a little something new

got home and couldn't sleep. also couldn't contemplate the many colored clappie (though i love how nice the stitches on either side of my ladder rows look. more on that later...) somehow it made random sense to me to try something new, as though that would help me sleep.

i've been getting lots of nudges and supportive pokes to finally try my hand at crochet. a former co-worker taught me a basic stitch, but i promptly forgot it. so i checked out a few videos on youtube and after many failed starts made this little bit:


it's just a tiny little thing, but it's a start!