Autumn Leaves...

Autumn is my favorite time of year.

After seeing an inspirational picture on Pinterest, I decided to create autumn leaf garland. The leaves are cut from felt and strung with yarn.

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Laura

Fall Pumpkins...

Last Sunday I had a plan - to finish my granny square garland and hang it up. But, I spent a little time on Pinterest before I started and I got sucked into something new.

Pumpkins!!!

I saw so many cute pictures of fall decorations and I thought, "I should crochet some pumpkins to make garland." So, that's what I did. I love them...

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Laura

Small Granny Squares...

In my last post you saw how I was trying my hand at a granny square for a bunting.

And, it was Way To Big.

So, after some thought about how I could re-work it, I'm pretty happy with the results so far. They are approximately 3 inches square and made with cotton yarn. I wanted them to look like something my Nana would have made - lots of colors.

I will post more pictures when they are finished and hung up.

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Laura

In Case You Were Wondering...

I am still here...

Busy, though, doing many things - and, crochet & crafting {and my blog} have taken a back seat.

I have been wanting to make a granny square bunting for several months now. Day before yesterday I started working on it. I really wanted to do a circle in the center and then square it up while keeping it small enough to match the picture I have in "my mind's eye". I have been looking at different patterns and  pictures online and I'm not really there yet (because what I have done so far is HUGE). But, it's a start and I am excited about it.

And here I have a surprise for a friend...

I hope you are enjoying your weekend...

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Laura

Doves...

We have another set of baby doves out our house.

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Laura

Mason Jar Cozy...

For this cozy...

- Create a magic circle and rounds of double crochet to fit the bottom of the mason jar

- Double crochet for the rows to fit the mason jar snug 

- Treble crochet for the scallops (5 treble crochet in one stitch, skip next stitch, single crochet in next stitch, skip the next stitch, 5 treble crochet in the next stitch)  

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Laura

Starting A New Project...

I hope you all are well and enjoying your sunday.

I am starting a new project.

Mason jars and crochet - gotta love um...

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Laura

Crochet Headband...

My daughter has been asking me to make her a headband for a while now. I had seen this pattern from All About Ami and decided yesterday I would give it a try.

It's works up so fast and easy. The yarn I am using came in a bag I got from Michael's for $3.00 - I think it's a wool blend, it's so soft. The true color is more blue than the picture shows.


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Laura

How Cute Is This...

I got this from a dear friend.

I love the little blue bird inside.

It's so cute...

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Laura

My Second Mandala...

I used a crochet hook one size larger and it worked so much better. My second mandala lays nice and flat.

Happy girl here...

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Laura

Mandala - Part Two...

I love this pattern from A Creative Being and I will be making more mandala's. I love how you can't see the beginning of the round. But, I need to work on not crocheting so tightly though because mine does not lay perfectly flat.

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Laura

Crochet Mandala - Part One...

I saw this tutorial for a mandala over at A Creative Being a few months ago and have been wanting to make one (or more) ever since. I like the way she finishes each round so it looks seamless.

Here is my start...

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Laura

E-Reader Cozy...

Happy Father's Day - I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day.

I love reading. I love my e-reader. I love to crochet.

So, I made a crocheted cozy for my e-reader.

This was an easy, fun crochet project. I used some leftover Cotton-Ease to make it.

I started by crocheting a chain to the width of my e-reader case and then doubling it. The brown stripes are three rows of half-couble crochet and the blue stripes are one row of single crochet. For the back, I made one row of double crochet on each short edge and then stitched them together with yarn and a large needle. Then I slip stitched the bottom up with yarn. At the top, I made a row of double crochet and then a row of single crochet. I created the fold over piece with single crochet at a width and length I liked. To make the opening for the button, I used a chain stitch. I sewed the button in place with the brown yarn.

This was definitely a "make-it-up-as-I-go" pattern. I started and then pulled it all out three different times. I can see a few things I would do differently if I made another one. But, for the most part, I am happy with how it turned out.

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Laura

New Feature on Pinterest...

I love the new feature on Pinterest. It lets you know if you have already pinned a picture.

It's very helpful for me because I have over 900 pictures pinned to my crochet board. I use to open two windows, one of the main page and one of my crochet board. When I saw a picture that I thought I had already pinned, I would check my board to see if it was there. It was time consuming but worth it to me because I really dislike when I have something pinned twice.

Yay for Pinterest...

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Laura

Orange Enzyme, Part 2...

On March 4th, I started an orange enzyme cleaner. It needed to sit until June 4th, three whole months.

I thought, "There's no way I'm gonna be able to wait three months for this to be done. That's way too long..."

Well, June 4th came and went and I am just now getting around to doing something with it.

Oh well. The waiting isn't hard when you are kept busy.

Here's what it looked like when I started...

And here's what it looks like now, just over three months later...

Time to get a bottle and see how it works. I'll let you know...

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Laura