I tatted a fat cat.Mainly, because I have a fat cat.And because I thought the pattern was adorable. You can find the cat pattern here. And the tatted border is from here.I used a glu...
Its time to finish this doily.I mean! Look at how gorgeous it will be once it is finished~And since I started it waaaaaaaaay back here......and with the sweet fragrance of lilacs perfuming the ...
I have a confession to make. Well, two actually.First one:I hate making crochet cables cant make crochet cables. Let me give you an example of a pattern for crocheting cables:Directions f...
It started with this flower.From this book:And it became the focal point of this handbag. A handbag for Ruth. And being that she is celebrating her 93rd birthday...And blue is her favorite...
~Easter Blessings~
I want my dream living room to look like this (minus the washer & dryer, of course.) I l.o.v.e. the color of the walls soooooooo much & when I was at the fabric store recently ---...
Two socks. Can you believe it?Neither can I.
A tatted clover.......tatted many times over into intricate, lacey medallions ~~ can become a beautiful piece of threadwork.The pattern is Clover Mat by Jon of Tat-a-Renda.I have only begu...
There is certain vibrant charge to the air when spring seems to be nearing. A newness. A deep, strengthening sigh. A feeling of ahhhhhh....I love that feeling. And walkin...
This pillowcase is a treasure that I recently found at the thrift store. Minus the edging.(btw--when I see items like this with $.25 price tag attached it is such a bittersweet feeling --- swee...
For a friend.Believing the impossible.And pushing me in a good sense.The pattern is one of the those single sheets that grace the aisles at the yarn store -- and forthe life of me,I can not find it t...
Wanting to immerse myself in pinks, reds & whites I tried thinking of simple but pretty things to make for Valentines Day.Initially, I found a beautiful heart in this book:Motif # 124 --- a...
I recently read that if you really want to be good at something, you need to practice 10,000 hours.This got me thinking.10,000 hours. Really? So 10 years of practicing 3 hours a day ---&n...
For every Valentines Day, I crochet each of 3 kids some sort of amigurumi. Its a tradition that my son demands I keep. (And for a soon-to-be-13-yr.old-ALL-boy.. .Im tickled pink about that...
Christmas is almost here.And when something as simple as a clothespin can become a Christmas angel......well, it must be made.The pattern for these adorable angels is from here:And I just love how ea...
This cute towel topper all started here......at an art & craft show that our daughter was showing at. A warm & wonderful woman next to her booth was selling the most delightfu...
As much as I do not like the bombardment of Christmas before Thanksgiving has even arrived, I do know that if I want to get anything accomplished before that holiest of holidays arrives, I had better...
Im falling back on the familiar.That is -- crochet.And yes, I am still working on knitting those delicious aquamarine socks, but the progress is slow. So slow that I wondered if it would be bet...
My unhealthy obsession with trying to knit a pair of socks has actually come to fruition.With my undying gratitude to Andi for pushing/coaxing/cheering me on --- this is what I have been doing.....
I love these.Truly, truly cant stop looking at them or picking them up for that matter.The pattern is from Eclectic Gipsyland & she has the most amazing tutorial for making these.I just cant...
Writing in the sand. Walking in the sand. And of course! the color of sand comes to my mind when I start another doily. The hook I am using is a size 7 and the thread...
Falling in love with this pattern: Pretty Petals Potholder my mind started swirling for ways to embrace a bit of a redo.Redo #1: pretty petals become a pretty petal ring.Redo #2: pr...
Yes. Another one.From the same book as my last doily. This one is called: Blue Velvet.Gorgeous pineapples (to which I seem quite enamoured with lately) but for some reason...
A finish.A rosey finish! Complete with lacey pineapples and pearls.It is from this book:And even tho I ran into some major snafus.......I have come away smitten by the simple beauty that c...
Many moons ago, I started this doily. In fact, I started it waaaaaaaaaaaaay back here. The reason why it never got finished? I kept getting stuck on Rnd 15. To the point...
Trying my hand at something new....My grandma was exceptional at it. As are many of you.So I am on a quest to see if I can carry on her in her footsteps. Again.Oh, and of course...
I am hopeless when it comes to actually growing a garden filled with strawberries. sAnd I have the most vivid memories of picking them by the pails-full in my Aunt Anna Maes garden.&n...
Wow. I amazed by this throw for so many reasons. z The first being that it turned out so lovely! When I first started to crochet the squares together, I decided on a turquoise color as the joining c...
While a whole lot of napping is going on.......there was also a whole lot of crocheting going on.Participating in Melissas fabulous a square a day in may -- which I loved, btw -- I have finally finis...
Continuing with A square a day in May, I am trying to find as many spare moments as possible to actually crochet a 12 inch square a day.Not always happening, but nevertheless here they are:...
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