12" Solid Stripe Squares

The Inspiration:

I joined the Happy Hooker group on msn.
They do monthly exchanges there and I decided to join the 12" square exchange to practice doing granny squares since I had never done one.

The yarn:

I had some yarn left over from my painted desert tote that I wanted to use up.

The pattern:


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I thought this was a simple enough pattern to start out with and with the variegated yarn I think it turned out pretty cool.

Finished product:

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My mom ended up having to help me a little with the pattern. There was a little confusion there, but I got them done and my partner liked them. She was even nice enough to take pictures of them and email them to me so I could blog them because I was in such a hurry to mail them that I totally forgot to photograph them, lol.

So thanks Faith for being patient with me, and taking the pics, and thanks mom for helping me with the silly pattern!!

Mother's Day Pillow

I am finally able to post this pillow that I made my mom for mother's day. I had to wait till I gave it to her since she reads my blog, LOL.
I found this yarn that I fell in love with.



It is Patons Pebbles in the Gemstone color. I did a simple single stitch and stuffed it with a preformed pillow that I happened to have laying around.



The picture doesn't even do it justice, and it is so soft and comfy that my boyfriend, who was the model in the pic, has requested an afghan, so I am making pillow shams and a bedspread for our bedroom. That is gonna take a ton of this yarn. Just this pillow took 5 skeins!! But at a dollar a piece, you cant beat it!! And it didn't take me that long to do it. I could have gotten it done in about 4 hours if I hadn't been so busy the past few days and just sat down and did it, LOL.

The Hooker

My wife, she is a hooker Of this she's mighty proud And the stories of her exploits Are legends in our town. She's shameless with her talents She'll go hooking anywhere And if people want to watch her She really doesn't care. It seems to be a family thing Her mother taught her how Seems her grandma was a hooker And my daughter's hooking now. She goes to hookers meetings To learn the new techniques She starts hooking in a frenzy And won't talk to me for weeks. She doesn't do the house work She doesn't make the beds No! She doesn't have the time for that She'd rather hook instead. My wife she is a hooker And I curse that awful day When she first picked up the hook and yarn And learned how to crochet author unknown

Vintage Patterns

I won an auction on ebay last week for 12 vintage Coats & Clark pattern books. I paid just under a dollar a piece for them.

Here is the picture:

When I get the chance I will scan all the patterns and post them here.

WooHoo!! I love you ebay!!

I am gonna have to do another search...

Thanks for looking!!

Chunky Slippers

Well, I made my first pair of slippers. It was also my first project using two strands of yarn.

Click here for the pattern.

I changed the pattern a little because I don't know where my L hook is. Instead I used chunky yarn and an N hook.

The pattern said it should take 20 minutes. It took me at least 45, LOL. Mostly because I was having trouble using the two strands, especially in black.

The yarn:


It is Bernat Softee Chunky in black.

Final product:






I also didn't do the strap across the top.
These slippers are so soft and comfy!! I am just in love with this yarn.

I plan to make more of these so I can experiment with different yarns and colors.

Thanks for looking!!

Painted Desert Tote

Ok, I finally found the camera! Well... My bf did...
Anyway!! I here it is!!

Here is the inspiration:


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It is called Painted Desert. It is a worsted weight yarn by Red Heart. I was originally going to use a different yarn that I saw in the wal-mart by me, but I was out of town and the wal-mart there didn't have as great of a selection, but I really liked this one, so instead of waiting till I got home to buy the other yarn, I just went ahead and got this one.

Here is the pattern:


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It is a Coats and Clark book, the kind that has 4 patterns.
Art. J17 Book 07343
Ok, so I obviously didn't follow the pattern exactly, or even mostly... I followed it up till the point where I had the main part of the bag done. Then I decided that I would rather have a strap than two handles, and that I didnt want to mess with the pocket on the front.

Here is the finished product:


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Action shot:


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Ok, so it isn't the greatest bag in the world, but it is my first. Oh, and I am ashamed to admit it, but it took me 3 weeks to do this bag! Most of that is due to my hands being messed up, it is hard for me to crochet for long periods of time.

Anyway, there you have it, my first project!!

Oh, and in case you were wondering...
The yarn cost me $2.14 per skein, and I used 1 1/2 skeins.
The pattern book was $0.99.
The crochet hook was $1.23.
Total cost: about $6.50.
Oh, and since I work at wal-mart, I get 10% off all that stuff!!

Thanks for looking!! Hopefully I will get some more projects up here soon!!

If you would like to make an offer on this bag, I would be willing to part with it,
just email me at jacrowe05@gmail.com!!

Stupid Camera!!

Ok, so I finally finished my first project. My crocheted- crochet bag, LOL. But I cannot find my boyfriend's camera to take the picture with!! I will post the pics and description as soon as I find the stupid thing!!