Surface crocheting the plum silk had commenced! However, I’m not liking how these stitches look, so I might pull them out and redo with a smaller hook. This is going pretty fast though.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Nineteen
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Eighteen
This is what 50 grams of 100% Mulberry Silk looks like!
We were without power for most of the day today, and the bodice is still blocking/drying. So I went ahead and wound a few hanks into balls. I’m not sure if I’ll have time, but I’d like to make one more top to wear for the Conference next month.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Sixteen
I made it around! the seam is connected in the back and I need to weave in some ends. Tomorrow I need to block it so those edges stop curling so much. Then I need to make a decision the straps. I think I’m going to do the original straps, however I’m going to do more rows, but attached at the same amount of space (three rows I think) so it has a gathered look where it attaches but is a fairly wide strap over the shoulder.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Fifteen
ALMOST all the way around! I’ve got the decreases on the front right side done now. I am hoping that I can finish the back tomorrow night. Up next will be blocking before I start surface crocheting the plum silk.
I’m trying to decide if I should do plain straps like I did originally, or use a set of elastic, pearl, pre-made clear straps over the shoulders and do an off the shoulder strap on the sides. Stay tuned!
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Fourteen
I ran out of thread last night, so tonight my daughter and I ran up to Michael’s. I also got the yarn that I med to do the homework for theatre Aran crochet class I’m taking at the conference next month.
We also had some fun and walked around the store together with our clown noses on.
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Cotton Rounds
For sale on Etsy!
Set of 7, hand crocheted, 100% cotton rounds/makeup removers. Each round is approximately 2″ across. Includes matching cotton hanger to string rounds. Machine wash with your towels and reuse for an eco-friendly and affordable alternative to buying disposable cotton rounds. Available in two colors. More coming soon!
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Cotton Rounds
It’s not very often that I make something for myself. But I took a break over the last couple of days and did just that. I saw a pin on Pinterest for a pattern in a UK crochet magazine that was an idea I could really use. 
I like to use cotton rounds to clean my face with astringent.
Even at 35 (Oops. There it is.) it’s still the only way I feel like I’ve gotten the dirt and oil off my skin. I fell in love with cotton rounds instead of cotton balls when I found them. But I’m constantly buying new and throwing them away. These rounds are also made of cotton, but are reusable. I tried them out already and they work great. The pin I saw on these looked like it was just one round but that seemed too small to me, so I did a second round of single crochet. But after using them I think the single round (I did treble crochets) would work fine.
Finished Size:
1.5 – 2 inches wide
Required materials:
- Cotton yarn
- Size F Crochet Hook
Cotton Round:
Round 1: In a magic ring, ch 3, treble crochet 19, join with sl st in beg ch 3. Tighten the magic ring until the center hole is about the size of a pencil.
Optional Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st and in each around, join with sl st in first sc. Finish off.
Rope
Chain 35, sl st in 5th ch from hook and in each across to beg chain, 9 sc in beg ch. Finish off.
Weave all yarn ends. Wash prior to use according to yarn label. Thread the rounds onto the rope and hang near your bathroom sink.
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May – Square Nine
May – Square Nine
If you haven’t noticed, I have been using yarn from my stash to make each of my squares and not buying any new. As a result, I’ve been using different yarn types together where I normally never would. The most common example of this has been using worsted weight Red Heart yarn with the lighter Caron Simply Soft. But this is more of a sampler piece, so that rule is temporarily suspended. Because the weights and textures are different, I often have to change the size of the crochet hook I’m using in order to maintain the same gauge after changing yarns.
May’s first square is another extremely simple Granny, however I found a lovely variegated cotton yarn in my stash that I used to make my family dish cloths for Christmas a few years back. The color just said “May” to me and the cotton texture will definitely stand out in the finished afghan.
The First Lacy Afghan
I finally found this picture. I knew I had it somewhere. This was the first time I made the “Timeless Lace” afghan mentioned in my previous Lacy Afghan post.
This is my Aunt Becky on the left at Christmas oh…what, 10 or 11 years ago I guess? Gosh I don’t remember. Maybe more than that. The Timeless Lace afghan was her present that year.
This picture was taken in my Grandma and Grandpa Showers’ living room. I can just feel the bustle of activity at the big family Christmas get-together when I look at this picture. {Insert warm fuzzy here.}
Grandma is gone now, but see the ribbon goldfish mobile hanging in front of the window in the background? That was hers, and Grandpa was nice enough to let me have that after she passed. It’s hanging in front of the window in my livingroom now. I just love it, and I think of her every time I look at it!
Anyway. Sorry, I digress. Back to the afghan. I remember Aunt Becky being very excited when I gave this to her that year and I hope that she has enjoyed it!
I believe I’ve made two more of these afghans using this pattern. If you received one of them, please send me a picture and I’ll post it!
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