Beautiful day.

Well spent a great day with my Mother, Aunt,Uncle, and cousin. First we went to Macy's and after buying out most of the cast iron cookware we went to AC Moore and I found the blue yarn I needed to complete the ripple afghan I started 2 weeks ago. Then we went to Costo I tried most of the food samples I had coupons so we can out of the store with some great buys. While I was shopping at AC Moore I brought some of the items I plan to send to my partner in the notions swap. I really enjoy the swaps the notions swap is very easy you can find most of the items for a very good price. It was a very warm sunny day. No crochet so far today I have spent some time reading, the book of choice The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacob so far a pretty good read. I am only 2 weeks away from a knitting class so far no one but me has signed up for the class I hope she will have the class. I have already purchased 2 knitting magazine's. Happy knitting and crocheting.

Windy, Windy Monday

Well I had a very unproductive weekend. I am not sure if it is a cold or allergies I did not feel well and then on Sat I got up early and went to Walmart first and then Hobby Lobby. Walmart did not have the Turqua (blue) red heart yarn I wanted to use in my ripple afghan. Then after finishing my shopping minus yarn. I went to Hobby Lobby they did not have the Turqua yarn either and the #80/Royal yarn which is a brand only sold by Hobby Lobby called I love this yarn! out of stock until the end of the week. So I came home after a trip to the library I watched DIY, PBS, and a few cooking shows took a nap. Sunday was the same I will add that I did look at some crochet and knitting magazines. It rained most of the day on and off. Day from hell at work but I am thankful to have a job and I wish to keep it so that I will not become homeless. I don't think I would be able to find another job. So I do what I am told and I try to smile through all the things that happen. Maybe this weekend I will go to Greensboro to get some red heart AC Moore having a sale on redheart. I received my partners name for the Notions Swap at crochetville I am looking forward to the swap it will be my second at crochetville. Happy crocheting and knitting.

UFO'S

I have so many unfinished projects. I am to lazy right now to finish the blushing grannies afghan so the squares are in a basket in my bedroom taunting me each time I pass by the basket. The shells afghan I ran out of royal blue yarn so that will have to wait until payday, and the ripple in spring green I decided to add another color turqua (bright blue) this has to wait until payday too because I thought I had 2 skeins of this color but I don't you hold 2 strands of yarn together for this afghan. I have a UFO scarf and 2 more afghan, I cant find the pattern for 1 and I need to take time to remember what row I stopped on for the other. I hear that we have a rainy weekend coming so maybe I will work on all UFO'S this weekend. Yesterday was the first meeting of for the crochet group no one but me and the instructor for the crochet classes showed up, but we both stayed and talked and worked of projects, I really enjoyed it I hope next month more people show up, we are planning to meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month. I am still the only person signed up for the May knitting class I hope this instructor still has the class and I can learn to knit. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Spring in NC

Well its spring in NC and of course most of my azaleas are in bloom and the lilac bush so what is happening tonight a freeze the temps are dropping into the 20's so this means my white azalea's will turn brown and there is nothing I can do. I am posting a picture of the flower arrangement my mother did out of some the the flowers from the yard. I spent most of the day in Greensboro with my mother and aunt looking for curtain's and we found some at Anna's Linens. I will hang the curtains tomorrow. I did a couple of rows on my shells afghan this morning before I went to Greensboro. I really would like to start the ripple but I don't have enough skeins of one color yarn to get started and finish the afghan so I don't want to start. Well pay day is coming and maybe I can buy the yarn for the ripple and the rest of the yarn for the shells afghan. Happy crocheting and knitting.

EBAY!

Well to my surprise I won and auction at Ebay!!!! I brought some very pretty yarn and I have no idea what to do with this yarn. It is hand spun kettle dyed 100% wool in a beautiful faded red brick. Rio De La Plata is the name on the tag I have never heard of this yarn the tag on the yarn states that the yarn sells for $13.50 per skein. I brought 4 skeins for $25.00 I did not think I would win it came as a surprise! . Today the living room dinning room area finally got the new flooring it looks great the guy comes back tomorrow to do the little hall way and kitchen it is amazing what a few changes can do to a house. The next thing is the roof. Pray for me I need a miracle I really need a roof. I want a metal roof. I think I will add a few rows to my Shells afghan. I have a long weekend coming I took Thursday off and Friday the office is closed because its Good Friday. Happy crocheting and knitting!!!

Spring!!!

Spring, I did not spend the weekend working on the blushing grannies afghan. I spent the weekend working in the yard. So this means I used muscles that I have not used in a long, long time! So today I feel like I have been hit by something large. I still went to walk today, I am trying to lose weight. I got in my 8 glasses of water that was horrible. I hate water. I started working a new afghan going pretty good but I did not work on it that much this weekend either. I am watching deal or no deal and this man has just turned down $173,000 ! I don't know whats wrong with these people. I think I would have to work over 10 years to earn that much money on my job. I don't think he needs the money that bad. Happy crocheting and knitting.

35 squares done.

Quick post square #35 done and now it's time to join the squares together. I read the pattern and I hope I can do this thing. It will be my first afghan that I have had to join together. I hope the long tails that I left on each square will be enough we shall see! then the edging. I think I will wait a while for the graphic granny from crochet today the first issue that I want to make and have all the yarn reading and waiting because you have to join together a lot of very small mofits. So on to what I hope is an easy project. I started an afghan tonight from Leisure Arts Quick Crochet Afghans Book 3 designs by Linda Lunder I am working #3 Shells afghan in royal blue it is an acrylic yarn the brand name I love this yarn super soft from Hobby Lobby, and it is very soft some acrylics are rough. I have to do acrylics because I have an acrylic budget. Single parent of adult child in college and I work for the County. I spent some time working in the yard today raking leaves and taking them to the edge of the yarn so that I can get ready the yard ready to plant flowers and the vegetable garden. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Square #35 on the hook!!

Okay I just lost my entire post and it was a long one. Well let's see if I can remember everything that I wrote the first time. I received my swap package in the mail today. It was great I participated in the Get Wild & Woolie Yarn Swap @ crochetville. It was a great package and my swap partner was great. I am posting a picture of what I received in the swap and in the March dish cloth exchange with atmyhouse group. I have deciced to learn how to knit I signed up for a class in May I hope I can do this not to sure. Knitting looks hard to needles and I don't know? when I see all the beautiful things that you can do with knitting I really want to knit. I have square #35 on the hook for the blushing grannies afghan I think I will wait until this weekend to try and start stitching the afghan together. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Quick Sunday night update !

Well it's Sunday night and I am waiting to watch Talk Sex one of my favorite shows to watch on Sunday night. I thought I would let you know that I now have 24 squares done and number 25 almost done on the hook. I will finish it tonight! The weekend has been great went to Costco yesterday and I have enough olive oil, freezer bags and Clorox clean-up to last all year. I went to church today to hear one of my friends preach her trail sermon, she was awesome! . Happy crocheting and knitting!!

A very sunny day

Today was a very pretty day nice and warm and sunny, I had my sliding door open to listen to the birds at my bird feeders. I am still working on my blushing grannies afghan. A speed demon I am not when it comes to crochet. Only 11 squares done 24 to go.

FRIDAY!!!!THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!

Well finally I have my usb port so that I can down load my pictures. I will post a picture of the basket I won last Saturday and also a picture of the first 4 squares in the blushing grannies afghan I am currently working. It has been a long week at work I am thankful to have a job but I really wish I could win the lottery. I will push myself this weekend to get more squares done. Happy crocheting and knitting!!!!

A quick Hello

Well it has been a week since my last post. So I thought I would drop in and say hello. I had a pretty good weekend. I got up yesterday mailed my partner in the Wild & Woolie yarn swap at crochetville her package. Then I went to A C Moore they had a yarn sale going yesterday an since I have an acrylic budget I brought some nice red heart super saver yarn. It was a nice yarn event with make and take projects and door prizes. I won a basket with 7 skeins of yarn. Very pleased about that because I never win anything. One day I hope to post a picture of my basket and the yarn that is if I can get my usb port back from my daughter. I let her use my camera so she could take picture at a pot luck dinner with the cheerleaders and she brought the camera back and the charger but not the usb port so no down loading pictures until I get the cord. I have started my blushing granny afghan from the Feb/Mar issue of Crochet today! 2 squares done 33 more to go. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Girls Night Out was GREAT

I have had a great weekend nice long weekend. I took yesterday off because it was my birthday. I paid a visit to a very nice yarn store in Greensboro StitchPoint. I went to buy yarn for my partner in the Wild and Woolie yarn swap at Crochetville I hope my partner likes my choices. I ordered online the last skein of yarn I need to make the graphic granny afghan the first issue of crochet today! magazine also brought at Hobby Lobby today yarn for another afghan in the Feb/Mar issue of crochet today! I will start that project tomorrow. I will post pictures of my progress. Tonight was Girls Night Out we had a great time we went to Arigato Japanese Steak & Seafood House. The food was great and the chef was awesome service was wonderful. I am posting a picture of the chef who prepare our meal. When my partner receives her yarn and extras I will post a picture of what I sent to her and I will post a picture of what I receive. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Long time since my last post

Well it has been a long time since my last post. I have not crocheted I did start reading a book Playing My Mother's Blues, by Valerie Wilson Wesley. I like the book and I think if I put my mind to it I can get it read quickly. I am participating in the 50 book challenge hosted by a member of Crochetville. I have a crochet project picked out to start this weekend and it's also girls night out this weekend and we are trying to find somewhere to go that we have not been. I have my partner for the Wild and Woolie Swap at Crochetville so now the search begins for the perfect yarn to send and the extra. I received a great puffy from my dish cloth partner from atmyhouse@yahoo.com posting a picture. I am sure all Harry Potter fans know that the release date has been set for the 7th and final book in the series I can't wait. Friday I plan to visit Barnes&Noble to see if you can put name on the list for a book or if you will have to prepay. In the past you could just request a book at Books a Million you have to prepay to get a book that night. I will have to go to the last midnight party this will be my third party. I did not get started from the beginning with the parties or the books. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Super Stitch Sunday!!!!!!

I have completed 5 granny squares for Crochetville's Super Stitch Sunday, my squares along with many others from Crochetville will be stitched together and sent to Warm Up America. This is not the only group that will benefit from crochet and knit tonight. Well its back to work tomorrow and I really wish I did not have to go. Maybe one day I can win the lottery and never have to work again. I am thankful to have a job don't get it twisted I know that there are a lot of people who do not have jobs.

No Crochet again

It has been a week since my last post and over a week since I have crocheted. I am getting slack. I need to do a little crochet but sometime as much as I enjoy crochet it does not help my sometimes my job just sucks the life out of me and I don't want to do anything. I have hit that phase. I am breaking out of it this weekend maybe tomorrow if I wake up and I don't think I will be able to make it back home if I go to work we shall see what the weather hold. On Sunday I plan to participate in the Super Stitch Sunday crochet-a-long at crochetville it is a crochet for charity. I have never done this before and I thought it would be fun and I know that there are a lot of people that don't believe in charity crochet or knitting but the need for these items must be out there if people take the time to do these things. So I have the colors picked out for the squares and yes to all the acrylic haters out in the crochet and knit world that's what I will be using for the squares. Maybe one day soon I will be able to afford natural fibers and use them but for now I can't purchase really wool. It's the thought that counts and if you want to keep warm I really don't think you will turn down an afghan if it is not made from a natural fiber. Anyone who would like to visit crochetville you would be more than welcome visit at www.crochetville.org Happy crocheting and knitting.

Nothing much to say

I have not spent any time on the Loopy Ridges Scarf I will get back to it soon. I am trying to decide which granny squares I plan to crochet on super bowl Sunday. Crochetville has a crochet-a-long going for that Sunday, when you finish the squares you mail them to another lady from the group she will I think stitch squares together to be donated to charity. It is my first effort for charity and my first crochet-a-long I have participated in at the ville. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Loopy Ridges Scarf

It is a wet and cold Sunday. I hope I don't have any problems getting to work tomorrow. I dread going but you have to do what you have to do. I started working on a scarf early this morning a Loopy Ridges Scarf from Margaret Hubert's Hooked Scarves 20 Easy Crochet Projects, I am using Patons Classic wool Merino, the color Regency a very pretty variegated color. I am signed up to participate in my very first Crochetville swap WILD AND WOOLIE! you send your partner wool yarn and your partner sends you wool yarn you can add extras in with you swap so I am trying to think of what I can add and what type of wool to send. Each person that wants to participate in the swap has to fill out a survey telling what your favorite color is and what types of wool yarn you like I have never used any wool except Patons so I am open for anything. You would not believe how many different types of yarn are out in the fiber world. You can even buy soy yarns, just learned this recently. If any one cares to visit crochetville it is for both crocheter and knitters a great place where you can learn lots of things and talk about the project you have done and one you would like to do, very nice people. Go to www.crochetville.org Happy crocheting and knitting!!!

Skinny MInnie

I gave my Sister her Skinny Minnie Scarf today and she really liked the scarf. I forgot to take my camera and so I did not get to take a picture of her in the scarf. So Ginnerfra one of my daughters friends from school is modeling the scarf. I received my Wool-Ease yarn today 5 balls of Fuchsia 137, Soon and very soon I plan to start another scarf from Crochet Scarves! 16 Hip Projects for Dressing Up Your Look. by Candi Jensen the scarf is Blackberry Cobbler I think it is pretty and will make a very nice scarf. I hope the pattern is easy. I still have not heard any thing from the group that was to get started after the New Year I am disappointed I really would like to be a part of a group that meets to crochet and knit together. Well not much to report tonight. Happy crocheting and knitting.

Skinny MInnie Scarf almost complete

Skinny Minnie Scarf almost complete all I need to do is make and add the tassels. I will work on that tomorrow and maybe a little tonight. I had to take a break from the scarf and so I did 2 granny squares. I need to build my swap stash. I plan to start swapping again next month. It has been a great weekend and I don't have to go to work tomorrow. A trip to the beach would have been great this weekend. Nice and warm. I went to another game yesterday and watched my daughter cheer she does a very good job so does the whole team. I wish I could work the camera better but for some reason I can't get it to do right and all the pictures come out to dark it might be the gym it's red. I brought a new book yesterday I used my gift card for Books-A-Million Fabulous & Flirty Crochet, by Katherine Lee. I want to visit a store I discovered online while looking to see if anyone in the area sold GGH Aspen yarn and a yarn shop in Greensboro sales GGH yarns it is Stitch Point I plan to pay them a visit in February. Happy crocheting and knitting.