~ Thank you ~

 

 

Good afternoon everyone.  I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your caring and comforting comments and emails on the passing of my sister Teri.  

 

It all happened so fast and just seems so surreal.  Teri woke up in the morning not feeling well - she said she felt like she had an upper respiratory infection because she was having trouble breathing.  Her husband Donnie knew something wasn't right so he took her to the hospital.  The doctors there said she was having a heart attack and needed a couple of stents to open up 2 of her heart valves, so they flew her by helicopter to Washington Hospital Center.  The doctors there were able to insert the stents but for some reason they failed.  They were going to try another procedure, but Teri's heart wasn't strong enough - she had another attack and passed away.

 

"she flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels"

                                                 - Alan Jackson

 

I still have trouble believing that she's gone.  It just doesn't seem right.

 

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I finished up James' sock monkey hat on Christmas Eve so I could give it to him when they came over.  He liked it a lot and it fit him perfectly.  I got the pattern from here:

 

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/11/crochet-sock-monkey-hat-pattern.html

 

I didn't add the ear-flaps because the hat was long enough to cover James' ears.

~ my sister Teri ~

~ In loving memory of my sister Teri ~

 

~ June 10, 1958 - December 13, 2012 ~

 

 

~ another TMNT baby hat ~

Here's another baby TMNT hat - this one is Raphael.  For the eyes I sewed on little black buttons on top of the white buttons.  I like them better.

*** Today is 12-12-12 and I am posting this at 12:12 pm.  I hope everyone is having a good day.  :)




Pattern for TMNT baby hat:

Materials:
- 4-ply worsted weight acrylic
  - green
  - mask color
- J hook
- two 3/4" white buttons
- two 5/16" black buttons
- thread to sew buttons
- glue

Size: 6" x 7" 

Notes:  
- I crochet tight, so you may need to adjust the size of your crochet hook.
- the ch 2 at the beginning of rnds does not count as a stitch

Directions:
Rnd 1:  With green ch 3, 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook.  Join with a sl st to 1st dc.

Rnd 2:  Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around.  Join as before.

Rnd 3:  Ch 2, 2 dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc.  * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnd 4:  Ch 2, 2 dc in same st as joining, dc in next 2 dc.  * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnds 5 - 8:  Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in each dc around.  Join as before.  End off green.

Rnd 9:  Join mask color with a sl st in 1st dc.  Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in each dc around.  Join as before.

Rnds 10 - 11:  Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in each dc around.  Join as before.  End off mask color.

Rnd 12:  Join green with a sl st in 1st dc.  Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in each dc around.  Join as before.

Rnd 13:  Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in each dc around.  Join as before. 

Rnd 14:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each dc around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  End off.

* glue white buttons to mask
* glue black buttons to white buttons (match up the sewing holes)
* sew buttons on hat with black thread

***Debi Y's version***

~ Two on Tuesday and a giveaway ~

Two things that make me smile - puppy edition:

 

 

 

 



 (both pictures were found on Pinterest)

http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/57f46074-41c1.aspx
http://www.outofregs.com/index.php?page=archives&id=453

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Homeschooljewelrymom of 'Stitches, Scraps and Sparkles in the Sun' is having a giveaway to celebrate her 100th blog post.  She's offering 3 different prizes, so hop on over and enter for your chance to win.  :)

 

http://sssinthesun.blogspot.com/2012/12/100-posts-giveaway.html?showComment=1355235391511#c2412056939533612221



~ ??????? ~

I don't know what to say.

found it here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31875714@N03/5601424444/

~ just stuff ~

There's a new board up for 'Did You Make That?'.  Click on over and add your crafty link.  Don't forget - you can add any craft you want on this board.  Knitting, plastic canvas, sewing, painting, baking, gardening, and so on, and so on.  :)

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I'm working on another hat for James.  This time it's a sock monkey.  I got this cute pattern from here:

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/11/crochet-sock-monkey-hat-pattern.html

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A note to Sharon of 'Sharon's Eclectic Retreat' - I've tried a few times to get to your blog and it's not working.  It will come up for a few seconds and then it just blanks out.

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It's a raining, yucky day and I have a slight headache.  No matter - I have plans to start our Christmas decorating today.  A couple Tylenol and I'll be good to go.  I hope ya'll all have a great day.  :) 

~ 2 TMNT hats ~

I crocheted a TMNT baby hat and I believe I should of crocheted the stripe a little higher.  No matter - the next ones will be.  I'm also not too happy with the eyes.  I glued down and then sewed the white buttons with black sz. 8 thread, but it doesn't look right.  Next time I'll also add little black buttons before sewing.   

I also crocheted a TMNT hat for James.  His hat looks better (to me) because I'm able to use regular wiggly eyes.  :) 

~ Two on Tuesday ~

Two things that make me smile - actually, these two make me laugh:

(I found both of these pictures on Pinterest)

~ Crochet Concupiscence’s Big Christmas Giveaway! ~

 

 

Crochet Concupiscence’s Big Christmas Giveaway!

 

I am happy to share that I am one of the sponsors for this year’s 12 Days of Christmas giveaway hosted by Crochet Concupiscence. Each day for 12 days beginning on December 13th crochet lovers will have the opportunity to win prizes they’ll love including yarn, new and vintage crochet books, crochet hooks in multiple sizes, a yarn swift, and lots of free crochet patterns from great designers.

 

There will be many opportunities to enter to win each day. To enter all that you’ll need to do is visit Crochet Concupiscence each day December 13-24 and follow that day’s instructions for the prize that’s being offered. All winners will be selected at random on December 26th. Each day’s winner will receive that prize as well as a bonus Peace, Love, Yarn bumper sticker. In addition, the top three people who have the most total entries over the course of the 12 days will each win a signed copy of Kathryn’s new book, Crochet Saved My Life.

 

Here is a list of all of the sponsors of this giveaway:

 

•         Tracy from Crochet Happy
•         Lauren from 2^nd Look Vintage
•         Wink from A Creative Being
•         Melissa from Mel’s Daisy Patch
•         Jocelyn from Too Cute Crochet
•         Birgit from By Number 19
•         AnastaciaKnits
•         Debi of Dly’s Hooks and Yarns
•         Laurinda of Remembering Rowan
•         CrochetKitten
•         Kathryn from Crochet Concupiscence

 

Full details of the giveaway can be found here.

~ a little Christmas crochet ~

A few days ago, my daughter Erica called and asked if I could crochet her some popcorn garland for her Christmas tree.  It took me about 3 evenings of crocheting to get this done.  (It could of been only 2, but I've done gone and got myself stuck on that darn Pinterest site.)  I crocheted the garland with 3 ounces of (discontinued) Red Heart Sparkling - and if I've done my math right, it measures 12 yds. long.  It's a very simple and easy pattern that I have posted here:

 http://hooksandyarns.blogspot.com/2009/11/popcorn-garland.html 

Thanks for dropping by - I hope you're all having a good day.  :)