What on earth have I been doing since my birthday? Knitting. Crocheting. That's about it. Chuck tore down the little shed out back where the lawn mower lived, and he's rebuilding a BIG playhouse... um, workshop for himself. Makes him happy & keeps him out of trouble.
Hmmm - when I went to find photos of what I've been doing, I was surprised at the LACK of pictures. What's happening? One reason is that I'm working on a knit/crochet sampler. So those blocks by themselves aren't that exciting. Save that for the finished project.
Here are some other things I've been doing...
The HPKCHC Challenge in November was to see how many hats you could make in a week, from November 3 to November 9th. For me, the answer is TEN! Ten chemo caps I've given to the oncologist's counselor. All the same pattern ("Divine") and all but one are cotton.
These are crocheted yo-yos. I plan on making a larger piece by adding more yo-yos, and having a final colorful project. An afghan? baby blanket? hmmm, we'll see...
I've been on a doggie sweater binge. Here's Bella in her bumpy pink sweater.
Ssh, don't tell Hank, but here he is modeling his xmas sweater. Something tells me he'll still be surprised when he opens his present on xmas.
Here's Lucky in his blue-boy sweater. Isn't he adorable!! I'm learning lots about garment construction - seriously - necks and collars and sleeves! Who knew! Many more are planned.
Here is Bella modelling the sweater I made for a secret Santa gift for an online group. My recipient has several small dogs, I'm hoping the sweater will fit one or more.
And here are my two favoritest people in the world. Elisha asked me to teach him how to crochet this past weekend, so I said "Sure!" However - I'm a righty and he's a lefty. I couldn't figure out how it worked - despite watching youtube videos. He made a chain, but it was very tight, very small gauge - he was not pleased. So, I switched gears to teach him to finger knit. Even with a broken wrist, he was focused and really got into making a scarf for his mom. E loves his mom so very much. I hope that relationship stays strong over the coming years. He has such a sweet and gentle spirit. Here's Jes modelling her new scarf!
