So, once again, like the rest of my blog, it has been way to long since I posted here, but there is a reason. I will keep this short since it sounds like it is time to put Missy down.
They are growing up.
Currently, there is no quilting going on. I lost my room when youngest son graduated college and moved back home until he can get on his feet financially. He is working on it, I will give him that. At any rate, until I can get my sewing room back up and going (which will be when he moves out in a few months) I am not working on much of anything. That was really starting to take a depressing toll on me so I pulled out some crochet projects.
Finished the spider-man afghan I have been working on for TWO years. Not as big as I wanted, but I ran out of blue and can't find any to match. I may have another skein in the storage unit, but have not felt up to tackling all those boxes. Now that the summer has faded a bit and cooler temps are showing up, the goal is to start purging unwanted and anything not needed any more and then clean out and pack the storage up a bit cleaner. I will be able to empty it out and get rid of that expense once my son moves out, his sister is going with him as well so I will have to empty rooms to work with. One will be set up for my crafting, one will be set up for the grand babies to play and nap in.
I am having fun with the crochet once again, even though most of it is all in storage. I have been working on some smaller projects.
Boot cuffs for my oldest daughter. She found the picture on Pinterest or Etsy and ask me if I could make her something similar. I also just finished a cowl in matching yarn for her, just need to sew the buttons on.
Making a stack of beanie hats for some school kids that our church is helping with. They will be giving them away to each child in a few months. They are easy and quick to make, plus uses up my scraps.
Found this fabric for crocheting scarves and had to try it. I LOVE IT. It works up easily and quickly. Just be sure you don't drop a stitch with it because you will be starting all over from the beginning if you do.
These are some scarves in Peach colored yarn, the color for uterine cancer. A lady at church was recently diagnosed and wanted to give these out to ladies in treatment with her. But, she doesn't crochet so she is buying yarn and a couple of us are crocheting them up for her. The photo above is a pattern for awareness, can you see the little ribbon design? However, after making this one I have decided that I do not like that pattern at all, or the worsted weight yarn for these scarves. That pattern, in my opinion, is very unstable. I found the lacy one shown, it works much better and used softer yarn. I will be making more of them. I hate the color orange and peach, especially the peach family as it reminds me of Bayer's Children's Aspirin that I had to take...a lot...as a child.
I fell in love with a variegated yarn called "Dakota" because it reminded me of native american jewelry and the south west that I love. However, in beginning the pattern I had picked, it just started looking like a bunch of melted crayons or something. This particular yarn has a very strange seemingly random color pattern to it and I think that is the problem. So, on to plan B.
Now, this is a classic granny square that I ended up going with to make and afghan for myself. Wow, like my quilting, have not made anything just for myself before. At any rate, I fell in love with the variegated yarn in southwest colors, so just had to buy it. That particular brand does not have a blue that matches it, so I got as close as I could for the centers. Was able to match the cranberry. Will connect them with a matching tan yarn. Each square has a different look to it as well due to the strange variegation in the yarn.
That is for now, so guess until the house gets worked out I will use this for crocheting. I have to say it is a more portable hobby. thankfully.
