food, crochet, merriment
I asked Miss Chompy if she would let me take some pictures of her wearing the pretty little crocheted headbands that I’d just finished for the shop. She said, “Sure, Drammy.”
So, I ran to get my camera and by the time I came back…well, the Ladybug was ready for our photo session.
Now, why didn’t I think of wearing them that way?
Heh, heh.
“Grammy. My feet are cold you know.”
“Are they, Lil?”
“Yes, Grammy. And that’s why I need new slippers now because my feet are bigger and I don’t have them.”
“Well, we can’t have that, now, can we?”
“Yes we can, because I need some…
But can you make bows so they don’t fall off again?”
“Anything for you my darling.”
“Thanks, Grammy. Now my feet will be so warm.”
“As they should be little Lily. As they should be.”
Yeah…say that 3 times fast. Heh, heh.
Remember a few months back, when I shared the pattern for a sweet little soap sack–you know, to keep the soap from sitting in water and getting all…ummm…disgusting?
Since then, this little do-dad has really been earning it’s keep and is, as we speak, hanging out in the shower window keeping a very lovely hand made bar of spice soap safe from all known evils.
Well, I’d like to introduce you to Soap Bag’s baby brother…Chip.
 You know all those soap ends that are too small to do anything but be aggravating and yet, for some goofy reason still feel wrong and wasteful to throw out?
Well, here’s the answer! Just pile all those little pieces into this new bag–with a tighter mesh, and smaller holes, cinch the top and TA-DA…
you have a whole new soft, scrubbie with never ending suds! Ok, well, maybe not the never ending part, but you get what I’m saying. It’s like having a whole new bar of soap come from out of nowhere. And how green is that?
I’ll be putting a ton of these in my Gracious Rain Shop in the next few days, but if you’d rather make a couple yourself–I’d be happy to post the pattern.
Let me know. I’m glad to oblige–especially for such a noble cause. Because you know~being resourceful feels soooo good.
:}
At last, the ripple blanket for our new little soul is finally finished. And none too soon too, because he’s a great, grown fellow of one week now.
I asked for April’s help in choosing just the right colors for this sweet project and as you may remember, I was taken back by her choices…and yet…
as I worked on it night after night letting the soft, smooth Caron yarn slide through my fingers with each stitch…
it came to grow on me–until, I could hardly wait to check my stripe pattern to see what piece of loveliness was coming up next. After a while, I found it hard to stop so, baby blanket or not, I kept going, and going and going.
Thanks to Lucy, for her incredible tutorial on perfect ripple stitching over at Attic 24. Her instructions were simply brilliant and made me brave enough to carry on from start to finish. And with all the project bags around here–that’s saying something. Now to find someone warm and snugly to wrap in it.
When he wakes up, I know just the fellow.
:}
In my world, there are just plain a ton of tote bags. I buy them nearly every time I conscientiously do my grocery shopping. I could store some of them out in the garage, but alas–it’s too late. Instead of taking them back to the store to help bag up my next purchase…
I accidentally, without meaning to, store my valuables in them–you know, in case I need to make a break for it sometime. I’m pretty much packed up and ready to go.
This bundle is for the next gorgeous Granny Square that I’m working on–and that I’ll show you very soon. :}
These springy colors–vanilla, pistachio and strawberry are for a new afghan that I’ll be starting very soon…for the next one of my children who decides to run off and get married. Ha! I’m totally prepared.
This bag holds the lovely colors that are going into a quilting project that I’ll share as soon as it is finished percolating in my head.
The idea with all these bags is that I can easily grab one and sling it over my arm and then I have a constructive pastime no matter where I end up. It almost doesn’t matter which one I choose because they all have the hooks, the yarn, the scissors and the pattern to allow my fingers to flit away at a moment’s notice.
And believe me, they do.
What about you? Do you have a favorite take-along project?
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