How is that for a pattern name?? Caught my attention too…my daughter loved it so of course I had to give it a try. The pattern calls for a ribbon to be woven through the center but I didn’t have one handy that was the right width, so for now it’s “sans ribbon” but here it is:
“Grandma was a floozy” crochet necklace designed by Fancy Nancy
I used size 20 black crochet thread and a tiny steel crochet hook.
It was a funny and easy project.
I tried this little baby washcloth pattern out for a friend who is just starting to crochet and wasn’t sure she was ready to try a pattern like this. She is. This pattern is simple, easy and really fun to make.
“Oh So Soft Baby Washcloths” by Theresa Grant
Yarn: Lionbrand Cashmere Blend
Hook: Size I
I trimmed it with a contrasting burgundy yarn that I had laying around in a basket (no label so no idea what it is)…
Finally, a post! And one with an actual knitted object and photos to boot! WOOHOO!!
I’m a big Noro fan…I know lots of people have issues with the organic woodsy ‘bits’ that one can find intermingled in the fibers but honestly, I just love that aspect of this yarn - adds to the beauty of it for me - the colors are just amazing and makes something as simple as a 1×1 ribbed scarf seem like something so much more fun to make because you just can’t wait to see what colors show up next.
**this is not my pattern - variations of this are all over the internet**
I cast on 36 sts (used size 7 needles)
Slipped the 1st stitch at the begginning of each row
K1, *p1,k1* to last two sts -p2
Change colors every 2 rows
2 skeins noro silk garden 201
1 skein 234
1 skein 251
And here is the finished object…again, just love the colors
Six years ago when my husband and I put the down payment on our house, I found a verse that I loved in a magazine and I kept it hoping I’d find a way to paint it or stencil it in the foyer/entrance somehow once we moved in. That never happened. I could never figure out how to do it, the verse was lengthy, it seemed a daunting task, but I never got rid of that verse…just in case.
Well, I was browsing one of my favorite online shopping sites, www.etsy.com and I stumbled across a vendor on that site that creates custom made wooden plaques with whatever sayings you’d like (in any shapes/finishes) etc. Granted, the samples on the site were at most - 2-3 words so when I contacted this person I wasn’t very optimistic that they would take on my request. The site is Family Attic (at Etsy.com) and the wonderful and lovely lady (who I now consider a friend) that created my beautiful wooden plaque is “Nana”. What a wonderful experience! She was SOOOOO incredibly sweet and helpful and willing to please and she took customer service to an entirely new level - honestly - it was a sincere pleasure working with Nana.
The verse I asked her to place on a plaque was:
“The home inspires to welcome not impress…
Let there be art to nourish the soul, paintings, poetry and music…
Let there be flowers to remind us of our connection with nature
And let there be two chairs, atleast; one for you, and one for me.”
I always thought this verse really captured how I felt a home should be and would be lovely at the “entry” of a home.
When I sent this to Nana she immediately told me it was longer than anything she’d done before but “no problem” she’d figure it out for me. SHE DID!! And the finished product (in my opinion is just lovely - EXACTLY what I wanted) LOOK!
Here is the verbiage close up: (click on picture to get enlarged view)
Here is the long shot over my entry table:
Again, I’m just so thrilled at how it all turned out and at the prospect that I’ve made a new friend in the process. Nana really is a pleasure to work with and her site has BEAUTIFUL items - if you can, please go to her website and take a look 
First of all, today I’m filled with joy and happiness after watching the inauguration and listening to President Obama’s speech…it was amazing and I am so proud to be a part of this moment in history.
Now on to knitting…I love Elizabeth Zimmerman and her daughter Meg (never met them personally of course - lol) but LOVE their dvds/tapes/books/everything. Finally finished EZ’s Moebius scarf and I loved every minute of this pattern. I used her UNSPUN Icelandic (literally unspun wool knit up instead of yarn - fantastic) and the applied I-Cord edge was really quite fun to do.
Here are some pictures:
This was so much fun and I just wish I lived in a colder climate - I just have to hope I get to go on vacation to somewhere REALLY cold soon…lol
We did our annual trip to Disney/Universal/Islands of Adventure (we actually went the week before Christmas). It was great especially since the temperature was in the 40’s!! YEAH!! I love the chilly weather.
Danny and I are not the thrill seeker types (we prefer rides like “its a small world and one fish / two fish”) so we were stuck doing a lot of sitting/sight seeing outside waiting for Alex/Emily while they did the rollercoasters and the thrill type rides so during those down times we took some really bad pictures on my blackberry…
Something is better than nothing though:
Me and Danny waiting outside in the cold….
Danny during the Macy’s Parade at Universal (he’d jump up and yell “I love Christmas!!” everytime the fake snow would rain down during a new float):
Me and Emily:
Me and the Hubby:
Not the most “fashion friendly” photos - we were cold, tired and not picture ready - lol - but it was fun and I wish we had that kind of weather down here all the time!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!
Hello all…I took quite a hiatus - even turned the blog off for awhile. Life just happened and things got a bit away from me. But I find I miss the blog and the blogging and I’ve started knitting again (which had suffered a hiatus also) and things seem to be all “right” again…lol
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and if you celebrate Christmas - a VERY Merry Christmas and a happy/healthy New Year!
because apparently I want to knit nothing but neckware lately…lol
Easy, quick, and fun.
This is a Vicki Howell pattern - Lana and Clark Ascot:
It took one and a half skeins of LOVE in black and maybe 25 random beads.
Fun, easy and a great sense of accomplishment after a finished project in a couple of hours…
