Keeping My Teapot Cozy

For some time I’ve noticed teapot cozies and thought how much fun it would be to have one.  They aren’t something you see for sale everyday.  Actually I’ve never seen one for sale, so I decided to try my hand at making one.  I found a pattern online I was going to follow, but follow [...]

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Sweet Feet

Last night my DH and I kicked back and watched a couple movies. While I was “watching” I tried out a crochet pattern for little people slippers. The pattern was easy to follow, and the slippers turned out sweet. The embellishment idea was my own. Without the rosette they looked oh [...]

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Giving Back

My church’s ladies mission group is hosting a country store during our fall festival.  We’ll sell various items with proceeds going to mission projects.  In the cooler months I enjoy crocheting when I’m relaxing in the evenings, riding in a car, or waiting for a appointment.  Over the past few days I’ve had one of [...]

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Crochet Cotton Baby Blanket

I set my knitting needles aside last week to spend a little time crocheting.  It’s a no brainer for me most of the time…knitting is not.  My brain needed a break from the “strain” so in observance of National Crochet Month I spent my evenings making this sweet blanket.  I used worsted weight cotton.  It’s [...]

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Knit One, Knit One, Knit One

At the beginning of January I posted a list of ten or so things I’d like to do in 2009.  Knitting is on that list and has been a skill I’ve long desired to learn.  This week I finally pulled out my needles and a self-instruction book I bought a few years back.  I played [...]

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A New Book and A Finished Project

A month or so ago, I asked the owner of my favorite little sewing shop to order a copy of Amy Karol’s book “Bend The Rules Sewing ” for me.  (Amy Karol is aka Angry Chicken.)  She ordered one for me and one for herself.  It was on back order and finally arrived a couple [...]

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Crocheted Shawl

I love shawls.  They are so easily put on when I’m too cool and equally easy to shed when I get too warm.  They are feminine and comfortable to wear.  Last week I spent two evenings making this one.  I’m pretty pleased with the outcome.
Shawls are perfect to take along to places that are too [...]

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Crochet-A-long 1.1

Last night I completed the wool afghan I made using the pattern supplied by Lion Brand.  For the most part I am pleased with it.  I found it a bit difficult to keep the black stitches bordering each square flush on the turning side.  If I had used the same color throughout, the blocks would [...]

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Crochet-A-Long 1.0

Last week I checked in on one of the blogs I frequent, and Kristine shared a link to a crochet-a-long sponsored by Lion Brand she was participating in.  I crochet year around, and it doesn’t take much to spur me into starting a new project.  It’s common for me to have two or three crochet [...]

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An Unexpected Blessing

Yesterday two of the afghans I crocheted during the cooler months sold!  Both were purchased as newborn gifts.  The first one is made in a waffle pattern with natural worsted weight Bernat yarn and edged in olive…very boy. 

This full-sized afghan is crocheted in a heart pattern with Red Heart worsted.  The little girl who receives this one can use it for [...]

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