Daisy Squares

As you all have probably figured out by now, I can't see cool things being created without wanting to join in the fun, too. After a visit to Ronnie's blog here, and seeing her newest color combo for the Daisy Square, I decided to take it one step farther, and added the pink border. DD saw them and now wants an entire blanket! So I guess there will be another UFO in the works.
*smile*.

Treasure

Your Pirate Name Is...

Lieutenant-Colonel One Eye

What's Your Pirate Name?

We went out of town this weekend to visit my ds, dd, and dgs. (Hence the reason for finding my Pirate name above). :)

DH and I went thrifting before we left town, and found this jewel:

Then, before we came back home yesterday, we went to a water park with our kids & grandson for the *very hot* afternoon, where we ran into some former co-workers, who caught me up on the "office gossip" from my former workplace. Very juicy, of course! :) All in all, a pretty good weekend!

I won, I won!

I was surfing blogs the other day, and looked in on Bron. She was having a 4th blogiversary give away to those who left her messages that day. She had so many entries, that she ended up drawing 6 names as winners, instead of one. She had a real drawing, with a bona-fide "impartial name-drawer", and I was one of the 6 LUCKY WINNERS! I'm so excited, I've never won anything before! I can't wait to see which wonderful item I won! THANKS, Bron!!!

Last night, I was shopping at the JoAnn Fabric Superstore, and ran across these new colors of Sugar n Cream Stripes cotton yarn that I hadn't seen before. One is called "pinky stripes" and the other "natural stripes". I think I need to apply to Lily for a job to be the "Namer of New yarns". Don't you think something like "Pink Flamingo" and "Desert Sunset" would grab your attention a little better if you didn't happen to have a photo? Just sayin'! :)

Playtime Chicken...

Yes, I know I am supposed to be finishing UFO's, but this colorway needed to be made into a chicken! What's a girl to do with a chicken clucking at her (in her head)?



Meet Playtime Chicken. She is made from the colorway "Playtime", with her wattle, comb and feathers out of "hot green", both by Sugar n Cream, and her pattern is from The Ultimate Book of Potholders. So far, she is my favorite color to date.

Shredder needed......

Hee hee, look what I found at this website. Have a good Wednesday!

Finish-itis

I had a case of "start-itis" last month, now I am getting a case of "finish-itis" this month. I started this baby blanket about (yes I'm ashamed to say it) 7 years ago, and you see how far I got with it. Obviously, the recipient got something else as a gift! The pattern was from a Leisure Arts magazine called "Crochet with Heart" that ended up being discontinued. I think I still have almost every issue they made! (Yes, I have just a small case of "pack-rat-ism" too). I even think I still have some of the yarn somewhere! I am really wanting to try to finish up some of my UFO projects this month!
I only have to do about 5 more rows to finish this other baby blanket that I started last year:

It is a pattern from a leaflet by Terry Kimbrough called: Heirloom Afghans for Baby, shown
on the cover of the book and named "Exquisite".

One thing I HAVE managed to start AND finish recently: Another fish for the kitchen potholder animal farm, using the "cool breeze ombre" colorway by Sugar n Cream. I will probably be giving *some* of these away for gifts. Although the "selfish" part of me wants to keep them ALL! ........................................ Mwahahahahaha!

Finished Objects

I found these dishcloths (free pattern here) that I had knitted up last winter, all they needed to be finished was to have the seam sewn up! So, I finished them. Then, I found this little pig potholder (pattern in this book) that I started in the Spring. I decided to finish him up, too, so he can join the rest of my growing animal potholder farm.