Something Dangerous Going On...

I've been thinking! Yep, things get dangerous when I do that. I'm going to have a giveaway here when my blog hits 100 followers. I have some vintage patterns that I'll never use so I've been thinking about giving away one of them and a new pair of the slippers that I love to make--all for 1 lucky winner. So, y'all tell your friends to follow and when this blog hits 100 followers I'll tell you how we're going to do it.

Edited to add--You will have a choice of slippers for a man or woman.

Leftover Yarn Slippers

Just wanted to show you the slippers I made out of leftover yarns. Seems like I've worn out a few pair this past winter and I needed more so these will work out fine.

Have a nice weekend!


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Curly-Q Scarf

I needed a quick project to boost my lagging crochet mojo. I made this scarf last night as I sat in my kitchen listening to my Kindle read a book to me.  I'll be back into the squares for the toddler 'ghan. I love that pattern now that I've figured it out. Seems like working with basic squares and different colors can result in unique afghans.  Anyway, here's the picture of the scarf I made:

Pattern Has Error!

Darn pattern I'm using to make the toddler 'ghan has a couple errors in it! I'm matching up my stitches and sewing the pieces together and the darned stitches aren't matching up!

After making and joining the first 5 granny squares the pattern says to do 7 rounds but that doesn't work so I had to do 6. Supposedly this situation happens again after the 2nd set of grannies are sewn on. That's where I'm at now so I'll let you know later if I had the problem again. I wasn't going to give the link to the pattern until I was finished but I'll give the link anyway in case someone is making this and running into the same problems. Here's the link.

I can't really blame my slowness on the pattern alone--whenever I work with squares I get slow. Afghans made from squares are one of my favorites to have, just not to make. :)

Anyway, here's the progress I'm made--

I need to get some confidence in myself that when a pattern isn't working out that it might be the pattern and not me. If I can't do that then I need to google for problems before I start frogging the 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) time.

The colors are purple and gold for a young Minnesota Vikings fan.

Hope y'all are having some nice weather like we are (low 80s) and having a great week!

Hugs to all my family and friends....


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Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (12 March 2012)

Here is an interesting pattern for a shopping bag. It is so neat that the top of the bag tucks into the bottom of the bag all nice and neat then you can pop it in your purse and have it handy for shopping trips. Enjoy y'all!

When it Grows up--

It'll be a shawl!

I almost always work on 2 projects at a time. The yarn I'm using is Carons Dazzleaire that I found at Dollar Tree so it was a real steal bargain.  Anyway this shawl I'm making is reminiscent of the shawls many of us wore back in the 70s. I don't have a pattern as such for this but rather some notes I copied and saved quite a few years ago (from a posting somewhere) from a lady who made similar shawls.

I'm still working on my squares for the toddler-sized blanket I'm making and it's my #1 priority right now.

Well, It's My Birthday...

It's my birthday now that the clock has inched past midnight. I'm now (gasp, choke) 55 and that means I'm eligible for senior discounts at a few more places lol! Hubby gave me a choice for my birthday present--new 6 panel doors on the bathroom and linen closet or a Kindle Fire. I chose the doors because I have been waiting for them for more than a few years. Last year hubby decided he was going to retire and we would live off of his military retirement check so things have been tight and our little home improvement projects have slowed way down and so I decided that it was less selfish of me to have the money spent on the house and then it would be for something just for me. I have saved almost half of what I need for a Kindle Fire in gift cards anyway.

Back to my birthday stuff. I was the oldest granddaughter in my  mom's family and I was born on my grandma's birthday. Grandma was one special lady--very spiritual and full of love for her family. Here's an old picture of my grandmother, grandfather, my siblings and 4-eyed me on one of our joint birthdays.

Have a great day everyone!

Slow Going...

I'm working on a toddler sized afghan. My inspiration was a baby blanket pattern that I'll be enlarging a bit. Squares, squares, squares--how I love thee but how I loathe sewing your ends in! Here's my status as of today:

I'm sewing the ends in as I go along; it makes it slow but in the end I won't be faced with a gazillion of them.

I'm not going to post the pattern until I'm finished because I want to keep "the big picture" a surprise until the end.

Take care everyone and have a great week!

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Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (05 March 2012)

Here's this week's link to a free crochet pattern. It is for a soap holder. Has anyone used one of these? What do you think about them? I haven't used one but I like the idea of making one and using up all the small scraps of soap.

Have a great day!

Soft Yellow Baby Blanket

Last night I finished this sweet little baby blanket. I saw a picture of a similar baby blanket and I thought, "I don't even need a pattern to make one something like this." So I made my own version. Baby blankets seem to be my thing lately. I started another one last night and I think  I'm going to make it a little bit larger so that it will work through the toddler stage too.

Wishing everyone a blessed day...

I'm Late With Link to Monday's Free Pattern

Here's a link to Monday's free pattern. I'm so slow but I guess it's better late than never. :)

Enjoy!

Sunday's Projects

Today, or I should say yesterday, I finished one pair of slippers that had become a ufo (in the bottom of a basket) and also made another pair. The ufo pair, was a super-sized pair for a man.  These seem to take a lot longer than a ladies pair of slippers. Here's a look at them:

These slippers are made out of 1 strand of brown and 1 strand of navy blue yarn.

The next pair of slippers are sized for a woman. They are made out of 2 strands of light purple but they are slightly different colors. I  made a flower for the front of these and here they are:

I started another baby blanket but since it has a lot of granny squares, my C.A.D.D. started kicking in after weaving the ends in on the 1st few squares. I'll work on it between projects so I don't get burned out with it.

Hope y'all had a nice weekend and I'm wishing you a great week. Hugs...

Just Wondering...

I went to a blog and the blogger offered some very nice patterns for free. Now, why would this blogger not allow you to copy and paste pattern into a blank document, nor offer a pdf? Am I supposed to sit in front of my computer as I crochet? I don't mean to be a whiner, I just don't get it.

Baby Blanket Finished

I finished another crochet project today. I made a baby blanket. It's made from yarn in my stash. The main color is a creamy white and the rest is an aqua color and a variegated color that has blues, tans and greens in it, kind of reminds me of the ocean. Anyway, it is just a giant granny square with a simple picot edging. Here's the pictures of it:

Hope y'all are having a great weekend. Hugs to all...

I Am Amazed....

The designer of the pepperoni pizza scarf I just finished sells hers for $140!
I think I like mine just as well made out of my stash yarn!

I just had to post this because I am in shock at how much she is charging!

Traditional Winter Hat for Youngster

I was perusing some pattern books that I've had for eons and decided to make something from one of them. This is a kid's hat (comes in adult size too) that I decided to make. It is made out of double strands of worsted weight so it is quite thick when finished. I know that it will keep some youngster's ears toasty warm.

The hat is part of a set that includes a scarf and matching mittens. I didn't have enough coordinating yarn to make all 3 so I decided to make just the hat. It was very easy to make. This is the book that also has the pattern for my favorite slippers. Here's a picture of the book:

I started a baby blanket today. I think I have my CADD (crochet attention deficit disorder) under control at the moment and hope to stay in a productive mode.

Guess this is it for now. Take care everyone...

The Funny, Goofy Project is Done--Finally

Here's the reveal for the funny project I was working on but ran into a problem with. It's a pizza scarf! I got the pattern from Twinkie Chan's book Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies 20 Yummy Treats to Wear.

It was very easy with the exception of the crust and it confused the heck out of me. Twinkie does have a video tutorial  that helped and here it is:

Untitled from Twinkie Chan on Vimeo.

I ended up not using all the pepperoni that I crocheted because I thought there were more than enough and I was a bit tired of sewing them on :).  Without further ado, here's a few pics of it:

And a close-up of the crust that kicked my butt:

My colors looked similar to what was used in the book but I think they're actually darker so maybe I should call it the "Over Baked Pizza Scarf." I do like it but not sure where a woman of a certain age such as me would wear it. I'm going to put it in my gift drawer for now.

OK, that's it for now folks!

p.s. Here's an ad if anyone is interested in this book. I was excited to note that it is now available for kindles too!

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (20 February 2012)

Since I'm suffering from CADD (crochet attention deficit disorder) I thought maybe I'm not the only one and that's why I'm posting a pattern that will finish up quickly. Today's pattern is for coasters that have a St. Patrick's Day theme. Enjoy!

OK, My Funny Project Still Isn't Finished But These Are

I'll admit it, sometimes I suffer from CADD-- Crochet Attention Deficit Disorder. I was a little frustrated with my "funny" project so I took pictures of a pair of slippers that I recently finished--

I modified the original pattern because I was using partial skeins of yarn and wanted to be sure I had enough so I shortened the back portion of the slipper. I was going to wait until I had several more pair done before I showed them to you but I figured it was ok to show them now because I'm also going to show you a picture of the scrap 'ghan that I finished last night.

It is truly one heck of a gaudy delight! The next time I make one of these, I'm going to go ahead make it a double strand 'ghan with one strand being black. I think the black helps out with multiple colors that don't necessarily  match by themselves.

OK, this is it for now. I really need to kick the CADD in the butt and finish my other project before the Fiber Fairy goes "poof" and turns it into a ufo hidden in the closet!

Y'all take care and stay warm. We may get our first real snowfall this weekend so I'll be wrapped up in an afghan wearing some crocheted slippers as I hook on a project.

Hugs to all...

Ran into a Snag with My "Goofy" Project

I ran into a problem with the last bit of crocheting on my "goofy," fun project. Luckily, I found a video tutorial to help me. Seems like I'm not the only one to have this problem. Anyway, as soon as I'm finished, I'll post pictures and a link to the video tutorial--shouldn't be much longer!

Since I was frustrated with my fun project, I switched over to my scrap 'ghan. It's getting pretty darned big so I'll be finishing it up pretty soon. I'm down to only a few small balls of left-over yarn so I'll consider using up the small odds and ends of yarn a success.  Guess this is it for now.

Have a great day everyone...