~ I ~

I = icicle

http://hooksandyarns.blogspot.com/2011/11/icicle.html



~ winning stuff & beautiful stuff ~

On the day I left for the campground, I received in the mail my prize that I won from a giveaway that Madeleine of 'Yarn Madness' hosted.  Along with the 'Crazy Zauberball', she also sent me 2 large decorative buttons and a bar of spiced vanilla soap.  I love everything Madeleine - thank you very much.  :)

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During my 2 1/2 days at the campground, this is all I could manage to crochet:

And the reason is because I was very busy crafting other things with my sisters Teri and Laura.  Here are a couple things I worked on:

We also crafted some fancy candleholders and a Unity candle.  Unfortunately, we didn't get pictures of them.

My sister Teri (she's the blonde standing up) had already crafted the veil and a very pretty flower arrangement before Laura (the one kneeling) and I arrived. 

All of this work was for Laura's son Spencer and his new wife Berlyn.  They were married in a small ceremony at my sister Julie's campsite on Saturday.  And I have to give props to Julie and her husband Frankie - they cooked up the most delicious food - and there was plenty of it.  There was shrimp, chicken, hamburgers, hot-dogs, chicken salad, potato salad, mac and cheese, pasta salad, green beans, cut corn, and corn-on-the-cob (I think I might be forgetting a couple things), and I'll tell you what - I think I gained 5 pounds just standing there looking at everything.  There was also plenty of drinks and we certainly needed that - it was quite hot outside.  

All-in-all, it was a lovely ceremony and a lovely day - and here is the lovely couple:

Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Hayden

Now if you'll excuse me - I have to go take a nap.  :)     

~ H ~

H = hooks



~ G ~

G = granny squares

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I'm going to the campground later this afternoon - I'll be back Saturday evening.  See ya later, alligators.  :)

~ F ~

F = flowers



~ E ~

E = 'Erica's hat'

http://hooksandyarns.blogspot.com/2009/12/ericas-hat.html



~ D ~

D = doilies

~ C ~

C = cozies and covers



~ B ~

B = blankets

~ the ABC's of crochet ~ A ~

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A = accessories

~ WIP Wednesday ~

I'm hooking up with Stephanie at 'Simply Crochet and Other Crafts' for WIP Wednesday.  Here are 2 projects that I'm working on.  The first one is a doily I'm working with Baker's twine - it's not photographing very well.

And the second one is a baby blankie I started a couple of days ago.  I'm using Loops & Threads Impeccable for the white and the other 2 colors are from mill-end bags that I bought from AC Moore.  Those 2 yarns feel very much like Hobby Lobby's 'I Love This Yarn!' - same shiney look and same very soft feel. 

Speaking of ILTY! - I have a suspicion that the little 1.75 oz. variegated skeins I bought from AC Moore yesterday are also ILTY!.  I'm crocheting granny squares for SIBOL with those.

Thanks for coming by to visit me - have a great day.  :)

~ Two on Tuesday ~

Two things that make me smile:

* new scoots -

* new yarn -

Thanks for stopping by.  :)

~ keep calm ~

That's all we can try to do.  :)

p.s. this was on the gift bag that my gifts came in from Erica.

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I crafted aother thread holder - this one is double.  These thread holders work best with cones - I had to add a toilet paper roll to the inside of the knit-cro-sheen to help protect the thread.  I still like it though - keeps the thread from bouncing around. 

~ small candle doily ~

Materials:
- size 10 crochet cotton (I used knit-cro-sheen)
   - blue
   - white
- 1" plastic ring
- sz. 1 (one) steel hook

Size:  6 1/4" across

Directions:
Rnd 1:  Working with 1 strand blue and 1 strand white held together, sc around plastic ring 28 times.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  (28 sc)

Rnd 2:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc.  Repeat from * around.  Ch 1, hdc in 1st sc.  (14 ch-3 loops)

Rnd 3:  Ch 1, sc around hdc, ch 4, *sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 4.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 4:  Sl st into ch-4 loop, (ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-4 loop, ch 2.  *4 dc in next ch-4 loop, ch 2.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 5:  Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2.  *2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnd 6:  Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1.  *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnd 7:  Ch 2, dc next 2 dc together (called dc decrease cluster), ch 3, dc next 3 dc together (called dc decrease cluster), ch 5.  *dc next 3 dc together, ch 3, dc next 3 dc together, ch 5.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st dc decrease cluster.

Rnd 8:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 3 sc in ch-3 loop, sc in dc decrease cluster, 5 sc in ch-5 loop.  *sc in dc decrease cluster, 3 sc in ch-3 loop, sc in dc decrease cluster, 5 sc in ch-5 loop.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 9:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 1, skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc.  *sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  End off.

***Debi Y's pattern***

~ my blogging friends granny square blanket ~

First, I must say that this has been alot of fun for me.  I would very much like to thank all my blogging friends that participated in my 'blogging friends granny square blanket' swap.  And they are:

* Marion of 'Marion's bunte Handarbeitswelt'
* Renee of 'Renee's Crochet'
* Cynthia of 'TwoLuLa'
* Grace Ann of 'Would You Like Yarn With That?'
* Emma of 'The Log Cabin'
* Palynsea (no blog)
* Christy of 'Crochet Happiness'
* Pat of 'Hooks and Books'
* Sarah of 'Crochet by Sarah'
* Holly Louise of 'Crafty Holly Louise'
* Sherri of 'CrochetnQuilt'
* Red of 'Red Crochets'
* Rob of 'Men Crochet 2'
* Tara of 'Little Things'
* Bev of 'One Yarn After Another'
* Stephanie of 'Simply Crochet and Other Crafts'

To see all the individual squares that were sent to me, click on this link - 'granny square swap'. 

Here are all the squares laid out on my craft room floor ready to be sewn together.  I started on the vertical seams first.

Then it was on to the horizontal seams.

I had to take quite a few breaks because working on the floor was very hard on my knees and my hips - this old granny was feeling the pain.  :)

I finished the sewing in the evening while watching NCIS re-runs.

Working on the border - which is 1 round of hdc followed by 1 round of sc, ch 3, skip next hdc, sc in next hdc.  I wanted something simple.

And here it is - it measures 34" x 53" - a perfect size to keep me warm while sitting on the couch.  :)

I added a '4-hearts square' to the bottom left - I thought it would be a very appropriate square for a friendship blanket.  <3

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day.  :)