Are You Tired of Hearing About The Cabin Yet?

   I find it interesting that worm with the fun hairstyle in the first panel has a thicker upper body.  I ran out of the first skein of the Red Heart Super Saver in 302 Kaleidoscope, but I had some Red Heart Super Saver in 304 Aurora Print near me.  I was feeling lazy and they are both part of the multi color line, so I figured I could just finish that one before getting another skein of the kaleidoscope.  I had noticed that kaleidoscope had bits that were thinner, but I didn't think it was as different as it seems to be.  These are also both back from when Red Heart Super Saver had dye lots, so they have been around a while.

  Speaking of fire, even though we technically weren't.  On the way down to the cabin we saw a semi-truck on fire.  We also saw a lot of dumb people who didn't know how to stay out of the way of emergency vehicles.  There were a lot of emergency vehicles and I hope all the people who were involved in the incident are going to be okay.  Three ambulances, two ladder tricks, two tanker trucks, one heavy duty tow truck, an even more heavy duty tow truck, a truck with a trailer usually used for race cars.  We were stopped for a few hours, but couldn't find any details online at the time.

  We saw some live mice this time.  I went to go check one of the drawers I've seen mouse sign in a few times and saw something weird when I went to open the drawer a little.  A mouse turned to me when I opened it more.  I told her hello and we looked at each other for a bit, neither of us knowing what to do.  I moved the drawer a bit more and it jumped off the back into the one below it.  Since we have at least one house mouse we are going to have to find a collective name for them.  Any mice in my parents' house are named Teeny, and any in my house are called Carrot Cake.  I'm leaning towards Patty for these.

  The next day we gave Steven a tour and saw one more mouse in the far shed and another one climb down from the rafters on the porch.  Bill played around with the mower while the rest of us watched.  There were also a few deer who wondered by at various points of us relaxing.  One was even less than 50 yards from us and while she was unsure of us and left the area, she didn't run away scared.  At one point we had a dotted wolf spider hang out with us for about 3 hours.  We named him Magic Mike because he had legs for days.

  We got lunch at El Charro since we've driven past it so many times and a lot of the other things we looked into were closed.  It was pretty good food.  The ground beef could have used a bit more seasoning but we liked the salsa a lot.  Our last stop before heading home was Smiley's Ice Cream to make sure we were completely stuffed.

  We had brought some card games, but never got around to playing them.  Overall, it was relaxing and exactly what we all needed.

Mainstays Medium Acrylic in Blue Multi

Mainstays Medium Acrylic in Blue Multi 

Overall ratings: 4.3/5 from 123 votes (Ravelry) - 4.5/5 from 28 votes (Walmart)

Average Cost: $2.98

  I saw Bag-O-Day Crochet talking about this yarn on her YouTube channel and while at Walmart for something else, decided to pick up a skein.  It is in the running for the Rainbow Hat Project, so I wanted to try it out.  I don't know why I keep picking yarn with turquoise/teal in it, since it is so hard to photograph.

Way better than Red Heart!!!!

This yarn is way better than Red Heart! This yarn is soft when working. This yarn DOES NOT SPLIT like Red heart does. I absolutely love this yarn and brand! It is a great yarn to begin with. I will be ordering boxes, at least three closed boxes so my son (first project ever!) can make his ginormous Afghan without the thought of “are they still going to make this yarn so I can finish?” Anyone as a true crocheter and knitter knows this pain and scare! If you haven't tried the yarn out, do it! Spend that $2.4?! I'm so glad that I did! It also had great color change too! Perfect for a C2C blanket!

~ Jennifer (two years ago) 5/5 stars

Pattern: Side To Side Ribbed Hat by Sally L.M. - Hook: 5.5 mm

  I had assumed it would be about old Red Heart Super Saver level of acrylic scratchiness because it is cheaper than Super Saver.  I was very wrong though and it is so soft and nice to work with.  I do wish it came in more colors though.  However, it does come in enough solid colors right now to work for the Rainbow Hat Project.

Buy it!!

Perfect yarn -- I love it!! I crochet a lot -- make blankets to donate to children's groups and this yarn is perfect for that. Great quality and great price -- so much better than Red Heart. I've yet to find a skein of this yarn with pieces knotted together, which is a real nuisance -- it pulls easily from the center of the skein. The solid blue and teal yarns coordinate perfectly with the multi blues. I would definitely recommend this yarn.

~ Patty (a month ago) 5/5 stars

Pattern: Lucky Bamboo Hat - Needles: US 8

  I'm really glad that I found Bag-O-Day Crochet and watched her video on this yarn because I know I would never have given it a chance any other way.  I saw on Ravelry that the yarn is discontinued, but I also read somewhere that they had discontinued it in the past and have since brought it back.  Unless something happens between now and when I go to start making rainbow hats, I think this is going to be the yarn I am going to use.