The one on the left is a granny scrap afghan, made up of bits and pieces of leftover yarn. The one on the right was made per special request from my nephew. Again, a simple granny stitch, but aren’t the colors of the sun, sky and clouds pretty?
So, thought I’d share those with you here today and some other exciting news…my good friend Vicki will be flying in on Tuesday from
I’m pretty excited about that for several reasons. Number one, she’s a really, really, really good friend whom I love and I laugh more with her than I think I do with anyone…we think way too much alike at times! Then there’s the fact that we both are crazy, jewelry making fools, so we’ll be playing around with our beads and getting creative. (Speaking of jewelry, I made a couple of goddess necklaces that you can check out below.)
Along with the laughs and crafts, Vicki and I will really get a chance to catch up and spend some quality time together. I have known her for about six or seven years and although she has been in
Crochet Pattern Links:
Unisex "warm winter hat" hat pattern (shown in the hat/scarf sets) can be found at here.
For the flowered hippie hat I simply added a brim to granny skull cap pattern found here. This is a child's hat, so use a size larger hook than called for to make a more appropriate size for the adult head.
For the purse and tote bag I used a pattern found here. For the tote bag I used two strands worsted weight yarn held together throughout, along with a larger hook than pattern called for.
The scarves and flowers were all made free hand w/o the use of a pattern. The afghans are a simple granny stitch.
Hi. Well, I'm just following links and ended up at your blog. Lovely crochet work and many other interesting posts as well.
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