Hook, line, and sinker. I took the word of a this book that told me I could finish a blanket in a weekend. Maybe someone can. I think this blanket took me 25+ hours. I suppose if I’d done nothing but crochet this weekend. But I guess in all honesty, I started the blanket on… Continue reading The Weekender?
I’ve been wanting to do a temperature blanket for a couple of years, but it seems like a big undertaking. What is a temperature blanket? Every day for a year you crochet a row of the blanket color-coordinated to the high temperature of the day. The challenge is 365 rows makes a HUGE blanket. I’ve… Continue reading 2018 Temperature Blanket
I told myself I wasn’t going to order any more Happy Yarn Mail because money was a little tight, but somehow, when those emails came out telling me they are for sale, I just can’t resist. This is the October box. This yarn is beautiful and the style is so me! Happy Yarn Mail comes… Continue reading Pom Pom Slouchy Hat
It’s too late to start new Christmas presents (maybe), and I finished my crocheting for the blanket bee (most likely), so I turned my attention back to the Crochet One-Skein Wonders book. This is actually the second new project I’ve done from the book in the past week, but the first one I’ve finished. After… Continue reading One-Skein Wonders: Easy-to-wear Cowl
I posted about Scarf 10, and was so excited to have completed my challenge, that I didn’t realize I never posted about Scarves 8 & 9. Here goes. Scarf 8 was a simple chevron in fun fall colors. I finished with a matching hat from a different pattern. I’m in love with orange, so these… Continue reading What about Scarves 8 & 9?
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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
I’m not sure what I expected a Blanket Bee to look like. I pictured a Quilting Bee of days gone by where women gathered together to speak of edifying things, working stitches around a very large quilt while the children run amok. Here’s what my 21st Century version looked like. Four women, doing different crafts–sewing,… Continue reading The Blanket Bee: 21st Century Version
I’ve been chugging along on my scarf challenge. Number 6 is finished. It was actually finished a week ago, but I had to put some fringe on the end, which obviously seemed like an insurmountable task! This deep teal scarf is a scarf for dressing up. It’s not going to keep you super warm, but… Continue reading Scarf 6: For Dressing Up
