Happy New Year!!!!

My Gosh It's been a while since I've posted anything! I have been busy, but we had a nasty ice storm that left us without power for almost a week and that really threw us off balance around here, especially since it was just before Christmas! Yikes, people really seemed to lose the Christmas spirit, and I must admit that I was one of them, at least for a little while. I did get it back though! :) However, I did not get everything done that I usually do for the holidays, but I also didn't stress out about it! I have other things to stress about, lol! Let's hope that 2009 is a much better year for all of us! Ok, enough gabbing, lol, here's what I've been up to!

I'm in a monthly scarf CAL on Crochetville and this is my scarf for January! I made it like this because Jan reminds me of the blue ice on the rocks that I always saw along Rt 2 going to western MA when visiting my relatives as a child. I always thought it was so pretty!

These are the scarves and wristbands that I was able to make during the ice storm/power outage! It isn't easy crocheting by lantern light, lol! Amazingly they don't look too bad!

Here are the rest of the scarves and wristbands I made during December....



I received an amazing Christmas present from my son, Jeremy...he made me a hook! Look at how beautiful it is! It's a "g" and made of oak. I love, love, love it!

Oh, and for those that may be wondering....I did manage to finish the kitties-in-row blankie for my granddaughter for Christmas! YAY!!! Although, I still think it looks more like bunnies in a row, lol! I don't know what I did wrong! Hopefully I'll find out some day!

Well, I guess that's going to be all for today. I have made a few other things, squares and such, but I don't know what I did with the pics, lol!
Til next time, stay well! Hugs, Ann

A Few things From My Hook

I only have a few minutes to post, but I have been busy even though I've been feeling lousy. Yeah, same old story, lol! I'll come back later to edit in the pattern links where I can!

These will all be going to K.I.D.S. the Charity Bandits charity of the month
These are Rock People Snowkids that I just tested for Crochetsal on the 'ville. I love this pattern! They were very easy to make and even DH thinks they're cute!





A snake scarf




4 Hats




It's Holiday RAOK time at Crochetville and I got RAOK'd!
someone sent me this beautiful card and bookmark!




and someone else sent me a box full of these goodies! They also included things for DH and DBIL! I start tearing up again just thinking of it!





Well, that's all. The beagle is saying "feed me", LOL! Til next time! Have a wonderful evening!

It's been to long!

Wow I am a lousy blogger, lol! It's been way to long since I've been here! I've been feeling really crappy lately and just didn't want to write it down. Denial, that's my motto! The gastroparesis is more difficult to deal with than I could imagine and the meds are messing with me as usual. I'll give them a bit longer, then I'll have a talk with the doc!

The good news is that I finally finished ONE Christmas present, lol! I finally made the spiderman ghan for my grandson, Jesse! I hope he likes it! You can find the pattern here. LOL, my bearded collie likes the ghan too!








Here are some scarves and wristbands that I got done in between rounds of the ghan, lol!





This beautiful scarf is one that I just finished testing for jessicagil. It is called the Double Shell Scarf. I believe you will be able to get the pattern here




Here's a little spiral snake I made. The pattern can be found here from a wonderful designer on C'ville!




She also designed these snowflakes! I used a larger thread than the pattern calls for. My hands just can't take the smaller stuff, but I think they came out nice! Now I just have to learn how to block them, lol! Oh, and I still have to weave in the ends obviously :)




And last, but not least, here's a hat I made for K.I.D.S., a project we're doing for November in the Charity Bandits group that I belong to.





Until next time....have a great week!

Santa Hug Scarf

Here's a pic of the scarf pattern that I've been testing for rsisland over on Crochetville. I believe she will have it for sale very soon! It is so cute! I love this pattern and will be making more! It was very easy to make and went very quickly!

Quick Update

Thought I'd pop in and update what I've been up to, lol! Yes, I have been crocheting! :) The FARA Squares Challenge over on the 'ville has come to an end (I'll miss the commraderie!), but I'm happy to report that we exceeded our goal! We have made enough squares for over 16 blankets! Isn't that amazing! Angelfire, the woman that put this all together, is going to be VERY busy putting all these squares together! It's a good thing that she has until next year!
Here are my sqs from days 28, 29 and 30




I've also managed a couple more scarves in the past day or two, plus some wristbands. These are all for Compassionate Creations of course! :) The one on the left is called Playblocks and the one on the right is just a shell stitch.




That's all for now. I've been lucky enough to be selected to test a pattern for a very cute scarf for someone on the 'ville. I'll post more about that when it's done! Happy November! Don't forget to change you clocks! :)

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!