Pioneer Woman at Heart

The living room looked like it threw up a bunch of yarn, so I then realized I needed to get busy on some blankets to donate.   Yarn has been put away and the living room is back to being the living room, ha ha! I dug out my crochet/knit journal, and started to write down the yarn brands and colors for my current projects.  I should have been doing this years ago, but it's getting done (so I can repeat one if I would like to). . . .lap afghan started (to donate to a charity, senior center or other). . . .a set of pot holders in progress (my on-the-go travel project).  I am seeking out places to donate it to, and it may go to the Senior Center Bingo (for a prize).  There is also another woman I know who collects items for women leaving battered life situations, and starting over with a new home. Not my handiwork , but some we saw for sale..... Oddly, anyone who doesn't crochet or knows their products, would not know that these were made with acrylic yarn.  Th...

  The month of February typically is the month we tend to get the most snowfall.  Now we are thawing out, and having some flooding.  Heck, Wednesday we started out with everything frozen again, then snow showers, followed by a day of rain. Yesterday we woke up to fog.  The weather is all over the map right now.  Just after dinner time last night, we had a rain shower.     Ribbit, Ribbit. 🐸  Sounds like Rip it, Rip it.  It's where the term "frogging" a crochet project comes from.  Ripping out stitches due to mistakes in previous rows. I did more frogging this past week than I wish I had, ha ha!  I worked on the blue and white baby blanket , but kept making mistakes.  I am not sure if it was my husband talking to me, or if I was just having an "off" day. Ha.  If fact, I had to rip out a few rounds last night (again) due to an extra stitch I had made in a previous row.  I hope to get it finished soon.   U...

  It's been raining here for the last two days, which has delayed any outdoor work, and the AC units have yet to be removed.  It's a battle to get anything done after work hours, as the darkness sets in way too fast.   It's a very foggy morning this morning, and they are predicting a slight dusting of snow tomorrow (first snow of the season if it happens).  I don't lack indoor work at any rate.  I started purging/cleaning/re-organizing both the utility room and the "office" and have started yet another donation box.  I'm sort of ping-ponging around the house in hopes to complete areas of chaos, including Christmas totes.  I'm going through the totes to remove any old, worn decorations, lights that don't work, and extra items we can live without. I finally drained my homemade oregano oil for the winter.  I plan on using it on homemade pizza as well as for an medicinal purposes. I failed to re-stock the mouse traps, and our weather will be dras...

  The scarf pattern I used in yesterday's post is on Youtube by Hooked by Robin.  It is my favorite scarf pattern to use.  Here is the video location. Well, it's not the actual video link.  I attempted, but blogger is being a bugger today.  The pattern is by Hooked by Robin (she is on social media and on Youtube (for this pattern).  She has a website too, but I did not see this pattern on it. Pattern is by:  Hooked by Robin  (link to youtube pattern, hoping it works) Pattern title on Youtube:  Quick & Easy Crochet Scarf, One Row Repeat. On social media (facebook) title for her video there, is "Easy Crochet Scarf" I hope this helps locate the pattern.  It'a a basic double HDC stitch repeat.  If you cannot locate the pattern on youtube, please comment below or facebook, please comment below.  I will try my best to get the actual video shared.   I started my scarf with 26 single crochet, followed by the repeat stitch...

                              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 some...

  My go-to porch project, and car trip project has been crocheting "face scrubbies."  Initially, these were made and sold at craft shows, but brought in very little cash.  They can be used to wash your face, used to help remove makeup with face soap, or used to apply facial toner. They are environmentally friendly to use in place of cotton rounds for face toner. I made a few with scrap cotton yarn for myself, and tucked them into our travel case for traveling and camping, but decided to make several for the master bath. I was purchasing 100 count cotton rounds, which are not that expensive, but I do use 56 a month.  The cotton rounds are about $2.38/100 pack, which is slighty over a pack for every two months.  Not a huge savings, but a savings no less, and nothing goes in the trash. I use my clothesline to save on electricity, and I also have a small clothesline indoors, as well as drying racks. Years ago, I made these reusable face pads using scrap fabric on on...

Thanks to the rain, dreary skies, and much cooler weather here, I have managed to get some handiwork done.  In fact, last night we got down to 47°F, after a full day of thunderstorms and downpours.  Crazy cold nights for May, but not unheard of. The sun is shining today, but it will take a few days for the gardens to dry out.  In fact, a portion of one of our vegetable gardens actually flooded.  We have taken note, and plan to fill it in more with soil (but that will have to wait, as the price to have a truck load delivered has more than doubled). . . . crocheted 3 baby washcloths.  I need to sew in the ends and block them. . . .crocheted a bookmark.  I have blocked it, but I am wondering if I should starch it or dip it in 50/50 Elmer's glue and water?  I have made many bookmarks in the past, but I have never once stiffened them.  I feel this one needs it.  I just think if it was completely stiff it would be an odd bookmark.   I onl...

What's on the hook?   Well alot!!   To be honest, I am looking forward to trading in my hook for a rake, shovel, and garden trowel.  Crocheting non-stop over the last few weeks has made me realize how much I miss the garden work ha ha!   I finished this baby blanket. I used up3 skeins of baby white, and partial skeins of baby blue and a lighter brown, that were leftover from another baby blanket order (from years ago). I started this baby blanket.  I'm using up some leftover peach and blue baby yarn (F hook, so it's taking some time). Progress on the current scrap yarn lap afghan.  I'm getting down to the last of the last scrap balls of yarn, so it's the last one for now.  By scraps, I mean hand size balls and smaller. I have also been crocheting for a cause - our town's plant bingo and raffle.  It is the town's first one, to help raise money to plant flowers, landscape etc in the town.  They have already gotten over 50 tickets sold...