Oh Those Lovely Chains & Loops!

The family reunion afghan is almost done! I only have one more round :D I'll get a pic up tomorrow.

I had stalled with the stitching after the contest rush. I just couldn't get going. I had the family reunion afghan that just wasn't clicking with me and I just couldn't get the level of energy going. I'm glad it was a "have-to" project. It has really gotten me going.

After the family reunion afghan is finished I'll be moving on to Ninja Guy10 for Gideon. I need to get a remake of Marvin, but that will have to wait until Spring. Ninja Guy10 will be followed by a Christmas present, then finishing my tree skirt. There will be a sprinkling of bookmarks, scarves and maybe even a hat or two during the stitching of my official projects. I've got a lot of yarn left over yarn from the family reunion ghan so I may even be able to squeeze in a baby set or two!

Scarves!!!

I just found out via Ravelry that this year is the 9th year for 60 Scarves in 60 Days!! (I remember when it was just 30 in 30).

So that means that as a break in between crocheting sessions for the projects that are scheduled for this fall, I'll be thinning down my yarn stash and making scarves (and maybe matching hats if I have the yarn for it). I don't have a place for the scarves to go yet, but I'm going to start locally and expand beyond city limits if I need to. It's a lot of fun. It would be great if I can get 1 a day done, but most likely I'll be doing good to get 1 a week :)

Scarves are a great way to try out new stitch patterns and play with new yarns. The fun begins on September 1st. Join in if you can!

Enchanted Tarheel

So I got started on the gift afghan. I now have 3 squares done. I'm putting them together as I go along. I'm going rows of 4 and when I get 3 rows, I'll put them together and I'll be ready to do the border. I am so happy with the way it's looking already!

Tarheel Pineapples

Thanks to Hubby, I was able to reclaim possession of my pattern leaflet for the family reunion door prize afghan! I now have the pattern to hand, all the yarn needed and I am ready to go. I using a leaflet from Leisure Arts called Absolutely Gorgeous Pineapple Afghans. The pattern "Enchanted" was the one from this leaflet that was chosen for the gift certificate that was given as a door prize at last year's family reunion.

This year I'll have a ticket stub or something for me to get contact info from the winner. I didn't find out colors until May or June this year (right in the middle of my contest afghan). Of course, it didn't help that I wasn't able to be there last year.

I'm starting with a couple of practice squares to get the color changes worked out the way I want it. I've got one finished and the second halfway (finishing tonight). Once I get the colors in the order I want, I'll able to knock this puppy out in a couple of weeks.

The colors are Tarheel blue & white with black accents. It looks great so far. I'm very excited to see it completed!

Snipes & Pineapples

Baby Girl had her first snipe hunt last night! She went to a sleepover birthday party and the birthday parents decided to take the kids snipe hunting! Baby Girl has been so excited all week about this weekend. She was told that it would be a hunting party. I had told her that I couldn't think of what they would hunt unless it was snipes and the second she saw the birthday mom, she asked about what snipes were :D  I got a phone call last night from the birthday mom telling me about right after it happened. I can't wait until Baby Girl get home so I can here it first hand!

The family reunion afghan is still not started. AHHHHH! I am completely unloading every single box and stack of booklets and books to find my pattern book. I am almost certain it's in the closet, but you never know. I do know that I'll be starting on it no later than Friday. With 12-inch squares it'll only take me a couple or 3 weeks to get it done and ready to go. I'm using the pattern called "Enchanted" from the Leisure Arts leaflet Absolutely Gorgeous Pineapple Afghans. I have only made the square once in red and gold and it turned out lovely. This one will be Tarheel blue and white. I can't wait to see it finished! The only thing I haven't decided yet is whether or not to alternate the main colors on the squares. It's a little tough to decide.