The End In Sight

This past week has been quite productive. I put my "stay-cation" weekend to good use and my momentum lasted through the week.

The pieces for the octopus pincushion are done. I just need to assemble them, glue on the face and sew on the tentacle buttons.

As of last night, I only have 4 more squares to make for the Dr. Who Scarf Inspired baby afghan. Then I'll just need to sew it together and edge it. After that, I'll sew together The Pigeon baby afghan and edge it.

My next baby isn't due until early August so I'm taking a slight hiatus until about June. In the meantime, I'll begin making the squares for my brother-in-law's Christmas afghan.

Until next time, happy crocheting!

Where Has April Gone?

This month will be over soon. I'm proud of what I've accomplished in it. I've worked a little this week on the Light Raspberry squares for the Dr. Who Scarf Inspired baby afghan.

This weekend, I'm taking a little break to make a birthday present for a friend--an octopus pincushion. I'm going to use Aruba Sea for the octopus and Orchid for his hat. Since these are pastels, I'll use pink felt for the mouth and gray for the eyebrows. I've made several of these in the past and they work up quickly because the bulk of the pattern in single crochet.

Until next time, happy crocheting!

Belated Easter Greetings!

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was wonderful...church and a cookout with family. The above picture shows the bookworms I made for my co-workers for the holiday.

Yesterday, I finished the 41 Orchid squares for the Dr. Who Scarf Inspired baby afghan. The 10 Cornmeal squares I finished weeks ago. I have 51 of 81 squares done. It's a good thing, too. Amelia Marie was born on March 29. I have 30 more squares to make in these colors: Buff, Cafe, Light Raspberry, Frosty Green, and Light Grey.

After I finish this baby afghan, I'm going to take a little break from baby afghans. I have all the squares made for The Pigeon baby afghan and the baby isn't due until June. The other baby on my agenda isn't due until August.

I'm going to start making squares for my brother-in-law's afghan and work on a pincushion for a friend's birthday while I'm on hiatus from the baby afghans.

Until next time, happy crocheting!

Completion!

As you can see by the pictures above, I made some progress last weekend and finally finished the French Country baby afghan and the purse for big sister MaKenna. I made a resolution not to buy any yarn this year unless it was absolutely necessary. That's why you see extra Pale Yellow squares on the bottom row. The purse turned out well and used up almost all of the Bon Bon Print Yarn I had.

I also ran in ends on all the squares I have made (all of the ones for The Pigeon baby afghan and the Cornmeal squares for the Dr. Who Scarf Inspired baby afghan).

I'm still making squares and I even started in on the Easter bookworms. Tomorrow is the last day of National Craft Month 2012 and I think I've done rather well. I'd like to make a coaster or two for my brother's Easter package and start on an octopus pincushion for a friend's birthday in the near future.

Until next time, happy crocheting!

Spring Projects

Just today I realized that the Orchid yarn I'm making squares with is almost the exact shade of the blooms on the red bud trees. Red bud trees are my favorite!

I'm plugging along with the squares. I actually need to count them to see how close I'm getting to the 41 I need. Yesterday, I edged 2 sides of the French Country baby afghan. I'm hoping to finish it up along with the purse this weekend.

I'd like to start on the Easter bookworms as well. I'll be using Red Heart Super Saver's Light Coral, Mint, Turqua, Orchid, Pale Yellow (or Cornmeal), and Light Raspberry. I do enjoy working with pastels...but usually not in baby afghans. There they seem to be so overdone.

I have a long weekend starting this evening. With any luck, I'll get a lot of crocheting done. Until next time, happy crocheting!

Progress!

I've been much more productive this week. Most days, I successfully made my 3 Orchid squares. And I only have 1 more row to sew on the French Country baby afghan and it will be all together and just need edging. In the next week or so, I plan to take a break to make some bookworms to put in plastic eggs for Easter gifts. I got pastel eggs so I'll be using pastel colored yarn. The bookworms will match the eggs in color (i.e., a purple bookworm in a purple egg).

Until next time, happy crocheting!

Just anouther week

Crocheting has been a little slower this week. I've made a few Orchid squares. On Sunday, I sewed 2 rows of the French Country baby afghan together.

On Wednesday, I found out the nursery colors for the 4th (and hopefully final) baby afghan of the year. They're having a little boy. They're naming him Noah. The nursery colors are UT orange and khaki and they may do a jungle theme. That translates to Red Heart Super Saver's Pumpkin and Buff. I'm not sure yet what layout I'll use.

I'm hoping to be quite productive tomorrow both with making squares and sewing together squares.

Until next time, happy crocheting!