WIP

Now that I got your attention...LOL....I will tell you what WIP means. WIP is short for Works in Progress. When I first saw that in one of my crochet groups I was like HUNH....Till someone explained it to me. Since I am not big on blogging I thought I would drop in today and just give an update on WIPs that I am working on. (Yeah I know I have more going on than I should) I have 15 crochet cross bookmarks almost done for an order that I have. I still need to weave in the tails then starch and put the tassels on the. I also have 6 elephant fridgies that I need to weave the tails in then glue some eyes and magnet on them to finish them off. I started 2 days ago another round ripple babyghan that I THOUGHT I had done last nite till I went to do the edging. In doing the edging I came to a spot that the count was off...yep you guessed it...dumb me dropped a stitch in one of the corners. What made me more mad at myself about it is I didn't catch it sooner since the drop stitch was back at the halfway mark of the afghan that I was working on. So now it sits waiting on me to come work on it and get it done.

I got in the mail the past few days ebay orders that I had bidding on for doll faces. I now have more than enough of the faces to make plenty of the doll face potholders to sell and give away as gifts. I even have some dark ones that I am in hopes to work up as Indian doll face potholders.

Well I better get off here if I plan on getting some crochet done before kids get home from school. I have not firgured out yet how to type and crochet at same time yet.

Photos to follow later on the WIP that have been completed.

Oops forgot to mention I have 2 air freshner dolls just about done as well. Shows you were my head is.

Angel in My Pocket

While out looking for crochet patterns I came across this Tiny Angle pattern at http://www.orble.com/free-tiny-angel-crochet-pattern/ Now I am not one that likes to weave in alot of ends so I got to thinking there has to be an easier way to making these tiny angels

Here is my edited version of this pattern

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Tiny Angel
Ch 4, join w sl st in 1st ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join w sl st in 1st sc (8 sc). This forms the Head

Ch 2, hdc, ch 2, hdc, che, sl st in same sc This forms 1st wing:

Sl st in next, ch 4, 3 trc, ch 4, sl st in same sc, This forms the dress.

Sl st in next sc, rep as for 1st wing. This forms the 2nd Wing

Weave in ends. Lightly starch.

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As you can see they are tiny things

They also reminded me of a poem I once heard about the Angel in My Pocket. I found online this poem and printed it out so that with each angel I make a poem will go with it.

Poem
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Angel In My Pocket

There's an Angel in my pocket,
Everywhere I go,
Just in case I need her,
'Cause she loves me so.
I never have to walk alone,
She's with me everyday.
She watches every step I take,
And often leads the way.
No one ever sees her,
She's meant for only me.
My special friend from heaven,
Came to set me free!

Pineapple Trivit/Dishcloth

Thanks to Michele at Inspired Crochet Designs for this free pattern http://inspiredcrochetdesign.blogspot.com/2008/05/pineapple-trivitdishcloth.html

This was so simple to work up. I did have 2 spots that I did different from the way it was worded in the pattern so that the end results would allow my finished project to look like hers.

In the pattern Michele has it as Rnd 1 - ch3 counts as 1st dc now and throughout. (2dc, ch2) 5times....here I did the Ch 3, Dc 2 (2dc, ch2) 4times. This was so there was not an extra dc in the beginning round. The next part was where she has in Row 6 - side shell, ch2, sc in ch sp, (ch3, sc in ch1sp) across, ch2, shell in shell [8 ch3sps]..... I feel it should read Row 6 - side shell, ch2, sk first sc sp, sc in ch sp, (ch3, sc in ch1sp) across, ch2, shell in shell [8 ch3sps] By doing that then you would have the correct amout in the [ ] Once I did that this baby worked up real quick and easy. I know I will be making more.

Finished Crochet Projects

Theses are some of the goodies I have been working in this past week

This is a Valentine Crinoline Doily that was a CAL in CFWP events group. I still need to finish weaving the ends, lightly starching and then gluing the parts together.

This Angel with Heart Filet came about thanks to Yvette bragging how easy it was to do and that it only took her two days. Well she was right it was easy even though I screwed up and dropped a stitch and didn't find it till I was to the halfway mark and things was looking really odd. This was a free pattern online and can be found at http://members.tripod.com/~lhamm/angel-h.htm

There is only one correction to this I would like to add. At the end of each row before turning chain 3 (some only chains 2) This is the first DC for that row. Work the rest of the pattern as done so in the site.

This was a Scrubbie CAL I got myself into. I tell you I never in my wildest dreams expected a simple pattern to give me such a fit as this one did. My one big mistake was not reading the instruction completely FIRST. PLEASE NOTE this pattern is done in the back loops so to give it the ridge effect needed to make this pattern work out right. This was also a free pattern and can be found at the blog of GRANNYJUDITH http://crochetpatternsonly.blogspot.com/2005_05_16_crochetpatternsonly_archive.html
I found that naztazia posted step by step photo instructions of Granny Judith's pattern. http://www.acmoore.com/forum/yaf_postst1616p2_Spiral-Scrubbies--pics-included.aspx This was what help me to discover my big OOps.


Now this was a fun CAL. For 3 weeks it was called the Mystery CAL. Can you tell what it is? With the parts I couldn't either but in the end after it was all put together it created this wonderful Starburst Hot Pad. (Don't you just love the colors?)

Still have a few other projects I am working on but that is for another day.

Craft Shows

Here are a few displays from my first show in Oct.

Theses are a few items I have done. Plastic Canvas Bingo Bag, Business card holders, recipe card holders. Necklaces and bracelets

Here I have beaded and feather earrings, crochet cross bookmarks and hanging Gaurdian Angels with poem.


More of my beaded and feather earrings, pony bead keychains, suncatcher crosses.

Gone Goose Hunting

Well not really hunting goose, just patterns to make lawn ornament goose clothes. A friend of mine has a lawn ornament Goose that would like for me to make some clothes for her. Annies Attic at one time had a pamplet called "Annie's Attic Goose and Gander Parade Crochet" but now it is out of stock or can not be found *boo hoo* I can't even find some reasonaly prices use sewing patterns for some outfits. So if anyone out here can help me in with this new project of mine I would be so eternally grateful.

FOUND
I would like to thank all that emailed me on where to look for patterns. As many times as I had searched Ebay I had not found it till I was sent the link tonight for "Annie's Attic Goose and Gander Parade Crochet" I now have on order a copy of it (as well as some Native American Fabric that the lady had as well.) Again Thanks to all that helped me out in this search.

(this is the fabric that I have coming in with the goose clothes pattern)

Crochet Cross Bookmark Pattern

Some time ago I found this cross bookmark pattern online (yes it was free I think) but now when I went to find it again so I could share it It was nowhere to be found. As for me saving a copy of it....well that got lost when my pc crashed. I have since taken the time to write it out as I crochet one so that I may share it with others. IF someone finds that this pattern is indeed not a free pattern or is copywritten please let me know and I will take it down.

Cross Bookmark


Material needed:
Bedspread cotton size 10 (your choice of color/s)
Steel hook size 7

Instructions
Ch 5 sl st to form ring

Row 1: Ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc in ring, turn

Row 2-11: Ch 3, 3dc, ch 2, 3dc in ch 2 sp from row before, dc in top of ch3
At end of row 11 finish off.

ARMS of cross:
With right side facing on right side of the piece you just made join With sl st join to end of row 7, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the end of row 8, dc in the end of row 9, Turn
Rows 2-3: Ch 3, 3dc, ch 2, 3dc in ch 2 sp from row before, dc in top of ch3, At end of row 3 finish off.
Rep Left arm starting in the end rows of 9 - 8 –7

TRIM: (Can be done in contrasting color)
Join with sl st to the beg. Bottom ring of cross, Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the starting ring. Ch 3, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1, Sc in end of row 2,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, Sc in end of row 4,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 5, Sc in end of row 6,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1 of arm, Sc in end of row 2,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in ch 2 sp of row 3 arm,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, sc in end of row 2, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 10 (top part of the cross center) 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 11, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in ch 2 sp of row 11,
on opposited sid of cross 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 11, Sc in end of row 10,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1 of arm, Sc in end of row 2,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in ch 2 sp of row 3 arm,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, sc in end of row 2, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1,
sc in row 6, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 5, Sc in end of row 4,
3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 3, Sc in end of row 2, 3dc, ch 2 3dc in end of row 1
sl st to join top of ch 3, end
tie off loose ends
Lightly starch to hold shape.

With 4 inch piece of cardboard wrap bedspread thread 15 times around. Cut thread at end. (where you start and end your wrapping) Join with Half hitch to bottom of cross in the ch 2 sp of the trim. Trim ends to make even

Round Ripple baby afghan

This baby blanket almost didn't get made. I had tried several times to do the round ripple only to tear it out b/c I kept messing up somehow. After using the pattern for the Spiderman round ripple I found out that I had misread the pattern somehow and was doing 2 small V rows then 2 big V rows when it should have only been ONE small V row and 2 big V rows to repeat till you reached the size you wanted. This baby afghan is approx. 40" round done in pastel baby colors with a few rows of white. SOLD

Crochet Baby Poncho

This was a rather simply pattern....well...that is once I finally took the time to REREAD the pattern and found out that my first attempt was totally way off from what it was supposed to be. I didnt find that out till I started on the 2nd poncho. Needless to say after finish the 2nd one I ripped out the first one and started all over. So much easier when you actually read instructions right....a lesson that I have learned

These are supposed to fit newborns-3months but I bet some little girl would want them as well to play dress up with their baby dolls or teddybears.

Hats, Hats and More Hats

Recently I was asked if I would make a hat for their 91yr young mother so I went on a crochet hat hunt to find the right pattern. Found one but didn't have the colors that she wanted me to make. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thanks to some other wonderful ladies out in crochet land I was sent a few other patterns that I have been making up. The top 7 hats are a pattern called Out West "Wenatchee" Hat and the bottom one without beads is called Crochet Bucket Style Hat

These are my step daughers modeling the hats I made

Sarah

Amanda

Haley