Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 30, 2015 · 1:05 pm

October – Square Nineteen

October – Square Nineteen

Oh my gosh is this thing not just adorable!? My sister in particular is going to love this.

The pattern comes from here.  Although the pattern on that page references yet another page for the skull and crossbones applique which is just sewn on with a tail of yarn.  The pattern doesn’t specify the eyes and nose, so I just used my cross stitching experience to make french knots for the eyes and a small stitch for the nose.

I did have to make a slight adjustment to get my square to reach my seven inches and that was doing one more round in black before switching to the white for one row.  Other than that, this pattern was pretty straightforward and simple.  This is definitely one of the cutest squares from this project.

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January 29, 2015 · 2:11 pm

Afghan Order Complete

Ribbon CrossHere it is, all ready to package and mail out!  It’s a good thing I got this order actually because as I was working this up I found and corrected two errors in the pattern.  I got an updated PDF loaded to Ravelry and sent out to those who have already purchased it. Fortunately (and unfortunately) that’s only 3 people.

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January 29, 2015 · 11:05 am

September – Square Eighteen

September – Square Eighteen

I surprised myself last night by completing September’s second square after finishing blocking the afghan order that I completed.

The pattern for this square is Square 4 from the pattern book 101 Granny Squares by Darla Sims.

The square is quite a bit different from many that I have been doing.  It uses single crochet stitches rather than the double crochet stitches that most of the squares use so it definitely looks a little different.  I really did like it, though I did make a few changes.

The pattern called for (sc, ch 3, sc) for each corner stitch which left spaces for the corners and made shaping a little difficult, so instead I worked 3 single crochets in the corners and just worked each corner in the second single crochet of the previous row’s corner. I liked this look much better.  Also, if I did the square again, which I won’t right now, I would work a double crochet instead of a single crochet in creating the large loops for the windows in round 2.  I think this would help the shaping in forming a square. As it is, I will have to rely on blocking to help with that.

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January 23, 2015 · 11:55 am

Afghan Order

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Well I was started back up on the Granny Square project, but then I got an order for an afghan on my Etsy shop.  So now I’m working this up again real quick this week to ship out. Then it will be back to the grannies again, again, again.

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January 20, 2015 · 4:26 pm

September – Square Seventeen

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September – Square Seventeen

I have finally gotten back to the grannies!  This cute little square looks like a maze.  It can look so different by reversing the order of the colors or by making it in solids.  The pattern for this square can be found here and is really very simple if you are comfortable with post stitches!

I did modify the pattern for myself just a little bit.  It called for treble crochet stitches where it wasn’t really necessary, so I only did trebles on the front post stitches. All other stitches I completed as double crochets.  I also joined the corners with a double crochet instead of the chain 3 and slip stitch in the pattern.  One thing I would do differently if I did it over would be to only do a chain 2 for the corners instead of a chain 3 to tighten things just a little.

So the Granny Square project was supposed to be a 2014 project, but is going to take me well into 2015.  There are so many projects that I want to do and just not enough time!

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January 14, 2015 · 6:32 pm

Boot Cuffs Facebook Special

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Now taking orders for boot cuffs at $20 a pair for the first 10 Facebook Fans only! FREE Shipping (Continental US.) Share with all your friends who want their own pair of custom, handmade boot cuffs!

  • One size fits most – cuffs are 11.5 inches around unstretched and 6 inches long.
  • You will be invoiced via Paypal (Don’t worry, you can pay on Paypal even if you don’t have an account.) Work will only be started after payment is received.
  • Available colors include light brown (top left pic), white, black, dark brown. Other colors may also be possible, just ask!
  • Cuffs will be made-to-order on a first-come-first-serve basis. It takes me 2-3 days to make a pair so if you want yours sooner than later, order now!
  • I am only committing to 10 orders at this time. If I receive more than 10 orders I will let you know.
  • PM me your orders now via Facebook with your color choice and email address for Paypal billing!

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January 6, 2015 · 3:54 pm

Boot Cuffs

20150101_145418_1Happy 2015! Welcome to the new year.  After last year, I am just exhausted.  I feel like I could curl up in bed and sleep for 3 months!

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Here is one of the gifts I was working on for Christmas gifts last month.  My sister asked me for a pair last year, but it was just too close to Christmas when she did and I couldn’t get them done so I tried them out this year.  It seems they’re even more popular now.

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I did create the pattern for this and am working on putting it together.  I made a pair for my sister-in-law and my niece too.  I’m also working up a pair for my Mom right now too as she wanted a pair after seeing my sister’s. I would even like a pair, but I actually don’t own a pair of boots!

 

After I finish my Mom’s pair, it’s Granny Square time!

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