Blanket No. 3

I finally finished the third blanket for the  wounded warriors program here at JBLM.  I make one a year because my carpal tunnel pain is bad.  The blanket is now sitting in the FRG office for distribution.

This year I did a large throw in granny squares.

Fits across the top of my queen bed.

Blurry photo

Another blurry photo.  I think you all get the idea of what it looks like.

Sweater Pieces

I'm working on putting together a sweater for the same gal I made the baby afghan for last week.  I removed from my shop a hat and bootie set to also gift to her soon-to-be baby girl.

Two days ago I started this sweater project.  I've never made a sweater before but I can honestly say I'm glad for the experience.  Remind me of that when I'm struggling to sew together the pieces, okay?

I'm holding off on purchasing the buttons because there is a sale coming up next week at a fabric store nearby on their buttons.  Buttons are expensive.  The ones I have in mind are really expensive too.  I was thinking of novelty ones like animals or maybe a faux pearl.

Meanwhile I will finish up the second sleeve today and start sewing together the garment.  So glad I learned different needle crafts at my mom's knees.  I first started sewing when I was just four years old.  I won't brag so I won't list all the different things I've learned to do but I can survive thanks to mom, home-ec, girl scouts and,  home bureau.

Here are a few pictures of what I'm making:

 

Back To Hooking

My right ring finger seems to be healed enough now that I can once again pick up a crochet hook.  Sure my hand goes numb after about an hour of hooking but that is easy enough to remedy by hanging it downward.

One of J's co-worker's wives is pregnant for their third baby.  This one was as she calls it, "an accident".  Yeah right.  No one has sex by accident.  But she was on the pill.  So they weren't planning a baby.

Currently I'm crocheting granny squares to make a afghan.  Maybe I'll make an afghan to give to her.  Third baby doesn't mean a baby shower nor should it.  But since it will be her first girl I might make something just because of that.  I say might because we all know that I can only do just so much in a day and finding time to make something not for my shop costs me dearly.  No not in funds, but just time.

Maybe making a blanket for someone else will feel good.  I haven't made a crocheted baby afghan in about 14 years.  Karen's baby is now a teenager.  Scary to think about.

S's baby girl isn't due until June so I still have time to finish up the project with no promises as it will be a surprise if I get it done.  Now I just need to plan out how many squares and the background color for yarn.  I'll have to purchase the yarn of course for the remaining squares and background.  Oh what did I get myself into.  I have tons of yarn here already and none of it the right colors.  Obsessing much?

Whatevers~