Another eye-balled pattern. This is the first hat I've made in a very long time!

AVOCADO UPDATE

This is Avocadee and its leaves are getting BIGGER!

Avacado's leaves are still petite, but they've hardened and have that mature-leaf-feel to them. I'm still thinking of pruning it to 6 inches ....

This is Egg, the youngest but largest seed of the Avocado bundle. Its leaves are just beginning to split!

I think Egg is going to have 3 dominant leaves like its big sister, Avacado. You can also see the white fuzzy hairs covering the plant. All of my avocado plants had this fuzz at this stage of their lives, so this is completely normal. They probably won't lose this fuzz until they grow their first true green leaves.

Christmas Crochet

If you want help or want to know how to crochet a hat, just ask.

I believe I have a bigger purpose.

Yarn

I got my yarn back from the storage. Hopefully, I will be able to make more hats next week. I've been extremely busy with school and all, that I've hardly had any time for my favorite hobbies. It's been quite a while since my last hat anyway.

Introducing, my Avocado plants!

WINTER BREAK IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER WOOT WOOT!!

Since I haven't been keeping up with my crocheting, I figured I should post about what I've been growing in the past 5 months (wow, it's been that long).

This year in late August, I decided I was going to grow an avocado pit because why not. I looked up on the internet for tips and tricks on how to grow these things, and by the next day, I kinda felt like I was ready to be an avocado parent. On my first try, I used a seed from a really....really.......reeeaaaaaallllllyyyy old avocado from my fridge and hoped for the best. I did everything from peeling the brown skin off of it to changing the water every week and hoped I would see something exciting too. Then I waited. And waited. And waited until, OH LOOK! Nothing happened. A few weeks after I planted my first seed, I decided to plant another one but this time I didn't peel the skin or anything. I just stuck 3 toothpicks in the side and set it in some water, thinking nothing would happen anyway. A few more weeks go by, and I finally see something happen. My second planted avocado began to germinate, or split open!!!

It was such a big deal at the time. Avocado tree's don't grow the same way smaller seeds do like pinto beans or other fruiting seeds. It takes a lot longer for these seeds to germinate and they will only do so if they feel like they're in the right growing conditions. At least that's what I've learned from having my first 2. 

After about a month, my germinated seed began to grow a small stub of a root, and I couldn't help but feel proud of my accident. I threw out the first one because, by the time the germinated one grew roots, it was still a crack-less pit.

There's something about watching plants grow that makes you want to look forward to the next day just so you can see how much they've grown. After about a few more weeks, my avocado plant, of which I named Avacado, grew taller and taller and even grew a few leaves. They were so soft and fragile. I remember waking up every morning early enough to catch Avacado perking up in the morning sun. Avacado was just a month old and small and fragile. Now she's over 5 months old and still pushing through the chilly winter.

Between those 5 months, I've grown 3 more avocado seeds. On my 3rd avocado, I let it grow in a bag to promote faster germination. This one came from my friend when she gave it to me on the bus. I said I would take care of it for her unless she wants it back, and ever since then, I've been updating her about Avocadee, what she named it, and how much he's been growing. After about a month and a half, it grew a stem bright green stem and 5 big beautiful leaves. It's thriving a lot more than Avacado that's for sure.

So, enough about what happened and let's look at some pictures. I will post some pictures of my plants from the beginning of Avacado to now, and that's that.

So here they are now!

I apologize in advance for not having an HD 1000 DOUBLE FEATURE camera that takes Internet worthy pictures the internet loves so much.

Avacado (left) and Avocadee (right)

See how big Avocadee's (right) leaves are compared to Avacado (left)?

These are all photos that were taken this evening. There are more on the way. Eventually, I will post a whole album of my avocado's plant's growth soon!

Junior year

Howdy friends!

Junior year has now begun, and I'm already exhausted from school. I might have to put a hold on crocheting for now, but once I get inspired, I'll post something cool. Check out my English blog if you're interested in my writing, which would probably be nobody because no one looks at this blog.

Also, make sure to stay in touch with my PINTEREST PAGE! I post nice interesting things there.

School starts in a week!