New Teal Sunflowers

here is a close up pic and progress pic of the new teal sunflower blanket i am working on now. the next row will be six more sunflowers to go around and fill in the spaces around the shape so far. i sure like this one. pattern is in Leisure Arts, A Garden of Afghans.

Another Crochet Blanket finished

the top row folds over the fence to hold it up , blanket is five squares by five squares, each square is 12 inches x 12 inches.
notice the inside square of each square turns the other direction for an optical illusion.

this year it is crochet blankies

click on pics for bigger view. one is blankie total except for shell border i am working on now. other view is close up in sun of real colors of blankie. one of my sisters gets this one.

original colors of peruvian tile afghan

these are the colors used in the book

i do love the rust and the blue but it was just too bright for me.

OH a new goodie to crochet!!

I found these Tammy Hildebrand patterns in the Sensational Afghans book. I am in love with her methods of color changing. I found 2 patterns in the book by her and even though i changed the colors and the order they were done in it is her pattern for the hexagons. I made up my own little squares to go between them. I needed a solid color there to calm it down a bit. Supposed to be an afghan but I am rethinking making rugs small enough to go in the washer but large enough and then make enough of them to cover an entire floor. hmmm...... I am just in love with how these look. click them for bigger pics. If you know of any crochet patterns out there like these please leave a comment so I can go look too. I want MORE!!
crocheting them got so good I snapped my poor little plastic ice crochet hook right in half. drat. I tried to buy a new one but my local walmart had ONE in the whole store my size. Now I am on the hunt for more metal crochet hooks before I get hard up late at night needing one again. That was awful.

Jeanie's Wedding Shawl Kit Now At Astrids!

ASTRID'S has my new pattern up! you can buy the yarn and pattern on her site!

above is a pic of the shawl as knitted by Ester Kerkstra
she does such beautiful knitting.

Almost Done, The End Is In Sight!

Cathedral Rose Window Progress Pictures

pictures showing whole thing so far, and close ups from edge to center click on any pic for enlarged pic

Cathedral Rose Window Afghan update

I am now over half way done on my gorgeous new blanket. I can't wait to finish it. The estimated yarn supplies given on the pattern seem a little high to me? I have also found one row that doesn't follow the rest of the pattern so I changed it a little. So far So good!!

Look What I am working on now!

i saw this pattern at Annies Attic and just had to get it. I am loving every hooking moment of it. At first I couldn't figure out the instructions but I did it myself from the picture and then the instructions made more sense. Probably just my own confusion anyway.

Edging finished finally on flower blankie

it measures over six feet tall and wide with a funny shaped border. no way to pin it out flat yet for a good pic.

finished my double wedding ring quilt

i finally was a able to use my camera. i finished the flower blankie. and this one and now am working on a pinks and white one.

Wedding Ring Quilt crochet check in

I am still working on it. I can do one large round 24inch block/circle in a couple of days. here is one big block.

An update on Flower Blankie

I am putting all three rows of the edging on at one time. I love this. Didn't make it full sized as it would be too heavy. Instead it will be a large afghan.

Pretty Plants and a Gift of Friendship

one of the nicest people in the world, Barb Peterson, sent a lilac plant to me. This was one of the biggest acts of love I have received in a very long time. After the passing of dear Queenie I wanted a lilac to plant in memory. She sent one to me. This really touched my heart.

See it happily growning in the square brown pot above. She also sent the lettuce, tomato, and pepper plants. Nothing pleases me more than growing plants.

Thank you so much Barb.

New crochet wedding ring quilt started

the round 'blocks' are each 24 inches across. it is sure gonna be pretty.

Flower Blankie update

moving right along on my blanket. showing whole thing and

one octagon block surrounded by gold flower squares.

each block is approximately 11 inches across.

Look What I Found Online.

i love to use plastic crochet hooks.

so i ordered them for myself for my birthday next monday.

ok how terrible am i? at least i will get something i can use!!

my crochet blanket is HUGE. I have another dozen flowers done

and am ready to crochet them on too. it sure is pretty.

looks like a bed full of peony blossoms to me.

has anyone used these hooks? did you like them? are they nice and smooth??

Blankie progress

i think they look like peony flowers.

Time for Crochet !!

I am working on some octagon shapes to stitch together for a blanket. These have a light cream background. They are made out of Red Heart Acrylic. I love to use it for projects. The shapes are about as large as a plate. I am doing my borders in cream. Pattern is available HERE FREE