{"id":1686,"date":"2023-10-10T20:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2023-10-10T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:54:01","slug":"lost-at-yarn-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/lost-at-yarn-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost at yarn chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1689\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" src=\"http:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OutofYarn-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OutofYarn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OutofYarn.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost enough to make a hat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A little of this and a little of that&#8230; that phrase can be associated with recipes, or crafting.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, I&#8217;ve been matching up different oddballs to branch out from using a color with a neutral but by putting two colors together or two neutrals together. To kick off fall, I just started playing with color, which was also several rounds of yarn chicken since I had a limited amount of yarn to work with for the projects.<\/p>\n<p>There are things I could have done to get an estimate of how much yarn I had, but weighing or measuring seemed too much like right. Instead, I tried to wing it. For three of four projects that worked exceptionally well. However in the fourth, when I thought I had enough to make a hat, I lost at yarn chicken. Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t have any yarn of the same color, since the two yarns are ones I don&#8217;t generally buy, and they were 3 weight, and I usually work with 4 weight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1688\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1688 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Match-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Match-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Match.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This looks close enough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once I ran out of yarn, I looked in my stash to see if there was something complimentary that could be used to complete the hat. I found a little of a darker brown yarn than I used and some multicolored yarn that were the closest contenders. I opted for the multi colored yarn to add a subtle shift for the brim.<\/p>\n<p>Plan your project and purchase enough yarn. This is what I do when I plan a project ahead of time. Now with my burgeoning stash of leftover odds and ends, I take my chances and see what happens. Basically, I&#8217;m making it up as I go along. Using up leftovers keeps the craft fun, though this method can be a little nerve-wracking or anxiety filled for the more timid. For me, it&#8217;s exciting to see what will happen or if I need to adapt the pattern as I go. Another bonus is that this method of using an unknown amount of leftover yarn definitely generates one of a kind, unique items.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1687\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1687\" src=\"http:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Finalproduct-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Completed hat with shades of brown, greige and a little extra\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Finalproduct-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Finalproduct.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The finished project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Take a chance and play a little yarn chicken&#8230; it&#8217;s not for the timid. Just remember, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but you have to play to win.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Happy crocheting!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little of this and a little of that&#8230; that phrase can be associated with recipes, or crafting. In my case, I&#8217;ve been matching up different oddballs to branch out from using a color with a neutral but by putting two colors together or two neutrals together. To kick off fall, I just started playing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1686"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1694,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions\/1694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochetmaven.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}