You’ve all heard it before. Someone compliments your dress and it doesn’t matter if it is new or old, flowery or plain, if it has pockets, you will always respond with “Thanks. It has pockets!” In days of yore (like a long time ago), clothing was all different pieces, so women layered a petticoat with… Continue reading “I like your scarf.” “Thanks, it has pockets.”
A friend of mine recently had a baby. This is not an unusual occurrence in this stage of my life. But she had kept her pregnancy off of social media, so while I knew about it, I had no idea when she was due. There was a blanket that I saw that was perfect for… Continue reading A Little Baby and a Whole Lot of Yarn
There is not a single flake in the air, but they say it’s coming: Snowmageddon. We are close to the line of rain vs. snow, but currently they are call for 8-12 inches. I’m so hyped up about this that I’m going to be bummed if we don’t get more than six. So, we’ve got… Continue reading Snowed In? 5 Projects to Keep You Busy
One week ago, we were in the car driving from Kansas to Pennsylvania. Kansas (and much of the Midwest) had just been hit by a blizzard. Seriously, a blizzard. While the snow had just started when we left for church Sunday morning, by the time we returned to my in-laws two hours later, we could… Continue reading Winter Wonderland Scarf (free pattern)
It’s too late to start new Christmas presents (maybe), and I finished my crocheting for the blanket bee (most likely), so I turned my attention back to the Crochet One-Skein Wonders book. This is actually the second new project I’ve done from the book in the past week, but the first one I’ve finished. After… Continue reading One-Skein Wonders: Easy-to-wear Cowl
I posted about Scarf 10, and was so excited to have completed my challenge, that I didn’t realize I never posted about Scarves 8 & 9. Here goes. Scarf 8 was a simple chevron in fun fall colors. I finished with a matching hat from a different pattern. I’m in love with orange, so these… Continue reading What about Scarves 8 & 9?
I finally turned my attention away from blankets tonight. I’ve called in the cavalry, in a manner of speaking, and have started collecting the blankets. They’ll be donated to the pregnancy center after Thanksgiving. I found this pattern on Pinterest and have been wanting to try it for a while. It is a paid pattern… Continue reading Scarf #10: Sunny Triangle Scarf
The seventh scarf of my scarf challenge is a ribbed scarf. I couldn’t find a pattern that was exactly what I was looking for, so I wrote my own. The name was inspired by the color of yarn that I chose. It looked exactly like a Snowy Owl to me. Do you see it? The… Continue reading Scarf 7: The Snowy Owl Scarf and Headband
I’ve been chugging along on my scarf challenge. Number 6 is finished. It was actually finished a week ago, but I had to put some fringe on the end, which obviously seemed like an insurmountable task! This deep teal scarf is a scarf for dressing up. It’s not going to keep you super warm, but… Continue reading Scarf 6: For Dressing Up
This scarf worked up faster than any I’ve done yet. My box of yarn arrived this morning. I picked up this skein after my oldest finished her school mid-afternoon, took it with me while my other daughter did speech, then continued working on it while I socialized this evening. I used Lion Brand Scarfie again.… Continue reading Scarf 5: Openwork Scarf
