I'm Back!

I have been very concerned about what is happening in Ukraine. I have been thinking that maybe I could crochet some things and sell them and then donate the proceeds to an organization that is helping the people over there with basic necessities. There are several organizations that  seem worthy and I am going to choose one to donate to. How I am going to do this I am not quite sure yet but I am stockpiling crocheted items that will be relatively inexpensive to purchase so people may be more likely to spend a little. Today's items I am showing you are dishcloths.. Everyone needs a dishcloth right? Even people with dishwashers can use a dishcloth to wipe down their table and counters.  I have quite a few dishcloths made so I thought I would put the pictures in a slide show.

 Hope you enjoyed your visit. If you are interested in the pattern you can find it here.

Glad to be back and I hope to see you again.

Hugs,

Sharon

Thoughts About Blogging and a Couple Dishcloths

After posting 2 days in a row after a lengthy absence, I might be getting my blogging mojo back. I started blogging in September 2005 on the Yahoo 360 platform. When they "went off the air" I manually transferred my postings over to blogger and I have been here since May 2008. Unfortunately, blogging has become more of a business and less of a way to become friendly with all sorts of folks. Many of the blogs I had previously looked forward to reading are now defunct. The new generation of blogs are designed to make money; I'm not talking about a few Amazon ads or adsense ads but rather they are storefronts and I feel like I'm reading a salespaper. I'm missing the friendly interaction of friendly people with each other.  I have allowed myself to fall behind on posting things to share with you and if I'm honest with myself, I have contributed to the decline of friendly blogging by not writing posts more often so I am reforming my blogging attitude immediately.

I started out with a plan to show you a couple dishcloths I've finished. Here they are--

No pattern

Bubble Dishcloth Pattern

Take care my friends.
Hugs,

Sharon

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A Couple Completed Things and Coffee...

Just finished a lapghan last night and a dishcloth that I made to have a little break from working on the lapghan. Sometimes I find I need a little change of pace and a small project like a dishcloth or even slippers, a hat or a scarf will do the trick. Anyway, before I "talk your ear off" here are the pictures.

Pattern

No pattern, just solid grannies of 6 rounds except the center one is 12 rounds. I am still making these lapghans to donate to the new veterans' home here in our town in Kentucky.

Moving on to the 2nd half of this post, I want to share my happiness over a Christmas present I received. Hubby bought me a Keurig K55 coffee maker. 

I'm in love with it; however, I am not in love with the price of the coffee to go in it. I suppose if I only drank 1 cup per day it wouldn't be too bad. To be honest,  I drink 6 cups or more everyday. So I put on my thinking cap and thought about what money saving idea I could find. 

I bought a reusable filter. Works great but 1 filter is over $7 at Walmart. I did buy one because in the long run it will save money. As I was browsing through Dollar Tree the other day, I noticed that they had a 2-pack of reusable filters for Keurigs. Bingo! We have a winner. I bought a couple packs and pre-filled them.  When I'm ready for a cup o' joe I just pop one in the brewer.

Another thing, I wanted to have a little variety by having some flavored coffees. Since I drink decaf (like all post-menopausal women should) I found it hard to find much variety in decaf coffees. I spent quite some time on Amazon searching for a good deal on some flavored decaf coffees. I found a variety pack of 6 flavors, 96 count for only $37.90. Score! A smaller size for $13.30 is offered but it costs less per pod by ordering the larger size. I got my order in today and have already tried 3 flavors and I definitely recommend  them.

Today I have been rather chatty so I will let you go for now. 

Cheers (as I raise my coffee cup to you)!

Sharon

A Few More Items

Here are some projects I recently finished. They were all easy and quick to make. I used Caron Cake yarn to make the hat and scarf. I love the colors this yarn comes in but I'm just not too fond of the flimsiness of the yarn and the recommended hand washing of items made from it. Some crocheters have machine washed their items without problems but just be careful.

Dishcloth:

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Hat made with Caron cake yarn :

Scarf to go with the hat. The pattern makes a short scarf that fastens together with a button. I made this scarf a longer length and omitted the button. Here it is:

Slippers

I am working on a manly looking afghan and it's almost 1/2 way finished. It's coming along nicely and I hope to have pictures before too long. 

Wishing you all happiness and health...

Hugs,

Sharon

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Bunches of Finished Projects

I'm feeling better now, just have to use a cane when I walk around stores and places like that. my back went out and I've been told I have degenerative arthritis, stenosis and degenerative disk disease--and they're all the same thing and it depends on who you talk to what it's called. I had a visiting nurse, occupational therapist and a physical therapist come to the house for a month. It was pretty frustrating to be laid up for so long and depend on husband for everything including bathing. He was a great nurse, just a little too over protective. You hear so much about the V.A. hospitals not giving good care to veterans but that just isn't so in my case. They gave me a wheel chair, bedside commode, shower chair and cane. They also arranged for the home health folks to visit me. I could have had someone come in and clean the house. I did turn that down because I have a problem with so many people coming and going. I am very thankful for the health care I receive from the V.A.

My primary care provider and I think that the flareup of severe back pain is related to me going back to church after many years of being a heathen and then doing the kneeling thing at church. Now I just sit when everyone else kneels.

I have a bunch of things to show you, some are from before I went in the hospital. Here they are:

Slipper Socks pattern

Toddler Santa Hat

Bubble Dishcloth (archived copy)

made from scraps

Stocking hat

I also made an afghan and started another afghan. Those are for another time.  

Take care everyone!

Sharon

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Dishcloths Galore

I've been packing small balls of cotton yarn in my purse and making dishcloths when I get stuck waiting somewhere. These handy little helpers have been piling up so here's a look at what I have recently accumulated.

Bubble Dishcloth

Made from scraps

Chrysanthemum Dishcloth

Chrysanthemum Dishcloth (omit final round)

Frilly Dishcloth (archived pattern)

Easy Round Dishcloth

12 Point Round Dishcloth  (version 1)

Gentle Ridges (archived pattern)

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Backlog of Finished Projects

Chrysanthemum Dishcloths:

The next dishcloth is  made with the above pattern but the final round is omitted.

Rose Bloom Crochet Dishcloth:

Bubble Dishcloth:

Slipper Socks for Woman:

No pattern, I just made solid granny squares. The one in browns, is made with a "G" hook and is slated to be donated to a veterans home when it opens next month. All squares are 6 rounds.

This one is made with a larger hook (I) and is a throw for a special friend. The multicolored squares are 6 rounds and the solid colored squares are 12 rounds.

Blogland has slowed down lots and lots and I am partially to blame for it. So much of it has become commercialized and not just online friends sharing their creations. I will make an effort to post more often and I hope you will too. I miss you!

Take care and crochet on...

Sharon