It's Raining Slippers

It's raining slippers around here. Nah, but I noticed that many, many of the pictures of Ravelry's completed projects from this pattern were made by me (I'm "boksie"). Am I addicted to this pattern? You betcha! I have it memorized and when I don't know what else to make I make a pair of these. I love them and they've been popular among some of my family and friends. I've even super-duper sized the pattern for big guys. Here's what I have for you--

1.Ladies

2. Ladies from left-overs.  I ran out of yellow and had to finish up with more of the gray. I'll keep these for me to wear around the house.

3. Mens

4. Kids--I tried painting different designs with puff paint to make these non-skid.

 A Picasso I ain't. 

 Boys

Girls

• Pattern for adult slippers
• Pattern for kids' slippers

I still have a few more things to post but I'll save that for another time. Hope you are having a great day.

Hugs,
Sharon

Fascinator Hats for Easter

Baby Blanket in Blue

I have a couple baby blankets for girls made for last minute gifts so I decided to make one for a boy. This should be a warm blanket because the stitches are close. I enlarged the original pattern because the blanket would have only been 21" wide. I started with 119 chains vs. 62 and this is pretty much a "regular size" baby blanket. My big complaint with this pattern (and many other patterns) is that it says for the edging to crochet down the sides and not how many stitches to make. So for at the end of one row I put 1 stitch and at the end of the row that has chains I put 2 stitches. Here's a few pictures--

Pattern

Take care everyone!

Sharon

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers, Wi-Fi, Black

Catching up with Hats Post--

Today's projects that I am sharing with you are some hats that I've made. The first hat is a Santa hat in basic black. This pattern is easy to follow and fun to make. I can make one of these in just a little over 1 evening watching TV. Ladies, most of us like our LBD (little black dress) and Santa likes his LBH (little black hat) for everyday wear. Here's his--

Pattern

Here are a few Seafarer Caps that I made for one of my sons. The bright yellow one is an attempt to make him more visible when he's at work. He works outdoors and I think that yellow might be good for visibility. I've made this pattern before and the first few times I didn't care for it but then as I got more familiar with the pattern I started liking it. I like the looks of this one because it has a more "manly" look to it than many other crocheted hats.

Pattern

Pattern

I still have more little projects to share with you but I will leave them for another day. Take care my friends.--

Sharon

St. Patrick's Day Green Running Shoes!!!

I'm Still Here

I'm still around, just haven't been blogging. Have you noticed that many old-time bloggers aren't here any more? That many newer blogs are blatantly commercial? There are some blogs I totally enjoy visiting because they're written by and for REAL people.

Even though I haven't been here lately, I have been working on some small projects. I will be posting them over the next week or so. For today, I will be showing you some dishcloths I've made and the links to the patterns. Here we gooooooo--

This is a scrappy dishcloth that I made for everyday use. I like to minimize waste.

Patterns:

• Shells in a row dishcloth
• Bubble dishcloth (sometimes a black box pops up and says something about the owner needing to pay for their blog. Just click the "x" in the corner and you will be able to continue on to the pattern.)

Lodge LCS3 Pre-Seasoned Cast-Iron Chef's Skillet, 10-inch

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (09 February 2015)

I've been on the search for another slipper pattern. I've been "in love" with one pattern for many, many years and I'm looking to add a little variety in my crocheting. Here is a pattern I recently found. For your perusal here's the pattern. Enjoy!

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (02 February 2015)

Happy Ground Hog Day!

Today, I have a link to a pattern that is for a child's pair of slippers with safer soles to help prevent slips. Previously, I've tried painting with Puffy Paint to make a no-slip bottom on slippers, but I am definitely not artistic with it and it doesn't look pretty. If I have the need to make slippers for a youngster again, I will try this pattern. To save money, you can get the no-slip shelf liner at Dollar Tree too.

Hope we get some good news from the groundhog today. See ya later gator!

Hugs,
Sharon

Santa Is a Minnesota Viking

I'm writing this way ahead of time because this hat is a gift for a a friend who is a great fan of the Minnesota Vikings. The 2 Santa hats I made for Christmas went over very well and I had a request for this one and one done in green and white for one of Santa's elves. So, having the delayed appearance of this on my blog is to keep my friend from seeing it before receiving it.

Here it is--

Pattern

I had plenty of extra yarn so I made this scarf to go with the hat--

Pattern

The colors aren't showing up on the scarf picture very well. The colors are a golden yellow color and dark purple.

I will be delivering this hat and scarf in person. By the time you read this, I will be inland of San Francisco visiting 2 of my friends. One is a friend since high school way back in the 1970s. We always have fun and lots of laughs even when we're just visiting over coffee.

Take care...

Sharon

MN Viking merchandise

Making Husband Happy...

When we migrated to Florida for the winter, I went to Dollar Tree and bought microfiber dishtowels and dishcloths. I must confess, I am spoiled when it comes to doing dishes because husband does them. He had a big case of dislike for the microfiber towels and dishcloths because they just didn't seem to dry or wash the dishes very well. I replaced the towels and I've been making new dishcloths. Here are a few that I've recently made.

Pattern for above 2 dishcloths

For the red, white and blue dishcloth, I used an H hook instead of a G hook. Also, I made 2 rounds for the edging instead of 1. Plan next time is to use G hook and do 2 edging rounds and that should make this closer in size to other dishcloths.

Pattern

Pattern

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (26 January 2015)

Slippers are one of my favorite things to make and here is a pattern that is on my short list. Valentine Day is almost here and these slippers with hearts would make a great gift.

Take care my friends,
Sharon

 

New Style of Slippers Made

I used a new-to-me pattern for a pair of slippers. I like these slippers because being made from a single strand of worsted weight yarn, they are nicer for warmer weather. I think I could have used a smaller hook except with my big feet they are a bit hard to pull over the heel as it is. I will play around with this pattern and make them again. I'm going to look for a similar pattern with a more defined heel. This pattern is from the book Crochet for Caring and Sharing. The projects in this book revolve around the theme of breast cancer awareness. My slippers were made out of a partial skein of left-over yarn, hence the reason they're not pink. Here's the picture from the book--

Here's mine--

Hope y'all are having a nice day. Take care and I'll be seeing you again here in blogland.

Hugs,
Sharon

Hat for a Junior Elf

I'm still making hats for next Christmas. I feel so motivated.  This hat is for a young child. This pattern is very easy. The only variation I did was to make a pompom instead of a crocheted "ball" to put on the peak of the hat. I hope I get to see a picture of youngster wearing this hat next holiday season.  Here it is--

Pattern

I found a new pattern for slipper socks that I want to try. These are a bit more "light-weight." I need to step out of my comfort zone and try something different. I finished a scarf last night except for weaving in the ends. There are a lot of them since there are stripes involved. Hope to have that ready to show you in a day or 2. 

That's all for now folks.

Hugs,

Sharon

Christmas Crochet Patterns Pro (How To Crochet Christmas Patterns, Hats, Gifts & Ornaments Video Guide)

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (19 January 2015)

Today's link is to a book of vintage potholder patterns. There are some cute one's in this book. My favorite one has an ear of corn on it. Here's the link.

Have fun with these.

Hugs,
Sharon




All sorts of potholders

Getting Ready for Christmas 2015

The 2 Santa hats I made for last Christmas went over so well that I had requests for more. I was requested to make one in green for one of the elves in California at the North Pole.  This is a fun pattern to make--it's easy and for me, it takes a little over an evening watching television to make one start-to-finish. It's great to have such an early head start on projects for next Christmas.

Pattern

There will now be one elf staying warm next winter. 

That's all folks. Hope y'all are doing okay. Take care my friends.

Hugs,

Sharon

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (12 January 2015)

Here's a pattern for a border on a basic shawl that is pretty and looks very special. Chilliness in the house this time of year makes shawls very practical. If you hot flash like I do, then a shawl is an easy and practical "on-and-off item" to own.  You might try this border on a baby blanket or afghan too.

Hat and Scarf Are Finished

These items were a love and hate project to make. I loved the softness of the Homespun Yarn by Lion. The yarn is so smooth and soft but unfortunately it splits, snags, is hard to see and I'm always worried that it will unravel. I loved the colors I used but was a little shaky about the matching issue but now that the scarf and hat are finished, I think they look nice. I will be headed into colder weather for about a week and I need something to help keep me warm and this should fit the bill.

Here's the hat; the pattern is called Lovely Lady Slouch Hat.

The scarf pattern is Just Another Chevron Scarf. I used a heavier weight yarn and a smaller hook (J) to make this. The colors I used are lagoon and forest--nice rich colors.

This is it for now. Take care and stay warm everyone!

Hugs,

Sharon

Lion Brand Yarn Holiday Homespun Yarn

Shades of Brown Hat and Scarf

I finished these about a week ago except for getting a button for the scarf. I enjoy both of these patterns very much and I'm happy to share the links with you. I like a nice pair of leather gloves for winter warmth and this set needs a nice pair of dark brown gloves to match.

Rubylene Hat

One Ball Ripple Scarf

I have no where to take pictures here. I moved my current project off my recliner to put the scarf and hat on and now I see the yarn hanging in one of these pictures.  One of these days I'll get it together.

Y'all stay warm.

Hugs,

Sharon