. . . from the handiwork journal

                             

Here is what has been, and is still on the crochet hook . . .

                           

I was asked to crochet a hat with no ball/pom pom on top, and for it to "not" fold up at the bottom.  Mission accomplished.  It's made with yarn stash - Red Heart Super Saver, Newspaper Stripe yarn.  Woot!  Another skein left the stash.  It was for my husband.  He has never had a "winter" coat.  He finally bought one last year, so this matches his coat.  

I have already started crocheting him a scarf, preparing for those very cold days.

I do like the pattern, and have used it for craft shows, but I spent some time looking for charity hat patterns, that I could crank out much faster.  I located one online the other day, but after crocheting several rounds, there was clearly something wrong with the pattern.

I'm going to spend time to look on the crochet crowd, and ravelry, and perhaps a few other places next.  I am just looking for a simple hat (no pom pom) for adults and kids to donate for winter clothing collections.

I also started another lap afghan to donate.  I'll be honest, not I nor my husband thought this color combination would turn out good, but so far it has.  I had plans to do solid 4 color rotation, but later decided to add the tan in between each.  I had some of that saffron color and had no idea what to use it with.  So far, so good.  It's definitely a different combination than I would use, but I'm trying to work on my scrap stash of yarn.

My on-the-go project is still baby washcloths (I'm getting to the end of the discontinued yarn).  

My next on-the go project will be my jar openers/grippers.

I'm also searching for a few patterns for using my cotton yarn scraps.  I'm thinking something with granny squares.  Maybe a book sleeve for when I travel with a book.

I am looking for something like this.  I like the button closure and I have the buttons oddly.  I took a snapshot of a video, but again, this is not a free pattern. 

. . . from the handiwork journal  © November 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart