Sharing your gift with others?

Land's End is apparently donating yarn to be used in creating squares for blankets for Warm Up America!. You can read about it here in the Crochet! magazine newsletter.  I've been wanting to get a group together to do projects for charity, but I'm not sure if I could generate any interest in the people I know.  I might see if I could get involved in this project.


Anyone else know of good charity projects that you don't necessarily have to be part of group to participate in?

Free Crochet Pattern of the Day: Half a Dozen Eggs

On the hook: Project for niece for Christmas

Days til Christmas: 88

“The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”- 1 Corinthians 2:14

The Joys of Parenthood...

I think I'm going to have to get me one of these:


 My son got a hold of my skein of yarn that I was using for his cousins blanket and basically demolished it.  I returned to find a rat's nest where I had left a perfectly fine (although slight floppy) skein of yarn.  Had to do a fair amount of detangling before I could proceed with my project.  The yarn tangles pretty easily as it is, the boucle-ness of it tends to get caught on other strands and can be annoying.  Maybe with the container, things would be a little less stressful.  Then if Aiden does get my yarn, he can still have fun with it and it will remain tangle-free. :)


I think I am about done with the project for my niece though.  Aiden likes it so much, I may have to make him one next, though I think I will have to insist on a different color than pink, haha.  Maybe I can find an orange.  He is so fascinated by orange.

Free Crochet Pattern of the Day: Pointed Granny Dishcloth

On the hook: Project for niece for Christmas

Days til Christmas: 89

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”- Matthew 6:33

While I wait...

While I eagerly await the next clue for the BMACAL, I'm working on a project for my youngest niece.  She is a month older than my little one. I'm using a gradient pink boucle yarn called Rainbow Boucle by Sensations (30% off at JoAnn Fabrics right now), and I'm liking how it is turning out.  

The pattern I am using is a v-stitch and the pattern is looking pretty interesting in the gradient pink.  The winter hat I was working on is kinda on hold until I finish the project for my niece.  

Free Crochet Pattern of the Day: Popcorn Potholder

On the hook: Project for niece for Christmas

Days til Christmas: 93

“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”- Romans 5:3-4

Stuff to do with wool...

So I found out that I'm not really allergic to wool after all. I must have just reacted to the particular yarn I was working with. The other day I got an idea from a friend to make your own felted dryer balls to use in place of dryer sheets. She got the idea here. Because only animal fibers felt, I had to use wool. I think they turned out pretty well. A couple of them are going as Christmas gifts.

I finished my tote bag, I just have to write up the pattern and send it in. I am now working with another type of wool: Supersock Lace Semi Solids - Mango by Cherry Tree Hill. I'm using it to make a winter hat for my son and I'm also thinking about making him a stuffed animal out of it as well. He loves orange. :)

Free Crochet Pattern of the Day: Apple Blossom Placemat

On the hook: Winter hat

Days til Christmas: 96

“Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.”-Joel 2:23