remember my sneak peak?

 Here is the finished project.
A 16x16 pillow that makes me feel like spring will not be far away.
 100% cotton yarn, not sure how it would work for a pillow,but its soft and the colors are bright.

I also made a couple sunny yellow dish cloths. I hate doing dishes, but pretty towels and clothes make it a little more bearable, LOL.

Snow day

Jill had a snow day today, so I took one too :)

Last time I went to work when school was cancelled the roads were awful. I was thankful to get to work that day.
And I have a finish! This will be the Christmas present for my secret pal. She loves red and I have been wanting to make one of these for a long time. I love how it turned out.  

dish cloth

I made these dish cloths for a fundraiser last weekend.
But I couldn't get a hold of the lady in charge. So they are put aside for the next one. One thing about living in a small town - there is always someone raising money for something. 

The photo is a little wonky, the top one looks big, they are actually all the same size.

ripple afghan

I finished my bright ripple afghan last Friday.
I gave it to my friend, Darlene, who is having surgery on her foot this week.
Like a prayer shawl, but bigger (and more practical in my opinion)
I told her she could curl up with it. Along with a good book and her boot ;)
The colors did not photograph well at all.
Its actually  purple, hot pink, bright turquoise, yellowy orange and lime green. And super soft snuggly yarn.

work in progress

This is one of the projects I have been working on. The colors are much more "neon" than the picture shows. Not sure what who will get it when I am done.

dish rags

I haven't been sewing at all. 

Just not interested right now, 

I have plenty of ideas but no energy.

At my follow up with the neurosurgeon he told me that he believes anesthesia messes with metabolism. My fatigue is not unusual. He said a major surgery can kick some people in the butt, and since I have had three in the last year I can take a nap when I want to, if I'm tired that is my body telling me I need to rest.  Ok then!

I am going to work everyday, and can do some crocheting while things are quiet in the afternoon. Make lots of dish rags. Also started new striped wavy afghan. They lifted all my restrictions! The only things off limits are things with force. No tackle football, no bungy jumping, no water skiing....I should be good with those. I am also not supposed to fall on the ice or be in a car accident...will do my best!

Remember this?

I finished it last spring and was going to give it away,

but  never got around to it.

Instead I donated it to a fund raiser silent auction being held this weekend for my friend Jody.

She has stage 4 brain cancer and not much time left :(

Its so sad, she is such a sweet person. Her daughter and my youngest have been friends since grade school.

They play saxophone in the band together and team up for hand bell duets.

I am hoping it gets some bids, I don't think people really appreciate how much time goes into an afghan. I think the colors are rich and cozy for fall. And its 100% acrylic yarn so it will take a beating and last forever.  


Update:  I didn't get to the benefit, but my daughter did. She said it had a bid of $25. I was hoping for more. (the yarn cost more than that) But it was for a good cause and hopefully  someone will stay warm with it this winter !

Secret Pal Afghan

Before (I did use more yarn, this is just what i started with)
















I finished this a couple weeks ago, just got around to taking a picture. Its teal and cream, I think it looks more blue in the picture than in real life. Its for my church secret pal for Christmas. 


After

Finished!

I finished the afghan for my secret pal. YAY!


remind me to post a pic when I get home from work.
Ok, so totally forgot to take the pic. 
Jill has my camera at Badger Girls State this week - so some day! 

ick

I really dislike hiding my ends when I finish a crochet project. 

Crochet Rugs

 Excuse the crappy background. I took these pictures at work and the walls are yucky.

I made these cotton rugs this past winter. I love how they turned out.

I really think crocheting rugs is my new favorite past time.

Not sure what to do with them tho. I thought about opening an Etsy shop. But don't think I want the hassle. Not sure if anyone would buy them anyway. So I will keep them for now.

Thursday

Yesterday I had a doctor appointment in LaCrosse. Scott drove, so I did some crocheting on the way. I made a set of pink potholders, if Allison doesn't want them I might keep them. I made a set of blue ones on Thursday for Aaron. He will be moving into his first apartment in June. I have started a box for him, potholders, towels, a few dishes.

Right now I am working on some doll diapers. My co-worker is due in July and her soon-to-be 3 year old daughter is baby crazy already :) I am using some flannel I had in my stash. Sewing on the velcro by hand. I need a thimble...


We stopped at walmart yesterday. I bought some remnants. Fabric is expensive. I need to find a source for free fabric. LOL
pictures soon!

Striped afghan

Finally.
A picture of the afghan I finished a couple weeks ago.


It has eight colors.  I randomly did 1 2 or 3 rows, color order was random too.

I like how it turned out.

Crochet rug

I started another crocheted rug.

This one will be for my niece who will be heading to college next fall.

Dorm room floors are cold.

I should keep my camera in my purse. So you could see how precious little I have done on it :o)

Its hard to get anything accomplished when I am stalking quilting blogs and scrolling through flickr for inspiration.

Updated. I finished it up on Friday. Thought about adding another row of each pink and purple..but decided it might get too big. Sorry about the location, its the copy machine at work :)

dish cloths

I whipped these up at work on Friday.

Then mailed them off to a friend.

scrap rug

I started this last week

Had intended to use some leftover yarn to make a little rug.

The more I did, them more I liked it.

I had to go buy more pink, blue, and yellow.

I added a slip stitch edge.

And left all the tassley ends on the sides.

Its just going to be a bath mat by the shower, it will get washed a lot and they will just work themselves back out anyway ;)

That little blob of cream yarn is all I had left.

Cut it pretty close didn't I?