Bobble Zigzag Afghan Ta Da!

Spring Project is DONE!!!

Photographed here with our baby plum tree -  in full bloom!

Edged on each of the long sides with a double V stitch (DC, ch, DC, 2 ch, DC, ch, DC)

and then a single crochet.

It can be taken outside, onto the front porch, for those breezy Spring days:

 It can also sit on the Little Bugs' (#6s') bed:

Coordinates with the quilt nicely, eh?

See this post referencing the book where the pattern can be found. :-)

Have A Weekend Full of Spring Joy!

Oh and BTW...I am crocheting along with the Crochet-a-Long...

A variation I am excited to share in a future post.

Thanks to all of you that are participating!!!

C.A.L. links at top of blog. :-)

C.A.L. Granny Rose Week #2 of 5

WEEK TWO:

The Rose
This rose is done in the round - no need for stitching together.
Quick and easy.

This step-by-step pattern/tutorial complete with photos and video is now 

available for purchase in my Etsy shop here:

Or for all five steps click here.

These can be used for all kinds of different fun projects...

afghans, hat and clothing embellishments, crocheting together for a scarf etc. etc.

Bobble Zigzags

 

What does one do when one's small 1400 sq ft home starts getting taken over by the following?:

 

and this: 

and then one stumbles across a pattern in this book called "Bobble Zigzags".

 Ooooo, I love the way that sounds:

"Bobble Zigzags", "Bobble Zigzags", "Bobble Zigzags", 

I want to keep saying it and saying it!

Well then..one starts this, of course....

 

No rhyme or reason to the color pattern; as a color pattern could prompt another 

"I ran out of this color" yarn run, 

and the idea is to use what one has.

The rule - one can only use one's stash unless one runs out of white.

One can never have enough white!

Bobble Zigzags!!!

There, I had to write it one more time to get it out of my system. 

I feel much better now. :-)

(Completion of this afghan will be in a forthcoming post.)

Have a good weekend and be sure to check back for week 2 of 5 of the

Crochet-A-Long this Tuesday, March 27th.

C.A.L. Granny Rose Week #1 of 5

Happy Spring Everyone!

and 

Welcome to the Granny Rose 

Crochet-a-long!!!

I never promised you a rose garden but I did promise you a rose crochet-a-long. Tee, hee. :-)

Are you ready to make a Granny Rose pillow?

WEEK ONE:

Choose Colors and Gather Supplies

This introduction to the granny rose CAL complete with photos

 is now available for purchase in my Etsy shop here:

The other steps are available for purchase, as well.

Click for the week you would like to see:

Click for the week you would like to see:

Week 1 -  Gather Supplies 

Week 2 - The Rose 

Week 3 - The Leaf Row 

Week 4 - The Granny Row and Joining Squares 

Week 5 - Joining Sides, Edging and Buttons

Or all 5 steps

 

In the mean time, go buy yourself some roses; 
it's great for inspiration. :-)

Petite Granny Rose Pillow

A teaser for the future 

Crochet-A-Long starting on 
the first day of Spring

For my sweet mother-in-law. :-)

In blue, sage and rose to match her home.

See this post for matching dishcloths that were made last year.

Eight rose granny squares,

four for each side:

Picot stitched together:

with three button opening:

Happy Birthday Mama Corky!

Viking Hats for Dad and Son

Birthday Boys

For #4 (The Boy) and his son, Buckeroo

Lael Viking Hat pattern purchased from the

"Easy Makes Me Happy" blog.

Encore Worsted Yarn, I love this soft wool blend.

Happy Birthday 

to the two you!

Moonflowers

Sometimes lots of blossoms:

Sometimes not so many:

But no matter how much she blossoms or doesn't blossom, she still cares. :-)

(Thank you, "K".)

With Spring just around the corner, the porch pillows were in need of a little flower power.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

"An explosion of flowers" as the NVO calls it.

Lonely red roses:

 Meet your new friends:

Flowers from Lesley Stanfield's book:

"100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet"

#50 Meconopsis

and

#49 Forget-me-not

and

#44 Daisy

 Joined permanently together via fabric glue, with the single red roses. :-)

This Moonflower will be blossoming a little less in the Blogging Garden, so please don't take my reduced posts and comments in your blogs as an indication of disinterest...

just going to focus a little more on my health, my family and my job.

The C-A-L is still in the works and scheduled for the first day of spring.

The rose in the middle of this pillow is the same rose that will used for the C-A-L,

but the colors will be so very different.

I can't wait. I'm so excited!

Be back soon!