I got Mama's sweater done and on time. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find my digital camera so I didn't get pics before I gave it to her. As soon as I find it though, I'll be getting her to model it for me so I can get pics to post here.
I also got another row of squares put together and added onto my son's Star Wars afghan. I'm going to be working on it today exclusively. I figure 3-4 days on it and then the last 2 days working feverishly to complete my brother's Harry Potter afghan. That's not going to take all that long, though.
I hope to find my camera soon so I can get pics of all this stuff.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
Almost Done
Mama's sweater is almost done!!! YEAH!!! Her birthday is this Saturday and it's going to be her birthday present. I'll get some pictures on here as soon as I find my digital camera. It's gone awol again. I decided to do the collar and button panels in the solid green and it looks super! :)
She thinks she's just going to get a visit and sweater on Saturday. I have a special cake and other goodies in store for her as well. Thursday and Friday nights are going to be pretty busy in the Ball kitchen.
She thinks she's just going to get a visit and sweater on Saturday. I have a special cake and other goodies in store for her as well. Thursday and Friday nights are going to be pretty busy in the Ball kitchen.
Friday, December 02, 2005
And the envelope says......
After hearing from several of my Crochet Partners, I have decided to go with edging each scarf with the same color and then using that color to join them. It is simple and gives me a way to play with the size. I have also thought about doing a logo panel at one end like dh's Star Wars afghan. If I can find a good copy of the Harry Potter logo, it shouldn't be too hard to transfer it to graph paper for the afghan.
I started the first sleeve to Mama's sweater last night. I think it is going to go pretty quick. I expect to have both sleeves done by the end of next week. That weekend should see the completion of the sweater and the addition of the buttons. After talking to Mama yesterday, I'm thinking of something in bone (well resin or plastic, of course, but bone colored). She doesn't want silver or gold and wood is just not the look I want. I'm very excited about this birthday. I very seldom can get Mama to agree to celebrating, but this year I have the sweater. She has to work on her birthday, but it falls on a Saturday so I can pile all the kids in the car and surprise her at lunch with a special birthday cake and her present all wrapped up. My oldest son helped me come up with the cake idea for my chocoholic mother. We're going to make an eclaire cake, except we're going to use chocolate graham crackers and chocolate pudding instead of honey grahams and vanilla pudding. It kind of locks up my jaw when I think about it, but Mama will like it. I may also help the kids to make some of my son's original Scooby Snacks. They are chocolate wafer cookies sandwiched around chocolate icing or creme, dipped in melted chocolate and rolled in cocoa krispies or cocoa pebbles. Yes, your jaw is locking to and some of you may have queasy stomachs, but Mama loves them. That will be the kids' present to her. She can take them home and eat on them for the rest of the week.
I'll be starting my fudge making pretty soon. I like making fudge. I usually wind up making 2 or 3 different flavors and making up some sampler plates for the boys to take to school for teachers. They have so many teachers each that it's not practical or affordable to buy each and every teacher a gift, but I want them to know that their time and effort with my children is appreciated. I'll be making some extra batches of some of the favorite flavors for friends and family. Baking is another thing I'll be starting on soon. I've got less of that to do than the candy making, but I still want to get started a little early.
I started the first sleeve to Mama's sweater last night. I think it is going to go pretty quick. I expect to have both sleeves done by the end of next week. That weekend should see the completion of the sweater and the addition of the buttons. After talking to Mama yesterday, I'm thinking of something in bone (well resin or plastic, of course, but bone colored). She doesn't want silver or gold and wood is just not the look I want. I'm very excited about this birthday. I very seldom can get Mama to agree to celebrating, but this year I have the sweater. She has to work on her birthday, but it falls on a Saturday so I can pile all the kids in the car and surprise her at lunch with a special birthday cake and her present all wrapped up. My oldest son helped me come up with the cake idea for my chocoholic mother. We're going to make an eclaire cake, except we're going to use chocolate graham crackers and chocolate pudding instead of honey grahams and vanilla pudding. It kind of locks up my jaw when I think about it, but Mama will like it. I may also help the kids to make some of my son's original Scooby Snacks. They are chocolate wafer cookies sandwiched around chocolate icing or creme, dipped in melted chocolate and rolled in cocoa krispies or cocoa pebbles. Yes, your jaw is locking to and some of you may have queasy stomachs, but Mama loves them. That will be the kids' present to her. She can take them home and eat on them for the rest of the week.
I'll be starting my fudge making pretty soon. I like making fudge. I usually wind up making 2 or 3 different flavors and making up some sampler plates for the boys to take to school for teachers. They have so many teachers each that it's not practical or affordable to buy each and every teacher a gift, but I want them to know that their time and effort with my children is appreciated. I'll be making some extra batches of some of the favorite flavors for friends and family. Baking is another thing I'll be starting on soon. I've got less of that to do than the candy making, but I still want to get started a little early.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
HP Scarf Directions
I happened to think this morning, that I did not include directions for the scarves I'm making for my brother's afghan. I made it up myself by deciding how I wanted the afghan to look and how big I wanted it. So, here it is:
Using worsted weight yarn and a size I hook:
Ch 37
Hdc in the 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1, turn.
Hdc in each st across; repeat this row for a total of 17 rows.
Repeat for 17 rows of each color.
I made a total of 13 color blocks. I haven't done a guage yet, but my scarves are about 12-14 inches wide and it fits a single sized mattress from edge to edge, none hanging over. I'll try to get a couple of pictures and some color names later today.
Using worsted weight yarn and a size I hook:
Ch 37
Hdc in the 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1, turn.
Hdc in each st across; repeat this row for a total of 17 rows.
Repeat for 17 rows of each color.
I made a total of 13 color blocks. I haven't done a guage yet, but my scarves are about 12-14 inches wide and it fits a single sized mattress from edge to edge, none hanging over. I'll try to get a couple of pictures and some color names later today.
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