I finally finished the XL pot holder for us. In all of the years of crocheting for craft shows, I never once made us one of these. We now have one. It's a pattern I created myself, using cotton yarn. I added a loop on ours. It's double thick, and fits under a 9 x 13 baking dish, or can be used for a baking pan, pizza pan or any baking ware that is larger. I also made these for Christmas gifts one year.
A pretty boring post for you today. Oh, I found two more UFO's (more unfinished crochet projects) in a basket, but those were taking apart, and will not be finished. They were for craft shows, and I'm not doing those anymore.
Did my crafting bloggers know that JoAnn Fabrics filed chapter 11 bankruptcy? Not sure if this means they will close any stores, but we are seeing more and more nearby (other) businesses closing this year.
Update on my nettle tea infusions. I had been making these for me, and specifically for hair/nail health, but there are so many more health benefits for it. Now, my husband is honing in on my tea and asking for it daily. It's great for my spring allergies as well. I am now making two jars of it daily. It's nice to have an iced tea in the evenings, that does not contain caffeine.
The cold weather is still hanging around. The chicken's water froze yesterday. It's that cold. The wind has been pretty wicked as well.
We are ready to get the garden tilled, but we are awaiting some warmer weather days. We woke up to a wind chill of 21 degrees this morning. Spring? Not yet.
Finished! © Mar 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart
6 comments:
Oh no! Joann’s is the only fabric store near me ��
-Katie C.
Katie C. It's just not good all around for any business right now. My hometown JoAnn's closed years ago, because a Hobby Lobby came in and put them out of business. That Hobby Lobby closed a few years ago too. I have to travel to get to any yarn store now. JoAnn's carries more selections than Hobby Lobby in the way of good yarn too.
Our closest Joann's is an hour's drive away. Walmart carries some fabric and yarn but nothing of good quality and we have a Micheals which has a good selection of good yarn and just started carrying a very limited selection of fabric. We also have a Hobby Lobby but I don't go there often. I've done quite a bit of shopping online but the postage is outrageous. I've got quite a stash of yarn and fabric so I'm determined to make use of that as often as I can. Have a great weekend.
Debi, yes, I too have a good stash of yarn I am working on. I hope to have updates on those projects too. Gardening season will be here before I know it. I'm the same. I visit Hobby Lobby the least. Their yarn selection is terrible anymore.
I don't think we have any Joann's here in Canada, but if Michael's or Fabricland ever closed I do not know what I would do.
Working on various stashes here as well.
God bless.
Jackie, we have a few Michael's stores, but they too, have very little selection for yarn, and most do not carry any fabric at all. Walmart started carrying fabric and netting, but it's a small selection too.
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