Friends,

Here is a pic of my pug Chico, isnt he cute? I didnt have anything crochety to show you so I thought I would do a little intro into my world of pets. I have 3 dogs now that one has just passed. Chico came to me via my son. He had left his girlfriend and moved in with me. So when he went back the dog stayed:) heehee But boy o boy is this dog distuctive. But he is getting better. He lived in a cage most of his life and here at my house the pets a free to roam or do most anything . And he does take advantage of just that! But how can you turn down that face he is so adorable. I think hes a keeper( arnt they all?)

Ok Ill get back to crocheting. Did I mention a great new crochet along just formed? Its all about whatever you crochet if you want to join or just go and check it out here is the link:The Crochet Along. Happy crocheting !

Granny Squares Alot

You all know that I joined theGranny-Along a few months back. Well I got so wrapped up in the granny squares that I went on eBay and bought every magazine I could find on granny squares. I have a pic of many books that Ive bought (dont you love them?) IM thrilled there is already many things in them that I cant wait to make. I did notice that the colors that all these items were made from are coming back in style. I cant wait to get started. Happy Crocheting!

I found this awesome pattern in one of the magazine. It looks like a starfish square doesnt it look awesome? I cant wait to make the square, Ill take some pics while I make it so I can share with you all.

busy, busy, busy

Friends,

Ive been busy with making Christmas items. I found the cutest little sachet/gift card holder to make for my family. I found them in Crochet Today mag. Ive made several so far. I need to decide how many to make then go on with what else to make for Christmas. I made them with the original color of red and green then made another one for my friend Lisa in varigated purples and pinks it turned out really cute.

Do you remember when I mentioned I was going to make 5 round ripple afghans for my grand kids :) lol Well I keep thinking I need to get started on those. because it is going to take me awhile to finish. And I need to decide what to make my friends this year for a ornament or other item for Christmas.

I made my sister that hat for the summer and I went over to her place and gave it to her last night. She loved it. I even made one for her little girl Jenny. My sister Jerri and my sister Carri are on their way to Alaska today. They are going on a little trip. I know that the hat will come in handy for her.

Well I have more to share with you all but I think this is enohg for one journal:) Have a happy wekend!

Another Chemo cap

Friends,

I made another Chemo cap that I really like. You know this yarn is so soft I just love crocheting with it. I just thought I would show you another cap. Happy crocheting!

HnG's Chemo Caps

Friends,

Here they are Chemo Caps. I used CrochetWithDee pattern that she offers on her site for free use for charity work. I love the pattern because it is so very easy to use. I used Paton's Carmen yarn it is very soft and very nice to work with. I hope you can see the colors in the yarn but if not take my word for it, it is really pretty.

You all know my sister is dealing with breast cancer now and she loved her hat I made for her.

I hope you take a few minutes and try her pattern.

Heres the little cap I made to match the round ripple afghan for Karen. I thought it turned out really cute.I do hope he will wear it here in Vegas it really doesnt get that cold for caps.
I told you the other day that I rejoined the Hooks N Grannies yahoo club. Rhonda is starting the charity crochet to be Chemo caps. So Im going to be busy making caps. So away I goooooo...

Friends, Ive been busy making baby afghans and such. Well here is a pic of my latest its a Round Ripple Afghan I made for my friend Karen. She asked me to make one for sher so she could have it for a baby shower. I make her a few caps and booties to match. They are so much fun tomake. I really enjoy it.

Did I mention that HooksnGrannies is back up again? Rhonda missed us all. We are starting off very fast into chrity work. Whick I love. So now you know Ill be making Chemo caps and then premie items. Oh yea did I mention Ive decided to make 5 round ripple aghans for my grandbabies for christmas this year. If your intested in joining here is the site to go to. Just mantion my name and they may still accept you anyways:) heehee hooksngrannies : Hooks N Grannies. Its a real fun little club.

Its my 33rd anniversary this weekend and Im going up to Mt. Charleston for the weekend to spend some alone time with my hubby. Ill take pics so you can see where Ill be. I think I do have a pic from last years trip. Have a great weekend everyone! Go Crochet

Monets Squares

I made my new friend Monet some squares for her BF mom. Here they are in all their glory! I had som much fun making them that I didnt want to stop. But I did. heehee I love making squares. There is so much choice out there for differant squares and differant yarns to crochet with. I even have differant hooks to crochet by. I actually counted my hooks the other day and came up with 126 but I really own more than that but they are all hiding in WIPs and UFOs. Well enjoy the squares Ill be back real soon. Crochet on my buddies...

New crocheter arises

Heres a pic of my oldest grandchild Alex. She is learning to crochet. She loves it she says. I dont know if that is for my benefit or if she really likes it or not:) But my hopes is she likes it to continue on. I have taught all 3 of my grandkids to crochet now. I dont have a pic of them but I will take a pic soon. I love it they are trying to learn. The other two I have taught to knit as well. They seem to like crochet better but you never know what they will gravitate to next.

Alex was very pleased that she learned to do a chain stitch and a single crochet then attemps at double crochet too. Im going to teach her next to make a ganny square. I think once she learns to do a square she will be hooked like me:) heehee

Memorial Day tribute

Ive been out lately because Ive been babysitting my grandkids and I didnt get a chance to post these pics. So I thought I would take the time now so here goes.

The pic on the left is the cemetery here in Vegas called Winchester thats were my husbands grandmother and grandfather is buried. The pic on the right is a pic of my dad and sisters resting place. A few feet away is where I will be laid to rest. Dark huh? Ok now lets get past the creepy part and everyone take a little time out and remember your past loved ones.

Ok folks, Heres my attempt at making a Round Ripple Afghan. Im making a baby one. I love the colors... what do you think?

I got the pattern from Mik Knits & Crochets, Too! Its called the Round Ripple Soft Waves afghan.

I love it its very easy to crochet and its going fairly quick. Ill take a new pic once Ive finished. The baby afghan is for my friend Karen she has a friend who is having a baby boy come Septemeber but the baby shower is next month. I know she will love this afghan it is so soft and cute. Perfect for a baby boy.

Looky! Looky! what I received in todays mail:) A NOSTE!

Its one of Jimbos Nostes he makes. You can go check out Jimbos hooks and nostes over at his site Jimbo's Front Porch. You will fall in love with his hooks. I know I have. I have several of his hooks and just love them. Go check his site out often. He is always putting up new hooks made from really great woods.

I couldnt wait to try it out as you can see I attempted to try and this is what I came up with:) Its not pretty but its my first try making my own ball of yarn using the noste. Just thought you might like to take a gander at my new toy:) Yipee!

well I finished my copy cat afghan. I did this afghan with my Granny-Along group I joined. I got the inspiration for this afghn from another member there. She did make her afghan differant than mine but she still inspired me with the colors and the concept. I did add another row all the way around the afghan so it would be bigger. My daughter needed it to go around her she said. I love the way it turned out. I didnt add little flowers in the midst of it all because my daughter liked it the way it was.
I did the squares in the traditional granny pattern. I love the yellow going around all the squares its like a ribbon running through out. The colors are just great.

Im going to keep making more grannies to see how I can put them all together. Im going to make the squares a differant pattern through out. Ive already made several squares and thought I might as well go ahead and see if they turn out as great as I think they will. Thanks to everyone for the inspirations and all the fun a crochet freak like me can have.

Heres a updated pic of my attempt at doing a Ripple sample its the soft wave from Jan Eatons book 200 Ripples. I love the book but Im not great at math and you need to do math:)

This is my sample of the soft wave. I really like the pattern Im just not sure how to put the colors together. As I go along Ill post here. And you let me know if it looks cool or not! Deal?

I joined the Ripple-Along to be able to do this afghan. I get so much inspiration from all the ripples. You should all go by and check them out they are awesome. I saw on Dees site CrochetWithDee that she just recieved the book 200 Ripple Patterns as well. I hope she enjoys the book as much as I have. There are so many patterns to choose from and so much fun to have. I decided on the soft waves because I picked up on the pattern right away.

Im going to make this afghan out of Carons Simply Soft yarn and Im just trying to decide what colors to choose from. I have the really brite colors or the more muted colors now the decision has to be made. Im going to work up a few samples and Ill post them here for you all to see.

Have a great day!

Heres a new hat I recently made up for my sister Jerri. She asked me for a cotton hat for the summer and here it is. I used Debbie Bliss' cotton/cashmere yarn using my new 3G Studio size N hook. and it worked up great. I got the pattern from over at Dees site CrochetWithDee. Its her free pattern for chemo charity hat. It works up really great and its quite easy.

I loved working with this pattern because it is so easy. I used really fluffy warm yarn and it looked awesome. Heres a close up view of the stitches. Like I said it came out very light and frilly and very lacy. Its so soft I cant wait to see how Jerri will like it.

Heres a view of the hook I used. I bought it off of eBay. Its a size N hook made from many, many differant woods. The company that makes them also make bowls and grinders. They are absolutley beautiful. The company is called . G3 Studios . Try going over to Ebay and looking them up...they are really nice.

Heres a few of my latest squares I copied from a blogger over at the Granny-Along I joined for inspiration and thats just what I got. I did not copy exactly her square as she did hers. I just love the design of colors and the look of the yellow ribbon going through the squares. I finished the afghan but it was too small for my daughter. She wants the afghan to cover her at least she says. I made it the way I saw it on the other site. So now Im making more squares:) Ill post a pic when the afghan is completed.

Well I hope you all get a chnce to crochet a little more today than ever before. Have a great day!

Jerri wearing Dees hat

Here is my sister Jerri wearing Dees hat she made her. Isnt it pretty and my sister too! She loved the hat... she loved how soft it was. I decided to make a few more hats for her. And I made one for her little girl Jenny too. I know she will get a kick out of wearing a hat like moms.

Jerri has just started her chemo treatments and she has yet to loose her hair. But we all know that that is coming soon.

Luckly Jerri hasnt gotten very sick with the treatments Thank God for that. She is a little tired but all in all everything is going well.

Shes planning alittle trip with mom and sister Carri to go to Oklahoma for a week to see the old sites of our youth. Well I should get to bed its really late here in Vegas. Its been real windy tonight as well. Have a great night!

Heres a little pic of the dresss I made for a friends baby gift. I love making them they are so much fun. You should try it if you havent yet. This one didnt have a hat and booties so I made up the pattern for these items. I added the little flower to the dress to give it a little something to it. What do you think of it? The panties were another idea I got from another book but they turned out ok too. Dont you think?

Im back again:)

Ive been playing around with the look of the site as you can see. I like this one better it has an earthy feel:) I found my cable to the camera and Im going to upload some pics of my recent crocheting adventures. I hope you come back later to take a look. I really think I should try and write out a pattern of two what do you think?
Ok have a great day! Its really nice out here in Vegas today. Ive got the back door open letting the fresh air in and my doggies love it.

Im back but not for long

heehee My Friends, Ive been away so I can crochet:) Ive been busy making caps for my sister Jerri who has reacurring cancer stage 4. She has started getting chemo again and I know she will loose her hair again. Im using the cap pattern that CrochetWithDee has listed on her site. It works up wonderfully.

Ill try and get back here more often that Ive been. Ive lost my camera cable so I cant down load pics until I buy another one. If they still make them that is! Have a very happy Easter