June 2022

I made another crocheted Project Linus blanket: this one is a corner to corner. I love this pattern when the yarn is limited. I have found that weighing the yarn allows me to use it all - half for the increase side and half for the decrease side.

And here's another Project Linus blanket. I found this pattern on Ravelry. It is called the Blanket Stitch afghan. The pattern can be found here.

 

I also finished this blanket for Project Linus. It is a simple single crochet and used up the left-over yarn from the previous afghan plus two skeins of that sparkly magenta .

I've been on a roll! Final blanket for the month of June for Project Linus is one using half-double crochet. It used up all the sparkly blue yarn and a lot of white left-overs.

I need some new dishcloths so I'm taking a break and knitting up some using the dribs and drabs of cotton yarn that is on hand.

I also made a shabby chic diaper bag. I added some antique buttons and a brocade napkin. The inside has two zippered pockets that can accommodate a package or two of baby wipes.

It's been a productive month!

For a Veteran

I recently finished this little lapghan using up some left over acrylic yarn. It measures 32" square. I just kept crocheting until I used up the yarn.

I don't do a lot of crochet because of bad hands and wrists. When I do crochet, however, I just do it in little bits of time chunks. This small lapghan took me forever, it seemed.

It is perfect for a wheelchair bound veteran. I hope he enjoys it.

Retiring an Old Friend

Back in the dark ages, when I was a teenager, I taught myself to crochet. I went to the library and checked out a book on beginning crochet. I stopped at Ben Franklin 5&10, my town still had one in those days (are those stores still around?), and bought a skein of acrylic yarn and a crochet hook.

I still have that hook. It still works, but the finish is worn off on the head of the hook, the shaft where my fingers grip it and on the side where it rests against my hand. Because the finish is gone, it doesn't move smoothly through the loops and so I think it is time to retire this faithful old friend.

Enjoy your retirement. You deserve it.

Alphabet Afghan

This crocheted Alphabet Afghan used lots and lots of yarn! But isn't it sweet? It measures about 50x50" and weighs about 3.5 pounds. No joke. Do you think it would be a good candidate for Project Linus?

Still crocheting blankets

 

This is what I am crocheting this week. I love this pattern for an alphabet blanket. But then I love words and letters on any quilt or blanket. This is going to be quite large for a crocheted afghan maybe about 50" square I think.