finished!

I completed the cowl that I was knitting. I think it only took me a few days to complete. The main issue that I had with the pattern was that I would lose myself in it. I would forget where I was in it. I used yarn from Yarn Pirate the color is Killer Bees. I really like how the yarn knit up. I got the yarn from Noah a few years ago and he kept bugging me to make something with it. I just did not have a pattern that I was sure that I would like to use such nice yarn on. 

 Now that I have completed an item for myself I can get back to working on my blankets. I really have not gotten any farther since I last posted. I have been sick for the past few days with a gross cold. I have been trying to not do too much knitting or crocheting, because my mind wanders and I would get lost in the patterns.

 For Noah's father's blanket I have maybe ten squares completed. I think I need at least double that to have a dent in what I will need. This is what I have so far. I am not quite sure how much wider I want this to go, maybe five or six squares wide. I really need to get cracking on this blanket. I have until April 11th to have it finished.

The last week of April my younger sister wants me to teach her how to crochet a blanket that she found online. She does not remember how to crochet, so I need to put her through crochet boot camp. I do not think it will be to hard to re-teach her. I will have to make sure to bring the camera along for that week.

This past week I have been going through all my yarn and trying to get it all in one room. So far I have gotten it out of my bedroom and in the living room. The only yarn that I am going to be keeping in the living room is stuff that I am using for a project. From the living room I am going to get the yarn into the spare bedroom. I did throw away a few projects that I have no idea what I was doing. I was able to save some of the yarn from the projects.

conflicted

I am currently conflicted on whether  or not to close this chapter of my life and stop my blog Things of Yarn. The more I think about it the more I can't do it yet. I know that if I do continue blogging I will need to be a little better about putting new entries on here.

I am currently working on an afghan for myself. This is just on square of it. I want to make this blanket large enough for a twin size bed. The square that I am working on now is all reds and pinks. The small individual squares are all granny squares that are crocheted with a size H hook. This afghan is staying with me. It is pretty much my back burner project that I have.

I also have another blanket going. It is a baby blanket that I hope to give to my second cousin's little boy. I am halfway done with it as of now. When I started it they did not know if they were having a boy or a girl, so I have both pink and blue represented in the blanket evenly. This blanket is also crocheted I think it is with a size G hook. I have to finish this beauty by March.

I do have a third blanket that I am working on. It is knit using the pattern that I use for my dish cloths, starting in the corner working your way out and back in again. with this blanket I am using different colors to represent different people in the life of the person that I intend to give it to. When I sew the squares together I am going to have them turned on the diagonal and maybe make some tassels for the corners. I still have many of these squares to knit.  I have to have this one done by April. I really need to get cracking on some knitting.

A few years ago Noah bought me a skein of fancy merino wool for Christmas. I put it away because I did not have the right project for the yarn. A few days go I found the pattern. I am knitting a cowl. The pattern is called chestnut Cowl I found it on Raverly. I am excited to finish the cowl and have a nice well worked piece of wool to keep me warm.

Sorry friends

I'm sorry friends. I went on a long blogging vacation for over a month. I have been working on a new project while I was away. I made my very first mitten! With the weather being all messed up, I started on a cold weather project. Here in Wisconsin we had two months of 90+ temps and now it has been down in the mid 70's, perfect weather for thinking about Fall and everything it brings.

I am still working on crocheting the afghan. I have now a little less then one month until I need to give it to them. I'm pretty worried that they aren't going to like it. I have about a foot left to crochet and then I will be done! Its going to be very heavy as well. So far it is over three pounds. I'm guessing when I am all done it will weigh about four. I am thinking about putting fringe on the ends of it to make it even longer. I guess I'll have to wait and see how much yarn I have left.

Blankets!

I have finally finished my baby blanket. It took way to long to complete, about five months! It was mailed out this last Thursday and made it to its final destination, Chicago, yesterday. This is me holding up a corner of it. I am very happy with how it turned out. I am also very happy that the mother loves it and was already using it.

I am also working on crocheting an afghan for a couple of my friends that got married this year. This blanket is a big contrast from the baby blanket. I  have used over two pounds of yarn and I'm only half way complete. I have a little more then a month until I need to have it ready to deliver. I am sure that it'll be done with plenty of time.

I have one more blanket that I need to make this year. I haven't really started it. I have to knit an adult baby blanket. Noah's father wants one. He loves the one that I made for his grandson and wants one just like it. I'm sorry to say that it isn't going to be just like it. For his grandson I did the same pattern that I use for dishcloths, knitting from the corner to corner. I think I'm going to make a few squares for Noah's father and use yellow and blue squares, compared to one giant square that I did for his grandson's.

Projects finally!

I finally have some projects that are complete or near completion.

A week or so ago I found out that another of my aunts have had a hysterectomy. So, I set off to crochet a uterus for her.  I was sent the pattern a few months ago when everyone was upset about Male politicians making decisions about Female body parts. The plan was to create a bunch of these little guys to send to the politicians. That way they would have one of their own.  This pattern can be found here. It was very easy to crochet. The hardest part was the loop stitch, but once I found how to do that stitch it was smooth sailing to complete it.

Another project that I have been knitting, for what seems like forever, is a baby blanket for one of my friends that I used to work with. It really was not that hard to knit. It was pretty much fitting it in with all my other projects that I have been doing. The pattern can be found here. I still have a ways to go on getting it complete. I have to finish the side boarder and then do the top and bottom boarders. I really like how this blanket has been turning out. I almost want to keep it for myself. But there is no little one of its way in my family. So, the blanket must leave.

I have one more project that is close to completion. I am crocheting an afghan for two of my friends for their wedding present. I have about 1/3 done. With something that is this far from done I figure taking a picture of it would be the "kiss of death" to the project and I won't get any more of it done. Lets just saw that it is purple and brown double crochet in "clusters" of three. It is going to be over 60" long once I have it finished. Right now it is 23" in length.

Wishcasting Wednesday

Today Jamie asks us, What belongings do you wish for?

Some of the landscaping that I have done so far this summer.

I would wish for more plants for my yard. Lately I have been doing some landscaping in the yard, and I have grown fond of my plants. I would like more flowering plants to bring some bees and humming birds to my yard. I would love to have my own little oasis in the city. 

Picture from Furniture Designs

Some old metal patio furniture would be nice to have as well. That way I can have guest over and we can sit and enjoy my little oasis. Have a Barbecue/picnic if we would like. 

These are some belongings that I wish for myself.

Come see how much of a crazy cat lady I am!

Yesterday, Noah, Kara, and I went to go feed the ducks. It was a very toasty day, so I felt that my cat needed to come along and get some fresh air. When we got there a couple had their dog. Kara had to wait until they left. But once she got out the ducks moved away from Noah and I about 5 yards. Kara didn't want anything to do with them. She was content with lurking in the grass. There was also a family fishing off the bridge. They came over to pet her. Kara was putty in their hands. She did not want to leave.