Ombre Rainbow Border

Done

 and ready for delivery:

Vintage Ripple pattern from Churchmouse found here.

Border is 1 ch, 1 sc in white all the way around,  

then several rows of V-stitches with alternating colors 

(V-stitch =1 dc,1 ch, 1 dc in same st, sk st and repeat.)

Finished off with a picot trim, in white, included in pattern found here.

 Stylekraft Special DK

So soft and washed up so beautifully!

Aw, that feels good!

Towel Topper V

 Wouldn't this make a great gift with a matching dishcloth?

Love the fabric in this towel.

Towel topper pattern found here.

I hope all is well with all of you this season!

Ombre Rainbow Vintage Ripple

I am so excited about this commissioned afghan,

 that's in progress, that I just had to share with you:

I call it "ombre" because each section of color between each row of white is three shades of a similar color.

I used a 4.0 "F" hook and the Vintage Ripple pattern from Churchmouse found here.

It's all Stylekraft Special DK in the follow colors:

(One row of each.)

I think I will continue with several rows of white and then use the same colors

as above, but reverse the order (start with bottle and continue that direction.)

I'll show it to you when I am done. :-)

Towel Toppers IV

The other half from yesterday's post:

Just a simple light-blue gingham one.

Towel topper pattern found here.
With a red rose!

That might be it for the towel toppers for a while. :-)

Towel Toppers III

It's impossible to make only one of something.
(Sort of like potato chips, but eating vs. making.)

Here is another towel topper:

This time I used an old dish towel.

See here's the other side:

(Waste not, want not, right?) 

Towel topper pattern found here.

Using a rose instead of a button.

When I get on a kick, I get on a kick!

Tomorrow I will show you what I did with the other half of this dish towel.

(The side sans cute embroidery.)

Towel Toppers II

More Towel Toppers!

Another "Dollar Tree" micro-fiber towel cut in two,

with a rose made-in-the-round enclosure.

Towel topper pattern found here.

Happy colors on our first day of snow!

Towel Toppers I

My latest obsession:

TOWEL TOPPERS!!!

With a rose enclosure instead of a button:

 Made from a microfiber towel purchased at the Dollar Store, cut in half.

Two dish towels = $1 USD!

Medium blue and light blue, both with red roses!

Made easy with the "Sharp Crochet Hook",

a favorite crochet tool!

I love working with gingham; 

the squares make it so easy to make straight cuts and line stitches up evenly.

Pattern found here.

One is here:

 and one here:

Don't for a second think this is the end of these....

It's just the beginning!

(But you knew that didn't you?)

Granny Rose Bag

Remember those roses I was fiddling with from this post and this post?

Well, they finally turned into something:
 A granny rose bag!

This bag was based on the Granny Rose Pillow pattern found here.

It has a square bottom:

 It's lined inside:

With a handy dandy sturdy reinforced strap: 

And a decorative and functional pull-cord:

 (in case of an emergency ;-) )

and it all started with this:

Oh happy day when a project is done!

Puffy NOLA Sunset Afghan Pattern Listed

The NOLA Sunset pattern has been listed here!

This colorful, warm, and cuddly afghan works up fast and would make a great Christmas gift. :-)

 Please click here for this crocheted afghan pattern.

See its 3D texture and...

no ends to weave as the ends become the fringe.

 

I am really excited about it!