A Year of Projects year 11, week 1

I have returned! I haven’t posted anything since January 2020. Wow! What a year that was. And if you were wondering… I have made it this long with out getting covid 😁

I barely crocheted anything in the past year and a half. Hat orders for etsy and a few C2C projects. One that I have to finish is… if you have read my blog before…. the FRIENDS blanket. I finished ‘ The One with the Magna Doodle’ and I am now working on ‘ The One with Phoebe’s guitar ‘. Yes its blue. I have not seen one like it. And Phoebe actually used a blue guitar . Its on YouTube as Ross scares Phoebe.

I need to close up a few letters.

I like this soooo much!

In other news:

Books I recommend : Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Image by Yarnma on ravelry

InCoWriMo 2020, you in?

So International Correspondence Writing Month  starts in a week (The month of February)  .

For the past few weeks I’ve been collecting pen pals in a few Facebook groups. I love writing . I had a few pen pals in my late teens. One I kept writing to until my early 20 and for some reason that I can not remember , we lost touch. I recently found his address online and sent him a card…. I hope he writes back 🙂 I also plan to write a few family members and a friend Ive had for 18 years who lives in Australia.

Back to InCoWriMo….. the idea is to write a letter or post card to people for the month of February. That’s 29 days and 29 people.

A Month of Letters is another site where you can find people to write to during February or all year long. Its up to you. You can make a profile and add friends.

I have my stationary, stickers, and envelopes and a few other supplies all ready to go from a swap I participated in on ravelry !

 

See you in February ……

 

 

 

Throwback Thursday!

June 13, 2016- When I finished the biggest item Ive ever made.

Ive actually thought about making another one. With lighter colors, more purple, and another design. There were a few finished designs to choose from depending on how many panels you wanted to make.

Ive wanted to make this a wall hanging but I don’t have enough wall space for something this size yet. For now it sits in an airtight bag.

New Project Monday

If you didnt catch my Year of Projects post from yesterday , check it out here or just continue reading.

I actually have 4 new projects. I always seem to have more than one WIP . ( work in progress) Some I forget for a few weeks, some for months. I have some going on years.

Up first…. I love scarecrows. So I wanted to make a cute little cuddler. ( Pattern by Once Upon a Hook crochet) I have the front and back panels done. This week I plan to make the legs and arms and the other little pieces  for him. Behind the cuddler is a scarecrow flag…. or will be. Pattern by Snappy Tots

Also by Snappy Tots , Sweet Ridges Cupcake bag… I don’t really like working with thick yarn but I wanted to use this skein of Bernat Baby blanket yarn from my stash and Hometown USA Phoenix Azalea.

And closing out this post is Fair Isle slippers from Crochet magazine , Winter 2019 issue. As you can see I just started. I have small feet so I am making the 5/6 size which is the smallest size and they are about a half inch big 🙂

YOP9 Wk 18

Erin is back.. back again, Erin is back , tell a friend…lol

Another Halloween season is done……I made a total of 57 hats from 9/1 – 10/ 26. That to me is Halloween season. My total is up by 5 from last year of 52. ( I wish I could make 50 hats a month all year long 🙂  )

Below are the new hats for the season. I sold a few Raggedy Ann hats and the Minecraft Pig . As always my pig seller was the Edith Hats with 26  down from 33 from last year. The dancing snoopy hat I make was a bit popular too . 🙂

 

 

Moving on… To keep me motivated for the rest of Year 9 I decided to try my Hook Challenge again. A few years ago I said I wanted to make something with every hook I had. Projects are still in the works. I might start up next month.

Finishes other than Halloween stuff………

My name made with the c2c stitch…

colors used: Vanna’s Choice : E- Denim, R- Purple Mist, I- Rose Mist, N-Purple Mist ( this skein was darker )

Sugar Skull Cuddler…  

Little Santa Sack hat…..

Ernie Sweater…..  

 

WIPS: Fair Isle Slippers from Crochet Magazine , Scarecrow cuddler,  Scarecrow flag & Cupcake bag.