Christmas Gifts

I have been hard at work making Christmas presents--I was feeling pretty good until I realized that we are half way through November. Today, I finished this hat for my Daughter's stocking-it is made out of Red Heart Zoomy--a yarn new to me. The hat was very easy and due to the super bulkey classification went really fast.


I am really in to making purses--it seems like everyone is making this one--it is also an easy fast and easy. I am giving both sisters, daughter and niece bags--but not sure who gets this one.


Saw this afghan on ravelry and it is also a very popular pattern--also an easy fast crochet. This one is for my daughter-colors match her bedspread --I hope it is modern enough for her. I ordered the yarn called for in the pattern but then found this yarn in my stash--I liked these colors much better and wished I could return the other yarn


I am going to put potholders in stockings-just getting started on those.

I am also giving more shopping bags to my sisters and daughter--

This shawl was made from moda dea Tweedle dee yarn--it is a shaded yarn and very soft. I orderd this yarn on line and the color was not what I was expecting for the purse that I planned on making--so--this pattern was on the yarn label and it was an easy knit but not necessarily a fast knit--had to make myself do some every day.

Well, must get back to more Christmas gifts--Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Lost IT

After writing a lengthy post thanking Monica for awarding me the I love Your Blog award and nominating Ria and Sandy for the award (that was as far as I had got)--I LOST it all. So I will just say that my knitting goal in life is to be half as good as my friend Monica--her projects and patterns are wonderful! I love reading Ria' s blog for all the lovely pictures of her work and the fun quizes she has on her blog and for her excitement over the car races! Sandy is an expert crocheter and also shares wonderful patterns that she has developed and found. Check these three out! (I am challenged--I couldn't figure out how to get the picture of the award on my blog ;) so I think I will stop here.)

I have made one more counterpane bag and lined both of them today--I am always proud of myself when I finally finish the lining--I have been known to put them in the closet for years before lining them .

I forgot to say that Sandy is having a crochet contest on her blog--I couldn't choose between the granule stitch and the open fan--so I submitted both. Check out her contest.

Counterpane Bag

After taking so long with the knit afghan, these purse projects are a welcome relief. This took me two days for knitting and sewing together the bag, but I do still have to line it. It is a big, big purse and will really need to be lined. I saw this bag made on Ravelry and it looked so beautiful I had to purchase the book--I got the book second hand and I have ordered some Noro to make a second bag.

It's DONE!

I wonder how many heard my happy yell when I finished weaving in the last thread?? I have never been so happy to be finished with a project. I feel like I am free now-ha-free to finish all those things I started when I couldn't stand to work on the afghan. I have two scarves and three purses that are going to be my first priority--all those other afghans (four) will have to wait until I decide I can stand to work on another afghan.

Missing Months

How time does fly--my last post said I had missed April--now I have missed a whole summer season and the start of fall. Many reasons for the missing in action with the main ones being health issues and computer issues---hopefully the health issues are resolving and the computer issues will be soon .

I just read the sad news of a friend's brother-in-law passing at the early age of 48. My mind has not been able to think about other things--life can have so many unexpected turns. Prayers and thoughts go out to their familys.

I have not accomplished that much knit/crochet wise--I have made 16 shopping bags of various patterns--here are some samples..

And I have made 3 of Monica's ballband recipe bags.

LasT Day of MaY

Once again, May has slipped away as fast as April. I became ill on Mother's day--thought I had food poisoning--turned out I have cellulitis--I was in the hospital for 12 days and now I am on home IV therapy and an oral antibiotic that is going to break the bank! Felt so bad that I didn't even want them to bring my knitting/crochet to the hospital. I have been home a few days so hopefully I will start to feel like being more productive.

I Missed April

No, it wasn't that I have been so busy and accomplished so much that I did not post in April--I just don't know where the time went to.

Spring did come finally, although it is only 48 degrees at the moment. Of course since the tree was blooming so beautifully, it has been raining and all the blooms are almost gone.

I don't have a redbud, but I get to enjoy the neighbor's--the redbuds have been especially beautiful this year.

I also know it is spring because Jasmine has had her spring hair cut--doesn't she look cute.

I hope you can tell from this picture that the afghan has grown--yes, very slowly, but it is coming along--probably 2/3's done.

I have started a crocheted afghan called Gingham Garden--couldn't figure out the flower square that went with the pattern (just when I think I know what I am doing!) so I am trying to decide on a flower pattern to go with the gingham strip--anyone have any opinions? (The green is much prettier than pictured--although I might have chose a different green, but I am using up stash.