Baby Shower Gifts

NICE WRAP UP!!
Our friend Adria is having a baby in October! I just attended a baby shower for her. She has chosen to not know the sex of the baby until it is born, so Aqua, yellow and white were the colors I chose to work with.
I crocheted this baby blanket out of TLC Baby Amore.

I really loved knitting this little newborn hat. I made it out of the Baby Caron yarn. It knits up nicely and is the perfect size.
I was happy she enjoyed them!

MY FIRST KNITTED MARKET BAG

This was quite a fun bag to knit up! I saw it on display at our local knit shop and right away I wanted to knit one!
It's so stretchy and can hold alot of "stuff". It feels pretty sturdy to hold weight.
I think it will be great for the beach to fill up with my book, some knitting, a snack, my pocketbook etc...and a big plus is that the sand won't collect in the bottom of it!!
I just picked up some more yarn to make another one but out of a different kind of yarn....stay tuned to see that one up on the blog soon!!

August First Dishcloth KAL 2008

RED BUD DISHCLOTH

This was our August First Dishcloth KAL 2008.

I'm a little behind so stay tuned for a peek at the August MID month dishcloth. I'm just now putting it on the needles!!

GRANDMOTHER'S FAVORITE

This was a cloth I knitted up for a friend called
"Grandmother's Favorite"

JULY DISHCLOTHS

JULY FIRST 2008 "I LOVE TO KNIT"

JULY MID 2008 LACY LEAVES

ZIG ZAG DISH TOWEL

This is a dish towel I crocheted. Very absorbent and hangs nicely on the stove.
It goes well with my knitted dishcloths!!

JUNE DISHCLOTH KAL 2008

JUNE FIRST KAL: PALM TREE

MID JUNE KAL: LACEY WATERFALLS

MAY DISHCLOTH KAL 2008

I used Grape colored Sugar and Cream for this one! Don't you just love the little hearts?

I changed my mind with this one. First I started out using the Swimming Pool Blue varigated yarn and then my lovely grandchildren removed my needles from my work so when I started over I chose this "Confetti" colored varigated instead.

I think it turned out nice! I loved the pattern and the fact that it has "scrubby" power to it!!

CARROTS

Well...I've been at it again!!

I spent the afternoon at the kitchen sink peeling over 100 carrots, and chopping them all into "coins"

This was my first experience canning a vegetable. I was always afraid to try this thinking that it was hard. I was surprised at how easy this was to do.

AND look at how Pretty all the little jars in a row are.

Now let's see........WHAT'S NEXT??

APRIL DISHCLOTH KAL

I'm a little behind in posting my April dishcloths.
This one is the lovely Mid April KAL.
I like this one mostly because it's a nice "scrubby" dishcloth. I think I'll make more of these!!
This one is the April First KAL
It has the sunshine and flowers all in a row. A nice Springtime pattern for my kitchen.

PETITE PINEAPPLE DOILY

I love crocheting doilies. This was a quick and fun pattern to work up.
To take a photo of the doily I layed it out on my daughter's grey sofa so I could get a solid backgroud so you could see the pattern. I gives the picture a cloudy look to it but I like the black and white effect the picture has too!



This will be perfect for a small vase of red roses! Or a teapot of Sweet Pea Flowers!!

THE PINK "STONES" AFGHAN

Here it is...finally finished after almost a month and half working on it. I mostly get to do needlework in the evenings as I sometimes have house and grand kids during the day that take up alot of time.
The PINK AFGHAN!!

This pattern started off being so easy and I loved how it was turning out, but then the rounds kept getting longer and longer to get around and when I was on the final rounds I couldn't sit and crochet the whole row in one sitting. I was so happy when I finished it because quite frankly the color PINK was starting to make me sick!! My daughter is the recipient of this round afghan and LOVES the color pink which is why I chose this color. I was really pleased with the way this turned out !

I Crocheted this holding double strands of Red Heart Worsted weight yarn and a size N crochet hook.

The grankids have already cuddled in it and my daughter has asked several times during the crocheting process..."are you done yet?

Now I can say....YES!!!

APRIL CANNING ADVENTURES

I used to be afraid to use a pressure canner for fear of it blowing up in my face. But then one day I got brave and read the directions very carefully and gave it a shot, and what do ya know? It was okay. The important thing to remember is let the pressure go all the way back down to zero before opening the canner or you could be seriously burned. I have since used my Pressure canner many times and I love it now.

WELL....Spring is here and the canning bug has taken hold of me these last 2 weeks. I think next on the canning list is my mother's apple pie filling recipe. I remember she canned a lot of this and it was so easy to make a pie crust and open up a bottle of apple pie filling and just dump it into the crust and bake. Soon the local farms will start selling their crops and then I'll be putting up veggies and fruits too. They look so pretty on my shelves!

I know what you're thinking....

"why does she do all this?" Well...I believe in preparing for a "rainy day" as the saying goes. It's nice having a bit of extra food in the house. Plus it tastes so wonderful to eat something I have canned and then to eat it out of season with a fresh flavor is a treat.

I canned 12 Quarts of Chili and 13 Quarts of Beef Stew

The Chile was pretty easy to put up but the Beef Stew was a lot of chopping up of the veggies!! I am pleased with the outcome of both!

Now....on to the next project!!

MARCH DISHCLOTH KAL

Mid March Kal

A Floppy earred Easter Bunny.

This is an illusion cloth. When held upright it looks like purple and white stripes, but when you lay it down this is what you see! Pretty Cool!!

March First.

Easter theme:

The opened tomb.

THE SWEATER...AGAIN!

Well...The sweater I knitted for Caden was just way to big for him. I had to give it to another grandson, DJ. It fit him perfect! He sent me a text message to tell about how he loved it!
They came to dinner last night and DJ had his sweater on. My daughter said that he hasn't taken it off yet!! DJ asked if he could just leave it on and wear it to school and Mom told him she thought it needed to be washed now....The looks of a 7 year old!! Too funny!

Now I need to start another sweater for Caden. He doesn't want to be left out.
This late into the Winter with Spring right around the corner, I may just make something and put it away for Christmas....or I could possible make a lighter weight cotton one. The possibilities are endless!

CADEN'S SWEATER

Well I have finally finished another sweater! I had fun knitting this one too. The sad thing of it is that when my grandson tried it on, it was a little to big for him so it looks rather "baggy" on him.
Maybe I need to give it to the older grandson who is a 2 years older than he is.

FEBRUARY DISHCLOTH KAL

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
February First

A Box of Chocolates anyone? This was fun to knit as I didn't know what the pattern was until I was almost finished with it!

FINDERS KEEPERS!

February Mid:

This was fun to knit. I made it with size 7 needles instead of 6. It turned out to be 9"x 9".

A NEW POLL HERE!!

Hello Again!

I have just put up a NEW POLL in my side bar for you to go VOTE on.

I am just curious as to which of the two choices of Cotton Yarn you prefer to Knit or Crochet your dishcloths with.

I personally use both of the cotton yarns listed. I think I tend to go more for the colors as opposed to which of the yarns are softer or thinner or fatter etc. Anyway, I was just curious as to what your Fancy was in the matter!----Thanks!

Have "Stitchin" Day!!

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JANUARY DISHCLOTH KAL

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
January First
Just in time for Superbowl!


LACEY DIAMONDS
February Mid

This was new for me to learn. The picture doesn't do my cloth justice. It's pretty in a minty green and white twist.

BALTIMORE BLUES FABRIC

GO AHEAD CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR A CLOSE UP OF THESE DELICIOUS COLORS!!

I'm starting a new quilt project called Baltimore Blues Applique Blocks. Only I'm not doing it in blues as you can see. I'm kind of going into the Purple world. I think I'm going to love it!

I love the fabrics that I finally decided on with the help of my friend Debbie Hansen who is the owner of a very cute quilt shop in Haddonfield, NJ called The Little Shop! I have been going to The Little Shop for 12 years and still love walking in the door to let my imagination go crazy!! So many selections of fabrics....so little time.....LOL!! Thanks Debbie for all your help!!

Today I will be washing all my fabrics and getting them ready to cut out the pieces for the January Block #1. I'll be sure to post it when I'm finished...stay tuned!!

DANICA'S SWEATER

I made this for my little grand daughter.

This is my first completed sweater! I made it with Bernat Softee Chunky Twists.

It was a simple pattern for my first time. I actually have another one on the needles now for her brother, in light tans.