One flop, one good one!!

 The Good One

I made a pot holder for my niece in her colors. Nice that she chose my colors as that meant I had the yarn handy!

Frim Classic Crochet the Modern Way by Tove Fevang. 

Added the loop figure it is pretty enough to display. I keep most of mine in a drawer so don’t make them with loops generally. 

The Flop

The fingerless mitt did NOT turn out to my liking. I used Lion Brand Baby Soft and it just stretches out and doesn’t come back to shape.   I may make the second one to just use at home at night. 

Machine knit hats and the start of a new mitt!

 Hats 

I wanted to make hats for the church sale (which was today) but never finished them. Didn't finish weaving in the ends on the hats or the sweaters, or even sew on the buttons. I'm so bad, so tired, and just don't feel great. Lack ambition I guess.

Maybe I will donate to somewhere local.

Mitt for me?

I have joined a GAL (gift along) and am making mitts. I wanted to try making them with a less expensive yarn before attempting making them with some Malabrigo Arroyo.

I am working on the body of the first mitt, but I did finish the thumb! Since I don't like mitts long and down my arm or up onto my fingers, I subtracted to make it more my style. Makes it a little iffy on my part because it has be be just right due to the lace "insert"…had to ask for guidance.

I tried to link the photo but it didn't work, so put the link at the bottom of the photo.

Old Forest Mitts by Michele DuNaier

This is the thumb…the first time I have made a mitt with such a fitted thumb! Worked well, though. I will finish up more later. Mine won't be that long.

Sweaters

 October is passing me by!

Did I post my finished sweater? If so, sorry for the duplication.  I wear it around the house as it doesn’t quite meet in the middle. I have yet to block it, so when I do I will stretch it enough that it feels better across my front. Being chubby has its drawbacks!

My brother sent me the poppy seeds I wanted for my birthday. Only a few are blooming at a time as I didn’t choose the best place for them. Next year any self sewn seeds will do better as I had the trees trimmed up a lot and they will get more sun in the beginning of Spring. With the Fall upon us, the sun is again lower on the horizon so the patch of poppies are getting a little more sun, but it isn’t as warm. There are three different colors and types, but only the orange come up.

A neighborhood cat came over to visit. She was pretty friendly, and liked being scratched behind her ears, but only for a little bit!

I have made some coasters but haven’t been taking photos. I will get to it soon. I am making colorful ones that can be hung on a tree as decor, and also used for the morning coffee.

Kaylee's sweater

I am also nearly finished with another sweater for my friends daughter. I need her to try it on before I do the second sleeve to make sure the width and length are okay. I seem to be slowing down considerably.

 Seems my back bothers me more each day…the chair I use and the mattress.  I finally broke down and purchased a more expensive mattress and will use the one I have downstairs basement for a dog bed! LOL! 

It’s a full, so not terribly large, and with three giant breed dogs I am not sure all three would even fit on there, but know they would be happy to claim it IF I don't use it for guests and get a frame instead. I think I might turn the basement into a crafting room, and have all the bins and boxes of yarn stacked in there to get it all out of the garage and out of the dining area. Still use the dining area as a craft room to MAKE things, but not STORE things.

I will be giving the items I made for children to the church for their Winter Festival in December. They raffle off baskets so will make a few up.

I hope your October is fun and special, and that you are having as wonderful weather as I am having!