FARA Challenge Sqs Days 26 & 27 Goal Met!!!!

I made my goal of 63 squares today! :) That's one whole blanket that can be made! I really need to concentrate on making scarves for Compassionate Creations for the rest of this week, but I will try to fit in a few more squares before I mail the box out at the end of the week.

Day 26 The patterns are the Simple Little Heart Motif and the Espresso Sq (of course, lol!)





Day 27





And here's a Simple V-Stitch Scarf that I made with Vanna's Choice yarn. It's the first time I've ever used that brand. WOW! I love it! It's rather pricy for me, so I had never purchased it before, but Michael's had it on sale that last time I was there, so I picked up a few skeins. Boy, am I glad I did. This scarf only took one skein of yarn! Can't beat that! :)

FARA Challenge Sqs Day 25

I managed 2 more squares yesterday. I got them in at the last minute. I really wasn't feeling well, so I didn't do much yesterday, but I did get these done and I read a couple of chapters in the library book that NEEDS to go back Tuesday, lol! I'm hoping that I'll adjust to this new medication quickly! I have way too much to do to feel so yucky!
Here are my squares (LOL, great photography....notice my foot!)






Have a wonderful Sunday!

FARA Challenge Sqs Days 23 and 24

I've been pretty busy the last couple of days, so not much time for crocheting. Hubby had me looking at a new van the other day and we decided to purchase it. We really needed a new one. It's amazing how many miles you can put on a vehicle when you have to travel for doctor's visits! LOL, as a matter of fact, that's what I was doing the rest of the time! I still can't get rid of this eye infection that I've had for over a month. Bleck! So, back again in two more weeks. Double bleck!!! Of course, I did have my crochet bag with me! Here are the squares I managed while traveling :)

Day 23




Day 24





That's it for now! I really hope to get some scarves done this weekend, plus finish the library book that needs to be returned on Tuesday. I've already renewed it once and I'm only 1/2 way thru, lol! This eye infection is really making it difficult to read! Wish me luck! :) Have a super weekend!

FARA Challenge Sqs Day 19 thru 22

Here I go, having to play catch up again, lol! It would be so much easier if I would just post here every day! Ya, right! Well, here are my squares to date. I'm now up to 52 squares! Only 11 more to go to make a whole blanket!!! :)

Day 19





Nothing for day 20 :(

Day 21





Day 22





Here's another scarf I managed to make for Compassionate Creations the other day too. I think it came out pretty nice and it was very quick and easy to do. I used a "P" hook and RHSS earth & sky and CSS brown. It's nice and soft and snuggly!




I seem to be missing pics of the other scarves that I've been making, so I'll have to get them together and take a pic before the month is out and they are all delivered to the crisis center!
Until next time! Have a wonderful day :)

FARA Challenge Squares Day 18

I finally managed to make a Daisy Square!!! WOOHOO!!!! It took me a day and a half, but I got it done, lol! I have to thank my friend Cherri over on the 'ville for a question she asked when I was so frustrated with this thing! I was crocheting over my loops on rnd 4! (I think that's the rnd, lol) Anyway, that's what saved me from frogging for about the 10th time! It's such a cute square and really very easy once you figure it out! I now have 45 square done so far for the month. I just might manage enough for a whole blanket yet! Happy Sunday!

Hurray for the weekend!

It's freezing here today, but it's sunny! I love New England in the Autumn. The colors are so pretty! Speaking of pretty... my DIL sent me some new pics of my sweet little granddaughter! She's wearing the poncho that I crocheted her for her 2nd birthday in a couple, so I thought I'd show her off. I think it looks very nice on her! I'm so happy!!! The pattern can be found at http://www.luv2crochet.com/freepatterns.html






I only managed to get 2 sqs done for the FARA challenge yesterday. I attempted to make Krystal's Daisy square, but I'm having a difficult time with it. I'm finished rnd 5 and supposed to have bars behind the petals? NOPE! I don't! I'll see if I can get some help from some friends. Anybody out there?!? LOL!






I also made 2 purple sqs yesterday for a "secret" 'ville ghan. Shhhh! we can't tell who it's for! This person really deserves it. I'll get them in the mail on Monday. I hope she likes them. I'm sure a lot of 'villers will contribute some beautiful sqs to this ghan!




That's about it, other than a lonely little soft white wristband that I haven't taken a pic of yet. Have a wonderful weekend! I'm off to try and figure out the daisy square, lol!

FA Awareness Challenge Day 16

Here are my squares for day 16. I manage to get 3 done and one is even a new pattern! It was very easy to do! It is actually a 6" pattern, but I just added 2 extra rows and it came out perfectly to 8"! :) They are the Espresso Sq and the new one is the Popcorn Granny Sq.found on JPF

A Few Other Things That Have Been On My Hook!

Well, I have been making a few other things besides the squares for FA, lol! Not as much as I should be doing, but I'm trying :)

Here is a shawl that I made for one of my DIL's that just miscarried her first child. It broke my heart to see her and my son go thru this as I know that they will be wonderful parents when the time comes. This shawl is calle "Remember Me Forever". I made it with CSS in rose violet.





Here are some scarves that I've been making for Compassionate Creations











And here's another craddle purse I made. This one's for Kristie's Toy Drive 2009 on Crochetville!








I guess that's it for today. Hubby's up and wants the 'puter, lol!

FA Awareness Square Challenge!

I'm involved in the FA Awareness Square Challenge for the month of October over on Crochetville. Since I haven't been very good at posting here, I thought I'd do a slideshow to catch up, lol! It takes 63 squares to make a blanket, so hopefully I'll contribute at least that many. I'm over half way there!

Happy October!

Wow! Can you believer that we're already 5 days into October! Yikes, I haven't started crocheting a single Christmas present that I'd planned yet! I'd better get moving, lol!

I have a bit of a confession to make....I've been in a, sort of crocheting slump. I think that I made so many scarves in such a short time for the Ancient Greek Games in August (a Crochetville challenge), for me at least, that I just got burned out! It's been a struggle to make them all month. How embarrassing is that when I'm asking other people to help me making them for Compassionate Creations! Aghh! Well, I got 12 done, plus only 7 wristbands. As you can see from the pics below, they aren't anything fancy, but they are from the heart and that's what counts.








I still haven't been feeling well, so that could have something to do with not wanting to crochet too, I suppose. I've had a couple of tests done and one more to go. So far they've come up with a diagnosis of "gastroparesis" and a spasming gallbladder. The meds they want to give me should go great with my seizures, lol! Ah, it's a wonderful life! What doesn't kill ya makes you stronger, right! :)
Til next time....Have a wonderful day!