About Me

Hello everyone!  I wanted to introduce myself.  I have been blogging on the small scale for a few years now, but never got the time to really blog about myself.  First off, my name is Sarah McHatton.  I am born and raised as a southern girl with a northerner for a father.  I have a clash of North and South in me that makes me unique!  I've spent most of my life in wonderful East TN between mountains and city life.  I have always been particularly close with the mountains.  There has always been something about the clouds rolling over the peaks, mist covering the valley floor shrouding me, and the glimpse of wild animals that grounded me to the Earth in this very spot.

(East TN Mountains - Winter 2012)

I have traveled in parts of the U.S. and lived in California and Virginia.  Desert and beach - sand to sand.  Although they were wonderful places with their individual uniqueness, they were never truly home.  How can I say it?  The mountains are renewing to me - despite the occasional frustration brought on by visitors.  So...here I am...30 years old and living back at my roots and defying the phrase: You can never return home.  This girl has!

Crafting and creativity is as much a part of me as the mountains I reside in.  There is not a day that goes by that I do not find myself thinking of how to improve something, a story to write, or a project to complete.  I am currently going to school for a BA in English to fulfill my dream of being a published writer.  In the midst of all my creativity, I attempt to try new techniques and focus on what my dreams are.

My favorite hobby and the one that will probably grace this blog the most is crochet.  I was taught by my step-mother who was into crocheting herself.  My first ever project was something that I find (as a veteran) to be difficult - an elephant.  For some reason, I chose green yarn with variegated pink/purple/blue.  Perhaps it would rival the pink elephants on parade!  But I accomplished it.  It is put away in a box as my first ever project.  That was 14 years ago.

On and off in the last 14 years, I have put away crochet and focused on other things like gaming (LOVE it) and my writing.  For a while it was painting.  But I always return to crochet.  In the last few years, I went from not selling crochet, to selling crochet, and now to pattern design.  I never thought I would be at that point, but it suits me.  I have never been one for a "typical" job.  9 to 5 for me equals random hours when inspiration hits.  And it suits me well!

I would like to thank you for your support and your continued readership of this blog.  2014 looks like a good year for me and my goals have been written down.