Free Ebook at Amazon

Browsing around some groups I belong to on Facebook, I found this link for Crochet Rag Rugs Basic Pattern Collection in Kindle ebook format. I thought that I would share it with you. The price is right--FREE! It is for Kindle, but there is a free converter called Calibre that is available so you can convert it to another format for other book readers.

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (06 May 2013)

Next month is June and many weddings take place in this month. Here's a pattern for a wedding related afghan. There's still time to make one if you plan to gift some newlyweds with an afghan.

Have a great week everyone!




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Freebies for E Readers

For those of you who enjoy reading romance novels, Harlequin offers a selection of free eBooks. They are in E Pub or pdf format but if your e reader uses a different format, you can download calibre to convert it to whatever your device uses. I'm always out for a good deal so I wanted to share this with you too.

Happy reading!

Edited:  Unfortunately, I discovered that for some reason Calibre will not convert these books. You can read them with Adobe Digital Edition Reader for your PC. There are other programs (not free) that you can use to convert these books so they can be read on Kindles but I know nothing about them. Sorry for misleading you, that wasn't my intention. I thought I found a good deal and wanted to share it.

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Looky Here!

A friend of my mil's gave here some yarn odds and ends to give me. No full skeins just some odds and ends to maybe use in granny squares and a couple pieces of plastic canvas that will be nice to use in the brims of newsboy caps that I've wanted to try. The next day mil brought over a giant ball (girth 26.5 inches) of this beautiful metallic gold yarn from her friend! You can see how big it is by looking at the soda can next to it.

This yarn is probably a sport or baby weight yarn. I was thinking that it would be very nice in a shawl. Do you think there is enough? Any pattern suggestions or other ideas of what to do with it?

Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Hugs,
Sharon

If You Use a Kindle--

You may like this site. It has loads of free books. Most of them seem to be written by new authors so if you like what you read then it is beneficial to them to write a nice review. If you don't care for them, then you may still write a review or just delete the book and no biggie because it was free anyway. I rarely buy books for my Kindle because there are so many good ones available for free. I think it is important to note, that many books are free for a short time so before you "check out" make sure that it is still free. I have accidentally paid for a couple books because I got click happy when checking out.  I always love a bargain and thought I'd share this one with you. If you don't have a Kindle, Amazon offers free software so that you can read their books on other devices.

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Hugs...

Christmas Music at No Cost!

Here is some Free Christmas Music from Amazon. I don't know how long this will last so check it out soon.I've been playing loads of Christmas music to get into the spirit of things. Enjoy!

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Links to a Couple Free Crochet Patterns for Kindle Users

As I was scrounging around for free reads to download to my Kindle, I noticed that there were a few crochet patterns. I'm putting them here for anyone else who may be interested. Remember to double-check the price before you hit the purchase button because sometimes they're only free for a limited time.

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B007S27JXY/N50-20/KINDLE/

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B007S1XQAU/F40-20/KINDLE/

If you don't have a kindle, you can get a free app for your computer so you can still get Kindle books.

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern

Here's a pretty afghan pattern that is nice for both Christmas and year round. Hope you enjoy it.

Free Books for Kindle

I've found a couple spots that list free books available for Kindles. I thought I'd share the sites with you because most of us are feeling the pinch of high costs now a days and look for good deals on everything. Here they are:

• eReaderIQ
• Hunt 4 Freebies

Of course, none of the best sellers are there but most of the available books have reviews available that you can read to see if the freebies are your cup o' tea.

Happy reading!

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Added a New Link for a Round(ish) Afghan Pattern

I added a new link today for a roundish throw. You can find the new link under today's date on the page listed at the top of my blog under the header where it says "Links for Free Round Afghan Crochet Patterns"  or you can go directly to the list from here. If you just want to see this one pattern it is here.

Free E-Book Cook Book

Just wanted to post this link so you can get your free cookbook for some copycat recipes for a few chain restaurants like Olive Garden and Paneras. Their version of Olive Garden's Black Tie Mousse Cake sounds delicious!

Famous Restaurant Recipes: Copycat Versions Of America's Favorite Restaurant Dishes

Did You Notice...?

Did you notice that under my blog's header not only do I have a link for a listing of free round(ish) afghan patterns but also for miscellaneous dog items? Under the dog items I also included some free patterns that are for sewing. I need to get off the Internet and stop looking at patterns and MAKE a few of them!

A bit off-topic but since I mentioned that dh hasn't been feeling too well I thought I'd do a quick update. He went to the doctor yesterday and when he complained of chronic headaches with neck pain and that a few days before it was so bad he had wanted to eject his dinner, they prescribed him antibiotics and told him that he had an upper respiratory infection. I don't know that I agree with that since he hasn't had runny nose or sinus congestion. He's back at work today so that is very good.

 Hope your week is going ok.

Free Hat Pattern for Man: "Matt in the Hat"

I was asked for the pattern I used to make my son Matthew a hat. I just winged it but I did write down what I did so I wrote up the pattern for you. Matt is really happy with his hat. Enjoy...

Matt in the Hat:

Materials
ww yarn (not sure how much yarn I used because I started out with less than a full skein and had some left afterwards so it might be safe to start out with a full skein.)
H hook
needle to weave in ends
Stitch marker

Instructions
Rnd 1: Chain 2, and place 6 sc into the 1^st ch. Mark the 1st sc and remember to move the marker as you progress. Work in rounds--you will not be turning. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 dc into each sc. (12 dc)

Rnd 3: 2 dc into each sc.(24 dc)

Rnd 4: *2 dc in the 1^st dc, and 1 dc in the next dc* repeat from * to * for remainder of round. (36 dc)

Rnd 5: *2 dc in the 1^st dc,1 dc in ea of the next 2 dc* Repeat from * to * for remainder of round. (48 dc)

Rnd 6: *2 dc in the 1^st dc, 1 dc in ea of the next 3 dc* Repeat from * to * for remainder of round. (60 dc)

Rnd 7: *2 dc in the 1^st dc, 1 dc in ea of the next 4 dc*, Repeat from * to * for remainder of round. (72 dc)

Rnd 8: *2 dc in the 1^st dc, 1 dc in ea of the next 17dc * for remainder of round (76 dc)

Rnd 9-20: 1 dc in ea of the 76 sts.

Rnd 21 : sc in blo for entire round (76) (this makes the "brim" fold up easier)

Row 22-26: dc in all stitches (76)

Row 27: sc in each dc (76)

Finish off. Voila it is done!

Copyrighted by Sharon Gardner 2010. Do NOT post pattern or photo(s) to other web pages or sell pattern. You may link to pattern. You may make and sell items made from this pattern.

Note: I'm the only one who has made a hat from this pattern so far. If you see any discrepancies please let me know and I will fix the pattern. Thank you very much.

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What Did DH Order Now?!

The old lesson "don't jump to conclusions" came back at me this morning.

Every now and then, dh will get into one of the shopping channels and order some strange things.  So, this morning when I rushed to the door in my robe and the  mailman had a package in his hand I wondered what the heck dh ordered now.  Our sons were having birthdays soon, and Christmas was on the way.  Also dh was having a birthday next month and I thought, "Gee, maybe he bought his own present."

Then I looked at the address label, and lo and behold it was addressed to ME!

Now I know I didn't order anything so what could it be???

It's a roll of paper towels!  Then I remembered that I did a survey concerning different brands and now I'm supposed to use these towels and compare to other brands that I've used.  These will come in handy so it is nice to get a surprise "freebie" in the mail every now and then.

Take care y'all and come back again soon....Hugs.....

ps--It's a good idea not to jump to conclusions but in this case, I had a nice surprise.

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