Boo Boo Archive - haekelmonster

(Again) I ran out of yarn. Though three skeins are on their way they didn’t get here yet. And I would so much love to work on the sock yarn blanket I started crocheting the other day. It’s inspired by Tamara’s „Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket“ (I changed the pattern slightly though by crocheting sc rather than dc) but less colorful.

bobbly blanket haekelmonster.com — This is how far it got last week; even the back is nice

However, how do you spend a Sunday when running out of yarn?! Here’s what I did:

I read and admired every single article Natasja over at crochetime posted and tagged with Ta-daah! to realize I am still a crochet debutante …

After learning that there have been tornados again in the US, I surfed the net, trying to find out about Hannah’s hometown and whether they were hit again. (Looks like they were not).

I ironed 22 shirts. 20 for the man, one for me, and one for the boy (feel like wonder woman now 🙂 )

We had tea and cake to celebrate Boo Boo’s 3^rd birthday. (Boo Boo is the first crochet monster I have ever made).

Later today, we’ll be watching the German Basketball Playoffs on TV.

All through the day it has been pouring rain. (No complaints here – I much rather have rain than a tornado). The boy is bored, still in his PJs, grumbling that time goes too slow. The man should know today’s newspaper by heart after hiding behind it for hours. In short: a very lazy Sunday.

What have you been up to?

The whole monster story started back in 2010. The kid spotted one in a shop window and immediately wanted it – really wanted it. It was sewn, with a zipper for a mouth, and next to it was a little note explaining that this creature’s job was to gobble up children’s worries and sorrows. What surprised me most was how strongly he reacted. He’d never been interested in stuffed animals before – not even as a baby. Suddenly he would not let go of the idea of this “boo boo doll.”

So I improvised.

Since I don’t sew, I bought some cheap cotton yarn in whatever colors I could find (not exactly pretty ones, but it didn’t matter) and started to crochet. Long story short – the kid couldn’t have cared less about the colors. Before I had woven in the last thread, Boo Boo was claimed, carried upstairs, and instantly became part of the family. To this day, he won’t go to bed without him. Boo Boo is held close all night, comes along for sleepovers, and even joins us downstairs for breakfast.

And he really did take his job seriously. Whenever there was a worry, the kid would write it down and feed the little note into the toy’s mouth. Sometimes it took a while – especially with bigger worries, like when my dad was in the hospital – but somehow, Boo Boo always managed in the end. Every worry, sooner or later, found a way to a happy ending.

If you’re curious about the original version we saw in that shop window back then, try searching for “Sorgenfresser.”

Schlagwort: Boo Boo

Very lazy Sunday

The Boo Boo