Owlishness

I had to take a little break from crocheting today. I'm working on an amigurumi and he's being particularly petulant. He doesn't want to work the way I want him to work anyway.  So I've begun this new project, here's a sneak peak:

Clean Basement Ranger

Spent the whole day cleaning out the basement - and it's such a relief. We haven't even been in this house for a year yet and it had already turned into a pit for any homeless item in the house. But now it's spic and span and I even made myself a craft corner. I've always wanted a craft corner! I dusted my old sewing machine off, set up a desk, a book case, unpacked boxes of supplies and now I'm ready to play. At least for today I feel organized. Of course, that'll be short lived - but I'm going to relish it while it lasts!

I made some cute little coasters - because my kids were driving me crazy leaving glasses to sweat all over the bookcases. Here are two of them.

Finished!

Holy moly - this blanket has taken me a whole week to finish! I don't think that I've ever worked on any project so long - part of the reason is that crocheting while on painkillers makes things especially difficult. I don't know how many rows I ripped out and had to redo and I'm sure there are still a few mistakes. At least the kidney stones gave me the extra time to work on it - because what else am I going to do besides sit around and moan about the pain. :) But I really love the way this pattern looks, I'll have to try it again with some different colors.

Now on to another project! First one today happens to be cleaning out the basement. Not sure whether to be happy about this or to dread it. But, who knows? Maybe I'll find some treasures I forgot all about.

Today's project

A blanket for sweet pea.

lunch bags, lunch bags, lunch bags

Oh, did I mention that I'm no photographer? Well, there, I've mentioned it. These three are for sale - $12 each + $2 shipping.

Lunch bags

this will probably be the first item in my etsy shop. I made the first red and white one for Molly last year and it has held up really well - 100% cotton, so it's washable as well.

Molly's lunch bag

My Pretties

In the last year I've become a crocheting, crafty crafter maniac.  I love to create and I get bored quickly so I lean toward the swifty projects - something I can finish in a night or two. After some persuasion from those I love, I've decided to start this blog and find out if anyone else likes my pretties besides my loved ones and who are therefore required by law to compliment me profusely.

It's been about a year and I still consider myself a beginner, I just hope to continue to improve with time. And maybe, just maybe, I'll actually stick with this blog (again, I get bored quickly) and maybe, just maybe it too will improve with time. And so it begins ... here are some of my projects from the past year.

And So It Goes....

And So It Goes...., a photo by My Eucatastrophe on Flickr.

"little by little one travels far...."