On The Needles (Hook)

Knitting has been put on hold. 

I am in full blown crochet mode right now.

Stitch-cation Summer Challenge has taken over.

As well as using up yarn so it doesn't become lost in the land of stash.

I decided to do the hardest for me stitch first.

The popcorn stitch was very confusing for me.

Not the actual stitch itself but the single crochet row.

I kept trying to pick up a stitch where there wasn't one.

I know I started over at least 4 times and ripped back rows several more times.

But I have learned the stitch so finishing off the last block will be a piece of cake.

Notice the granny block.

I needed something to calm my mind before starting popcorn block 2.

That will be finished this morning.

Each block will be made twice for this project.

This is the yarn left from my In Love With Color Throw.

In my mind, it makes this sampler project a freebie. 

Yes, that's the way I think.

My throw is finished and turned out so fun!

Just the right size for the recliner.

Also finished is the Lacy Market Bag.

I can't wait to use it! 

3 balls of cotton out of the stash!

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June-A Month of Finishes

Finish #1 

Quilt for the hunting club's picnic prize pool.

Finish #2

Mae's Grandmother's Flower Garden

 Finish #3

Lacy Market Bag

Finish #4

In Love With Color Throw

Perfect size for cuddling in the recliner.

What will I do in July?

I could finish the pair of No Purl Monkey Socks that are on the needles.

But instead I am starting on Stitch-cation Summer Challenge.

This is a crochet sampler afghan.

I will be using the extra yarn from In Love With Color.

I am also going to start quilting this Sampler quilt

while I continue to work on Cathedral Stars.

On The Needles

Still On The Hook

The Lacy Crochet Market Bag is not quite finished.  The yellow/white are 2 balls of an unknown cotton like Sugar'n Cream which is what the blue/green yarn is.  All 3 came from the bin of yarn from my friend's mother's stash.  Good news is the bin is almost empty so my color choices are limited. That's not a bad thing, right?!?

I have sat down to work on my project, there isn't much stitching time. Those cute little kitties take up a lot of quiet time. They are now 4 weeks old so I've started introducing some cat food which is more fun to play with than to eat. They do pretty good with the wet food but it might be too early for the dry food.

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On The Needles (Hook)

I am so easily influenced! I saw this Lacy Crochet Market Bag Challenge on one of my Facebook pages (there's a knit pattern too that I want to make) called The Crochet Crowd and I couldn't stop thinking about it. One day I decided to just try it to see if I could do the stitch. (Yes Judy L, you can teach an old dog a new trick.) Before I got to making the star, I read this about Market Bag Issues. There is a wonderful video tutorial that makes this stitch super easy.  So now I am breezing along and cannot wait to use my bag. And reduce the amount of cotton yarn in my bin.  This isn't the yarn called for in the instructions but it will make for a nice, strong bag.

I've been working on my In Love With Color Throw but now as much as I would like to.  I am on round 3 of the border. I think a couple good tv nights this week and it will be finished.

These 6 little cuties are keeping me from my evening yarn projects.  Momma Sally sneaked outside one morning and didn't come back. We are having a time with coyotes and are afraid one might have got her. So I have been feeding these cuties with a syringe. It takes about an hour to get them all happy and napping again. This is my first time ever hand rearing kittens! It's quite an experience. I'm hoping they will start to eat food soon and start using a litter box. They are 3 weeks old. Am I pushing it too fast?

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