Shrugs, Boleros, and Sweaters, Oh My...

I have been slowly trying to make more wearables for myself. I think the biggest thing(s) is(are): I am afraid I will fail, it will not come out the wrong size, look stupid on me, I won't feel comfortable wearing it... (sigh) Last night I spent probably an hour and a half looking through every crocheted sweater on Ravelry. I found a couple cute patterns I printed out: Ashlar Crochet Cardigan and Crochet Tie Top Front Then today I found another cute one I liked at Crochetville, I believe: Chevron Lace Cardigan Well I don't have enough money (no money at all, actually) to go buy the yarn to do any of these. So I tried to think what I had. Then I remembered five skeins of Lion Brand Microspun I bought (when we lived in Colorado, still~ that's how long I've had it). I had been going through all my magazines and printed patterns, and finally decided on the Short Sleeved Bolero pattern I have also had forever but never made... I am getting brave (?) enough and wanting enough to make things for myself so it is really fun, now. Not that it wasn't fun making all the above shrugs and boleros! I think I was just apprenhensive about the whole thing...

This is one I bought at Target a few years ago. (It is a maternity shrug, too~ Can you believe it? Maybe for someone who is teeny tiny when they are pregnant~~ I wasn't!!) I got it to try and copy another one from. But upon closer look when I got home, I noticed it is knitted, not crocheted. (I am not far enough along/experienced enough to do that with knitting!)

Here is my bolero so far!!:

I am excited. While I was crocheting I was thinking of other sweaters I wanted to do/colors I should do them in. I found one I really liked at Crochetville that I am totally going to hunt down the book so I can make one: Wraparound Sweater, from Readers Digest Big Book of Weekend Crochet. I found it on Amazon. I am going to order it soon. :P Then I remembered more yarn I had bought to make a sweater from a book I also bought with the yarn (to make the sweater in the book with). So I will have enough to keep me busy for a while. If only I could just finish my Central Park Hoodie. (I might finish it by the time I would wear it again, next fall....) I also have two balls (1000 yards each) of white size 10 crochet cotton I could make a shrug or bolero with. :P

Well have a Great Monday everyone. Going to go crochet some more!