Pretty dish cloths
Now Playing: Thank you Lyn
I have joined a dish cloth exchange on one of my knitting groups. Today I received in the mail to very, very pretty crocheted dish cloths from Lyn. Thank you very much Lyn.This is Lyn's first time crocheting dish cloths. She did an excellent job. I am sure to use them for years and years.

Another sweater for ME!
Now Playing: back
This is the back of the sweater. It looks a little weird to me. I hope this sweater turns out OK.

I have Spring Fever
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: and I am ready for Summer.
I have crocheted a pair of flip flops for my Granddaughter, and myself. They only took me about 10 minutes each to make them. I thought about making a pair last year, but I never got around to it. If I had known that it would only take 10 minutes to make them, I would have taken the time last year to make them. I used a size k crochet hook, and just did a single crochet around the strap of the flip flop. I used 1 strand of Yarn Bee Tempting Girl, the color alaina. Casey and I will be ready for some fun, sunny days.

"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." - Naguib Mahfouz

Color Me Lovely Sweater
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: A sweater for Casey
I have knit a sweater for my sweet Granddaughter Casey. It is the Color Me Lovely Sweater. I used Yarn Bee Highland Thistle Yarn, in the color loch ness. It took about 10 ounces of yarn to make this sweater. I did not use the recommended yarn for this sweater so I had a problem with the bottom curling up. So I did a single crochet edge around the whole sweater. Then I put a shell edging at the bottom of the sweater, and the problem was solved. After looking at the pattern closer I realized that the sleeves would curl also. I did 1 inch of garter stitch at the beginning of the sleeves to prevent curling and it worked. The colors in this sweater give me Spring Fever. I am sure Casey will just love the sweater. Now I just hope that it fits her. The pattern for this sweater can be found at
http://joann.com/content/projects/projectsDisplay.jhtml?articlePath=/content/projects/static/new/color_me_lovely_sweater.jhtml&CATID=25293

Color Me Lovly Sweater
Now Playing: Thank you to my knitting friends
I am knitting the Color Me Lovely sweater for my Granddaughter. I did not used the recommended yarn. I used Yarn Bee yarn, and the bottom of the sweater curled up. I did not know what to do so I talked to some of my on line knitting friends and they have helped me out. I am going to crochet a single crochet edging around the sweater, and then make a shell at the bottom of the sweater. After looking at the pattern closer I see that the sleeves will curl also. I am going to start the sleeves with a garter stitch for about an inch, and I am hoping that will prevent curling on the sleeves.

"Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them." - Adlai Stevenson

"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer

A flashy felted bag
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Fulled Lopi Tote
I was up before the crack of dawn this morning felting my bag. Before felting it measured 16 inches tall, and it was 14 inches wide. After I washed it twice, it measures 12 inches tall, and 14 inches wide. It is the Filled Lopi Tote. I did not use Lopi yarn, I used 1 strand of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, the color mulled wine, and 1 strand of Yarn Bee Gilt Eyelash, the color passionpark. The 2 yarns together made a very, very flashy bag. The pattern can be found at
http://helloyarn.com/lopitote.htm I think that it is going to be a very fun bag!

Fulled Lopi Tote
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: again I did not use the recommended yarn
I finished knitting the Fulled Lopi Tote this evening. I will felt it tomorrow. I am excited to see how it turns out. I used 1 strand of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, the color Mulled wine, and 1 strand of Yarn Bee Gilt Eyelash, the color passionspark. It will be a very flashy tote.