Has it been that long?

Wow, has it been that long since I posted? Where did the time go?

Well, I have been working on lots of baby things for Baby A. Son mentioned she needed hats, so I have been knitting lots of pink hats. LOL I also made her a shrug, and several sweaters.
We finally made it to VA this month to meet our new grand-daughter. She is precious, very alert, and of course looks adorable in her new hats. hehe I will try to get some pictures uploaded soon.

It's tax season, and for the past 20+ years I have been doing volunteer income tax assistance at my local Senior Center. I am very busy with that, especially this year since the IRS has announced a Stimulus Payment. My phone has been ringing off the hook. I can't possibly do appointments for so many people, so I'm going to set up some special days just to do the SP returns.

Will be back soon.

Baby A is here!

Baby A arrived December 20th at 2:23 pm, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20-1/4 inches long. She's beautiful!

God bless her and her happy (but tired) parents!

Grand-Baby A to Arrive!

We have news that Grand-Baby A is on her way!
It's going to be a loooong day! LOL
I can hardly wait!

December 8th

Not that I haven't been working on anything... still making clothespin angels, and also working on a shawl, but not very much.

With Christmas fast approaching, seems like we have been busy going places and doing other things, so I haven't had too much time to crochet.

Have been selling a bit of yarn on Crochetville, so have been spending time doing that, going through my yarns, taking pictures, posting the sale on C'ville, pm-ing & emailing potential buyers, packaging, going to the P.O., things like that. I have sold quite a bit, so I'm happy.... although there are still a lot of boxes and tubs full of yarn... some I'm not ready to part with yet.

The grand-daughter's due date is today, but no news from The Stork yet. I know her parents are ready and waiting. The last month of any pregnancy is the longest.

December 1st

I've been busy destashing yarn over at Crochetville and am pleased with the responses.
On the other hand, I took advantage of a yarn sale and free shipping at Joann's website and received my yarn yesterday. I bought Rainbow Boucle (11 ounce skeins) for $5 each and the regular price is $8.99 per skein. I love that yarn!

Still working on Thread Angels (see previous post). Mailed some out yesterday to good friends. I feel badly that I didn't send them something more, but I've been very busy making things for my Grand-daughter Baby A who isn't here yet.

Baby A is due December 8th and I can hardly wait! Hubby & I will be making a trip in January to meet her. We bought her parents a webcam so that we will be able to see her "live." We tested out the webcam connection last weekend and it sure was fun to see each other and talk live.

Mailed the package to my Holiday Gift Exchange partner at Crochetville yesterday so she should have it next week. Those swaps are certainly a lot of fun.

Thread Angels Ornaments

I've been working on crocheting Thread Angels. These little beauties are fun to make. The little dresses are made and put onto special clothespins which then can be simply pinned onto a Christmas tree.

Don't let the simplicity fool you. I timed myself and each one of these takes me 2+ hours to make.

I have a picture of all that I have made so far (and I still have a few more to make), plus a single picture so you can see one close-up.

Spiderman Afghan

Here is a photo of the Spiderman Afghan that I finished yesterday. Image is clickable.






The pattern stated to repeat 3 rows, which stated main color for 2 rows, then 1 row of black, which I did. On page 2 of the pattern, it stated that the color sequence was 4 rows of main color and 1 row of black.

The pattern directions were conflicting in this regard. What do you expect from a free pattern? I'm not one to read ALL the directions before beginning a project. So, my main color rows should have been wider. Oh well.