Afghan of Old - 2008

An Afghan For My Brother

In 2008 I decided to make an afghan for my "little" brother. At one time green was his favorite color so thought I would make one that had green in it. I don't think I hit the nail on the head, but it was a grand effort! I wish I had chosen another color other than the rust/orange but it still looked good. 

This is Maggie, my beloved Border Collie sitting in front of the afghan before the finishing touches went in.

The afghan had stripes to make it "plaid" which was a line of yarn pulled through with a crochet hook, loop by loop through spaces created by the original crochet project.

You can see how they were "inlayed" here.

The pattern was "Pretty in Plaid" in Vanna's book "Vanna's Afghans All Through The House."  I think my brother liked it. All made with Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn.

Finished and gifted in 2008 - a LATE birthday present by two months!

SCARF (almost) & SNOW!!!!

MY  SCARF

Just about finished with my scarf. It looks wider than it is. I should have added two more stitches as it is a tiny bit narrow.  I'm holding it so you can see the black waste yarn. I am trying out the Kitchener Stitch. I have made one other item using it but don't remember what it was, and the instructions were not as good as the one I found on YouTube. We shall see how it goes.

A  SNOWY  MONTH  GREAT  FOR  CRAFTING!

Part of the backyard taken from the upstairs room where the cat stays.

I had forgotten how much snow falls here. Since they said only 16 inches of rain, my brain incorporated rain/snow as precipitation together! Nope…11 inches to 13 inches of snow, PLUS 16 inches of rain.

I think we have had about 10 inches of snow over the last four weeks, and about 1 inch of rain over the last two days. Maybe less. But, isn't it pretty! 

I'm asking Santa for boots made in Canada for Christmas!

This is Ginger the slimmest and longest of the three dogs. She is also the pushiest! However, normally always sweet.

Taken right after a three in show. It's chilly, but beautiful.

Across the street.

MY  TV

Have you ever wondered what happens if you put too much pressure on a TV screen? They aren't like the old ones with glass. It "bleeds"…. and hard to see the actual TV shows, but not impossible. I am filing a claim for this and several other broken items from Bekin's. I know they are going to fight me on this. In all the years I have never filed a claim with them ever…five moves later I finally had enough. And I fear what to expect….a denial of most of the claim, and since I did not get the most expensive coverage, the payment will be small. But, it should be done.

The worst is my roll top desk. The driver for Bekin's put it together incorrectly and the middle drawer is ruined. Several little things are broken. 

So, if you move, take photos (my vacuum cleaner so far hasn't shown up) of everything before they come to pack. I mean everything! Open drawers and closets, etc., and take photos from more than one angle. It will be my saving grace for several items.

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Hope your December has actually been memorable and special, and wishing you the best crafting ever!

New Scarf with Malabrigo

Once again in my favorite type stitch…this time dc then sc in an even number of stitches, always starting the row with a sc. I love the texture and coloration

This is made with Malabrigo Rios in the Cielo & Tierra colorway (meaning Heaven and Earth or Sky and Earth).

My kitchen is coming along! He should be finished installing tomorrow, and then the many who installs the granite takes over. That should be finished late next week.

The dogs were enjoying the big room (and their cookies) until the furniture came. Below is the living room and the door to my bedroom (which you are looking out in the photo above).

The new flooring shows up nicely in this photo. It is all covered up now in rugs and furniture. It's a mess! I think it will take me a good year to make it out from underneath this mess. So much for paying Bekin's to unpack everything. Hah! Boxes everywhere!

There are two bedrooms upstairs. The stairway and the bedrooms are all carpeted in a lovely grey sculptured pattern in squares. 

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I need to dig through all my yarn and boxes to find a dark blue yarn to make my niece a scarf. She and her hubby put me up for over a month while waiting for my house to be ready. It isn't "ready" but I could not stand waiting any longer so moved in while construction was going on. It was supposed to be finished already but they didn't show up for about 8 to 10 days worth so it drug on. Nice job, but they could have done better had my furniture not been in the way - which I keep warning them about.

I think it will all be said and done by the 18th or so of the month. I have blinds coming in, and a few follow-up projects on the list. It will all take time.