I’m Not Winking at You, I Swear

Over the past few weeks, throughout the wedding planning process, I’ve developed what I’m going to call a “stress wink.” It’s a twitch or a twinge really of my right eye. It only seems to act up when I'm faced with making a decision, and usually in front of a vendor/salesperson. I seriously wonder if it’s coming across as a wink. It’s likely looking like I have some kind of condition. Lovely.

In an attempt to alleviate some of this stress and keep my eye from attracting the wrong kind of attention, I’ve decided to crochet again, and I started working on a snood. I love the style of the 1940s. The hair was just more fabulous back then. I’ve victory rolled my hair on a couple of occasions and it just makes me feel different—in a good way. So I was thinking “what about a wedding snood?” I found a pattern on Ravelry called Perky Snood, which I’ve renamed “Snoo-Snoo-Snoodio” (if that doesn’t put Phil Collins your head, nothing will). I’m a beginner crocheter and this pattern seemed right up my alley. It was easy up until about row 18 when I think I may have misinterpreted something in the pattern. My snood is now oddly misshapen. Sigh. I think I’ll have to take it apart and try again. Luckily, I was able to find another snood pattern I like. This one, despite its name is actually a knit pattern. Maybe I’ll have a bit of better luck with this one.

 

                

I love a snood ...

But not when it looks like this.