Angels in the Works

I have two sizes of angels right now.

The one on the left is with worsted weight acrylic yarn using a G (4.25mm) aluminum hook and is 4 1/4 inches long. The one on the right is made with size 10 cotton thread using a size 7 (1.65mm) steel hook and is only 2 inches long. The larger ones are going in the mail today to Maggie's Crochet for a festival of trees fundraiser they are helping with. It's to benefit a children's hospital and I am so tickled that it is somewhat local (well, same state anyway). And thanks to the 2008 Girl Scout council merger I even know where Kernersville is!

 

My darling little 2-inch angels are destined for my troop angels at Christmas :)  My girls are all angels and I hope to show each and every one of them how special and precious they are.

 

I'm taking a break from a lot of stitching today to make sure everything is ready for tonight. When there are anywhere from 350-500 kids that come by trick-or-treating, it's best to be prepared as early in the day as possible ;)

 

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Another Trainfest Done

I spent the weekend at our local (somewhat) Girl Scout volunteer training event. I had a good time as usual and being out in the woods did it's work, for the most part, helping me to relax. I didn't get fully recharged, but I did unload a heap of stress and am better for it.

My crocheting consisted of teaching 2 classes on crochet: 1 finger crocheting which didn't go all that well and 1 that was just a drop-in kind of stitch and talk session. I don't think I'll be teaching again next year, at least not crocheting. There just isn't any real interest or passion in that kind of setting. I hope to teach where there is a true love of the art.

Three, Four, Shut The Door

I discovered a skein of yarn left over from my contest afghan. It was the border color. It's a lovely dark teal color and I decided to use it to make scarves with for the scarf challenge I mentioned a few posts ago :)  I am happy to report I got 2 scarves and even a hat out of that skein of yarn! Both are stitch patterns I made up as I went. The hat is made of five 4-round granny squares. I love that pattern! I don't particularly care for the sewing together of the squares, but it is so easy to remember that I almost always make hats that way now. I'm still working on the sewing together part of the hat, but the scarves are ready to go! See:

 

The first one is alternating rows of hdc and hdc, ch 1 combo. the second one is a row of granny stitch patterns and dc clusters. It made the neatest diamond pattern. I think I'm going to be revising my goal for the scarf challenge. I think I'm going to halve it. 30 is just not going to happen. 10 though I think I can more reasonably do by the end of November. Especially since I have 4 already done!