Testing... 1. 2. 3.........

I tested a pattern out for a friend. It turned out cute. :)  It is a Scare Crow Pumpkin. For those that crochet, the pattern should be avaliable soon in Dianes Etsy shop.

Here he is almost done. :)

Finally finished. Overall it only took a couple of hours to make this cute little guy. :)

Here is an update picture of the baby afghan. As you can see I didn't make too much progress on it. I worked on the Scarecrow pumpkin yesterday. So now it is time to get back to work on this afghan. The edges on this one are curling up some. So I am hoping that the edging will fix that issue. If not, I guess I will need to rip it out and figure out something else.

And one last note: For the person that stopped by and asked about the Round Ripple. I was unable to email you a reply as it did not save your email address. So I am posting a link here for a pattern to a Round Ripple.

I hope you see this and are able to work on a Round Ripple. :)

Round Ripple Afghan

Shaking off the Dust!

Wow! Has it really been that long? I can't believe it. I completly forgot about keeping this blog updated. Things have been really busy around here. We bought a new house in Oct, and we are still trying to get all unpacked. We have also been busy with Softball games and practices. Unfortunatly softball season is almost over. This weekend is the last weekend. We will miss softball when it is done. Kyra has gotten a lot better this year, and is hitting the ball much better now. :)

We have also been busy with a lot of youth activities at church. Our new Youth Minister sure knows how to keep them active :)

In the picture above is a new afghan I have started. I am going to try and use up some more of my scrap skeins of yarn. My goal is to clean out some of these rubber maid totes that are full of yarn. So far in this one I have used the colors Dusty Rose, Aran and light sage green. I also have Orchid to add next and then pale yellow. My plan is to seperate the colors with the Aran in between each color.

Have a great day everyone. :)

Floral Afgan Take 2, New Dishcloths

A close up showing the joining of the squares on the sides.

A close up showing the joining in the corners.

A close up showing the outter edges.

The stitches used to join the squares together are a shell, chains and double crochets.

This is my newest set of dishcloths. I used Peaches and Cream cotton to make this set.

The color name is Passion.

Floral Afghan

This is an afghan that I finished awhile ago. It is made with a soft Acylic yarn.

New Camo Girl Picture, JC

Here is the latest picture of the Camo girl Afghan. It is coming along quite nicely.

I think I have decided that this one is going to go to Kyra. If you look closely at the picture you can see that the dyelots don't match up perfectly. But it still looks really cute. :) And I am sure that she will love it. :)

Here is a new picture of JC. She is still really skinny, but looks a lot better than she did when she first showed up here. She is fitting in well around here and is a much happier dog now. When she first arrived she kept getting into the trash. I think she thought that was the only way she was going to get any food to eat. Now she is starting to realize that we give her food every day.

Another New Scarf

Ok, so I have been on a roll with the scarves. Here is one more scarf that I just finished up.

This one is 60 inches long and 5.5 inches wide. I made this one with a wool blend.

An update on Camo Girl

Yay! I am getting to the halfway point on this afghan.

Cold Days

Above you can see a picture of some recently finished dishcloths. Although those ones are not on my list of 27 to make. I thought it would be fun to make some in a pretty Christmas color.
The last few days here have been really cold. We had rain yesterday and last night. When we got up this morning, the front deck was all Icy. Poor Sean and Kyra went sliding down the deck.
(We have a ramp, instead of steps)
Its starting to look like I actully might have to pull out my winter coat soon. It is pretty cold in the mornings and evenings.
I have finished all my shopping for Thanksgiving. YAY! I can't imagine having to go shopping today or tomorrow. The stores will be packed. We will be having a Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner here. Hopfully my husband will be able to manage to come home. But as it looks now he will be stuck in NJ in his truck. :(

Camo Girl Update

I thought I would share an updated photo of the Camo ripple afghan I am working on. It is a slow go right now. I have been working really hard on my list of things to do. My list consisted of 27 dishcloths, and 4 bath puffs.( I added to my original list) I have completed 2 bath puff's and 15 of the dishcloths. Phew!!! I am so glad to have that much done.

Camo Girl

This is the Pink Camo Afghan that I am working on. I am using Bernat Camouflage yarn in the color Pink Rose. I am hoping to make this one a good size for a Tween girl.



Oh No! Joansie, I knew you would see this. Yes, I started another project. I don't think I will ever learn. I always find so many different things that I want to make. There must be a 12 step program out there somewhere. :)



Here is a closer view of it. I am using a simple ripple pattern for this one. To get the ridges I am working in the back stitches only.
Since my husband is on the road for the weekend, I am hoping to get a lot of work done on this afghan.


This is a picture of one of the first bears that I made. I brought this one back since I have been getting questions about my bears. :) The pattern is an original design by Kristie. You can find her on Etsy. She is still offering the pattern for sale.
If you can't crochet and would like one made for you, you; you can find one in my shop.

The Vines and other trees.

We have some beautiful trees here. I love taking pictures of them from time to time. In this picture you can see the Ivy growing on some of our trees. You can also see the second half of the gate if we want to block people from driving up to the house. Ha Ha! We never use that. (click on the first picture to see it full size)

Here are a few more pictures of some of the other trees along our drive. :) I am really enjoying seeing the fall colors come in.

And finally here is another picture of the slippers.