Packers Home Opener

Eric and I attended the home opener on Sept 8 against the Vikings. It was a great win!

Heart shawl

This was one of the free patterns offered a few days ago and I fell in love with it. I happened to have the right kind of yarn on hand, so did it up in the last 2 days. I love it. Hmmm....maybe someone will get it in a shawl exchange ?

Link to pattern:

http://crochet.about.com/library/n030107.htm

My first free form project

This is my first ever attempt at free form crochet. I was not confident enough to just make a purse out of all the little pieces so I crocheted a bag and then sewed the free form pieces onto it. I just have to add handles (purchased) and it will be done. My daughter fell in love with it and tried to take it home!


Front & Back


ends of purse

Finished sweater

This is the finished sweater. Thanks to hints from the gathering room gals, I was able to sew the seams and it looks OK. This is my first sweater project and I am pleased with the way it turned out. I am ready to start another one!

Yard sale yarn hubby found

This is the yarn that hubby found for me at a garage sale. Mostly new stuff valued at up to 14.99 per! Eyelash, ribbon, cashmere, chenille, you name it. We figured there was almost $500 worth of stuff he got!! What a guy!!

Sweater project

This is the sweater in progress. I am having a difficult time figuring out how to join the sweater together as everything I have tried so far shows the stitches really badly. Any help out there?

Packer Cammo Purse

For those that want to be a little less traditional, but still show their team spirit, I created this "cammo" purse out of fabric I found in Green Bay. I added a larger "G" so there would be no mistaking it was a Packer purse. My DH said he would use it for an ammo bag. NOT :-)

Packer Purse

I love having a Packer purse to carry around to show I love my team. I only have totes left as I have given away all my purses. I found this "tiger stripe" fabric when I was in Green Bay in cotton duck and figured it would make a great purse. I hand quilted some of the logos, lined it and added the Packer "G".

Packers Players cruise 2008

This was my second Packer Cruise--really enjoyed seeing players and meeting up with old friends.


Greg Jennings
Daryn Colledge
Greg Jennings-Mike & Carol
Nick Barnett
Nicole Jennings

Packers Players

It was very cool to go on the Packer Players Cruise and get my picture taken with the players & families.


Gilbert Brown
Aaron Rodgers
Nick Barnett

My Oregon State cloth

Beth at TheGatheringRoom.org took the Oregon State logo and charted it for me so that I could make this cloth. Next I will do one in all black and orange.

Exchanges Received

These are a few of the exchanges I have received






From Evie at TheGatheringRoom.org

2 granny squares, 2 skeins of yarn, patterns, candy













From Kathie at The GatheringRoom.org
6 coasters & doily to match



















From Sue at Swapaholic
4 coasters & potholder

A few of my crochet projects

Tips to make our lives easier

1-Safety pins work as quick stitch markers



2-Use a dental floss threader to thread beads onto your worsted weight yarn. Much easier than trying to make sure the hook will go through the bead.



3-Buy an extra pencil pouch next time you are in the store. A zipper pouch is perfect for keeping all your small supplies together--scissors, crochet hooks, tape measure, etc.



4-Use sticky notes to mark your place on your pattern. This has saved me from getting lost, as I am prone to do.

At last, at last

I have finally decided to create my own blog to post my crochet projects. It will definitely be a work in progress for the next few weeks.