{"id":168,"date":"2024-08-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2024-08-04T20:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:02:00","slug":"crocheting-in-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/crocheting-in-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocheting in the Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white cat with a Chiefs inspired crocheted hat on in the sun\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986-982x737.jpg 982w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0986.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the summer sun blazing hot, do you feel like crocheting a heavy blanket or sweater? Speaking for myself, I do not! I\u2019m sure most of you have experienced some intense heat this summer, here in the Midwest we\u2019ve had numerous heat advisories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it\u2019s hot outside, I still need to crochet daily. It\u2019s a part of my daily self-care, something I do for myself even if the resulting product may be for someone else. As I mentioned in a <a href=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/crochet-cats-and-relaxation\/\">previous post<\/a>, it\u2019s how I relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome Chiefs sign surrounded by handmade crochet Chiefs inspired items\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-1536x1281.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253-982x819.jpg 982w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1253.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I opened my online shop (<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bellescrafting.com\">shop.bellescrafting.com<\/a>) in July, I have been crocheting a lot of smaller projects. These are great to work on any time of year, but they are wonderful when it\u2019s hot. Easy-to-carry portable projects that can be worked on inside or outside are great since you might be able to enjoy the cool morning outside before moving back indoors out of the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know all my readers aren\u2019t crocheters, but I bet most of you are creators of something. How do you keep inspired to create during the hot, summer months? Do you use brighter colors? Do you choose a vacation theme like lakes or beaches? Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~Belle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the summer sun blazing hot, do you feel like crocheting a heavy blanket or sweater? Speaking for myself, I do not! I\u2019m sure most of you have experienced some intense heat this summer, here in the Midwest we\u2019ve had numerous heat advisories. Even though it\u2019s hot outside, I still need to crochet daily. It\u2019s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/crocheting-in-the-heat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Crocheting in the Heat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}