The temperature here (about 30 miles north of Boston) is about 67ºF this morning and I’m just tickled right down to my toenails :) It’s kind of cloudy and rainy too, but I can live with that. This is August? Bring it on!
I finally finished the multi-directional scarf this weekend, so that set is complete.
Pay no attention to that girl behind the mittens…
I’m real pleased with these things and am looking forward to using them come winter. Come to think of it, if things get any cooler around here, I may be using them sooner than that! Heheh - now wouldn’t that be a shame :)
I did play with a couple of potential tablecloth motif patterns…
Left: Snowdrop, right: Pagoda
Snowdrop I did in the same thread as the doily and I like the way it came out. Pagoda I did with heavier cotton and a larger hook and I didn’t like the cotton much at all. I’ll have to redo the piece in the finer thread to get a real feel for how I think it looks. Actually, because of the way these pieces are intended to be joined, I really have to do a block of several joined pieces to see what the final pattern looks like.
While this is something I do want to do, it’s going to have to wait a while. I have projects in the works that need finishing up and I’m trying very hard to be more organized.
I also wound up needing a gift in an almighty rush - by Thursday morning - and I spent all day yesterday (really, ask Myria!) testing stitch patterns and looking for a simple scarf that I could make quickly out of nice yarn. Of course I didn’t find anything I liked - ARRGGGHHH…. I’ll continue the search today and hope I can actually get started on something! Sheesh! Where’s your imagination when you need it?!
This is my scratching post!
Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine!!!!!
While Goldie and Jade aren’t exactly best buddies yet, negotiations continue and hostilities aren’t as fervent as they used to be. Except when Jade’s been in the catnip. Then all bets are off as she alternates between “Come hither…” and “Get the hell out of here!” It can be quite entertaining - but don’t get between them!
Hope you all had sweet, crafty weekends and that your coming week is tolerable!
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we had a cooler weekend here- heat index never got to triple digits- while i didn’t exactly pull out the thermal undies it did make my mind wander (as if it takes much to send the poor thing drifting off) to cooler weather items- i love your ‘winter trio’- are they as soft and comfy as they look?
ah, motifs- my own little personal hell! i was looking at some gorgeous ones at the site you pointed out and when i read things like ‘make 700+’ of the little dears and then join i felt faint-
glad your kitties are working at detente-
stay happy-
You know, if you don’t have an emerald curtain, mittens work just as well….Hmmmm….or maybe it could be “The Man in the Wool Mask?” hehehe
Anyway - good job!
I *did* see the pattern link :)....I’m just one of those obsessive people who think, “I KNOW I’ve seen that somewhere and I won’t rest until I find it again.”
As disorganized as I can be sometimes, that obsession makes for some sleepless nights. ::wink:::
Hot and dry here…but the mittens are wonderful and we will need that type of winter wear soon enough! Good job and enjoy!!
Barb - Well, relief from the triple digit hell is nothing to be sneezed at! Glad things weren’t too bad down there 
The motif thing - well, it’s that I can do 1 or 2 at a time and not worry about losing my place and stuff like that. There are some larger ones (the separate “pineapple” category, fr’instance) that wouldn’t take so much doing.
And yeah, the set seems to be soft and comfy. I need colder weather though to see if they’re really warm. I expect they will be though!
Bron - Heh - nope, and emerald just isn’t my color anyway :) I’ll remember “The man in the wool mask” if I’m ever tempted to make one of those ski type thingies with the eye and mouth cutouts :) Wouldn’t be convenient with glasses though…
Margene - My sister-in-law lives mear Salt Lake City and I know, as warm as it is out there now, it will get very cold later. I thought New England went through temerature extremes, but we’ve got nothing on Utah :)
Wow Robbyn!
You are a great crocheter! I have seen so much good crochet lately that I have been tempted to take it up again….but not THAT tempted, yet ;-P
Like the mitten/scarf/cap set as well, nice job!
The trio is really nice. I’m sure it will be put to good use in just a few weeks. I am so anticipating Fall - my favorite season; but it stays warm here at least through October.
Thanks Lisa! Keeps me busy and off the street, anyway :)
Marie - (throwing hands up in horror) Warm? Through OCTOBER?!?!? Nooooooo….
I can’t imagine living in a warm to hot climate - I’d wilt - not to metnion bitch incessantly :)
I’m with you an fall though - absolutely my favorite season :)
Hi Robbyn,
The crochet looks lovely. I do admire crocheters as it’s a craft I’ve never gotten around to mastering. I’ve been meaning to give it another go. Hope Jade and Goldie make their peace!
Hi Anne - Thanks, I’ve been crocheting since I was a teenager. It’s the knitting that comes hard :)
Hi Robbyn,
Love the hat,mitten,scarf set. The crochet samples are lovely too. Are you using vintage crochet patterns? If only I had some of my old pattern…kicking myself for getting rid of them when I moved. Where abouts in New England are you? I am over in the seacoast of NH. I LOVE fall too!
Maureen - I am using vintage patterns from this wonderful site:
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/
I live in MA, about 30 miles north of Boston :)
