Little Opi's Christmas Sweater

I finished Opi's Christmas sweater last night. I pondered for a while on what to embellish it with and ended up making a Christmas tree out of a plain ol' triangle and decorating it with buttons for ornaments. The white "fuzzy" yarn is a "shedder." It's made by Bernat and I got it at Walmart specifically for the Chis' Christmas sweaters so it's a bit disappointing that little bits of fluff end up everywhere when I touch the sweaters/yarn. For inspiration, I used this pattern. I "winged" the Christmas tree. I'm looking forward to dressing up Opi for Christmas. Poor little guy has allergies and has to wear a shirt all the time otherwise he'll scratch his skin raw so he's used to wearing clothes unlike our Nellie Belle.

That's it for now folks! Have a great week....

What to Do???

I only have a few ends to weave in on the baby blanket I'm making. After sizing up my stash the other day (instead of downsizing like I promised myself) I'm self-debating about my next project. I've been considering making a sweater for me. Yes, a WEARABLE and for ME!!! I have another afghan I want to make for a friend but it's on hold for now. This pale green yarn with some flecks in it is just begging to be made into a sweater for me. I haven't made anything for myself in a long time so maybe it is about time to do that. Here's a couple patterns I'm debating over and let me know if you have made either of these--

 Robyn Chachula, “Ridge Swing Cardigan,” Interweave Crochet, FALL 2008, 14-17

New Crochet Basics 12 Designs for Beginners (Little Rock: Leisure Arts, n.d.), 14,27-28.

A beautiful woman appeals to the eye;

a good woman appeals to the heart.

One is a jewel; the other, a treasure.

--Napoleon Bonapart

It's Finished and Something Else Is Started

Here it is, all finished. In my previous blog entry I posted a link for the pattern if anyone is interested.

Here's my new project:

What I'm Up To

About 5' 9" lol! Nah, I've been working on a baby sweater to send to my friend Laurie.  It's for the grandchild of a dear friend of hers. She sent the yarn to make an over-sized baby blanket and there was enough yarn left to make a cute white sweater. I was feeling kind of bad that there was so much yarn left-over ('cause yarn ain't cheap) so I started the sweater. I'm finished with the sweater's body, cuffs and collar, just have a bit of an edging to do down the front and bottom plus sew on some buttons. If CADD doesn't kick in, I should have this finished very, very soon.


I've also been from one end of the Internet to the other looking for a somewhat life-sized new born baby doll to model some baby things. I found one, gently used at a reasonable price but nekkid as a jay bird! I'll be hitting up the thrift store shortly to see what they have clothing-wise for her. Anyway, here's my new baby, she's on her way and should arrive home in a few days.

Take care y'all!

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern

Here is a cute, feminine cardigan that can be made to fit xs to 5x sizes!  Check it out 'cause it's cute.  Happy Hooking!  :)

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