This week I have been working on my army. No really I have been making a dozen little ornaments of Mrs. Claus. My mother in law wanted a handmade present to give to her Red Hat group during the Christmas exchange. She saw a picture of the one I made as a teacher gift and decided she wanted some too. I love it when people … Continue reading Stitching Saturday #90
The Ruffled Wrap is one of the projects I made for my 12 weeks of Red Heart for Christmas this year. It was a bespoke order by Mother In Law for one of her best friends. She picked out the yarn and told me to make something cushy and warm that her friend could wrap up in when she goes out on her porch in … Continue reading Ruffled Wrap
I have been on a crocheting spree getting ready for Christmas and filling last minute orders. This shawl was one of my last minute special orders for Christmas. The person who is ordering just asked for a lacy looking rectangle shawl using yarn she had already bought in a strawberry color. That is it folks. Do you know how many rectangle lacy shawl patterns there … Continue reading Romantic Lacy Shawl
This week has been pretty happy. I finished 2 blankets, finally sewed the buttons on Mermaid’s Birthday Sweater, and my very first winter hat for myself. I have narrowed it down to a hat and scarf set for one of Mermaid’s teacher gifts next month. I even took the time to clean up the craft room. The rest of the house is a complete shambles … Continue reading Stitchin’ Saturday 45
A pattern review for the Quick & Easy Stocking from RedHeart.com. Continue reading 12 Projects of Christmas 2017 – #2
I am ready to go with the Highlander Poncho Pattern. I am looking for a couple more testers. If you want to help me test this pattern let me know. I want to send out the pattern Monday and have everything done by Nov 18. That way I can publish it on Thanksgiving. You would need appx 8 skeins of worsted weight yarn – 7 … Continue reading Stitchin’ Saturday #40
This post is a little late because I have been prepping the family and house for another hurricane. Fingers crossed Nate dissolves into a puddle of nothing but shame in the Gulf and leaves us alone. This week I decided to start with something easy and picked the Holiday Ripple Garland. If you can do chains and double crochet you can do this. The hardest … Continue reading Week 1 of my 12 Weeks of Christmas Challenge
This is the first month of my KAL & CAL List and I am so excited. I am going to give you the info and the links on how to do these awesome KAL & CAL. I won’t give you the actual patterns here because that would infringe on the designers who put so much effort in to these projects. The Whovian CAL – by Two Hearts … Continue reading July KAL & CAL List
