Scarves, Sweaters, and Afghans - Oh My!

The three scarves are for the challenge I am participating in on Ravelry "60 Scarves in 60 Days". These are going to The Bridge Project. I'm working on the 4th one now. The blue scarf is a pattern I put together myself.

The newborn baby sweaters and hats are what I made and sent to a friend of mine, Danette, for her charity, God's Tiny Angels.

One of my son's co-worker's asked me to make a baby afghan for her friend who recently had a baby boy. So I made this for her. I thought it turned out so pretty!

Other than yarn - I have been fighting a really bad case of poison ivy, it's all over me!!! I had to cancel my charity meeting this month because of it. Finally went to the Dr's yesterday, and I basically have to sweat it out now. They DO NOT believe in giving steroids because of all the side effects with it. So I was given a prescription for another cream to use. I've had this for a week and so miserable. I got it while working in my Mother's yard. I didn't think there was anything in the bush branches I was carrying - boy was I wrong!!!

What Have I Been Up To???

Well, this and that!

Here is a picture of my middle son's birthday cake. Since he has worked at McDonald's for years, I just HAD to get him this hamburger birthday cake. He just loved it! He even had to take it over to work and show his co-workers! Steven turned 21 today! We had family and friends here for a cook out.


My oldest son, Chris, turned 25 on July 1st. Him and his wife, Trish, got the keys to their very first home! What a birthday present! It is in Martinsburg, WV, just 1/2 hour away from me. But it's right across the street from Trish's parents! It need some work done to it, but they are having fun working on it! Will post more pics when they get it all finished and moved in! I had a cook out for him too!


We had a bad thunderstorm go thru here after Chris's birthday. Didn't last long tho! This is what it looked like out our back yard!


As for crocheting, here are a few things I've made over the past month.
These are dish soap covers I made from a pattern off of a crochet group on Facebook. I just love these! Arn't they the cutest???

I made these hats and scarves for a charity called Steven's Comfy Toes. The pattern came from Suzie's Stuff. These were alot of fun to make. One set, I used glow in the dark pony beads! Just too cute! I designed the scarf to match the hats.

I made 5 of these baby afghans for my charity. They are called Quick Stitch Preemie Afghan. I just LOVE this pattern! It works up so quick and easy! One suggestion: Ch 64 instead of 65. It gave me an extra stitch at the end. I made 4 stripes for the afghan to make it into a newborn size blanket. We have 2 NICU's that we give items to on the holidays, to help make the day a little brighter for the parents. I was able to give hats with red, white, and blue stars on them, red, white and blue booties, and blankets to Winchester NICU. But did NOT have enough blankets for the 41 babies at UVA. I was heartbroken. I tried to stay up the night before to make as many as I could, and just couldn't get the 12 more needed. It's not fair to take what I have for the parents and half the unit doesn't get anything.

Just wondering what this week will bring? Anyway, I'm crocheting!!!! :) Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe July 4th!!!

It's snowing again!!!

My son, Chris, finally made it home from out West last week. It was great to have him home. He was supposed to go back out with a new trainer, but his trainer was sick. So Chris got to be home for the weekend and spend time with Hayden and the rest of us! Today, we drove to PA to the CRST facility to meet up with his trainer and hit the road again for his last 2 weeks of training. While waiting, it started misting but later turned into snowflakes. It snowed all the way home to VA. Just wet roads, but got home before it turned into something worse. Our front yard is white again! Here is a picture of Chris leaving in the CRST truck. He's in the passenger seat (you can't see him!) But I'll get a picture of him in the driver seat some day!

While he drove and we sat waiting, I made 2 and a half scarves for The Bridge Project. I deffinately had the mark of a crocheter! :)

What have I been working on?

Crocheting on this and that...




Well, I started out making these baby sweaters for my charity HeartFelt Angels. (Sorry for the blurry picture) Then I started looking for the blue yarn to make a blue sweater and got caught up into something else! I need to go back and finish putting on the other sleeves and finish the blue sweater! But I found myself going through Etsy and found a pattern that I just had to have! I just thought it was sooooo adorable and had to have it!

This is the pattern I just had to have! The purple Cupcake Purse. Like I said - I just fell in love with this little purse! I made a bigger cupcake purse for my last Craft Show and it was a big hit there. It was big enough to put the little cake carrier, plates, and cups from Tupperware. (I had a Tupperware lady next to me and she tried it out!) So when I saw this pattern, I had to get it. I have a lady wanting more of the bigger purses to put things in it for Easter!



After I made the purse, I started digging through my yarn to make more scarves for The Bridge Project.

OH! Forgot one other item!!! I got another pattern to make the cutest newborn baby dress and bonnet. I made that too, but didn't get the bonnet finished yet. I'll share a picture of that when I get it finished.

And then....I found this really cool site called "That Crochet Guy" and found another pattern for a really pretty shawl to make. His work is awesome! So I got that going too!

This was a week of WIP's for me! I have other projects I need to finish and get to people. But I see something different and pretty and JUST HAVE TO try it! I need help....LOL!