Teal

Finished the teal scarf for our neighbor lady who shared a pie with us. Used a quick-to-work shell design.

Also made a small "infinity" scarf for myself from the leftover yarn.

A Quick Gift

Girl gets skein of yarn at employee Christmas party. Neighbor lady brings over delicious cherry pie for family. Girl decides to use yarn to make nice neighbor lady a pretty scarf to go back with the clean pie plate. This is a quick-to-work-up pattern. Using Caron yarn in "Pagoda." (Yarn is more of a dark teal color - this photo looks more blue.)

Web address for pattern:

http://www.examiner.com/article/easy-one-skein-scarf-to-crochet

"Groovy-ghan"

Got started on a "groovy-ghan," and am making good progress.

http://winkieflash.nl/patterns/groovy-ghan-en/

Drop Stitch Runner

A week ago, I made a table runner/scarf using a drop-stitch pattern. The color combination was a happy accident, and I really like it. Mom had a big one like this with multiple colors, that she had on top of a cedar chest. I wish I'd kept it, I think I didn't for some reason. :( So now I'm making stuff with this pattern to make up for that. Call me sentimental, if nothing else.

Vintage Leaves

Growing up at home, Mom had some crocheted "leaves" made from a white yarn that she used either on chair arms, or as "doilies" on an end table or such. I didn't keep them, not sure where they even went. But a while back, I was looking at some fall crochet stuff on the internet. All of a sudden, a pattern for these cropped up. "AHHHH!!! IT'S THOSE LEAVES!!!! I MUST MAKE SOME!!!!" So I got obsessed with these for awhile and crocheted up quite a stack of them. These are smaller, and have little curliques at the ends of the rows, but they're basically the same as the ones I remember that Mom made. I think these are supposed to be "dishcloths," but you could use them as coasters, pot holders, decorations, whatever. Anyway, I sure had fun, both making them, and remembering "home" a little.

Birthday Throw

A V-stitch throw I made for Younger Son for his birthday a couple or so weeks ago.

My Arms Will Be Warm

I finished the longer fingerless mitts (wrist warmers). They aren't supposed to match, as the skeins of this yarn vary in how the colors come out. They are made from Lion Brand's "Amazing" yarn in "Glacier Bay." This is a wool-acrylic blend, and I love it. I tried them on, and they are nice and toasty and comfortable. Just in time for winter to hit.