Make Something Monday

There are a lot of ladies in our church that are pregnant so I decided I'd better get busy.  Here is the first of several crocheted baby blankets I need to make.  Last count I think I need a total of 5!  I love this blanket because of the "Angel" motif that appears in the middle.

WIP/MSM - Tree Of Life Afghan

Here is my latest project. It's called the Tree Of Life Afghan. It has about 8 pages of instructions so this may take a while.

 

Here is my start. The trees are done in multiples of 48 stitches so my base is 145 stitches using a size H-8 crochet hook.  Somewhere along the pattern it changes to a J-10 hook so this should be interesting.  Wish me luck!

WIP Wednesday

Growing up in the 50s one of my earliest memories was of playing under the quilting frame while my grandmother and her neighbors worked on a new quilt.  It made a great play house and I could pick up the needles and things that were dropped.  I miss my grandmother and those days.

Those quilts are long gone so I've decided to make a quilt for my brothers.  Here is the first one I have started.  The new quilt frames are nothing like my grandmother had but they are convenient.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Make Something Monday

Happy New Year everybody!  "Baby, It's Cold Outside"...Brrrr...here in WNC we have had some of the coldest weather we've had since 1977.  That was the year my mother died and I remember it clearly.  We didn't have that much snow but the temperature stayed so low that the ground was frozen solid about 3 or 4 feet down.  There was even a question of whether they would be able to break the ground for the grave.  That was January 20, 1977. But back to something happy...a little girl in my church saw one of the Newsboy caps I had made and mentioned to her mother she wished she had one.  Someone overheard her wish and came to me...so...for Christmas I made her one.  I wish I had taken my camera.  Her reaction was priceless and worth the time it took to make it.  She has red hair and wanted a pink hat.

I let her mother give it to her...she first looked at in in disbelief, then excitement.  She quickly jammed it on her head with the bill to one side.  It reminded me of one of the "Little Rascals" kids.  She started bouncing up and down on the pew (we were at church for Christmas play practice) and then quickly grabbed the hat off.  The static caused her hair to poof out like a cotton ball.  I thought I'd fall over laughing.  She clutched the hat and hugged it and proceeded to show it to her dad and everyone around her.

Make Something Monday!!!  I did make something...a hat...but the best "thing" was the memory it made for me.  Watching the joy of a little girl receiving something she really wanted was a memory I'll never forget.

Memories...some you'd rather forget and some you'll cherish forever!

Make Something Monday

Make Something Monday

Blue Boleyn Earrings

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

 

These are called "Ear Pops".  They fit over your ears like an ear muff but are easier to work with.

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

It's getting cold around here and I can't find my scarf from last year (probably gave it to someone that was cold) so I had to make another one really quick.  Here it is!  Now my neck will be warm (until I give this one away and have to make another).  O well...that's just the way I am!

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY!

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY!

I saw this pattern and wanted to try it.  It is a baby blanket with the image of an angel.  I'm not finished yet but wanted to let you see how it was looking.

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY!?

Well, I didn't make anything but I have been fixing something!  If you have boys around the house you know how rough they can been on their clothes.  My Son works for a maintenance company and has a tendency to wear out his blue jeans rapidly.  SO...I come home from the store one day and find a pair of jeans laying on the table.  I pick them up and WHOA!!!  There was more hole than jean left...LOL.  My DH says "I think he wants you to patch them"!!!!!!!!!   ROFL  There isn't enough material left to patch!!!!  But, Mom does what she can!  Here is a before and after picture of some of the repair work.  I'm having to do it in phases because I'm having to use a mix of sewing and gluing to get them back together.  What we do for our children!   LOL

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

So....I didn't make anything but my Granddaughter did! Here is her play dough art work. She made it for my dog Lilly.

LABOR DAY MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

It's starting to cool off here in the mountains of WNC so I've turned my attention to makeing things to keep warm. My Sunday School group was told of a need at our local hospital for blankets and other items for the "Mother/Baby" unit. Not "NICU" but the regular new born unit. Seems with the economy and jobless rate today many mothers do not have the necessary items to take their newborns home in, i.e. blankets and clothes. I've made preemie hats for the NICU for a long time but never knew, or thought about, the others. I guess with my unemployment status I've become more aware of others and their problems.

I've started making newborn (full term) size caps and here are 2 that I just finished. I don't have a baby or a baby doll to put them on so the teddy bear and cat will have to do. When researching what size to make for the different units I found a pattern that said:

• A Micro preemies hat will fit a plum
• A small preemie will fit a tangerine
• A preemie will fit an orange and
• A full term will fit a grapefruit

I made one for the Micro preemie and couldn't fathem the size. God blessed me with 2 beautiful, normal children and to try to imagine these sizes is just mind boggling. I want to challenge you to get involved, if you aren't already, in doing something to help those who are less fortunate than we are. Yes, I am unemployed, but God is providing for me and he commands that I "pay it forward" to others. He'll take care of the rest!!!!! Amen!

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

This is a hat I made for a "Tea Party". It's called a Fascinator.

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY - Baby Booties

Make Something Monday - Baby Booties

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY-Pageboy Hat

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

Crocheted necklace.  Small stud earrings and working on larger hanging earrings.  See more "Make Something Monday" @ Go Graham Go!

Make Something Monday

Crocheted Hat with buttons

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MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

Butterfly Necklace.

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

I love the sound of running water so I created this "Pond in a Pot" for my front porch. I think it turned out great. Now I can sit on the porch and relax to the sound of a bubbling brook.