Your ~ Weekend ~ Chuckle 😸

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Are you having a fabulous Sunday? Great! I hope I can brighten it a little more! 😊

This one makes me laugh out loud every time I come across it 😆

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Sounds like Dad is ruthless 😜

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The Google Trap 😉

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This! 😂😂😂

These are the best ones from this week 😁 I hope you giggled, chuckled, laughed! 🤗

Until next time 💕

Wondering What I’ve Been Up To? 😁

Keep reading and you’ll find out 😊

Hello my lovely friends 💕

It feels like it’s been forever that I ‘talked’ to you. See – I’m going through an ‘obsessive’ crochet phase. I get that once in a while.

I thought about you and this little blog of mine often. I outline posts in my head, grab the iPad…then one glance toward the yarn – and that’s all she wrote. Or in this case – didn’t write. 😉

But maybe the fact that you’re actually reading something I wrote is a sign that the phase is ending. 😊

Now back to why you’re here…you wanna know what I’ve been up to. Here you go

I made a few hats

I shall call them ‘Never get lost in a snowstorm again’ 😜

I found a great pattern on Pinterest – How to size and crochet the perfect hat/beanie.

It’s a written pattern, and really easy to follow. If you want to make a hat or two…take a look

It doesn’t get easier than that. 😍

The only thing I changed, I added the ribbed edge using alternating fpdc/bpdc to give them a tighter fit. 😊

A scarf and another hat

For this scarf I recreated one of my jewelry designs The two ends wrap around the neck, then get tucked through a loop behind the flower. That way you can wear it tight for extra warmth, or, if that gives you a ‘choking’ feeling, loose for looks. 😊I do plan to write the pattern over the weekend, so you will see it within the next few days. Pinky swear 😘The matching hat

My New Purse

I really love how this one came out 😊 And it’s so much fun to make…I see a few more of them in our future 😁

A Puzzle Sweater

I made a little progress on this sweater. I took the pieces that were joined together apart, and started over. There is an idea behind the madness 😜 You’ll see!

I’m currently working on a Puzzle Poncho for a constantly shivering friend. That poor girl is always cold, and since we are expecting another arctic blast 😩 she needs something warm and yarny asap. 😊 By next time I’ll have a picture…hopefully of her wearing it! 😍

Oh….one more thing! Last weekend was the Fantastic Bake-Along, hosted by Tracy on her blog It’s a T-Sweets Day

On the menu this weekend were ‘Mary Berry Gingersnaps’. Rebecca was kind enough to share her amazing (sounding) recipe. Rebecca is the author of a fabulous blog – Twinklehook

If you don’t know them – you should hop on over to their blogs. Tracy and Rebecca are both awesome and inspiring crafters and wonderful friends! 😍

I did not ‘bake along’ this week 😕 I knew if I baked those cookies, and have them in the house, then any chance of wearing my jeans, which I accidentally shrunk in the wash 😉, any chance of wearing them in the near future would just be gone.

So I lived vicariously through the success stories of all the other bakers – while gnawing on a carrot 🥕

Now I’ll go back to wielding the crochet hook so my lovely friend will be cold no more 😃

Have a lovely weekend!

I’m sending you Smiles 🙂 Hugs 🤗 and Love 💕

Cuddly Baby Blanket ~ A Pattern 😊

Hello my lovely friends 💕

We all love all-things-baby, right? 😍

So today I wanna show you how easy it is to make a warm, cuddly, soft & supercute baby blanket in just a few hours.

It really is ‘easy peasy lemon squeezy’, and not at all ‘difficult difficult lemon difficult’ 😂

I promise! 😁

Before I give you the details, take a look at the ones I’ve made so far

          

All it is is a big ‘Granny Square’ and super bulky yarn – I used 4 skeins of ‘BERNAT Baby Blanket’ yarn, and a 8mm/L hook 😊

Not sure how to make the Granny Square? Please check here – it’s the same pattern as the ‘Oversized Poncho’ 😍

Work 13 rounds (not as many as the Poncho…yay 😆)

After you join the 13th round with the slipstitch, chain 1, and continue on with sc. One each between the dc of the previous round, 1sc in the ch1 space.

Join with a slipstitch.

The border is a round of slipstitches and picots. For that you want to (from the joining slipstitch)

ch2, slipstitch into the first chain, slipstitch into the next sc, slipstitch, ch2, slipstitch into the first chain, and so on. Join the row with a slipstitch.

That’s it 😃 Easy, peasy right?

I will be listing some in my Etsy store…just in case you don’t get to making one. 😁

Will you be making one? Does the pattern make sense? Please let me know, so I can tweak the pattern accordingly. 🤗

Have a fabulous rest of the week! 💕

 

Just a quick note 🤓

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Me again… I just wanna share the most cutest pattern with you 😁

I usually don’t buy patterns – Most of the time I can figure out something buy looking at it, and trial and error. 😉

But this here I saw, went to Etsy, and clicked on ‘Add to cart’ 😊

How adorable are these?! 😍

If you’re as taken with them as I am…The Etsy store is ‘Inventorium’ —–> here’s the Link
(
liation – I just love them 😁)

Have a beautiful rest of your day 💕

Your ~ Weekend ~ Chuckle 😸

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Things are back to normal around here 😊 How do you know?

The Weekend Chuckle is back! 😁

I think I’ve collected some good ones…shall we see? Let’s shall 😋Do you see it? 😁And because all things come in twos…. 😜

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😂 Do you have one?

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Busted! 😆

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Not so much a ‘chuckle moment’, but definitely an ‘Awwww moment’ 😍Have a happy Sunday ~ I hope this contributed just a little bit 😍Sending Smiles 🙂 Hugs 🤗 and Love 💕 your way!

The Stubborn Granny Square – Problem solved 😍

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Now – as promised – I’m gonna show you what I did with the yellow/grey Granny Squares that didn’t wanna play well with others 😋

The plan was to make another Granny Square Cardigan

or a Granny Square Poncho. But no matter what color I tried, nothing would match the yellow/grey. 😕

See what I mean?

On the post in which I was whining about my predicament, the wonderful Brenna @ Crochet 539 advised me to set them aside, and wait for inspiration. So I did. 😊

Then, a few days ago, I received a yarn order, and in it was a fabulous, delicious yarn – Red Heart’s ‘Unforgettable’ in ‘ Sunrise’ 😍

As I was fingering it, my mind went to the squares, tucked away in the Granny-Square-Pile…yes there is such a thing in my house 😜

And I thought, well, if I can’t match it, I gotta go the crazy route, and do the unconventional, the unexpected. And you know how I love to go down that road. 😁

So I put the two together. My daughter just raised one skeptical eyebrow 😏 but didn’t say anything. I didn’t hate it, so I started the square. If it were an absolute no-no, like the other ones, I could always add it to the pile. 😁

But see what happened…it worked! 😃 At least I think so! What do you think? Yay or Nay?

I did add the black to make the transition more pleasant, and I love how it now looks a bit like stained glass. 😊

Because I like the yarn so much, I made a matching Infinity Scarf

As it happens so often, I do wanna keep it. But, if I constantly do that my Etsy store will have nothing but dust bunnies and tumbleweed in it! 😆

So I’m still on the fence about it.

I’d love to hear what you think! 😍 Please let me know…I’m looking forward to it – I think 😉

Sending Smiles 🙂 Hugs 🤗 and Love 💕 your way.

In the Spotlight – The (finished!) Puzzle Poncho 🎉😃🎆

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Would you please raise your glass…

and help me celebrate the completion of the Puzzle Poncho! 😍

…with cozy (attached) Infinity Scarf

Some details…

The ends are all tucked away…finally! It happened again this morning – just when I thought I got them all, I discovered another cluster. But now, about an hour and a half later, I reeaaaly got them all (I checked all around, inside and out) twice 😜

I will bask in the feeling of satisfaction for a bit. But, as we all know, there is no rest for the wicked – I do have a few WIPs to tend to. One is near completion, let’s talk about that tomorrow! 😁

A little hint – I finally figured out what to do with the ‘They-don’t-match-anything’ yellow/grey Granny Squares

Thanks to the advice from the lovely Brenna from the wonderful blog Crochet 539 – she had told me to set it aside, and wait for a flash of inspiration. 😊 I did just that, and I am quite pleased with the result.

I hope you will join me tomorrow for some WIP talk, and some random ramblings. 😁

Until then 💕

WiPs ‘n Things

Hello my lovely friends 💕

I really dropped the ‘blogging-ball’ last month. 🙃 So one of the things I have to change – not calling it a resolution … ’cause they tend to come here to die 😜 – is getting back into the rhythm, writing more, visiting with you! I did miss you all! 😍

It’s already the 6th, so I am getting a late start, but we can call this a Trial Month, I guess 😁

It’s ok… I read it on the Internets, so it’s the truth!😂

Besides the usual holiday craziness last month, there were a few things that kept me busy, leading to falling behind in some endeavors, put things on the back burner.

One of the ‘distractions’ was a custom order for a poncho and a hat

The lovely lady that gave Feronia a new home, contacted me and ordered another Poncho and a Tassel Hat…this time in all black 😳 You know me… I love my things crazy and colorful. So it was definitely a challenge. A few times I had to fight the notion to put a pink stitch in. Just one…right here 😂

But – I fought it, and it was worth the struggle. She looooved it! 😍

In between all the Christmas ‘duties’, presents, and planned projects, the son of dear friends of ours and his wife welcomed a baby boy into their midst…a little early. But he was close to 8 pounds – so he was ready to meet the world 😍 We think he wanted to see the Christmas tree 😁 and his ‘ Granny Square Blanket’ 😍

Then this one here took a lot of my time… The Puzzle Poncho 😊

If you remember – probably not, since you have a life…so let me jog your memory – it started as a Cowl.While I was working on that, and really liking it, my mind wandered to the possibilities of all things fabulous that would look great in this color combo.

I decided on another puzzle piece…’cause I really enjoy making small pieces and putting them together.

After it took shape I worked on it like a woman possessed 😁

And it’s done! 😊

Well, almost – the neckline will be an Infinity Scarf…it’ll look like a loose turtleneck, and the dreaded ends. Still gotta weave in some ends. 😫 I’ve woven in a ton already. Every time I think I’m done I discover another cluster.

It sure is a crazy piece…I can’t wait to wear it out and about! 🙃

Also…some ‘ Bohemian Queen’ cowls are close to being finished. Miss Katherine (⬆️ the one with the hat) is giving you a sneak peek 😊

That’s all the news from the hook and drawing board. I’m looking forward to showing you the finished pieces, and some new WIPs that are – for now – just floating around in my head. 😍

Have a wonderful weekend 🤗

Happy Birthday! 🎁

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Before I – finally 😬- jump back into the blogging world I wanna wish you all the happiest of years! 😍 May it be a healthy, creative one – full of pleasant surprises!

…and to all the January-Babies ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ 😍🎁🎉🎂🎈🥂

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday Month…you deserve it, because you are fabulous – I have it in writing 😊

Best Wishes, Smiles 🙂 Hugs 🤗 and Love 💕 to you all!