I picked up some Peaches & Creme cotton yarn and Red Heart Scrubby yarn from Walmart the other day. I knew I’d be making dishcloths, I just didn’t know what they’d look like! Does that ever happen to you? Or do you only buy yarn when you have a project in mind? I think we… Continue reading Double Duty Dishcloth
I used to be one of those people who couldn’t read more than one book at a time. I wanted to enjoy the book from beginning to end and not muddle the story with another work. Alas. While I still prefer that method for books, I have a pile of crochet projects awaiting finishing. These… Continue reading Works-s-s-s in Progress
I finally did it! I had a vision for a star square, and after a couple of weeks of working on it off and on, I’m finished! I can’t wait to make this patriotic square into a full blanket! Below is the free pattern. If you have any questions or find any errors, let me… Continue reading Patriotic Star Square
It’s probably no secret. I’m trying to make something out of this blog. I’m slowly learning the blogging ropes. They say in crochet blogs, you have to produce patterns to get traffic. I’m working on it. I stood in the yarn aisle at Michael’s a few weeks ago, and inspiration struck. Not only did I… Continue reading A Tall Order
My kids are homeschooled, but we have a once a week Community Day where we meet with others in the area who are also using the Classical Conversations curriculum. Tomorrow, we celebrate Valentine’s Day. It’s a practice I normally would have scoffed at, but there are a lot of things my kids don’t get to… Continue reading The Day About LOVE
It snowed in Western Pennsylvania…again. Schools were cancelled along with church activities. The local college even delayed classes. My short, little dog can’t even use the bathroom unless we shovel him a spot. Ah, snow! In Western PA, we don’t get a lot of sunshine between November and April. Today I decided to make my… Continue reading I’ve Got Sunshine on a Snowy Day
I’ve decided to call this cute 36″ square piece the Friendship Blanket. Why? I think in life, we take a little of what we’re given here and a little from there, and we weave it together to become who we are. So it is with our friendships in life. We are held together by a… Continue reading Friendship Blanket
I was inspired by others in the Moogly Crochet Along group who chose to do their entire afghans in a single color. I love color, so I don’t normally tend toward a monotone palette, but what really stood out were the different textures. When not distracted by colors, each row is actually a little more… Continue reading More Squares, Please!
I did it! One whole month of temperatures and precipitation have been tracked using my crazy, difficult plan. Each square represents one day. The center circle is either rain, snow, or low temperature. The second is low temperature or high temperature. The outside circle is the high temperature. See this post for the pattern. What… Continue reading Temperature Blanket: January
A few years back, I bought this book. I fell in love with the afghan featured on the cover. It would not be an easy blanket, but I was determined. It was a blanket made from Tunisian diamonds joining as you go. I tried. I was defeated. I managed a small star and gave up.… Continue reading An Unexpected Afghan
