I just can not believe so many months have passed AGAIN, without a word form me about what's been going on here in my little corner of Virginia! How can my blog get the most boring award, if I don't at least post something boring, lol? I have MANY projects I would like to get done, way more than I can ever do, though! The one craft I would LOVE to learn by the end of this year, is knitting:-) Crochet will always be my #1. I've signed up for a class on Craftsy, and I've also ordered a How to Learn Portuguese Knitting from Andrea Wong I'm hoping something will "stick" with the 2 courses.

Auction to help Japan

Like many of you, I WANT to be able to HELP Japan's survivors. I wrote the Red Cross, asking them if they could help point me in the right direction of who would be willing to help crochet and knitters send shawls, blankets, hats, etc to Japan..so far I haven't heard anything back from them. There is a designer who is auctioning an amazing SHAWL, if you can, please bid..the auction funds are going to Japan, you get to help Japan, plus have a gorgeous shawl/wrap too.

Special Olympic Scarves

The weather here has been pretty nice, except for the winds this weekend, but the temps today are around 70, spring is in the air:-) Here is a picture of the other Special Olympics scarf I made. The designer is Shari White, the pattern is in the February 2011 Crochet World Magazine , the pattern is called Silver & Gold Scarves. These 2 scarves are out in the mail. I'm working like crazy to try and make 2 more this weekend, a friend of mine wasn't able to make her scarves, so I'm trying to get them in by the deadline, yikes!

Bestfreecrochet

I've spent all morning over at Maggie Weldon's  Besfreecrochet  site. I've been oogling over the vintage crochet patterns. I can't show you them here, you have to sign up...it's free:-) There are some GREAT vintage "cast iron" crochet patterns. I've never tried these, but after seeing the patterns, they're definitely only my to do list. There are wall trivets, and even a rooster pattern, they're heavily starched to look like cast Iron. That's a new technique I haven't tried before..I'll share the pictures when I try the pattern.
Last night I washed and blocked the 2 scarves I made for the special olympics scarf project, they have to be in the mail by the end of the month..which is rapidly approaching. Here is a picture of one scarf:  the pattern for this was on the coats and clark red heart turqua yarn wrapper. The name of the pattern is Special Olympics Rib Crochet Striped Scarf. I love the pattern! Depending on your mood that day, you can choose either the Turqua or reverse the scarf and your predominant color is the blue:-)  This is a really easy pattern for those of you who are new to crochet..go buy your favorite yarn(s) and try it!

 

Cat Sweater

I tell you, for the last year or so, it has been one illness after another, and Now I have developed shingles. I don't think I have ever experienced this kind of pain..but hopefully they will go away quickly with the meds I'm on.

Here is a sweater I made, out of necessity for one of our cats, her hair has become feeding ground for one of our other cats. We're working on correcting this problem, but until we can, I made a sweater for Rose to wear, for protection. I was surprised how much she really likes it...I guess it's the warmth it creates? Anyway, I would give credit to the designer of this sweater, but I did not write down her name, if this is your design, I apologize & please let me know, I'll give you credit.( if you want it after seeing the finished product,lol) 

The sweater has a ruffle around the collar, and it comes down longer than shown here. I used cotton yarn, if I make another one though, I want to use some superwash merino, maybe..