KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

PREEMIE HEART BLANKET

 IT TOOK ME TWO DAYS OFF AND ON TO COME UP WITH THIS DESIGN. I STILL HAVE CHANGES TO MAKE SO I'M MAKING ANOTHER ONE. THE COLOR IS REALLY BAD,SORRY. I TOOK THE PICTURES AFTER DARK.
 NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ONE EITHER SO MORE CHANGES HERE ALSO.
 THIS IS THE YARN I USED. BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOR. I STILL HAVE A TON OF YARN LEFT.
HAT FOR MCK.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

MY PORCH SWING

 TIM AND HIS BROTHERS SAWED THIS WOOD BACK IN THE SPRING. TIM WATCHED BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING OVER HIS OPEN HEART SURGERY. IT WAS ANOTHER MEMORY OF THE THREE OF THEM DOING SOMETHING TOGETHER AS BROTHERS.
 THIS IS MY SWING TIM MADE. HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT AWHILE. HE WORKS A LITTLE AND SITS IN A CHAIR FOR AWHILE.
I LOVE IT AND I LOVE HIM. I CAN SWING MY DOGS WHILE I WAIT ON THEIR MOMS.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

HALLOWEEN CARDS

I MADE A FEW CARDS FOR THE NURSING HOME USING THE STAMPS, INK AND FOAM CUT OUTS THAT MELISA SENT ME. THANK YOU MELISA SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME HELP THE RESIDENTS AT THE NURSING HOME. I USED THE PAPER I HAD.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

TWO DONATED WEDDING DRESSES

 THIS DRESS WAS DONATED BY TIM'S COUSIN SHERRI. SHE WANTED HER DAUGHTER TO WEAR IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED.
 BUT HER DAUGHTER WANTED HER OWN DRESS. SO THIS DRESS WILL NOW GO TO EGF.
THIS ONE WAS DONATED BY A FRIEND OF MY NEIGHBOR. THAT MAKES FOR DRESSES. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR THE DRESSES.
DO I SEW OR START ON ALL THAT NEW YARN? I GUESS BOTH. I'M CUTTING OUT DRESSES AND MAKING A FEW SANTA'S. I NEED MORE TIME.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

SANTA

 HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES OF THE 10.00 FIND.
 I WILL DE TANGLE ALL THAT YARN AND USE IT FOR AFGHAN SQUARES.
THIS LITTLE SANTA DOOR KNOB HANGER ON THE LEFT WAS IN ONE OF THE BAGS, WITH DIRECTIONS. I MADE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. I USED A BIGGER HOOK THAN SHE DID. SHE LEFT THAT PART OUT. EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO MAKE IT WITH WAS IN THE BAG. I WANT TO MAKE SOME AND GIVE OUT AT THE NURSING HOME THIS YEAR. I JUST LOVE THEM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO START ON A BABY BLANKET. WORK COMES FIRST.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

$10.00 FIND

 MY SISTER-IN-LAW CALLED ME TO SEE IF I WANTED SOME BABY YARN SHE FOUND FOR 10.00. WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN YARN THIS BIG. I THINK SOMEONE WORKED AT THE FACTORY OR SOMETHING.THIS IS WAY MORE THAN THE POUND OF LOVE SKEINS OF YARN I'VE SEEN. THEY ARE HUGE. THANK YOU PATSY. SHE WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME PAY HER FOR IT.
THIS IS NOT ALL OF IT, JUST THE BEST. THERE WAS ALSO SOME REG. YARN AND LOTS OF BITS AND PIECES.