This and That

I did get a chance 

to take a couple 

of pictures of the 

Christmas tree skirt

but they didn't turn out 

too well at night

I will try another time

in the daylight

I have been working on a

granny square blanket 

for my daughter in the

colors of her choice

I call them easter egg colors

I have a few squares to go

then the border

I think I will do pom-poms

Or will that be to juvenile?

I have already collected yarn

for my next project

I think I have a crochet addiction...

Robin

Blue waves

I have been working on this blanket

for almost a year its finally done!

I wanted my 6' son
to be able to wrap up in it
so its a very LARGE blanket

It has the feel of ocean waves

 All in blues & greens

I folded it up
sat it on the couch
and it was like
a cat magnet

Why do my cats like to lay
 on everything that I crochet???

I finished this tree skirt too
but forgot to take pictures of
it all done before I gave it away

I used mostly leftover yarn

Fortunately I gave it to
someone that lives nearby
so when I go over there
next time I will take pictures
of it around their tree

I used the pom pom edge on it
and it turned out really cute!

I will post pictures soon.


Robin

Beanie Marathon Weekend

The weather is 
getting cold again

which means 
its time for beanies!

I had a request 
from a little someone

who lives in Oregon 

for some new beanies

so I spent the weekend
crocheting beanies

They are a fun little distraction

Quick and easy to make

And they help de-stash

My ever growing pile of yarn

And now back to 
afghan crocheting….
I'm finishing up a 
VERY LARGE
project

Robin

Spellbound Swap

Next week
I will be headed to

Pasadena for the most

amazing art retreat

Spellbound 

Im excited to see
my roomie Sue again

and lavish in the
fun and excitement
this event brings

Sue is hosting
a fun zip bag swap
that I have been
working on
all week

This is before 
I added the embellishments

Here they are all done

Stuffed with goodies
and ready to go!!

5 more sleeps till
Spellbound

Robin

Rainbow Unicorn

A few days ago I was looking thru

Pinterest and came across 

a unicorn beanie at Repeat Crafter Me

I do have to admit I let out

a little squeal....my grand daughter

is obsessed with unicorns

Especially RAINBOW unicorns

Being the yarn hoarder that I am

I had everything I needed

except the green yarn

The beanie was easy

But the mane and the ears

took a couple tries

to get them right

I did modify the ears

and added a couple rows 

to the horn

....a

unicorn does need a

substancial horn ya know

Im tickled with the 

way it turned out

and I can't wait

to see the look on her face

when I give it to her

Robin

Little Pumpkins

I work in a 

senior apartment community 

and once a month 

I teach a craft class

This was our last class

Little pumpkins made from sweaters

They are fun and easy to make

 These are going to seniors

 when the girls at work

do their home visits

A little pumpkin 

and some goodies 

to put a smile 

on someones face

Robin

Pom Pom Edge

I was looking 

for a cute border

to put on 

a granny square blanket

I just finished 

and came across this

I needed to modify it 

for my blanket

and wanted 

to remember how I did it

so I thought I would post 

how I did it here

I just love this cute pom pom stitch 

To start join with 

a single crochet

then chain 6

3 double crochet

in 3rd chain from hook 

holding back last stitch

of each double crochet

on your hook

You will have 4 stitches

on your hook

Yarn over and pull thru all loops

(cluster stitch made)

Chain 3

Make a second cluster stitch 

in the loop that closed

 your first cluster stitch

Join with a slip stitch

where your first cluster begins

To do this 

go thru the stitch

leaving 1 part of the stitch 

in the back

 and 2 parts in the front

Chain 3

Single crochet in your next space

There you have it....

Cute little pompoms

along the edge

of your blanket

They do take 

a little while

to make 

but

are well worth

the

cute factor

that they give

to my blanket!!

Robin

I love color!!

This was a fun little project

that I have been wanting

to make

I had this small green table 

from Ikea

that needed a little something

I dug thru my box of cotton yarn

and picked some bright colors

And now I have a cute little 

cover for my table

Robin

The Perfect Gift

I have been steadily working

on this colorful blanket

for the last few weeks

Before work, after work

While at the salon getting

my hair done

On my lunch break at work

and......

its finally done

and 

I 

LOVE

how it turned out

Its a birthday present

 for my granddaughter

and I'm thinking she

will love it too

(she already accidentally saw it in the back of my car and said "Nana thats a pretty blanket")

With the yarn I have left

I started this

It going a lot faster 

than having to 

count the stitches on each row

and make sure that

the pattern I chose

works with the stitch count

I cant wait to give it to her

but I will be sad to see it go

Its one of my favorite projects ever

Robin