Current Projects

I'm working on a lot of different things right now and am going to try to do a better job of keeping this updated. I found some yarn that matches the bean pot set that my mom has and I'm making her some dish rags/pot holders/hot pads (whatever you want to call them) out of it. I am using the waffle weave stitch. I bought a book a few years ago that taught you how to do this stitch because I couldn't find a pattern anywhere at the time. I'm still not sure if you can find them. The stitch itself doesn't show up really well with this yarn, it does better with really thin baby yarn. It does however seem to be making for a really nice, thick pot holder. We shall see, I will post pictures when I'm done. I bought some sock yarn because I had found a crochet pattern that seemed decent and I guess I will try that next. I am also in the process of teaching myself how to knit. I actually have the knit and purl stitch down and made a small basketweave square (I will post that picture later too with more details). So I have been busy just haven't posted on here much. Hoping to do better with it.

Mom's Mother's Day Afghan

Mom's Mother's Day Afghan
Originally uploaded by mandmdickens

My mom doesn't normally like afghans. She doesn't like the feel of the yarn that people generally use. So for Mother's Day I bought Homespun Yarn and made her an afghan that she would like the feel of. I'm not crazy about crocheting with this yarn because it can be quite unpredictable but this time I didn't have any problems. The end result was a blanket that I'm pretty sure my Mom loved.

Project: Gingham Baby Blanket

Hayden's Gingham Baby Blanket
Originally uploaded by mandmdickens

I took pictures of all the steps but they somehow got lost in my recent computer problems. I loved making this but it reminded me of why I don't like doing individual squares.

Project: Baby Gingham QuiltStep 2: Choose the Yarn

Step 2: Choose the Yarn
Originally uploaded by mandmdickens

I have picked out the yarn for the Baby Gingham Quilt and I am ready to start on it. The pattern is already printed out and I hope to get started sometime today. I chose 2 shade of yellow and a white because as I said before I don't know yet if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl. I will keep you posted on my progress.

Project:Gingham Baby Quilt

I have picked out my next project which will be my first project I follow on here. I am going to do the Gingham Baby Quilt from Happy Yellow House. I love so many of her patterns and ecspecially the fact that she shares them. I'm going to try to pick up the yarn for it this weekend and get started next week. I'm not really crazy about doing projects where the squares have to be sewn together but I love this pattern and have just the baby in mind. I don't know if it is a boy or a girl yet so I'm thinking of doing a yellow or maybe some type of aqua color. I will check back when I have everything picked out and am ready to start.

What and Why.

I'm not really a crafty person. I've tried the sewing thing and although I have managed to make some small, cutesy projects it is just not really for me. Give me some yarn and a crochet hook and you have a whole different story. I love it. It comes natural to me. I taught myself how to crochet a few years ago using the internet and books from the library. I don't have a lot of time to crochet and sometimes I go quite awhile without being able to at all but I always go back to it. It calms me, it soothes me and it gives me a sense of accomplishment. I plan on learning how to knit too and I may throw in a few other "crafty" things here and there but in my heart nothing can beat hooking. I like to learn new types of crochet and new stitches. Most of all I love it when someone uses something that I have made. So I am going to share my ideas, creations and information.