{"id":173,"date":"2024-08-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2024-08-12T05:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T05:02:59","slug":"crafting-joy-for-my-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/crafting-joy-for-my-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafting Joy for My Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e3cc666f-5926-4571-bca9-60c343435359.png\" alt=\"Belle crocheting outside while her cat Bandit sits under her chair\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e3cc666f-5926-4571-bca9-60c343435359.png 768w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e3cc666f-5926-4571-bca9-60c343435359-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Yesterday was my birthday, and I chose to celebrate it by relaxing at home with my husband and our cats. I have been busy crocheting a few gifts for people and KC Chiefs-inspired accessories for my online store, (<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bellescrafting.com\">shop.bellescrafting.com<\/a>) so I decided to pick a new crochet project for myself.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">First, I sat outside on our patio to enjoy the beautiful morning. Listening to nature is so relaxing to me. Birds were chirping, I could hear the train whistle in the distance, and could even hear it going down the tracks. The melodic sound of the wind chimes added to the morning symphony.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/c13c3d91-6817-433c-9f2b-eab5b5e474ec.png\" alt=\"Belle looking over her shoulder with her cat Honey sitting on a grill behind her\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/c13c3d91-6817-433c-9f2b-eab5b5e474ec.png 1024w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/c13c3d91-6817-433c-9f2b-eab5b5e474ec-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/c13c3d91-6817-433c-9f2b-eab5b5e474ec-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/c13c3d91-6817-433c-9f2b-eab5b5e474ec-982x737.png 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew I wanted something I\u2019d use and that would be a pretty quick project to make. After getting some encouragement from my cat, Honey, I found a project bag just waiting for me in my yarn stash!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994-768x1024.png\" alt=\"A Project Baaaag that included an infinity scarf pattern, a skein of yarn and a crochet hook\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994-982x1309.png 982w, https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5994.png 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what was in this super cute project bag. One skein of Expression Fiber Arts Superwash Dewy DK yarn in the color Glass Blue. It is 70% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon, 10% Silk; the pattern for the Beginner\u2019s Crochet Infinity Scarf; a US Size G (4.00 mm) crochet hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will update you when I have finished this project and will provide you with details on making this beautiful Infinity Scarf. Thanks for spending time with me today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time,<br>~ Belle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was my birthday, and I chose to celebrate it by relaxing at home with my husband and our cats. I have been busy crocheting a few gifts for people and KC Chiefs-inspired accessories for my online store, (shop.bellescrafting.com) so I decided to pick a new crochet project for myself. First, I sat outside on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/crafting-joy-for-my-birthday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Crafting Joy for My Birthday<\/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-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","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=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellescrafting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}