TIME TO VOTE

WELL NAN'S CONTEST IS OVER. SHE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TO ENTER. THE VOTING ON THE BEST ENTRY WILL END MIDNIGHT DEC. 3RD. ANYONE CAN VOTE ON THEIR FAVORITE PROJECT. SO PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT, LOOK THEM OVER AND PICK THE ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST. HERE IS WHERE TO VOTE. AND THIS IS WHAT I MADE. MY FATHER-IN-LAW PASSED AWAY IN FEB. I CROCHETED AROUND THE EDGES OF HIS HANKIE. I'M MAKING ONE FOR THE BOYS AND PLACING A COUPLE AROUND THE HOUSE FOR US TO LOOK AT AND REMEMBER HIM BY.

I USED MY EDGERYDOO TO PERICE THE HOLES IN THE HANKIE. SINCE I'M USING BEDSPREAD WEIGHT COTTON YARN I HAD TO PLACE HOLES IN BETWEEN THE HOLES I HAD ALREADY PUNCHED. THIS WAS EASY I JUST MOVED MY EDGERYDOO.

I USED A SIZE 7 CROCHET HOOK

I DID A SC CH2 SC CH2 AROUND.

I THEN WORKED ONE ROW OF DC AROUND.

THEN I WORKED 5 DC SKIP 3 AND WORKED 5 DC IN NEXT ST. AROUND.

SIMPLE BUT SO FULL OF MEMORIES.

HATS FOR ST. JUDE

I USED TWO DIFFERENT PATTERNS AND ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF ME TO THEM. HERE AND HERE ARE THE TWO PATTERNS I USED.
HERE IS HOW I DID IT.

MATERIALS:
SIMPLY SOFT YARN
H HOOK

ROW 1: CH 3 (THIS COUNTS AS FIRST DC )
WORK 11 DC IN LAST CH FROM HOOK. (12) ( TO CHANGE SIZE OF HAT I DO 13 FOR TEEN AND 14 ADULT OR OLDER TEEN)

ROW 2: CH 2 DC IN SAME STITCH. WORK 2 DC IN EACH ST AROUND AND JOIN WITH A SL ST TO TOP OF BEGINNING CH 3.

ROW 3: CH 2 2 DC IN NEXT ST. *DC IN NEXT ST. 2 DC IN NEXT ST* AROUND.JOIN WITH A SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 4: CH 2 2 DC IN NEXT 2 ST'S. * DC IN NEXT ST. 2 DC IN NEXT 2 ST'S * AROUND JOIN WITH A SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 5: (ON THIS ROW IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE HAT SMALLER DON'T WORK IT.) OTHERWISE DO THIS.
CH 2 DC IN NEXT 6 ST'S. 2 DC IN NEXT ST. * DC IN NEXT 7 ST'S 2 DC IN NEXT ST. * AROUND JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 6-15: CH2 DC IN EACH ST AROUND. JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 16: CH2 DC IN EACH FPO AROUND. JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH2.

ROW 17: TURN (THIS ROW ONLY.) CH 2 HDC IN EACH ST AROUND. JOIN WITH A SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 18: CH 2 HDC IN EACH ST AROUND. JOIN WITH AL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.

ROW 19: ( IF FOR A BOY WORK ROW 18 AGAIN)
FOR A GIRL CH2 WORK 6 DC IN SAME ST. (7) * SKIP 3 DC 7DC IN NEXT ST.* AROUND JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2. ( DON'T WORRY IF THE ST. DON'T WORK OUT RIGHT AT THE END. SOMETIMES I MESS UP. I JUST DIVIDE IT UP AS BEST AS I CAN AND MAKE SHELL.)

MORE HATS

I THOUGHT I HAD ALREADY POSTED THIS PICTURE, BUT I GUESS I DIDN'T. 17 MORE HATS FOR ST. JUDE HOSPITAL. AND STILL COUNTING.

I HAD MY TEST YESTERDAY ALSO. NO CANCER. JUST SORES FROM THE DIVERTICULITIS. I KNEW IT. MY DR. AND EVERYONE AT THE HOSPITAL WERE GREAT. I HAD NO WORRIES. THANKS EVERYONE.

CHECK IT OUT

NAN IS HAVING A CONTEST TO CELEBRATE HER 100TH POST. GO HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. SHE HAS SOME GREAT PRIZES TO PICK FROM IF YOU WIN. IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN. I HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND TO MAKE IF I GET TIME. IT'S SOMETHING I NEED TO DO ANYWAY.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO MEET BO

WELL HE'S FINALLY HERE. TIM AND I MISSED HIS ARRIVAL. WE HAD TO GO TO HUNTSVILLE FOR TIM'S PACEMAKER CHECK. ALL'S WELL WITH HIM.

BO IS DOING GREAT AND SO IS MOM. THEY ARE BACK HOME NOW. HARLIE LOVES HER BROTHER AND IS ALREADY A MOTHER HEN. BO IS SO CUTE AND SO SWEET. HE LOOKED PERFECT . HIS SKIN WAS A PRETTY COLOR AND HE HAS JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF HAIR. CAN YOU TELL I'M HIS GREAT AUNT?

HARLIE'S HOOLA HOOP SKIRT

HARLIE CAME UP WITH THE NAME. SHE HAS A HULA HOOP AT HOME THAT SHE LIKES TO PLAY WITH. SO WHEN I GAVE HER THE SKIRT SHE ACTED LIKE SHE HAD HER HULA HOOP. I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO THROW HER HIP OUT OF PLACE.

HERE IS WHERE I FOUND THE PATTERN FOR A SCHOOL SPRIT SKIRT. I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT BY THIS PATTERN BUT HARLIE WAS IN A HURRY. SO I DID IT IN DC INSTEAD. I JUST MADE IT AS LONG AS I WANTED IT. THEN I PUT 8 OR 9 STRINGS IN EACH DC SPACE AROUND. I ALSO CHANGED THE TIE.

ONE OF THE STRINGS CAME OUT AND I WAS GOING TO THROW IT AWAY. SHE ASKED ME IF SHE COULD HAVE IT. I GAVE IT TO HER AND SHE STARTED PLAYING WITH IT. I JUST LOVE HER.

HATS

VICTORIA FROM OHIO SENT ME SIX HATS FOR ST. JUDE HOSPITAL. SHE SAW MY BLOG AND WANTED TO HELP ME REACH MY GOAL OF ONE HUNDERED HATS. THANK YOU SO MUCH VICTORIA. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS. THE HATS ARE BEAUTIFUL. SHE KNITS. I THINK THAT IS AWSOME.

LAPGHAN

HERE IS ONE OF TWO LAPHAGNS I'M MAKING FOR A FRIENDS MOTHER-IN-LAW. IT'S MADE USING SIMPLY SOFT AUTUMN RED YARN. I NEED TO START THE OTHER ONE SOON. I'M JUST SO INTO MAKING 100 HATS RIGHT NOW.

HATS FOR ST. JUDE

I WANT TO MAKE 100 HATS FOR ST. JUDE. HERE IS 16 HATS FOR A START.

I ALWAYS CROCHET AT THE DR.'S OFFICE WHILE I'M WAITING. MY DR. SAW MY HATS . WE TALKED ABOUT THEM AND ABOUT WHERE I'M SENDING THEM. WELL IT TURNS OUT HIS WIFE IS INVOLVED WITH ST. JUDE AS WELL. BEFORE MY VISIT WAS OVER HE GAVE ME 20.00 TO BUY YARN WITH. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING. I'M MAKING HIS DAUGHTER A HAT TO SAY THANK YOU. I FORGOT TO ASK HIM IF I COULD USE HIS NAME ON MY BLOG OTHER WISE I'D TELL YOU HIS NAME.

SAN DIEGO WILD FIRE BLANKET PROJECT

5 - 8IN SQUARES. AS SOON AS THEY GET DRY I'LL TAG THEM AND BOX THEM UP.

2 FINISHED BABY BLANKETS. I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE THEM ON HAND. I'M GLAD I HANG ON TO A FEW THINGS FOR EMERGENCIES.

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT THIS PROJECT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP. MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE LADIES THAT CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE ONES PUTTING THE SQUARES TOGETHER.

A PINK SCARF FOR HARLIE

IT'S NEARLY TIME FOR HARLIE TO BE A BIG SISTER. I THINK HER MOM TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK TO SHOW HER AROUND. I PLAN ON TAKING THIS SCARF TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HER TO PLAY WITH WHILE WE WAIT. I'M SURE IT WILL HELP ENTERTAIN HER AS WELL AS US.
HERE IS WHERE I GOT THE PATTERN. I USED RED HEART BABY CLOUDS. ABOUT 1 1/2 SKIENS. THIS IS SOME OF THE YARN I GOT ON SELL.
WHILE I WAS LOOKING UP THE LINK TO THE PATTERN I SAW THAT I MADE A MISTAKE ON MINE. I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MATTERS. I DID A HDC INSTEAD OF A SC. I GUESS I COMBINED TWO PATTERNS OR SOMETHING. SORRY. IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT MATTERS. IT STILL LOOKS CUTE. THE PATTERN WAS SO EASY I DIDN'T COPY IT. I JUST DID IT BY MEMORY. THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE A BELL GO OFF.
OH, I ALMOST FORGOT, I'M FEELING BETTER.

DIVERTICULITIS

I'VE NOT BEEN FEELING ALL THAT GREAT THIS WEEK. SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY. MY DOCTOR COULDN'T SEE ME UNTIL MONDAY. HE'S A GREAT DOCTOR NO HARD FEELINGS. I HAVE TO GO TO THE CLINIC WHICH I'VE NEVER BEEN TO. WELL THAT DOCTOR SENDS ME TO A SURGEON. I TRIED TO TELL HIM ALL I WANTED WAS A PILL OF SOME KIND NOT ANOTHER DOCTOR. IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M ALL TORN UP BECAUSE THIS DOCTOR IS TELLING ME I MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. I REMEMBER MY GALL BLADDER SURGERY. AND TRUST ME I'M NOT SICK ENOUGH TO HAVE THE S. WORD NOW. I MEAN I'M NOT LAYING IN THE BATHROOM FLOOR WITH MY HEAD BESIDE THE TOILET .
THE SURGEON SAID I DID HAVE DIVERTICULITIS. I TOLD HIM I'D TAKE A KIDNEY STONE INSTEAD. HE JUST LAUGHED AT ME. THEN GAVE ME A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE ANTIBIOTIC I WANTED . I TOLD HIM WELL THAT'S WHAT I ORDERED IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE JUST LAUGHED AND SAID I SOUNDED LIKE I WORKED THERE.
SO IT'S TAKE MY MEDICINE ,CLEAR LIQUID DIET,LOTS OF REST AND GO SEE HIM AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
I'M HAVING SEVERE PAINS AT TIMES. THEY COME AND GO. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I'M STILL HERE AND I DO HAVE A BABY BLANKET AND SOME SQUARES MADE. WILL POST PICTURES LATER. IT'S BACK TO BED FOR ME. I'M STARTING TO HURT AGAIN.
LEEVI'S MOM E-MAILED ME THAT HE'S BETTER AND GOT TO GO TRICK OR TREATING. SHE ALSO SENT A PICTURE. HE WAS SPIDERMAN.