ho ho ho....

haven't been crocheting lately...have been baking cookies! i made homemade jam and goodies to send to family and friends and we had our holiday party with work last weekend...the rest of the season is open to egg nog and poirot....with some crochet thrown in! will make a new year's resolution to take more project pictures and post them here and on instagram....fingers crossed it sticks!

monday musings

i've been trying to get projects lined up that i am excited about...the problem is- there are so many :) so, i thought i would get creative with my current yarn stash and make some room for some new skeins... (just don't tell my husband)....i want to make some new patterns and designs with throws but i also want to add pillows as accessories- i've made a few over the years and it's a bit tricky but kind of fun too...if there's a stitch i like the look of but don't particularly enjoy enough for a full throw- i make a smaller pillow...win-win...

i also want to make some smaller items like holiday ornaments and stockings...and maybe other types of decor....i really love the whole season- from thanksgiving on...so i'd like to try my hand at some shaped projects like pumpkins or small filet that will work on round ornaments as covers...maybe some bells...i've never starched a project either so i would like to try that technique to shape some ornaments...

while the rainy weather thus far has kept me from gardening...it has given me the time to plan, plan, plan...now, i just have to pace myself or i won't have room in my craft room to sit and actually crochet ;) so much yarn...so little time ;)

monday musings

this summer has been a weird one...the weather has been completely out of whack and it seems like everything breaks or goes bad at the same time...hills and valleys i guess...i am waiting to hear from the promoters of the craft fair to see if i got a slot...i'm optimistic but the 22nd is the cutoff date for applications, so it's looking like i have to wait until after then...

i have so many projects i want to start and only two hands and not enough time :) again, hills and valleys...i will say that i am getting increasingly annoyed by retail stores like ac moore, michaels and the lot...i went to ac moore here in my neck of the woods and they have shaved their yarn section way down...and they filled much of the space with what is apparently 'their' yarn...studio by nicole....never heard of it until i went to get a skein of red heart and they had barely anything...sooooo....i have to go online...it seems more and more outlets are like that...jo ann's here is similar and i don't even know if the michaels here carries yarn...walmart has slashed it's stash too...i only go to those stores for yarn...sooo...i'm happy enough to have it arrive directly from the supplier to my door...they all offer free shipping on certain sized orders...

so...i'll plan my projects accordingly :)