Currently Working On
I finished this little Christmas boy gnome today. It is part of a pair a booy and a girl, the girl has been started but not quite done. This pattern I got from Etsy. It was a very super easy pattern to follow. For the girl gnome I am using the same mixed color for the hat and then using red for the pretty dress for the body of it. I have also made quite a bit of progress on the Matthew Perry blanket that I had started as well, along with several other projects that have been started. I am going to try and get the dress finished but I have a whole year to work on that. It is the dress that Daphne wears in Scooby Doo. I am hoping to get that started and finished for next Halloween for that to be my Halloween costume so we will see.
I just found this Chandler pattern off of
Etsy and I love it lol. It is a cross stitch pattern however I am just going to do it as a c2c pattern using a 3.75mm crochet hook but we will see how big it will get lol. Chandler Bing was a fun character on FRIENDS and loved by many. I have found so many FRIENDS cross stitch patterns and old school patterns that are in cross stitch that I am going to eventually make because I just love the pattern so much lol that I will make it work. I think I got all the yarn that I will need for this blanket to get it finished so I am hoping to get a big chunk of this blanket done before it starts to get cold here.
I got a snowman gnome completed this weekend. I also managed to start this really cool diamond weave pattern. I started following this youtube video. The pattern is really easy to follow and you eventually pick up the repeating pattern enough it becomes automatic and you can do other things. I am really loving these colors together they blend so well together. I am going to continue working on this blanket and I will eventually get back to the John Wayne blanket lol.
Last several days have been crazy, I have been trying to deal with them as they come. My hands haven't been cooperating very well lately, so I started a whole new project that would hopefully inspire me to keep going. I started the iconic orange couch from my favorite tv show F.R.I.E.N.D.S . So far I am almost done with the seat of the couch which is what the picture shows. It is turning out to be very big I think but I am using a 3.25mm hook with Red Heart Super Saver yarn. The One With the Crochet is the book I am following. I got this book a month or so ago so I am trying to get yarn to do several projects in it. They look super fun to do and hopefully get me back on track on making things even though this arthritis is crazy right now.
So I have gotten a lot of projects started and just not finished lol. I did start another gnome, this time it is a bear gnome from Passionate Crafter. It is coming out so cute right now though i have the arms done and most of the body done the next row i add the arms to the body so they will be done. I am hoping to have it done by the end of the week. The last several days I have been doing yarn inventory didn't realize I had so much yarn stored up in different areas lol. I just have to figure out what I want to make with all this yarn now lol I have a lot of ideas so we will see what happens.
Unable to finish working on the secret project I got 17 percent done before I ran out of one of the colors I have to have to finish. I was being crazy and somehow forgot to bring my extra supplies including a yarn needle, so I can finish Tom and Jerry that was the main thing I had to do and I forgot the stupid needle. So I will finish Tom and Jerry once I get back to my house since they have to be done quickly.Instead, I started working on the Celtic cable blanket, so far it is turning out nicely I think. I really like how it has all these extra textures on this blanket so far I just finished row 21 with the basketweave pattern.
All the parts on Tom and Jerry are done except the last 12 rows for a ear... so I am waiting to get a new ball of yarn to get the last 12 rows done for Tom. After that all that will need to be done is sew all the face parts on. I have managed to work on the Valentine's Day gnomes I got the "L","O","V" and I ran out of the gray color to do the "E". So I am waiting on that but I also managed to make a Queen ELizabeth gnome as well. I am about to start on a Statue of Liberty gnome since I do not have enough yarn to finish other projects so a new gnome it is lol. I found the pattern for this gnome on Lucy Magic Pattern I am excited to work on a holiday gnome I am hoping it will turn out good so we will see lol.
Well I have finally been able to get to work on Tom the cat from Tom and Jerry the cartoon. The only thing left that needs to happen now is finish the head and that will be it until I get all the extra face parts and arms made. Once all that is done all that would be left is to put it altogether and then it will be done...... I have about 40 rows left until I will be completely done with the head. I am thinking I will try and get the head and all the parts done before I have another craft event at the church and then use that time to sew on all the extra bits and pieces for both Tom and Jerry lol. I did get the body started of the Queen Elizabeth gnome that I also have to make sure is finished before the end of May.
I got all the parts finished for the mouse. Jerry just has to be sewn all together and then he will be finished. Now it is time to finish working on the cat, Tom. After I manage to get Tom and Jerry done then I have one more project I have to get started and finished before the end of May. Then I can go back and work on the February gnomes that I had started working on before this lol. I did start working on that Celtic Cable Throw and got to row 8 where I start the Basketweave pattern but I have to get Tom and Jerry and the Queen Elizabeth gnome done before I can go any further on that blanket.
I managed to get both pilgrim thanksgiving gnomes finished. I started on 3 new projects to keep going after this lol. I am working on the "O" gnome to work on the "LOVE" gnomes for Valentines day. I got this pattern from Etsy as well. Etsy is my number one place to look for patterns at the moment unless I can find them for free lol. I have gotten a little bit of work done on the baby grinch I had started, but have not got much work done on it at the moment. Then lastly I also started on a new blanket called Celtic Cable Throw by Bonnie Bay Crochet I am mostly working on the other gnomes though since I like making them lol.
Have gotten a lot of work done on this boy pilgrim gnome. I think all I have left to do is to make the gun and the feet then this will be done. This one is just about as big as the girl lol which is great , but they both turned out really tall for a gnome. Once I finish the Pilgrims I think I am going to make the Grinch and Max from Sweet Oddity Art from Carolyne Brodie on Ravelry. After that I am going to do the Bowser I found. It looks really cool but has so many little parts to make if it turns out even just half decent it will be great lol.
I finished the red solo cup in honor of Toby Keith. He was one of my favorite country singers, one that I grew up listening too. I am using the red solo cup I made as a remote holder for all my remotes that were laying around lol. While I was making it I did have the thought to thankfully add a small piece of cardboard to the very bottom before I attached the white part to the red so it made it a lot sturdier, so it holds 2 remotes lol. The pattern I found for the red solo cup came from Cynthia LeBrun I found it on insta a couple days ago. I also have started on making the boy pilgrim. The pattern for it is from the same place as the girl pilgrim. The Thanksgiving gnomes are from
Gnome Planet on Etsy.
Finished the body of Jerry. I am starting to work on his face. I have the eyes made and working on the pupils. Then I start on the mouth and everything so he is getting closer and closer to being completely done. I did measure him lol and the pattern says it will be 11" tall and the one I made is about 18" tall. Now I just have to work on finishing up Tom who I have about halfway through his stomach done lol. Tom is getting so tall that it hurts my arm to work on him for very long so we will see how long it takes to get him done. I have a craft event this weekend so we will see how much projects I will be able to get done while there. I am bringing several projects with me so we will see what happens.
Got all the wisemen done and now mainly just working on Tom and Jerry. I almost have all of the main body done for Tom. I just have to finish the head and then work on the arms and tail and the ears. After I finish him its back to work on Jerry. It is hard for me to work on either one of them since they have gotten so tall that it hurts my arm and shoulders so I have to take breaks whick makes it take alot longer to get them done . They are getting done though and I already have a plan to get them gone lol. My aunt wants them both so now I just have to get them done in time. After I get done with them I am going to start working on this Lily of the Valley. It will be fun and different to work on so it will be fun.
I finished the second wise man. Two out of three so I have one left to do. I started the last one today as well, haven't gotten very far on it but it is started. Once I get this last one done I am going to back to work on Jerry I already have some one interested in the Tom and Jerry I am making so that will be good. I do not think I will be doing these wisemen and nativity set again. I like making gnomes but this set of instructions was crazy I had to redo certain things to make it look decent. When I do any more gnomes I will be going back to one of my favorite places to get gnome patterns Passionate Crafter. The patterns from Passionate Crafter are always good, easy to follow and oh so cute looking. However, I have found a different nativity set with wisemen and everything that I might do later on by a different person.
I have made alot of progress on Jerry. I have finished both legs and have started on the body. The placement on where to start the rows was a little confusing at first but I think I had it figured it out. It at least looks decent at the moment lol, once I finish the body I am not sure how much more yarn I have I do not think I will have enough to finish it. I have similiar shades of blue that I think I accidently grabbed instead of grabbing two of the same color which stinks but that is what I get for being color blind lol they looked the same, until I looked at the label and noticed they were different but too late since I already bought it. I might need at least one more skein possibly two since the pattern says its only supposed to be 16.4 inhes tall. The legs and the small body that I have finished is already 9 1/2 inches tall lol, so this is most likely going to be much bigger than the 16 the pattern says.
I made a bit of progress on Jerry last night. I got the belly patch made and the right foot made. I am starting on the left foot now, for some reason I am excited to work on this ami. Although it does look like it might turn out bigger than the pattern states but that is perfectly ok with me lol. I am using yarn from Hobby Lobby to make him. The yarn I am using is called I love this Yarn in the colors White and Medium Blue so far. The pattern so far has been really easy to follow which is good for me. Once I get Jerry done I just have to make his partner in crime, Tom and I am hoping that will go just as smoothly. I already have the yarn for him as well so he is ready to go once I get the cat done.
Finished the 1st wise man and the cloud pillow last night. So now I am starting to work on Jerry from Tom and Jerry. The pattern I am using is from bettibettiami from Etsy. I just started the belly patch for his stomach so we will see how it goes. I still have the other 2 wise men to make but I am taking a break from them at the moment and working on this project for awhile. I am excited to do some old school cartoons, I am excited about making them. I have found several old school cartoon patterns on Etsy that I really want to eventually make since they are cartoons that I have grown up watching.
I am working on the mosaic Christmas blanket now. It has become my main project as of now. I do have a few side projects I am working on for customers that I am working on getting done as well, but they should be pretty quick to get and finish working on. One of the side projects is just making flowers for some hats so those will be done fairly quickly. I also managed to get the dino I was working on and managed to get it all sewed up so now it is completely finished as well. I am getting alot of the side projects done. I even made 2 out of the 8 flowers that I needed to get done. My goal is to try and have the rest of the flowers done before the weekend.
I have been making good progress on the back panel of the hoodie that i started. I have 34 rows completed out of the 56 rows I need to have , so I am getting it done. This hdc does work up quick, but I think when I make this again I will go down a size hook . I started making the xl size so it would not be too tight, but it looks like it will be really baggy lol so we will see. I have already started on my second ball of yarn so I will not have enough and will have to get more. I might have just enough to finish the front and back panel but not enough for the sleeves . For my next one if I like the final way it comes out lol, I have this soft velvet light blue-ish color I am going to use for it.
I have a lot of crap going on at the moment, however I have managed to get work done on the Santa Gnome. I think the yarn I am using for this Christmas project really making it stand out. I am using Red Heart Super Saver Metallic in the colors Red and White. This yarn gives it a nice sparkle effect to it and makes it shine in my opinion. I am starting to work on the body for the gnome I am hoping to get it done within this next week. This pattern is a little different since it seems I am starting the body off of the hat compared to doing them seperate pieces and then sewing them together which I like doing them all in one piece so this will work out I think lol.
Well I have started another project yet again without finishing anything else lol. I am starting to run low on yarn for the the mosaic silver bell afghan, and I have a craft event so I am trying to keep that project for that so I can have that to work on it there. I have started another Christmas project. It is called the
Santa Gnome from Passionate Crafter. I have done some of their gnomes before so this will be a good project to do. All of their patterns are nice and easy to follow which is good. Hopefully I will be able to get my focus back and work on some of all these w.i.p's since I have so many starting to pile up.
I have been working alot on this blanket . It is a fun way to work on them doing the mosaic pattern. It has taken alot more time to get it done but there is a lot more counting to be done so it takes me alot longer since i count and then double count just to make sure lol. I have started on my second ball of red and white. I have found alot more mosaic crochet patterns that I am interested in doing after this one. So far I am only 15% so I am slowly making progress. I am glad that the pattern is finally starting to come through on this one though. The friends blanket all I have to do is add the border and then I will add it to thew finished projects page.
Well I said to hell with the leaf blanket I was trying to do just for the fact it was making me crazy lol. Everything was lining up right after several rows, the stitch count was on point but it was just giving me a headache switching from one set of instructions for the end panels and then switching to another set of instructions for the middle part so I could make it all in one piece... it would have been fine if I did the end panels seperate and then the middle but I like doing everything in one piece when I can. So instead I am working on a Christmas blanket lol. Since to hell with fall and moving on towards Christmas since Christmas is better anyway lol. The Christmas blanket pattern I fuond and have started on is from Etsy, and its a mosaic pattern which will turn out really good I think. It is called
Silver Bells Afghan
by Crochet Couch. I doubt I will have it finished in time for Christmas this year since it is already a month and 21 days away which is crazy.
The Friends granny square blanket is coming along. It took me a little bit to figure out the join as you go method, but now its going more smoothly as of now lol. I think I did different granny squares . I meant to use 3 colors of the dots the blue, red, and yellow but somehow I also made orange granny squares.... Iam thinking I will use the orange granny squares for something else and only use the blue, red, yellow granny squares . I should have used purple for the borders so I could incorporate that color as well but ended up just using white. I think it would have looked better using black instead of white as well but oh well lol.
I got all the yarn I need to make a Friends blanket, I am so excited. I just made the first granny square for it. Now I just need 13 more squares for this color lol. The pattern that I am following is from LoveCrafts. It is a free pattern which makes it better lol. It is a normal granny square and then has scalloped edges. I am going to do all the edging last and just make all the squares first I need about 14 squares of each of the colors first before I get to that point. I am just using Caron One Pound in the color Scarlet for the red, also in Sky Blue for the blue color. Then Red Heart Super Saver in the color pumpkin for the orange color. Big Twist in the color Varsity Yellow for the yellow color. For the borders I am using Caron One Pound in the color white for the borders.
Well I was going to work on the Blessed pillow, but then I decided to start something new lol. I have now started on a new scarf since winter is coming lol. The pattern I am making is from Jasmine Tea on Youtube. So far , it is going good I just started so hopefully I will be able to see the pattern emerge soon. All the parts for the dinosaur are done I just have to sew them all together and then it will be completely finished. It's going to be at least 16" tall lol it will be fun I think I might let my nephew take it. I still have blocks to finish on the swear-ish blanket it will eventually get done.
A lot of things have been going so I have not been updating as I should. I am finally starting to work on the dinosaur head to get this done. It is looking pretty good the body is about 15.5" tall so we will see how tall the finished product is once I get the head attached. I am not sure if I have enough of the light color I am using for the head so it might be using black to finish it if I don't have enough so we will see. I am not sure what I am going to be making next. I have been going through some of the old projects which I might try and work on after I get this dino finished. I might work on the blessed pillow next not sure if I have enough to finish that either but we will see. I am supposed to be getting some new yarn in a few days so hopefully I will be able to get some new ideas for some new projects.
Started working on a dinosaur to use up some of my Bernat Blanket yarn that I did not know what to do with since I did not have much left. I got the pattern from Yarnspirations
for this one. I am using the leftover Bernat Blanket yarn in the colors Almond for most of the body and I used a brown for the arms, legs and tail thankfully I had just enough for those before I ran out of that color. FOr the spikes I am using some black that I have I am hoping it turns out good with the different colors lol. The body is already at 15.5" high lol and the pattern itself says a total of 12" lol so it is already pretty big and I have yet to make the head lol I am hoping I have enough of the almond color to finish the head since I am running low on that color already, if I run out I have a red or orange that I will make do with to finish it. The pattern calls for red heart super saver yarn but to me that is my most hated yarn for working with so I am using the Bernat Blanket yarn.
Things are getting a little crazy , but I have managed to get a few things crocheted thiss weekend. I am still working on these legs I have 6 out of the 8 octo legs done. They work up pretty quick to do so I am hoping to have this octo done by the end of the week but we will see. I am loving this pattern though so if I have enough yarn afterwards I might do it in reverse. Make one with green body and legs with the yellow on the end of the legs but it depends on how much I have at the end of the current one I am making.
Finished the bucket hat ended up being a kids size since I used a 3.25 mm hook instead of the 4mm hook, but its ok. It was small enough to fit my niece so I let her keep it. I started working on the Octopus Frenzy. It is going good I just started to do the decreases on the main part, very easy pattern to follow which is good. I am using some left over yarn from the Army blanket that I made in the yellow for the main part of it since I am using whatever yarn I have left in my stash at the moment before buying new yarn lol.
Almost have the bucket hat done, there is only a few rows left to do. Once this hat is done since I am almost out of the green color. I think I might try a cuter octopus pattern that I found. It is from Left Handed Crocheter and is called Octopus Frenzy. I think This might be one of the cuter patterns to me regarding the octos. The ones with really short legs look funny to me, and then the ones with the long legs I made look better . So we will see if this pattern is better lol. The pattern for it look simple enough to do, so I am hoping it just turns out as cute lol.
I am finally back at my apartment hopefully I can be here for awhile now lol. I am trying to get everything organized again. I have started to make an octo out of Bernat blanket yarn. People like it because it is supposed to be nice and cuddly but its super expensive and does not feel all that soft to me but that is just me. I would rather use Caron Simply Soft or some other yarn but I am trying it and see. I used to use this Bernat Blanket yarn for alot of baby blankets. This pattern I am going off of for this octo is from
K Hook Creations. It is a very quick and easy pattern to follow whick makes it good for me lol.
Well I have been getting alot of things organized and figured out. I have started making these cute little gnomes from Passionate Crafter. I ended up joining their CAL (crochet a long) for the gnomes. They have a ton of cute and fun ones to make. I am currently making the daisy one
and the ice cream gnome
so we will see how they turn out. I love how they are small and not very time consuming projects. I am only using 3 colors since it is all the colors I have at the moment until I am able to get new yarn but I am just testing the pattern out to see if I can make it and follow the instructions. So far the patterns are very clear and easy to understand and follow. However the ice cream gnome is turing out to be bigger than the daisy one by quite alot so not sure how that is going to work out lol but we will see. The picture is the gnomes bodies up against Zelda the chihuahua for size lol.
The 5 rows of ribbing are done, yay lol. It is taking me alot longer to knit just because I am having to keep taking breaks every 30-45 mins to make sure my hands do not hurt more than is needed. Now it is just the same ol' knit stitch for 11 ish inches. I might need to make it longer than that since I am kinda tall but we will see. I am definitely liking this Comfy Cotton Blend alot better than the other cotton I have tried. It is so much better and softer so I am hoping it still fills soft when I go to put it on to wear it lol. I have made more progress on that bear lovey as well and it is coming along as I have 3 more rows to go on the bottom part and then once it is done then I just have to make the bear parts and then that will be another project done.
The ergonomic knitting needles I ordered came in today so I decided to try them out to make the balaclava. The pattern I chose to do is called Cabled Balaclava. I chose it since it has cables and I love doing cables with knitting. The needles I decided to try were the Knitter's Pride Nova Cubics from Amazon. They had really great reviews. I was able to get about 3 rows done before 2 of my fingers started to just hurt , but each row has 108 stitches. I was able to get to 6 rows finished before I needed to stop and take a break. I am hoping I can find some good compression gloves that will work to help minimize the pain so that I can continue to knit, if not I will have to go back to just crocheting.
Well I am now halfway done through the "Crapola" block for this blanket. The graph is super simple to follow which is great, she really does a nice job providing written instructions along with the graph. After I get done with "Crapola" block I start the "Crimeny" block. However I did look into ergonomic knitting needles and ordered just 1 circular needle just to try. Depending on how those are with my hands I might stop crocheting for the time being and go back to knitting lol. I have already found my first knitting project too. It is a small project but not sure how my hands will hold up with a big knitting project since I have had to quit knitting a couple years ago. It is a balaclava with cables. Cables are fun and easy to do in knitting.
Lot of things have happpened in the last few days, which is why I am just now updating. I finished the first block for this swear-ish blanket. It was the "Bleep" block and now I am on the second block which is "Crapola". I went back to using the graph since the written pattern somehow managed to do it in reverse and not the right way. When I did it the second time using the graph it turned out the right way and looks good. In the picture the top one is the one that was done in reverse and the bottom is the correct way that I did in the graph.
I finished all the parts for the Tardis but before I sew them all together I am just waiting til I can get some small pieces of cardboard to work for the top and bottom so it will be more sturdy. I started a new blanket while I am waiting on that. It is not my usual c2c blanket lol. I fouond this pattern on Etsy by The Crass Crafter. It is called Swear-ish blanket. is just single crochet with bobbles. SO far it is easy to go she does have written instructions and a graph to go by. Normally I like to follow just the graph but this time around I am following the written pattern so we will see how that works for me.
I have gotten more of the Tardis done. The sides are all done along with the base of it. I am now trying to work on the roof part of it. After that all that is left is to make the trim around the white part so it will look like windows and then just have to sew the parts together. I am thinking about adding small thin cardboard to the sides just to make sure it will stay standing up instead of just in the roof like the pattern says, but not sure will have to see how it goes.
So I have started a few new projects lol. I have started making a Tardis for my uncle to brighten his day since he had a rough couple days this past week. Also started making a bear lovey. They are both turning out really good. The Tardis pattern I found is from Ninja Cat Crafts. So far it has been an easy pattern to follow. For the bear lovey I found a cute pattern on Ravelry from Tatie. It was a little hard for me to get it started, but once you get the pattern it becomse easy and goes quick. I am going to try and get the Tardis finished as soon as I can so I can get it sent off.
So last night I started the dice bag and ended up finishing it an hour and a half. So now I am looking at working on a pair of slippers. The pattern I am going to try and do is from Unique Stitch Designs. I just started this so we will see how it goes. I haven't tried to make slippers or socks before so we will see how it goes lol. I am using Bernat Softee Baby Chunky in the color Teddy Brown. I only have one ball of this so I am hoping it will be enough. If they turn out good they will be really soft since this yarn feels nice and soft. I am hoping these will turn out nice if not I will try a different pattern to try and make socks since it is a new thing for me to do.
I am still working on this Mosaic baby blanket, it has gotten far. It is an easy pattern repeat however lol I was not paying attention and had to frog several rows because I was not paying attention to the pattern and did a wrong row lol, other than that I am liking the pattern. it seems I am doing this a little slower than making a C2C blanket but it is still fun. I am already looking at doing another pattern from her called Glistening Glaciers also Woodland Deer Blanket. She has so many cute and fun patterns ranging from blankets to socks and so many more.
I was able to enjoy crocheting outside today since the weather was nice for a little bit, before I had to rush inside with the laptop when it started to rain lol. I am working on a new baby blanket called Caribbean Coast Afghan from MJ's Off the Hook Designs. This is the 3rd pattern I have done from her and they are super easy patterns. This time I am using black and using different shades of yellow from Caron Simply Soft since that is what I have on hand. The other patterns I did : the Mosaic hat and gloves were free patterns, but I actually paid for this one on Etsy. She also has video tutorials on Youtube that help as well.
Well I have managed to work on the Winnie the Pooh I started awhile back. It is almost finished all that is left is to finish the sleeve, then weave in all the ends from the shirt and it will be finished. Thankfully I already found a box that will fit it to be able to ship it so thats a plus. I do also have a bunch of amigurumi projects lined up as well, so I can get better doing ami's. SO now I am back to working on Hugsy. Although I think one of my next projects is going to try Mosaic crocheting.
So I finally did a Friends project lol. I started making Hugsy.The pattern is a free pattern off of Ravelry from Fandom Fibres. It is an amigurumi and it is Hugsy Joey's bedtime penguin pal. I think it first appears in season 5 but not sure. I am excited about doing it. I have several projects that are Friends related once I can get the right colors for them. My favorite tv show is Friends so I have alot of Friends things to build up and make so it will be fun. This project is going by quick, the pattern is super easy to follow as well.
While I was watching the CMA's last night I was able to knock out 5 of these little Easter eggs. I have one more to do before I start making the Easter basket and the accessories. She does not want any ears for them just bows or flowers so it is a little different than the first set at that point. The basket is going to be a nice blue color which I think looks nice since I love blue lol. The accessories I think I am just going to do in Spring time colors if I have any colors like that I think I do but not sure.
Well I finished the green bag and I did not like how it turned out. It was super small, if I make it again I will make the panels a bit bigger. I finished all the bunny ears for the eggs I just have to attach them now. I did not feel like making the bows for them yet so instead I started making a Easter basket to put all the eggs in lol. Even though the request was just for the eggs I figured why not have something to put them in lol.
I had a fun time making these for my mom. They are little Easter eggs that will have ears and bows on them once I get them finished. They are all done in different shades of purple. It was amazing to find all the different shades of purple there actually are. Making the ears was super fun and very quick to make since I had to make 12 of them for 2 for each egg. I have not started making the bows for them as of yet. Once the ears and bows are complete and added to the eggs they will be complete and ready to give away and ready to hae a life on their own.
All 4 panels are done YAY lol. All that is left is to attach the panels together and then sew the sides up and it will be finished. Glad this little bag was a very quick and easy project to do. The panels only took a couple days to finish it took a little longer than it should have just because I did the Jacobs ladder stitch so I have had to loop the loops together lol but it looks good to me than just regualar dc.
I have 2 panels done for the rectangle bag. I need 4 so I am halfway there lol. It looks like it might come out a little small but not sure until I put all the panels together. I really do like the colors I am using for it I used Red Heart Super Saver in the colors Real Teal and Mint. I am using the Jacob Ladder stitch for all 4 panels which I think I am liking it for texture.
So the Fantasy hooded shawl is completely finished. It was a little too big for my niece who I made it for but the adult small size fit me lol. I am hoping she will eventually grow into it I forgot to get a completed picture with it. But we were getting aggravated with it just to try and figure out how to wear it in the first place lol. So started a new project and I am following another Youtube video with it. It is for a rectangle bag. The process looked super easy to do so we will see. I am making all 4 panels with the Jacob ladders stitch to give it a little more of a textured look, so I am hoping it will turn out good.
So far at this event with it being 3 am here I have gotten a bunch done. I have finished the cat pillow , now I just have to wait til I get the pillow form to insert before I sew the last side together. I have also managed to get the hood of this Fantasy Hooded Shawl done for my niece. Now the only thing I have left to do with that is sew the hood and the scarf together and then it will be complete. However I am not sure if I have enough yarn since I was worried I might not have enough to finish. I might have another small skein of this back at my house but I think it can wait til this event is over lol.
So I got the front panel completely done. It is all sewed up with the cats and granny squares and all put together, it came to be 24x24 inches. I am still working on the back panel which is almost done. It is just double crochet the whole way so it is working up quick enough thankfully. I am headed to a craft event so I am hoping to get this completed during this event which is just a 2 day thing. I am also bringing several of my other side projects since I do not think this project will kep me busy the whole time. I am hoping to get several side projects done this time around after I get this cat pillow done.
Today I was able to finish sewing all the cats to the granny squares. It took a little bit longer than normal since I had to weave in a lot of ends , which I hate doing lol. I think the squares came out really good and the cats on them just look super cute, I am hoping my friend will like what it is coming out to be. All i have left is to sew all the granny squares together and then crochet the backing for it and it will be all done. I am hoping I will have it finished by Sunday but we will see.
All the cats are done for this pillow. I did all the 16 cats a little different, all in different colors and even added spots to one cat lol. I am now working on all the granny squares that the cats get sewed on. I am liking all these colors that she had picked to use. They are so pretty colors they are a little thinner yarn then I am used to working with but that is ok these colors are so vibrant. I was able to make 2 of the cats look like their actual cats so that was pretty cool.
Today I started the cat pillow for my friend. The cats are turning out pretty cute and very quick to work up. I am using all these cute colors from this pack from Caron Little Crafties. They are a little thinner than normal caron yarn it seems but still good enough to work. The pattern I am using for this cat pillow is called Many Cats square from Pony McTate.
I was actually was able to finish the scarf part of the shawl today which is good. I am hoping I have enough to finish the hood part. The instructions are super easy to follow which was good. The scarf was just a very boring repetitive stitch over 500 stitches in one row lol.When you make this pattern whcn you are able to have something else to do to keep you occupied while you are doing this stitch. The hood looks like it is made with the same stitch over and over again so we will see if I can easily knock it out quickly.
Finally got 90% done. It is going so much quicker now that I have been decreasing on both sides. I should be able to finish it today or at least by the end of the week. Once the crochet part is done I just have to add the backing and then this blanket will be done and ready to send off. Once I get this finished not sure which project to start lol I have so many w.i.p's that need to be finished before I start a new project but I have a list of new projects that I want to start so who knows what I am going to do.
This blanket is now 76% done. I just ran out of the Dark Olive green color and the yarn goes on sale next week, so it is now on hold until I get more yarn. I think it came out really good so far. I am glad this blanket is getting close to the end it has been a good project to start and I know my uncle will be glad to have it.
I have been working on this blanket non stop for the past several days and have now gotten it up to 65% done. It is looking very good but I am realizing I might just have to buy more of the dark Olive color of yarn since I have 1.5 skein left of that color and it is getting used up pretty quick. If I keep going at this right I should have plenty of time to get it done and the backing on it done in time. My next project is a lot smaller thankfully lol. I have 2 small projects lined up once I finish this Army blanket. The first one I have already started it is the hooded shawl for my niece and the other one is a cat pillow, which will be fun making all the cats.
The army blanket is now 50% done. It is slowly getting finished I am trying to have it completely done by the end of this month. This is turing out to be a really tall blanket I am running out of space in my living room to lay it out flat lol. It is coming out really good it will be a nice and thick blanket when it gets done. If I can get it done crocheted by the first I am going try and get the backing on before the 5th of April so I can get it sent out in time.
I have switched focus and started working on the army blanket the last few days. I am now up to 44% on it and have finished the width on one side , so now I just have to build up the height. I measured the bottom widht where the width is completed and it is 5 feet and 8.5 inches wide. I have about 25 rows til I hit the correct height on the left side and once that done all that will be left is to start decreasing. I am almost done with the wording U.S Army, there is ony a little bit left to do with the Y and the words will complete.
Been working on this Hooded shawl and it is slowly coming along. I am several hours in and it is taking along time since there are so many stitches doing it the way the pattern calls for. I am going to continue to work on it not sure how long it will take me to get it done but as of right now its only 1 stitch over and over so I am just watching tv while working on it and its going by.
My next project I am going to start is a cat pillow for a friend. The pattern that I am following for that is from Pony Tate.It is a cute little pattern from Pony. The cat that you make to go on top of the granny squares is very quick and easy to make. The cats are only on one side of the pillow and then the other side is just a normal sc all the way.
Starting a new project is always fun. My niece asked me about making her this hooded shawl she saw as I was scrolling through my crochet stuff one day. The yarn just came in to do it she picked this pretty bluish greenish color called Peacock from Red Heart Comfort. The pattern I am using is from Etsy called Fantasy Hooded Shawl. It looks like a easy pattern to do and she is super excited about it so hopefully it will turn out like it is supposed to. As of right now I am only going to try and work on this shawl and the army blanket since I need to get both done lol. This yarn to be honest is not my favorite yarn to work with but it is what the pattern recommended to use and was also the cheapest option so it is what we are going with. Hopefully I can at least get the first row done today since it is over 500 stitches to start since you do the scarf part lengthwise.
I have been working on the army blanket mainly the last few days been making sure to do at least 2 rows a day on it. It is coming out really good this yarn is not bad not my preferred softness that I like dealing with but it is not bad. I have gotten the blanket to 39% at the moment if I get 2 more rows done it will be at 40%, which will be good. I am hoping Uncle Bob will like it and Aunt Wanda will like her giraffe blanket as well. I am going to give them their blankets together at once hopefully they will not be able to tell the difference between the blankets lol. I can definitely tell a difference between the yarn but it is what it is lol. I still have to add the backing to her blanket but I will just do it at the same time once I get the army blanket done.
Finished Winnie the Pooh I just have to do the red shirt that goes on to him. I have started working on the army blanket and only have that project going on since I have to work on it. They keep asking about it and I keep putting it off just because of this yarn lol I get so frustrated with it. The only yarn that I could get close to this army green is I love this yarn from Hobby Lobby. It is ok to work with except for the fact that I pull from the middle of the yarn which is normal, these yarns don't like that and get knotted so often doing it that way to the point where I have to stop and untangle the yarn every so often it is aggravating. I have thought about before even starting a new project with this yarn that I will wind up the skeins into balls with my ball winder and that will make it go smoother I hope. Otherwise I am not sure I will keep getting this yarn for future projects. When I pull from my normal yarn which is Caron Simply Soft I have no issues when I pull from the middle of the skein and it goes smoothly. I only need a few more rows before I hit 40%. I am hoping to get to 60% before the next church event in April it will slowly be getting done but I will start to work on it more and more each day instead of putting it off like I want to lol. My goal is to at least finish 2 rows on this blanket every day from here on out which will be a pain but lol I need to get it done. I might have to go and get more yarn for this too since I am not sure I bought enough looking at how much I have left so we will see when I get to that point.
Got close to finishing the head today however I am not at my house so I can not finish any more since I need to put more stuffing in the head before I finish closing up the head. I did get the ears attached today though and I am not sure how I like how they look.After I finish stuffing the head it will be done pretty quickly, and then all I will have left to do is the red shirt and that will be all that is left. I do not think I have enough stuffing so I am going to have to get more polyfill before I will be able to finish Winnie the Pooh.Until I get more polyfill I might just start on the red shirt and get that finished before I finish the head lol. The shirt directions don't seem to be that hard except that you do it around the body of the bear you don't make it and then put it on the bear so that could be interesting lol.
Tonight well last night through this morning since it was one of the scrapbook events at the church. I finished that shirt I started yesterday. I like it the fit turned out nice and a little flowy at the bottom which is good. I have been working on the army blanket ever since. So far it is now at 32% complete and slowly growing lol. This yarn I am using it for this blanket is not that bad to work with. I am hoping to get that to at least 35% the event doesn't end til 6pm tonight so we will see if it can get done. All nighter and my shoulder is killing me which is why I am taking a break to update this lol. Afterwards though I am heading to the parents house to use their hot tub so that will be nice and help make it the soreness go away. Well it is about 2:30pm and I have gotten up to 34% and that is all I am able to do with. After this event finishes I will make a C2C tutorial video so I can have more tutorials available.
Well that shirt I was working on with the Madeline Tosh yarn. I do not see how people like this crappy yarn. It goes from being nice and thin to suddenly having a very thick section it is so unreal its not even even throughout. I ended up frogging it all out and not using it for this. It has become one of my yarns that have become I do not want to work with again which is good since it was pretty expensive. I had tried to multiple shirt patterns and even with a tank top and because the yarn is so uneven it just would not look right since it would be thicker in several places. I gave up but decided it might be better to use it with a shawl maybe so I might try to make this one shawl from JolieKnots Crochet with it, and make a shirt using the caron simply soft yarn that is super soft and is always even. The pattern I am following is from Crafty Yarn Owl with Darla from Youtube. The pattern I am following is called the Easy One Piece Crochet Top Worked in Round.So far the pattern is easy to follow and is working up decently so far. I know I have so many w.i.p's but oh well lol.
Today I actually managed to work on Winnie the Pooh. I got the arms and body done and started on the head, but had to stop since it was hurting my arm and shoulder from working on that one since it got tall lol. So far it is about 10.5 inches tall so we will see if it will be the 18" tall once it is completed or like normal me crocheting will make it bigger lol. Hopefully since I got most of the extras already done like the arms and legs the rest of the pattern from here on out will be smooth sailing. I think I might actually have enough of this yellow yarn I just started another skein of it and i have a whole other skein of it so i am hoping that will be enough. Not sure if I have to do the red shirt separately than try and put it on top of the bear or start doing it around the bear to begin with that will be interesting lol. I haven't gone through the rest of the pattern so not sure how it works yet since I am trying not to get ahold of myself so I don't get too overwhelmed.
Well I have screwed up .... I did about 15 squares that are 6.5" all around. But then before I realized I made about 3 more squares but I picked up my smaller hook not even thinking about it and now I have 3 squares that are 6" squares instead of the 6.5". So I am having help doing the math hopefully I will be able to just make enough square that are 6" squares to equal one row of 6.5" squares , if not then it was a waste of yarn and time since I need 6.5" squares for this project. The light neutral color are the 6" squares that I messed up and used my 3.25mm crochet hook instead of using my size 4mm hook which I used for the darker brown color. I am hoping I can make it work and that will break up these big squares with a row of smaller squares and if so then I might make 3" squares and add some of them for a row as well, but not sure it all depends on how much more of this type of yarn left. I did do a math if I made a queen size blanket then I would need 225 squares I do not think I have that much yarn of this red heart super saver so we will just have to see. Although I do get alot of this yarn from my aunt and uncle so I probably will be getting more of it from them sometime soon lol. So the math came in and I might be able to save these squares lol. So a row of 15 of my 6.5" squares I will need 16 of the 6" squares and then I will need to make a small 1.5" square at the end or in the middle which if I do the same square but only do the 1st row of them then they will be the 1.5' that I need and I would need about 4 or 5 of those 1.5" squares that should make it even YAY! lol .
Well got bored again so I started a whole new project lol. This one is just going to be a bunch of granny squares to make a blanket. I am just using all the red heart super saver crappy yarn that I hate so that it will be used and out of my stash lol. For these granny squares I am using a pattern I found in a youtube video but as of right now I can not find it for the life of me, since I got the hang of this pattern it is just a simple repeat so it is easy to do . It is another mindless pattern but a little different. It is a good project for when I can't sleep lol. It is going to be a multitude of colors since I am just using whatever red heart yarn that I have on hand. It is a little different than the other granny square blanket since that is just one continous pattern. This is a little different with puff stitches in the corner and then just dc (double crochet) on the sides. Each square is about 6.5" x 6.5" so I am probably going to need about 100 or so granny squares maybe more not sure.
This granny square blanket is working up very quick I just started my third and fourth color and the skein of yarn is getting through pretty quickly I will have to decide on the next color pretty soon lol. It is looking good I am thinking it will be a good blanket once it is finished. I probably will make it a queen size if I have enough yarn to make it that big if not it will be just a full size blanket. I now have four colors on it and about to start the next color soon. I really like the white in the center of it all I think it makes it look pretty good amongst the other colors. Although I will probably add more white in future rounds since I do have alot of it lol. This will probably be my go to pattern when I need a mindless project lol.
Well I didn't work on much today cause its what it was lol. I did start a whole new project lol. I am just going to make a continuous granny blanket and just switch colors when I run out lol. It will be just another side project when I get bored for working on something else. I am using my caron simply soft yarn since I still have so much of that yarn figured this way it can all get used . Some of my colors I have are not even a full ball left since they are left overs from other projects so this is like a scrap project lol. It will use all of my leftovers and just be very colorful lol. This pattern I am going with it is just your basic granny square and its so mindless I can do it no matter what lol. It is one of those patterns that do not take alot of brain power and sometimes those are the best for me lol.
UPDATE: ...... Thankfully it has worked out and is looking really good so far. I am hoping it continues to work out. The legs ended up getting worked into the body to make them more secure I guess but it looks good probably not the tightest it should be around the decreases, but it still looks good I think. I am getting close to the part where I start working on his red shirt so that could be fun. I am hoping I have enough red to use for the shirt if not i am not sure if I will buy a thing of red or use a different color . However since I am giving this one away I probably should do it all one color even if it means getting a new skein of yarn since that would look jacked up if I did the shirt multiple colors. I am hoping the rest of the limbs are easier to attach then the legs were and the directions are easier to follow.
Well I am trying to follow the pattern but I got a little turned around I think. I attached the legs like I think it said to do and I am hoping that it will work itself out in the next few rows or at least look decent since I did get a little confused with the directions at one point. It was a very easy to pattern to follow up until this point I think. It started to get a little more complicated when it had you attaching the legs to the body when the body was not even finished yet which I had never done before. Normally you attach the legs to the body after you finish making the body so it was just a little different than I am used to. I am hoping within the next 2 rows that I will be back to where I need to be with the correct number of stitches since I think about 10 stitches short now which sucks but I will make it work somehow lol. If it has me attach the arms this way too then I will probably be screwed at that point too but that will be a whole other thing hopefully it will be easier to do. I am hoping to work more on the body part of it tonight after I get back from my sister's but we will see it might just wait til tomorrow.
I also have been thinking about making more tutorial videos as well so that might happen in the next few days. I am thinking my next one will be how to do c2c. I love working blankets in the c2c form it just makes it easier for me to follow along I think. Finally actually worked on the army blanket it’s looking really good. It is actually looking better than all my other blankets so far I think lol. I am up to 20 % done so far on it. This new yarn I had to use is a little tougher on your hands then I normally like to work with but that could just be me but it was the only brand that had the right color green for this project
What I came up with is to make it a monster blanket. All the colors will represent a monster in the Supernatural TV show and then who killed that monster. Instead of doing normal stitches like a lot of people use for these kind of blankets like sc, dc, or what have you. I am going to do a granny square. The inside circle is going to be the monster. For example on this episode they are chasing down a vampire. I picked red for vampires so the inside will be red. The outer color will be who killed the monster. So if Dean killed the monster I will do yellow. But for now I guess I have stalled long enough since it is already time for lunch so I need to work on this damn army blanket so I can get it out of my way.
New project I started out of another workbasket magazine. This is supposed to be an elephant once it is complete so we will see lol. I’m just using some Caron simply soft
yarn in white since I don’t have any grey at the moment. This pattern is from the February 1980 workbasket magazine. They have some really cool patterns in these books. They have knitting and crochet patterns in each magazine.My grandpa gave
me all of her workbasket magazines when she died because he knew I would use them. They have some cool patterns that you do not see much anymore. I enjoy using things that I have been given no matter what the circumstance I will find a way
to use it.
The pattern I am using for the shirt is a simple one from Crochet Crowd.It is mostly just using a double crochet all the way up. I am doing my colors a little different with just a few rows of the cream color at the bottom and then the rest of it being the green color. I am hoping to have enough green , if not it might be put on hold not sure if I will use the rest of the cream to finish it or not. So hopefully the green color will not run out.
I think I need to find something else to do besides crocheting. I love to crochet but I already lost my knitting which hurt, since that was my first love. But it just makes my hands hurt too much. Crocheting also helps as a distraction for the pain that I am in with the arthritis and the fibro but I never want to quit as long as i can stand it for at least 5 min a day.
I am now onto another big project I am starting to work on this army blanket for my uncle. I am making it with a new yarn I have not used before but I like how it is coming out so far. I am using I love this yarn from
Hobby Lobby in the colors: Dark Olive, white, yellow. I am doing it in corner 2 corner like I do for most blankets.
And here is what we restored it to. We did the top part a little differently than the original and added a pocket to it. We ended up having to fix the bottom since everything
had gotten stuck in the sides and was in the bottom of it. So after we cleaned it out and got all the extra needles and pins that were stuck in there we did the bottom with the pink silk as well and added a silver ribbon. Not sure if the ribbon
is easy to see in that picture but I think it looks good and once it has dried since we ended up using a lot of the e6000 stuff. Our hands were so sticky with the glue afterwards lol. The tray that is sitting inside is the original tray after
I had cleaned it up with water and paper towels.
It is so nice to see when some one gets your product and there reaction is just so amazing lol. It brings warmth to my heart. Even though it was just from my 2 yr old
nephew it still makes me feel good to see that they like whatever I make. It makes me feel special that what I make is being used but also being loved on . I hope everything that I make and give to people have that same reaction. That
what brings me joy to make will turn around and bring them joy from receiving the item. There is just no words to describe my feelings and how much it just no other words.
UPDATED...... I finished the chevron blanket. It did turn out a little smaller than expected because I didn't add enough chains for maybe 2 more ripples would have made it wider but egg oh well. It turned out to be a small crib size blanket which could be nice for someone. I do not know I just put it in the space saver bag that has all my finished projects that I have done that I do not know what to do with lol. Also I do not think I mentioned who I got the pattern from earlier. I got the pattern from The Crochet Crowd.
UPDATE: Just finished the head for this pikachu lol it is so big lol. The head is almost as big as my laptop as you can see lol. This yarn is making it
so big its fun. I can not even imagine how big the body is going to be at this rate. I am definitely going to need a lot more of this yarn since I doubt I will have enough since I only have 1 ball of this yarn. She makes the pattern super
easy to follow which is very helpful. I need more yarn lol. I might have to stop on this once I finish this ball of yarn since it is obviously going to take a lot more and until I do i am going to be at a stopping point which makes me
sad lol. That just means I have to find another project to start lol I have no extra money to buy more yarn so that just means more w.i.p.s lol. It is good in a way since I like having multiple works in progress since it helps my add lol.
I have plenty of projects to work on when I get bored with one project I have more projects to choose to work on for awhile lol.
......Well I finished the bear lol worked on it all day today lol. However I have a problem of going to sew everything together it does not align up evenly so im going to have to keep making more to practice that but thats ok I like making them . The only question now is which one to make next lol i have so many ideas to choose from. I kind of wanting to make that big Snorlax but I do not have the right colors for that so not sure as of yet.
