crocheting

since the last post I have learned how to crochet. Painfully I might add. I am making just a mat using single stich which I am then going to felt. Was going along ok but got about 10 rows and realized each end was a MESS! Was somehow adding and decreasing. Hmmmmmm, decided to rip them out, completely redid all the rows(the ends looked much better this time), but the 1st couple of rows that my friend mar started for me were curling and my bunch was completely straight......so........rip,rip, rip!! Yup the whole sebang!! Mar saw it today and it was not worth saving. I had somehow decreased stiches so my stuff was straight but pulled hers out of shape!!! Have now started AGAIN with a larger crochet hook, Mar said I was doing it to tight with the smaller hook. Did get it going and it looks much better! FINALLY!!!!! About that rug?????!!!!!!!!! Looks like much more practice before then!

Will take a picture but now I can't get piccasa to send it to the blog!! Always something!!!!

But on the brighter side of things Mar and I went to Brockport for the day. The weather wasn't great but managed to spend some money on some great jewlery. Sometimes buying, not making is a good thing huh??? When Mar was showing me how to crochet in Tim Hortens there was a man watching us. He finally said to me wouldn't it be easier to just buy it?????? Well I will let you know when I finish the mat!

Mar made a WONDERFUL doggie coat for my pepper. She weighs 9 lbs. Go to her blog MzMar to see her trials making that!!! BUT it fits PERFECTLY and the color is just marvelous! Will also show a picture of her with the coat on as soon as piccasa cooperates!

All for now, off to bed

felted bag i am working on

  

yarn to start practicing crocheting

  

fabric to strip for my crochet rug

  

Finally Back

Hi!

OK, its taken over a year to get back but here I am! I have been totally off for the year for some reason. No knitting, crafting, nothing! But recently I am back to enjoying doing it again. Have pulled out the felted bag I had started and am finishing that, plus working on squares for a afgan. My friend mar is going to teach me how to crochet! Will start learning with yarn but my ultimate hope is to crochet strips of fabric to make a rug! I WILL LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will post some pictures later this week. Tonight the girls from my work are taking me out to dinner for my YUCK!! 50th birthday. I can't even imagine how 50 years have passed, but they sure have!

Talk later!