Today was a very busy day. Sadly there was not much crochet in it. There was yarn, the sorting of and moving of, but no yarn with hook action. Sometimes in the life of a crochet designer and busy mom, the background grunt-work has to take over a day. Even if that day is during National Crochet Month.
I took a little time to relax this evening though and play. Instead of hook and yarn I decided to play with color pencils and my lovely Franklin Habit book “I Dream of Yarn”. This was my first time actually coloring in it. I’ve sat down with it numerous times since acquiring it, just looking at all the lovely drawings has been happy making for me.
But to be honest I have been a bit afraid to put color to them because then they would be done. Or, gasp, I might “ruin” them. Yup, even I have that nasty little voice sometimes that beats me up and tells me I’ll do it “wrong”. Today I told the little voice to pack her bags and go on a long trip. With everything that has been going on for me and my family the past month I needed some soothing coloring time with my buddy Franklin.
I decided to start with this wonderful drawing of lots of people knitting and crocheting. It reminded me a bit of crochet motifs with just the shaping of it, and the wonderful support I have from other yarnie friends from all around the world.
I think this picture will end up being extremely colorful, I want to make each of the little people have different color garments and projects.
If you haven’t gotten into the whole adult coloring book scene I understand. I haven’t been doing a lot of it, I usually want to draw my own pictures to color. But there is something very relaxing about taking a half hour to color a picture that is already there. I enjoy making color choices and playing with how I will texture and shade my colors.
Of course, when the drawings are fun fantastical versions of Franklin’s dreams of yarn (that really could be mine as well, though mine would have loads more crochet hooks) it is even more fun. Afterall, yarn is our common thread.
Mamas2Hands 
I LOVE this coloring book! My daughter would be very jealous of your pencil collection!! 😀
I got them at my local Costco for $9. Thry are pretty good quality and they have got fun names for the colors….Blue Ribbon, La La Lavender, and Nacho Cheese.
I, too, worry about ruining an adult coloring page so I usually make a copy of it and color that. That stops me from stopping myself from the joy of coloring. 🙂
Good to know I’m not alone. I may have to try that.
Oh, where can we get the coloring book???
Hi, Andee! From Amy’s sister in Central NY
Hi Gina!
I ordered my copy on Amazon last May.