First Finished Set

I just finished my first set of dishcloth/scrubbie combo and I love love love the end result.  One ball of cotton yarn made 2 scurbbies and one dishcloth.  I am giving these to my boyfriend, he is my product tester lol.  He is actually very excited to start to use these and I can't wait to see if they actually hold up. 

I used an H hook for the dishcloth and an I hook for the scrubbies.
It took the whole ball of yarn for these 3 

So now I have used to 2 full balls of yarn and have about 5 to go!  I am about to try a new dishcloth pattern for a diagonal dish/wash cloth.  Soon, I will be able to post about something other than dishcloths! haha

I can't wait to do the set for my mom using the green, yellow and white yarn I have been saving for her, she will love them!

Okay, I'm off to finish up these dishcloths!

Update On Things...

WOW!

 I can't believe its been almost a year since my last post.  So much has happened in the past year that I hardly have time to crochet, let alone blog about it lol

I have managed to squeeze in a few projects here an there...I kinda went a little hat/beanie crazy for about a week or so and I just made one more a few days ago.  They are my go-to project.  I enjoy something fast and that I can get done within a few hours.  I just wish I could perfect it so they come out the right size every time!

I really wish I could find a mentor around my area to help my master the things I want.  I have a pretty good grasp, and I can read patters, but I MUST be doing something wrong, oh well lol

I am in the process of trying to use up all my yarn that I have stored away.  I would really love to buy more, but I have no room for it and seriously, whats the point in buying more if I never use it?

So, I am determined to get a lot of things finished before I buy more yarn.  And I am dying to try I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby.  They have so many colors to chose from which is so much more that the Impeccable Solids from Michaels that I have been using.

Pinterest has been my go to for finding patters and ideas for new stuff to create.  I have some pretty neat things on there.  Here is a link to my crochet bored of awesomeness! 

My Pinterest Crochet Board

If you know of or have any interesting boards from pinterest let me know in the comments, I would love to find lots of new projects to add!

Hopefully I can start adding more to my finished projects page soon :)

Yarn Haul!!

So, I have come to the realization that I have a serious yarn problem!  My bedroom floor is now covered in yarn, as well as my closet and a duffle bag.  At least they all were on sale when I bought them.  

Michaels was having a door buster sale last week and had their Loops and Threads Impeccable on sale for $1.88 a skin! And today they had them 2 for $6 as well as Red Heart Soft.  So I treated myself.  I also got some Lily's Sugar and Cream yarn at Jo-Ann Fabric for $2.36 a skin ( it was the super size ), normally $2.99 plus I got 20% off the entire purchase...SCORE!

Now that I have all this yarn, I MUST get to work on my projects.  I am going to start the baby blanket today ( I have to start over, the one I started got lost in my move into my new house ) Hopefully it goes by fast.  And while I am working on that I need to whip up two owl's for my daughter's first birthday party.  And I need both projects done at the same time! Look's like I am going to be busy :)

Hello Again...

Hello!

Cluster Stitch Purse

It has been way to long that I have posted anything on this blog, let alone been able to sit down and crochet anything. So much has happened in the past several months and so much more is still yet to come.  My family and I moved from NY to our hometown in FL back in August, and my daughter turns ONE in 3 weeks and I just haven't been able to really get back to crocheting again. I have started a few projects here and there, never finishing any of them - except for one.  I just finish a cluster stitch purse that I had made in a few days time. It turned out pretty well for my first purse if I say so myself!

I seriously plan on making more time for myself and that means more time for crocheting! I have a baby blanket that needs to be done ( will put photo up shortly) as well of another purse and a few other projects that are sitting half done.

I also would love to join some kind of CAL, maybe something for beginners, although I am past the true beginners stage now, I have picked up on the stitches pretty fast.

Thanks for reading and I am always open to suggestions and feedback!

New Technique Learned

Hey everyone!

So, as I was looking around on the internet for a project to do, my husband decided he wanted me to make him a beanie.  Delighted that he actually wanted me to make him something, I went straight to YouTube to find a tutorial to follow ( I'm still not all that great at reading patterns yet).  I found one that looked easy enough for me to follow and looked good.



My husband had already picked out the yarn he wanted the beanie to be made out of, Red Heart Camo!  That is going to make an awesome beanie! I wish I could say that I finished the beanie, but my hubby said he doesn't want it to be a slouchy hat, so I have to find a new pattern.  But on the bright side, I did learn a new technique, back stitch single crochet! I also started a huge blanket and applied this it by doing a back stitch half double crochet and its looks pretty good.

Eventually I am going to finish this beanie, but in a color of my choosing, because I do love the look of the slouchy beanie!  As for my hubbys' beanie, I found another tutorial that he likes the look of...of course I had to learn how to do the magic circle, and another technique of front post double crochet! But, unfortunately with the back in the yarn and me making my stitches WAY to tight, I'm having a very hard time with it (pictures will be up soon). 

A few key things that I must work on: my tension and gauging! For the life of me I cant seem to get my tension right, its always to tight. But if I let the yarn slack a little bit, it falls off of my finger. 

I used an H size hook and Red Heart worsted 4 yarn.