This is a cell phone case I made for my daughter.

I would watch her go through this routine every time it rang.
She would search through her hoodie pockets and the pockets on her jeans saying "What did I do with my cell phone?"

It was time that Mom stepped in and did something. I put a hook on it so it hangs on her belt loop. No more searching through her pockets.

(I'm proud of myself !)




I knitted this dishcloth just because I liked it.


Don't think that I could ever use it.
More than likely it will become a Christmas gift.

I found the pattern on Ravelry.
(I love that place:)







This is another Ravelry pattern ..... and another one that I made just because I liked it ...... and another one that will be gifted out :)











This is another Ravelry pattern but this one is crocheted.
Yep ...... it's going to be gifted.











This dishcloth was the March Monthly Dishcloth Knit-Along.

I love it. It's called 'The Empty Tomb'.

Not sure what I'm going to do with it.





This was the mid-March Monthly Dishcloth Knit-Along.

It's cute!

This is another one that will be gifted out too.

I have been knitting some dishcloths from the Monthly Dishcloth KAL. It has been fun.

This is the Mid-Feb. cloth. I tried three different color combinations and two different needle sizes before I happy with it. The pattern is called Finders Keepers. I made it in Hot Pink and Yellow.

This is the Feb. Dishcloth KAL. It's a Valentine Candy Box.
I'm happy with it!







This is the Mid-Jan. cloth. The holes didn't come out right but that's O.K. It is made out of Sugar N' Cream Lavender.

This is the first KAL for the new year. I'm not much into football but I'm sure it will do just fine on the dishes ... lol

This one is called 'Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth".

It is a fun pattern and easy to do. I do see more of these in my future.

The grandkids are in bed. The dogs are asleep and the husband is sawing logs. The house is nice and quite and I have the time to set and crochet. The world is good :)

I got a call from my mother earlier this evening. She asked me what I was doing. I told her that I was crocheting a baby dress to enter in next years fair. She told me that I could pick it up in two or three weeks when the kids are gone. I really can't tell you what the rest of the conversation was about. What did she mean by two to three weeks. She doesn't have a clue. And the kids leave on Monday. Two to three weeks?????? What in the world is she talking about?

Anyone that crochets or knits know what goes into a project before you even pick up a hook or needles. You have to find the right pattern and then the right yarn. It isn't as simple as it sounds.

I have a pattern book called 'Baby's Heirloom Wardrobe" by Annies. Last year I entered the Sweet Smock and got first place on it. Well.... this years wasn't that easy to settle on. First I was going to make the Frilly Frock. Found the cutest yarn but remembered that I wanted to use from my stash as much as possible so that one got put on the back burner. Next I was going to make the Graceful Gown. I had this pretty white with blue yarn. I got three rows done and realized that it just wasn't right. It would have made up pretty but something wasn't right. So I sat here..... looking at the patterns and thinking about what I had in my stash. Then it hit me. I ma now making the Precious Pinafore in lavender. IT'S RIGHT!!!! I have the right yarn and the right pattern. It is like the sun, moon, stars and planets are all lined up just right.

My husband has seen me agonize over the right yarn for the right project. He doesn't understand it at all. He just shakes he head and laughs. He also knows that when everything lines up just right that there is this green light and it a GO. One thing he never tells me is that a project can just sit. (Smart man)

SO the earth is now spinning in the right direction and I have a hook in my hand. Life is good.

Well..... the needle work hasn't been going the best.

I frogged the baby blanket and tried it again. I didn't like the way it was laying so I bagged it. I'll find something else to do with the 64 squares that I had done.

Next, I decided that I would crochet some pot holders out of thread. I soon discovered that there was a problem with the pattern. I bagged it until a later date. Some time when I have the time to set and figure it all out.

Then I started knitting a purse. I got 13 rows finished and it was only 3 inches long. (I guess I knit tight.) Anyway.... I frogged it and did it over again with a looser stitch. When I got one side done I realized that it was way to small for my liking. Needless to say the purse got put in a sack to go down to the basement. I know that someday I'll pick it up again. The pattern is just too cute to let go.

Some days it just doesn't pay to pick up a hook or needles.

I got a start on the crocheted baby blanket. I'm not so sure that I will be using it for the fair. I'm not crazy about the way that it lays. I'll give it some more time and see what it does.

I did manage to find 2 patterns that I have been looking for. One is a knitted poncho and the other is a knitted wrap. I have the yarn for the wrap but can't find where I put is. I just need to get the yarn and the pattern together at the same time. (This isn't as easy as it sounds.)

I need to get the yarn for the poncho. I figure that I can knit it this fall. I'm thinking about using Home Spun.

I have 2 other patterns that I can't find. I know that these would be 'Show Stoppers' to enter in the fair.

Some days getting organized is challenging.

I finished crocheting a table runner for next years fair. It is the Lacy Table Runer. I have been looking at this pattern for some time. I really like how it turned out. It needs to be blocked but I'll wait to do that.

I wanted to make it 4 squares by 6 squares but I ran low on the Mint Green. I didn't want to go out and buy more thread so I made do with what I had. If I make it again I think tht I would use a thicker thread.

Right now I am not for sure what I want to start on next. It is too hot to be working with yarn.

We had Kool-Aid Days here this last weekend. It was so hot outside that the kids were getting sick. In the evening there was a concert with Judy Collins and then they had fireworks.

This is 5 of my grandchildren. We take pictures with the Kool-Aid Man every year. I just wonder how many times he had his picture snapped over the 4 days?

I got a doily finished for next years fair. I just need to block it and I'll do that closer to the fair time.

The pattern that I used is called Vintage Rose and it can be found at Freepatterns.com. I changed the colors of the doily and really like how it came out.

I'm not sure what I want to do next. I did find a few table runners and a tablecloth that I liked. I just know that I don't want to work with yarn right now. It is way too hot and our air isn't working.

I still am searching for some yarn that got swallowed up in the unknown area of my craft basement. I have yarn for a knitted wrap and two purses to crochet. I keep holding onto hope that I will see them again someday.