And now for something completely different...

Yes, that is crochet. Just to recap, back in October/November sometime when we first found out we were moving (it's all a blur really - I went from October straight to March) I got a catalog from Garnet Hill and I saw this throw. I couldn't get it out of my head.

Now anyone who lived through the 70's saw crochet at it's scariest, but I was doubly traumatized because it was all done in acrylic. I am allergic to acrylic - seriously, I get a rash in 30 minutes. So when a great aunt lovingly crocheted me an afghan, I ended up with an itchy rash. It was really quite enough to put me off crochet for the rest of my life. (Before I start getting hate comments from lovers of crochet let me again point out: the 1970's and a rash - it's not personally against you, it's my own personal childhood trauma.)

So, the throw stuck in my head but what with the staging of our house in VA, getting it on the market, house hunting in TX, buying the house and moving to TX, there was just no time for me to really mess with the crochet. I did pick up the Visual Quick Tips Crochet book (there's a big one too, I got the pocket one) and later got the Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs. I haven't gotten any yarn yet and only played around with the little hexagon you see there in some leftover sock yarn. I clearly have to figure out how to handle the yarn ends but I'm thinking more and more about ordering some yarn to do my own crocheted throw. I haven't yet decided what yarn I want to use, but I know I want a fingering weight wool that comes in a decent range of solid colors (the outside ring of the hexagon above is Louet Gems Merino in Fingering weight and that might be the yarn I use). Anyone have any other yarn suggestions that will fit the bill?