The Beekeepers Quilt

So, I've hopped on the hexipuff bandwagon, and I have to say, I'm quite enjoying it. I'm currently waiting to acquire a nice basket to store my puffs in, but I have 3 done thus far, and many more surely on the way. I plan on stopping by Michaels after my physical therapy tomorrow to look for some circular needles of the appropriate size to do more than one puff at a time, so I can feel more productive. At this point, I'm not sure what colors I'll end up using or anything like that, I currently have puffs in 3 colors, but may add a pale yellow into the mix just to lighten things up.

In other news, I get the bottom half of my palatal expander out in 3 weeks, and yesterday I saved a huge turtle from getting hit by cars. :)

Little updates

So,I've made a bit of progress on the ripple afghan. Aiming to do at least a couple rows per day, hopefully I

can keep up with that. I'd lose my mind if I had to work on only that though, so of course I have a few other WIPs currently, but dont have pictures of them all. One is a bobble stitch pillow, another is a crochet scarf, and the other is a knitted hat, this one with ribbing! My first successful try at it. Some errors in the beginning, but much better than I expected.

Also got these yarns today. From what I've read on the Ravelry forums, they're mostly mill ends from bigger companies with a generic label slapped on them, but they were only a dollar and most of them are reasonable quality and will definitely make 

 somethng nice, so I'm 100% happy with my purchase!

Crochet Flower Motif Pattern

So, I made up this cute little motif today:

Originally I was going to use them for a pair of barefoot sandals, but then I had an idea to make tons of them, in various shades of blues and white, then joining them to make a pretty tablecloth or tree skirt for Christmas. So that's what I'm doing. :)

This is my first time writing a pattern, so bear with me and feel free to tell me if there are any parts that are unclear or difficult to understand.

Abbreviations:

Sc = Single Crochet

DC = Double Crochet

HDC = Half Double crochet

TC = Triple/Treble Crochet

Round 1: Chain 4, slip stitch to first chain to make a loop

Round 2: Chain 3, 1 DC, *chain 2, 2 DC. Repeat from * until you have 6 sets of 2 DC (chain 3 counts as first DC) Slip stitch to the top of the chain 3 to join.

Round 3: Slip stitch in next DC, slip stitch in chain 2 space, *1 SC, 1 HDC, 2 DC, 1 HDC, 1 sc. Repeat from * in each chain 2 space around. Slip stitch to the first SC to join.

Round 4: Slip stitch in each ST until you reach the nearest DC. Slip stitch into it, and SC in the next DC (there should be two DCs in a row here, since you should be at the tip of the petal) *Chain 7, SC in next DC, SC in next DC, repeat from * around. SC in the slip stitch made above the first DC before the first CH 7 to join.

Round 5: Sl st in next SC, and in the chain 7 space, *2 SC, 2 HDC, 2 DC,  2 TC, 2 DC, 2 HDC, 2 SC. Rep from * in each chain 7 space around, slip stitch to the slip stitch before the first SC to join. Finish off and carefully weave in the ends.

Some Ideas I thought of were tablecloths, placemats, put them on headbands or earrings, add them to hats or scarves, use a softer thread (or regular yarn of your choice) and make a scarf out of them, throws (using regular yarn) The list could go on forever.

Scarf, Hat, Hooks, and more

So, I've finished a few things since the last time I posted.
First of all, a "petite scarf". The pattern can be found on the Lion Brand website, though I used a different flower because I wasn't too fond of the one included in the pattern. Information and links can be found on the project page for this scarf on my ravelry account. It was pretty quick, maybe an hour and a half of work total, though my tension was a bit loose since I don't normally work with hooks bigger than 6mm. All things considered, it came out well for a first try, and I'll definitely be making more to give out as christmas gifts.

I also finished an apple shaped potholder, which is a gift for somebody that my brother knows. I'm currently working on another normally shaped potholder, and may add a few dishcloths to the mix.

Also aquired some new supplies, the Bernat yarn was only $1.29 and the giant skein of Red Heart was $1.99 :) I love cheap things










Finished a stool cover, its basically just a granny circle, with some decreases and then plain DC around the sides so that it could be tied on.








 Knitted my first hat. Some errors, but not too bad.










And, last but not least, the beautiful new crochet hook that my sister got me. It works beautifully, and its so much higher quality than I expected. Its rosewood, made by Boye, normally $12.99 but it was on sale for $4.99. I'm super obsessed with it, because I just love the way it feels in my hands. It doesn't snag or fit the yarn at all, and I hope to buy more of these in different sizes.

Soo happy. :)

Fist Doily, new skill, and some plans

So, I finished this lovely little thing last night I believe. According to the pattern it was originally supposed to be somwhere around 17", but due to errors/confusion/a poorly written section that began to confuse me, I decided to finish it off a bit early, since it was already big enough to me anyways. I'll get around to blocking it sometime soon, but it's not in any desperate need at the current moment so I'm not in a rush.
I also made a potholder tonight, I'll take some pictures tomorrow. For the potholder I used two strands of Sugar N Cream yarn held together and a 5.00mm hook, just  a simple single crocheted rectangle/square that's about 8" by 7.5". I would have made it an actual square instead of an almost one, but since I was using scraps I ran out of one of the colors of yarn, but I'm satisfied with the results regardless, as it will serve its intended purpose.

I also taught myself to knit, and for practice I've been working on a scrappy "scarf". I didn't have enough yarn to actually make it a scarf though, so for now its going to lay aside in a lonely little strip until I build enough scraps to make another strip, which I will join to slowly make a blanket, probably for my cat. After all, she couldn't care less whether or not its ugly, so long as it's nice and squishy and warm.

My next project is going to be knitting a hat. A little ambitious, yes, but I think I'm about ready to try. I got the basic stitches down and I've figured my way around it pretty well. Pictured to the left is the yarn I'm planning to use. I know some people aren't fans of acrylics, but since I can't keep people from mindlessly throwing things into the washing machines, I'd hate to use anything else for fear of it getting ruined.



That's all I have to say today, I believe! I'll have more updates soon.