Basket Weave Hot Pad

Basket Weave Hot Pad

So this was worked up while my mom was at the doctors.  My phone was dead so I couldn't get to the pattern for the owl cocoon.  I had wanted to do something with the basket weave but I wanted to change it up a little so I tried.  Didn't like it so I frogged it and started again.  I got it how I liked it.  So this was a pattern I came up with on my own and it took me just a few minutes.

Firefly CAL

CAL Information

Updating some stuff and I found this.  I wanna give it a try.  Might not do it when the CAL is going on but I want to get the information as I know a few people who like Firefly as well as myself.  So with the different options of squares I can make a few and gift those that I choose.  As you can see it starts the day of this post.  Looking at it each one will be released on Friday from Feb 3rd to Mar 24.

Share the (Crochet) Love

Challenge Details

So I was scrolling through Facebook and found that there was a challenge I missed.  So this has been back dated to reflect that.  I may make this but I might not.  This is only due to the fact that well I just am not feeling the love this year as I have expressed anyway because of the whole hubby calling our relationship off.  So confused because we are still acting like it but with out the label of being in a relationship.

Lil' Owl Coccon

The Pattern *Paid*

This one I'm excited to do.  Why?  Oh well it's a "group" project.  I say group because a friend of mine who I started crocheting(Bug) has been asked to make this.  She said she was nervous about doing this one by herself.  I told her I would do it with her.  Why not right?  As you can see it is a paid pattern.  It uses some stitches she isn't used to using and wants to see if she can work with someone on it.  For me this could be fun.  I have a baby I can give this to...but he is growing quickly.  Last I saw him he was 4 months acting more like a 6 moth old.  Love my nephew!  He is still an aunties boy.  I also know the schedule so I can see my niece when there too.

Lack of Posting an Update

So this one is going to be hard to explain.  If you follow the blog you will already know what is going on.  Basically the husband well now ex has called our relationship off.  Now I know that I made a post a few months back about us having issues.  I didn't realize that those issues were still there.  Yes my life has been busy and this has been a hard subject to talk about.  I do apologize that I'm posting like almost a month into the year.  I have a few projects that I will post here in a bit.  I'm going to try to update everything in the next couple of months.

2017 Crochet Challenges and Crochet Alongs

Welcome to the new year!

Here is what is going on this year so keep an eye out for new projects.  Some will be done with the actual projects some wont be.  I want some just because I like the subject matter.

January

Share the (Crochet) Love Challenge -01/28-02/28-

February

Firefly CAL

March

Crochet Crowd Challenge 

April

Game of Thrones CAL

May

HHM CAL

June

HHM CAL

July
HHM CAL
Crochet Crowd Mystery CAL

August

Crafter's Choice CAL

September

October

November

December

Basket Weave Cowl

The Pattern

I was gifted some yarn from one friend at work who knows that I love crochet.  She has been crocheting her little butt off!  I will post about her later.  Anyway she gave me a Cherry Chip Caron Cake and I needed a one cake project.  I found this one after I told her that I would make something for her with it.  She insisted that I keep the project so I used the gift card from my grandparents to go get more yarn.  Sadly they were out of the Cherry Chip so I got ... and will be mixing the two.  I will also when done get a pink and green yarn to do the edging in.

This is a really quick project to work up and I love how it looks.  Bunny thinks it looks really cool and says it will look really good on me when I finally get it done.  He also said it was a good thing I was adding the green to it because he would have stolen it because it is pink.  I'm almost done with the first cake and will be starting the second one soon.