

Black for thunderstorms/big DARK clouds

Today I'm officially 6 months into this "scarf"

I keep referring to it as a "scarf" because I won't be actually wearing this when I'm done. I'm going to hang it up!

This is a picture of it hung up.

Here is another picture with the months represented (click to see enlarged). I did not do an exact count but this is an approximation. You'll notice in Feb there are different stitched (puff/chain)

Puff stitches (which there are two rows in Feb) represent SNOW! The loose chain that is in the middle represents sleet.

How great is the large chunk of white in April? April showers..... :D

I love this project so far. I don't keep a lot of things because of sentimentality but this will be one I think.

Basically while outside each day I make note of the sky and write it down in my planner. At the end of the week (Sundays) I do all the rows and once a month I take it out and sew in all the tails. I do NOT want to get to December and have to sew in 365 tails. No thank you!

What do you think of my 2014 weather scarf? I was thinking of doing one with emotions. Red for anger, blue for sad.. etc. That would be slightly therapeutic don't you think? Help us acknowledge our feelings on a daily basis.

Thank you SO much for following along!

Herby Easter Eggs

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

I can already smell the ham and deviled eggs. I decided to do a little tutorial for you this year. Shapes on your eggs! Any interest? Well, too late. I waited until the last minute to do this last night. So, you're getting it!

Supplies:
Hard boiled Eggs
Food coloring
Nylons (I used on leg for 7 eggs)
Cups
White vinegar
tiny rubber bands
Herbs/Stickers

Step One: Cut your nylons into 3 inch sections and place an egg inside each.
Step Two: Tie each end off with a tiny rubber band, making sure to twist the nylons until its tight.
Step Three: Pull both ends with rubber bands together, twist, and secure with another rubber band.

Step Four: Lay out your cups (in my case 7)
Step Five: Put a 1/2 cup hot water and 2 tsp of vinegar in each cup
Step Six: Add your dye. There are recipes for certain colors on the box. Or you can find more HERE
Step Seven: Gentle place your eggs in the dye with your tied end facing upward for easy removal.

Step Eight: Let them sit in the cups for five minutes (TIME IT!)
Step Nine: Remove your eggs, cut off the nylons, and remove the herbs. (Don't bother removing the stickers they are fine for now)
Step Ten: LET your eggs SIT. Do not handle them until they are completely dry.

As you may or may not be able to tell I ran out of herbs. What I have here is a weed, shamrock, a weed, another weed, and parsley! I also used oregano but I somehow cut that out of the picture. The 7th item I used was a heart I just cut out of duct tape and put on the egg before submerging it in the dye. :D

Thank you for following along!