BEADED WATCH GIVE-AWAY

IF YOU LIKE BEAUTIFUL BEADED WATCHES THEN GO ENTER THIS GIVE- AWAY AT JELLYBELLY JELLYBRAIN . LEAVE A COMMENT, THE COLOR YOU WANT, PUT A LINK TO THE GIVE- AWAY ON YOUR BLOG AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT ASKING FOR A GOLD FACE IT HAS TO BE SILVER , SORRY NO MORE GOLD FACED WATCHES LEFT.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PINK ONE, THE BLACK AND SILVER ONE, BLUE ONE, GREEN ONE........ IT WILL BE HARD TO PICK IF YOU WIN. CONTEST ENDS MARCH 8TH.

WHEELCHAIR LAPGHAN PATTERN

I WANTED A LAPGHAN THAT WAS EASY AND FAST TO DONATE TO NURSING HOMES SO I CAME UP WITH THIS. THIS PATTERN IS UNTESTED SO IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

WHEEL CHAIR LAPGHAN

MATERIALS NEEDED:

WORSTED WEIGHT YARN - ( I USED DONATED YARN THAT DIDN'T HAVE LABLES ON IT SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND IT WAS OR HOW MUCH YARN I USED)

SIZE J HOOK

STITCHES USED:

CH - CHAIN
SC - SINGLE CROCHET

DC - DOUBLE CROCHET

SL ST - SLIP STITCH

SP - SPACE

LEVEL: EASY

CH 104

ROW 1: DC IN 3RD CH FROM HOOK AND IN EACH CH ACROSS. CH 2 TURN

ROW 2: DC IN EACH DC ACROSS. CH 2 TURN

ROW3: DC IN NEXT ST.* CH 1 SKIP NEXT ST AND DC IN NEXT ST * ACROSS  ENDING WITH A DC IN LAST 2 ST. CH 2 TURN

ROW4:DC IN NEXT ST * DC IN CH 1 SP DC IN NEXT ST ACROSS* CH2 TURN

ROW 5: DC IN EACH ST ACROSS CH2 TURN

ROW 6- 41 :REPEAT ROWS 3-4 AND 5 FOR PATTERN

EDGING:

AT THE END OF ROW 41 CH 1 WORK 3 SC IN SAME SP. SC EVENLY ALL THE WAY AROUND WORKING 3 SC IN EACH CORNER. JOIN WITH A SL ST TO TOP OF SC.

ROW2: CH1 5DC 1SC IN SAME ST.* SKIP NEXT 3 ST, SC 5DC SC IN NEXT ST* AROUND

JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH1. FINISH OFF.

SOMETIMES I MIGHT JUST HAVE 2 ST AT THE END THAT'S ALRIGHT JUST JOIN ANYWAY.

EGF DONATION

11 BURIAL WRAPS 12 INCH
6 BURIAL WRAPS 6 INCH
7 PREEMIE CHRISTMAS HATS W/CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
4 BURIAL SETS
1 PREEMIE HAT
THESE THINGS WILL BE GOING TO EGF. I HAVE THE BOX READY TO GO WHEN I GO TO TOWN.

MORE PREEMIE THINGS

3 PREEMIE BLANKETS

6BURIAL GOWNS AND BONNETS

THESE ITEMS WILL GO TO EGF. I'M NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THE LITTLE TRUCK ON THE BLUE GOWN. I DON'T THINK IT GOES WITH A BURIAL GOWN.

MORE THINGS FOR EGF

TWO LARGE BURIAL GOWNS WITH BONNETS


3 LARGE BURIAL GOWNS WITH BONNETS



1 PREEMIE QUILT, I FORGOT WHAT SIZE.

LAST 7 CHRISTMAS HATS AND 1 WHITE HAT. THE WHITE HAT WAS MADE ON THE LOOM THAT ALLYSON GAVE ME. THANKS AGAIN ALLYSON.

I HAVE MORE BUT I THINK I'LL WAIT UNTIL LATER TO POST THEM. I'M WORKING ON A FEW THINGS THAT TAKE LONGER TO MAKE SO THIS WAY I'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO POST ABOUT. IS THAT CHEATING?

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY.

THIS BABY BLANKET WILL BE GOING TO A FRIEND OF JOHN'S MY YOUNGEST SON. THE PINK LAPGHAN WILL BE GOING TO A GEORGIA NURSING HOME FOR THEIR BUTTER BEAN AUCTION.

THESE FLOWERS USED TO BLOOM IN APRIL, IT'S FEBRUARY AND THEY ARE IN FULL BLOOM.

I MADE THESE TO TAKE TO A NURSING HOME IN GEORGIA, THAT'S WHERE AUNT JANELLE'S MOTHER WENT TO LIVE THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A BUTTER BEAN AUCTION EVERY WEEK. PEOPLE DONATE ITEMS AND THE RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN 50 BUTTER BEANS EACH, THEY BID ON THE DONATED ITEMS WITH THE BEANS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN. SO AUNT JANELLE AND I ARE BUSY MAKING THINGS TO DONATE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE PATTERN FOR THE PENNIE POCKETS. I NEED A NEW CAMERA SO YOU NEED TO CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM BETTER.

LIP BALM AND HAND LOTION I GOT TO PUT IN THE BAGS. VICKIE MY SISTER-IN-LAW GOT THESE CLIP ON EAR RINGS AND PINS TO DONATE. THEY WERE AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE ITEMS FOR 90% OFF.

LASTLY THIS IS SOME MATERIAL THAT AUNT JANELLE DONATED. THE PINK IS CORDUROY I'LL USE FOR BLANKETS AND THE YELLOW WILL BE USED FOR GOWNS AND FOR ONE SIDE OF THE BLANKETS.

FRILLY ROUND BABY BLANKET

A FRIEND OF MINE ASKED ME IF I WOULD MAKE A BABY BLANKET FOR HER TO GIVE AS A GIFT. SHE WANTED FRILLY, PURPLE AND MAYBE FLOWERS. TWO OUT OF THREE'S NOT BAD. I USED BOWS INSTEAD. IT MEASURES 48 INCHES ACROSS. I USED

3 1/2 SKEINS OF BERNAT SOFTEE BABY LILAC YARN.

I COULDN'T FIND A PATTERN FOR WHAT I SAW IN MY HEAD SO I JUST STARTED CROCHETING. I DID HAVE TO REDO IT ONCE AT THE START BECAUSE I WASN'T HAPPY WITH IT. BUT AFTER THAT IT JUST FLOWED OF MY HOOKS. I CROCHETED FOR THREE DAYS , I JUST HAD TO GET IT FINISHED. NOW FOR THE HARD PART, TRY TO WRITE THE PATTERN OUT, YOU KNOW I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN AS I WENT. THIS MAY BE A ONE OF A KIND. I'M NOT SURE I CAN GIVE IT AWAY.

UPDATE ON HANNAH

THEY RAN ALL KINDS OF TEST ON HER AND DECIDED IT WAS HER GALL BLADDER BUT DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS TO SERIOUS FOR HER. THEY DID GO AHEAD AND DO THE SURGERY AND IT WASN'T HER GALL BLADDER AFTER ALL. IT WAS WHAT WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS, SCAR TISSUE FROM ALL THE OTHER SURGERIES SHE'S HAD. THEY DID FIX IT AND HANNAH IS DOING FINE.
WHEN THE DOCTOR CAME IN THAT SENT HER HOME THE FIRST TIME SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL SHE JUST LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID "DON'T YOU FEEL SILLY NOW." IT'S ANOTHER WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL FOR HER FOR NOW. IT'LL ALL BE BEHIND HER BY THE TIME HER BIRTHDAY GETS HERE IN APRIL, SHE'LL BE 14.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

UPDATE ON RODNEY
HE'S HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS HEART. SEEMS THEY TOOK HIM OFF A LOT OF HIS MEDS AND HE HAS DEVELOPED AN IRREGULAR HEART BEAT. HE HAD TO WEAR THE HEART MONITOR FOR AWHILE AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS ON THAT. HE'S WEAK AND DIZZY NOW. I KNOW WHEN THINGS START GOING WRONG AND YOU DON'T FEEL BETTER SOON YOU START GETTING DEPRESSED, IT'S PART OF HEART SURGERY. IT JUST TAKES SO LONG TO GET BETTER YOU START GETTING THE BLUES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HIM.
HE ATE SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T AGREE WITH HIM AND WAS SICK ALL DAY. HE SAID THAT NEARLY KILLED HIM. IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE TIM HAD HIS SURGERY AND HE STILL CAN'T COUGH RIGHT. HE HOLDS IT IN AND JUST COUGHS A TAD. HE SAID IT HURTS.
TIM IS FEELING BETTER SO HE'S GOING TO STOP IN AND SEE RODNEY AFTER WORK TODAY. I'M GOING TO SEE HIM THIS MORNING, I'LL TELL HIM YOU ALL SAID HEY, AND SEND YOUR PRAYERS.

I NEED YOUR PRAYERS AGAIN

MY NIECE HANNAH IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS. SHE WAS BORN PREMATURE AND A TWIN, SHE SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL. SHE HAS SEVERAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT SHE HAS LEARNED TO LIVE WITH. HANNAH IS A VERY LOVING YOUNG LADY WITH A TON OF STRENGTH. MOST OF US WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP A LONG TIME AGO. BUT SHE JUST DIGS IN AND GETS STRONGER. I LOVE HER SO MUCH. I'M NOT SURE THEY KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH HER AT THIS TIME. I JUST KNOW THAT IT IS SERIOUS AND SHE NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS.

I LOVE THIS PURSE THAT AUNT JANELLE'S SISTER HANNAH GAVE ME. SHE MADE IT OUT OF MATERIAL FROM A FURNITURE STORE. YOU KNOW ALL THOSE SAMPLES YOU LOOK AT, WELL THIS IS SOME OF IT. THE HANDLE IS MADE OF BUTTONS. I JUST LOVE IT.



SHE ALSO SENT ME NEARLY 14.00 WORTH OF FLANNEL MATERIAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH HANNAH. I'LL PUT THIS TO GOOD USE.

A GIFT FOR ME?

ALLYSON SENT ME A GREAT GIFT TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH ALLYSON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH SO MANY FRIENDS SINCE I STARTED MY BLOG.THANK YOU FOR THE SMILE AND TEARS YOU SENT WITH THE GIFT, NOT TO MENTION THE WARM FEELING IN MY HEART. IT'S THE KIND OF GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.

PLEASE CHECK OUT HER BLOG, SHE JUST STARTED IT UP, SHE DOES A LOT OF PREEMIE CRAFTING. SHE'S A VERY SWEET AND GIVING LADY.

HERE IS WHERE SHE ORDERED THE LOOM. IT MAKES PREEMIE SIZE HATS .

I'M KNITTING AGAIN

WELL THIS IS WHAT I HAVE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF KNITTING AND PULLING IT ALL OUT AND STARTING OVER A LOT OF TIMES. THIS WAS MADE AFTER I STARTED IT OVER TWO TIMES JUST YESTERDAY. THANK GOODNESS I GOT THE HANG OF KNIT 1 PURL1. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT EACH STITCH LOOKED LIKE SO WHEN I FORGOT WHAT STITCH I WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE I COULD LOOK AT IT AND SAY OH I GOT IT. PLUS I ALSO WENT BACK TO THE FRONT AND COUNTED KNIT PURL KNIT PURL, WELL YOU GET THE PICTURE.

I'M MAKING THIS FOR MYSELF AND MY BRAIN KEEPS SAYING YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE IF YOU WERE GIVING IT AWAY. WHY DO I FEEL GUILTY IF I MAKE MYSELF SOMETHING?

HERE IS WHERE I HEARD ABOUT THE NECK GAITER.

OMCK DONATION

THE QUILT BRENDA DONATED WILL BE MAILED MONDAY TO OMCK ALONG WITH MY THINGS.

1 QUILT

1 BLANKET

2 HATS

12 BIBS

I DON'T HAVE HATS TO MATCH MY THINGS BUT I'LL SEND THEM ANYWAY. I THINK THEY MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO GO WITH THEM.

THANKS AGAIN BRENDA.

AN UNEXPECTED KINDNESS

I STOPPED IN AT THE HOUSE OF FABRIC TODAY TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOME FLANNEL. I DIDN'T GET ANY FLANNEL BUT I DID MAKE A NEW FRIEND. I TOLD BRENDA THAT I WANTED IT TO MAKE WRAPS AND BLANKETS FOR PREEMIE BABIES, I WENT ON TO EXPLAIN ABOUT DONATING TO CHARITY. SHE SAID SHE COULD SEW AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP. WE TALKED WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR BURIAL GOWN MATERIAL AND SHE SHOWED ME SOME LITTLE QUILTS SHE HAD MADE AND HAD FOR SELL. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT SHE MADE, SHE GAVE IT TO ME TO DONATE FOR HER. I GAVE HER A BIG HUG AND THANKED HER. I THINK I HAVE A CROCHETED HAT I CAN PUT WITH IT AND I'LL SEND IT TO OMCK. I HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO SEND SO I'LL JUST ADD THIS AS WELL.

IT JUST WARMS MY HEART WHEN PEOPLE DO SOMETHING SO NICE AND UNEXPECTED AS THIS. ANOTHER GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO BRENDA, MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.

MORE SEWING

2 12X12 WRAPS, 5 6X6 WRAPS AND 1 FULL SIZE BABY BLANKET. I USED MY EDGERYDOO TO TO MAKE THIS BLANKET, I JUST DID A SIMPLE SHELL AROUND IT.

I GUESS I'M TRYING TO GET ALL I CAN FINISHED BEFORE I START FISHING.