WIP - June

Active Projects (work on one or more of these every day or close to that)

• Restock Stockings--make a few patchwork
• Vest and Pants for Diane 
• Secret Cmas project-heather
• Hat for Kami-pale pink with navy blue and hot pink
• Hat for Jessi-Flap hat. Teal where red, lavender where gold.
• Slippers for Kendee and Eliza
• Bearded Hats for Kristi's son, Kaden, and Joanie's boys

Back Burner, but still on the stove

• Restock gloves, black, heather gray
• Make flowers and maroon and hot pink for package decor
• Make African Flower stockings
• Make more baby dresses

• make more slippers

• try a new pattern of dishcloths

• Make more scrubbies-restock and also try a new pattern

• Go through old stock, either donate or re-purpose items that are consistent non-sellers
• Crochet legwarmers
• Make a scarf/cowl like the one Tonia asked about.
• Make a hairband something along the lines of this.
• Go through clear tote and make sure all is dealt with there
• Finish plarn bag 

Someday, (I hope!)

• Reclaim yarn from thrift store sweaters
• Make/Design Beret
• Design/Make Potholders (for wedding gifts)
• Make/Design Soap Socks/Savers for family, gifts, possibly etsy shop.(popcorn stitch on one side, plain on the other. (Make a soap saver, perhaps like this one)
• Re-learn to tat.

Image courtesy of vrangtantebrun

• Make/Design/Refine Convertible Mittens pattern
• Go through specialty yarn, imaginate (scarves?)

another ear warmer pattern

As I was dabbling around with ear warmers recently, I put together another pattern, this one loosely based on the fingerless glove pattern that I make most of the time. To be honest, I'm not sure how thrilled I am with the pattern as it now stands, but it's a start, and sometimes a start is good enough. Like now, for instance.

Cable Ear Warmers
Size G Hook

Chain 34

Sc in 3rd ch from hook and to end, 32 st

Round 1-Ch 2, Hdc in same st, 30 dc in next 30 loops of chain, hdc in next free loop, *sc in  end of row, ch 13, sc in 3rd ch from hook and next 10 ch sc in same stitch as was done here * Hdc in next sc,  dc in next 2dc. * Fptrc in next 2 dc, dc in next 3 dc's. Rep from * 5 times. 30 sc's. Sc in end of row, ch 13, sc in 3rd ch from hook and next 10 ch, sl st in same st as this * End row.

Round 2- Ch 2, *dc in next 3 st. Sk next st, fptrc in next fptrc below, go back and fptrc in skipped stitch, first "x" made.  Rep from *  5 times, dc in next 3dc. Sc in next 11 free loops of ch, sc in end and in next 11 sc's, sl st in next sc.

Round 3- ch 2, dc in next 2st, *fptrc in next 2 st, 3 dc in next 3 st, rep from * 5 times, sc in next 11 free loops of ch, sc in end and in next 11 sc's, sl st.

Round 4- ch 2, *dc in next 3 st, fptrc in next 2 st rep from * 5 times. Dc in next 3dc, sc in next 11 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc, sl st.

Round 5-ch 2, dc in next 2st. *Sk next st, fptrc in next fptrc below, go back and fptrc in skipped stitch, first "x" made.  Dc in next 3 st Rep from *  5 times. sc in next 11 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc, sl st

Round 6. Sc around.

Round 7- ch 2, sc's in same st and in next 106 sc's. Ch 4, turn, sc in next 2 sc's, turn back to front side and 4 sc's into loop just made, sc in next 11 st, sl st to beginning, finish off.

slipper socks-something new

A bit ago, I was going through my yarn stash, and decided to make some slipper socks with some of my Lion Homespun yarn. I found a pattern that looked promising by Lisa Auch, and went to town.

You can find the pattern I used here.



I liked working these up, but I'm thinking that using the Homespun yarn made things a bit less "stretchy" than I'd like slipper socks to be. They wear well the first 2-3 times, but then there isn't all that much elasticity holding the socks up.

Maybe I'll try making them again with regular yarn. Time will tell.