Need more caffine!

Okay, so I have been so busy, and kind of ill (can not sleep without getting sick, so I just haven't slept much lately)so I have been drinking a lot of tea (and coffee) and more tea. So I have been searching out cute coffee cup cozies, for both my cups at home, and my beloved Dutch Bros (for those of you not from the Oregon area, Dutch Bros is like Starbucks, only local, not corporate, and they have a much friendlier staff and I think they have better customer service)Chai Tea Latte cups.

While searching out coffee cozies, I have seen so many cute buttons and flowers and accessories for the cozies that I decided I needed to make some clay buttons.

I am even getting my hubby in on the action.

I'll post pics in a few hours after we bake up some buttons and I crochet up a few cozies.

until then, check out some of my favorites.

A lot of these would be great gifts and are very simple patterns. None of them are mine. Under each picture you can find a link to the owners site (or at least where I found them)



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BLANKETS! So many blankets!

So I have been on a blanket kick, since I decided that I was doing the local farmers market for my baby stuff. So I have been crafting blankets like crazy to put in a portfolio.

Here is the competed set that I made for the owner of hubby and my fave Vietnamese diner.



It is crocheted with a size J hook, in a standard granny square. I used less than 1 skein of each color in Bernat Baby Coordinates, 5 rows of each color per stripe. If anyone wants the actually stitch numbers and specifics on the granny square, I'd be happy to post them later.

Here is a blanket that I was commissioned to make for a friends nephew-to-be, Hunter.



It is done in granny squares as well. This was done in Sensations Rainbow Boucle Patterns in Green/Cream Rainbow. It was made up of 20 7 in granny squares. Crocheted with a J hook, with 6 rows in the granny square stitch pattern.

This last blanket, done in Sensations Rainbow Boucle Tonal yarn is not for anyone in particular. It is actually for my Etsy store, and if I do not sell it there, I'll put it up in a set at Saturday market.




Now that I have gotten to blogging again, I remembered why I have been so quite, I have way TOO much going on. I just burnt dinner because I forgot I was cooking. I started blogging again, and it slipped my mind. Guess I should go take care of that.

See ya later!

New house, and new projects.

We finally got into our new house, and I have 1/2 of an entire room to myself for my crafts!

In other news, we went out to dinner with my in-laws the other day and discovered that the manager of our favorite Vietnamese Restaurant is expecting. Her name is Vicki, and she is not going to find out the sex of the baby, but I asked if she would mind if I made her a blanket.

I went shopping with my hubby the next day, and found some Bernat Baby Coordinates in gender neutral colors of green and purple. I have created it as a large ever expanding Granny Square. I started with a green center, and change to and from the purple every 5 rows. I will be adding a picot or shell boarder at the end, I have not decided yet.



Also, created a new blanket using Rainbow Boucle in pink. It is crocheted in a Granny Square, much like Vicki's blanket. Bust as the Rainbow Boucle has a natural color change, I will just crochet until it is large enough. I am binding the edges of that one with satin bias tape. This, I hope, will extend the usefulness of the blanket for many years, and maybe even many cildren. I still have my bias bound blanket from my childhood. It is still in good enough condition to wrap my kids up in (when I have them).

Photos and patterns will come soon, I promise.

It's been a while...

since I last had anything crafty to talk about. My personal life has kind of taken over for the moment. Admittedly, I have had some stressful situation come into view, but through it all, I have been trying to craft.

As for the moment, I am "homeless", living with family in a guest room while we find a new place to call home. In thanks to my Aunt-in-law, Hollie, I am knitting her a wide fuzzy scarf.

This isn't just any knitting...no this is the first project I am doing...ever on knitting needles instead of the looms. I am using size 15's. I picked them up today while shopping. I am doing it is a color called Barley from the LionBrand Homespun line.

The sweaters from the previous post were put on hold when we lost our house.

We are trying to get into a new place this week, looking at an apartment tomorrow, can not wait to get back into my own room.

As for right now, I need to go get some water, and some artificial light. I have had a migraine all day, just getting to where I can work in artificial light. I'll post pictures of the scarf later.

My newest project...hopefully

I am working on taking some designs I have found, and altering them to fit my needs. Specifically in regards to baby jumper (sweaters)

here is my inspiration:

Pink Sweater (image wouldn't transfer)
Blue Sweater ( Image also wouldn't transfer)

I have not chosen my yarn, and am not going to be following a pattern, just working from feeling.

I'll post pics as I get it going.

Winter term 2010

So...the first week of Winter term is almost over. Just two classes today. Customer service and Business math. Fun stuff. Started Aikido yesterday... all I can say is OUCH. I didn't realize how out of shape I am, I literally had to FALL out of bed this morning.

Got into my Spanish classes Tuesday, then after 1 class period, found out that the teacher talks too fast for me to actually learn. So I dropped it. Picked up the Aikido to replace it.

Also, got into my first Aid/CPR/and Fitness class. and my Customer service class.

All of these classes were waitlisted. our campus has over 6000 more people than it has seats. and the state doesn't feel that it really needs more room/funding, we can do with what we have.

Logically, the school should hire teachers assistants, that way, a) more people would be able to get jobs, b) more people would be paying to go to school (therefore paying for the extra hires) c) the school could handle more students to make this economy a little easier to handle.

In knitting news: I have made several more cowls, and am designing a balaclava in brown "Barley" homespun yarn from Lion Brand. I have already made the gauntlet bracers to match. Not fingerless gloves, but just wrist warmers, tucked under the cuff of a loose sweater, they keep the wind out of the sleeves. I'll post pics when I can.

Some helpful hints for your technological adventures!

Though not necessarily crafty, I thought it might help, what with Christmas having just passed, and with the new term for school starting...

My husband is somewhat of a computer geek, which is great when it comes to free services to keep my computer (the lifeline, blood, sweat and tears of my business) up and running in tip-top shape.

He has written up a great tutorial on Glary Utilities, a must have for anyone who wants a simple yet effective "one-stop-shop" of computer protection.

He also has a great write up on Mozilla Firefox, which I prefer hands down to Internet Explorer! It is a must read and I can not tell you how thankful I am since he introduced me to these programs.

For everything else he writes about (book reviews, rants, raves, software directions and reviews, steps for furthering your education, and much much more, check out his entire blog, from head to toe! Getting There - Guns Girls and Obnoxious Sunglasses by David Mayernik

Leave him some comments on your thought about his blog!