It's the Circle of Life

I've become fond of crocheting circles lately. I'm not really sure why but I just can't seem to stop. When I've crocheted a big pile of circles it always reminds me of those bins of plastic multi-color diamonds they had at toy stores where you could fill a little baggy full of jewels and then take it to the register to pay for it. I loved it because you got to pick which diamonds you wanted; color, shape, etc. And I also loved it because you got to put your hand in a big treasure chest filled with jewels. Now, looking back on all this I realize just how germ filled that fake plastic chest filled with fake plastic colored diamonds was and it totally grosses me out.

Yarn stores feel like toy stores to me these days. I go in and see all the colors and textures and I become a kid again. A lot of times I'll just buy yarn because I think the colors are pretty, I'll have no idea what I want to make out of the yarn and I never buy the right amount for any specific project but I'll buy some pretty colors and then take them home and go from there. I think that is how the circle craze came to be. I kept buying these pretty colors and then I'd have no idea what I could make with the amount I'd bought so I'd just start making circles with the hopes that it would lead me somewhere.

My latest project is all turquoise circles. It makes me think about how I would only pick specific colors from that treasure chest at the toy store. I would always dig and search for the brightest pinks, the most radiant blues, and the boldest greens.

Hopefully this circle funk I am in will either pass or become the next fashion craze because honestly it's all I seem able to make these days.
-The Snail