I finally turned my attention away from blankets tonight. I’ve called in the cavalry, in a manner of speaking, and have started collecting the blankets. They’ll be donated to the pregnancy center after Thanksgiving. I found this pattern on Pinterest and have been wanting to try it for a while. It is a paid pattern… Continue reading Scarf #10: Sunny Triangle Scarf
The seventh scarf of my scarf challenge is a ribbed scarf. I couldn’t find a pattern that was exactly what I was looking for, so I wrote my own. The name was inspired by the color of yarn that I chose. It looked exactly like a Snowy Owl to me. Do you see it? The… Continue reading Scarf 7: The Snowy Owl Scarf and Headband
This scarf worked up faster than any I’ve done yet. My box of yarn arrived this morning. I picked up this skein after my oldest finished her school mid-afternoon, took it with me while my other daughter did speech, then continued working on it while I socialized this evening. I used Lion Brand Scarfie again.… Continue reading Scarf 5: Openwork Scarf
This summer, a friend asked if I could make her daughter a mermaid blanket. I’ve always wanted to make one, so of course I said yes. I found the pattern at MJ’s Off the Hook designs. The pattern was very thorough. She includes a very realistic estimate of yarn quantity and time. Using two strands thick yarn,… Continue reading Mermaid Tail Blanket
It was one of those days. I was trolling around Facebook and there was my friend… standing in front of a cancer center. Could it be? A quick Facebook chat revealed the truth: She had just been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and had already started chemotherapy. Just like that, her world… Continue reading A Graphghan and an Amazing Friend
I had leftover yarn from my dragonfly blanket. Not a lot of yarn, but just enough for something small and cute and cuddly. An elephant lovey. It’s hard to imagine this pile of yarn becoming a cute little elephant, but these are all the parts. I couldn’t sew it together because I was waiting for… Continue reading A Cuddly Elephant
I discovered Sewrella through my Happy Yarn Mail a few months ago. She does the whole thing out of her house by herself, but she also has a blog that she uses to help support her young son. This week on the blog, she decided to run a Mystery Crochet Along. The premise was simple–each day… Continue reading The Mystery is Over
Ok. True story. I had read on a blog that Lion Brand Mandala yarn was rare and hard to come by. I was taking my routine walk through the yarn aisle and there it was. I didn’t need it. I didn’t have a plan for it. But it was rare, so I had to have… Continue reading Dragonflying Away
I have the privilege of being at church camp this week. It has been an excellent time of refreshment as I get to hear talks on becoming more spiritual. It has been a great time watching my kids run and play with best friends they just met, learning more of God’s word and working to… Continue reading Refreshment, reflection, and a little crochet
I know what you’re thinking: Crochet Water Balloons? Is that even a thing? Apparently it is. And when you see a pattern for Crochet Water Balloons, you make them. I made a set of eight. They are made of Bernat Blanket Yarn which is very thick and soaks up a ton of water. We tried… Continue reading Splat! Crochet Water Balloons
