WIP update

as of last night, i have
FINISHED :
the sweater for lily
the felted tote. (well, the stitch work anyways)
and i have decided to FROG the BABY BLANKET FROM HADES!!!!!!!!!
they are getting a round ripple, its quicker and not nearly as mind numbingly boring.
i joined the SKY CAL over at crochetville, it is fun, we get points for different things we do.
i also joined the CARDCLUB CAL. julie gives us a MYSTERY project and we also send hi there cards to each other. the card part should last about 5 months based on my calculations! yay!!! fun!!!
i will post up pictures later, i will probably finish the blue FBB today as well, everything is in the washer right now.

WIP LIST.....

1. my 2yr old DDs jacket. i am testing a pattern for one of the wunnerful designers on here. this is about 90% done, i need to add a few more "length" rows and an edging. i am using redheart giant (12 oz skein) in dream print. (its pink and purple)

2. a throw for our (formerly invisible) couch. it is about 75% done. i am using 2 strands of homespun in TUDOR and a Q hook. its single crochet, and i am mostly just bored with it. (its huge!!!) ok, this one is a UFO. i started it a while ago......more than 3 months. but we didnt have a couch.....soooooo.........yeah. (*ahem. moving on)

3. FBB in lion suede. CANYON PRINT. i just started this before mom and her crazy yarn buying spree. (really, i had to buy another tote!) its a xmas gift, so i guess i better get on it. im in the increasing rows......so......probably 10% done or so......

4. FBB in suede. DENIM. ok, this is done, lined and i just need to sew in the handles. but i need to wash it first. (why isnt this done yet???) another xmas gift......yes, ALL the women in my family are getting one. they said please.

5. baby blanket for mom's friends son. in SC. with a K hook. its bernat baby coordinates sweet stripes in CANDY PRINT. (pink n purple) ugh. i hate this. i wish mom didnt like the pattern so much. maybe i will frog what i have and start over with DC or TRC......any suggestions?? its only about 3 rows in.....

6. my UKSP sent me a beeeyoootiful felted tote. mom decided she must have one too. its about 40% done. i am using redheart RAGDOLL in PUNCH. it got pushed aside for number 1

my library thing

this is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

i have a swift and winder!!!!!!!

which my mommy bought for me cause she is the best mommy evah! ( yes, as a matter of fact i am 26 and i still call her mommy if i feel like it. deal.)
so i have wound up a couple of balls already and i want EVERYONE to know it is perfect timing, cause see, i am going to my VERY FIRST FIBER FEST this weekend! YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! woohoo!!!! * going to wind more yarn*

i am powerless against the call...

...of borders. i went in last night and bought 3 (!) new books. i got the encylopedia of crochet (YAY!) and yarn harlot by stephanie pearl-mcphee () and another i cant remember the name of.
i recieved a questionaire email from my UKSP this morning. she seems to have a good sense of humor. i tried to answer everything as well as i could. its hard for me to say " i want THIS" especially after lily was born. i like to be surprised though.
tonight i get to go buy the rest of the homespun i need to finish the throw for our invisible couch. YAY!!!!!!!!!! that project has been sitting around FOREVER. and i need about 6 skeins ( i think) so, its a chunk of change. since i am using tudor i am not that worried about dye lots. plus its for us and i LIKE color! darnit. Bigdaddy got new shoes last night as well. i bought 4 crochet books total and 16 skeins of yarn ( for xmas gifts) and his one pair of shoes cost more than everything i bought!!!!!!! crazy.....isnt it? darn airmaxes anywho.

crochet books i have

i decided to make a list of all the books i have.
it took far too long!
i did it though, and someday i'll even get it typed up and on my pc.
ok i promised to post the pattern for the wine bag. i really dont care too awful much if you make it and sell it, but dont sell the pattern that i give for free. thats just WRONG on so many levels.

WINE BAG
cotton yarn ( i use sugar n cream)
H hook
a stitch marker might be handy
i use a magic ring start. if you choose not to, ch 4 join to make a loop. (worked in rounds)

10 sc in ring
2 sc in each sc, 20 sc
1 sc in next sc; 2 sc in next sc, work around
1 sc in next 2sc; 2 sc in next sc, work around
1 sc in next 3 sc; 2 sc in next sc, work around
that made your base. obviously if you have a ridiculously large bottle of wine/juice/soda whatever....make it bigger....
for the body: you will use a 3 ch mesh stitch. that simply means:
row 1: ch 3, skip next 3 sc, 1 sc in 4th sc, ch 3 sc in 4th sc work around
row 2: ch 3, sc in loop. (created in previous row ch3 spaces)
continue row 2 until bag fits your bottle.
3 sc in each ch space; work around
ch 3 (counts as first dc) dc in each sc around
ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch 1) skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1 skip next dc; work around.
finish off, weave in ends

chain 60 weave thru holes in last row. that is your tie.
its easy peasy.
any questions?

I do so FINISH stuff!

and i have pics to prove it! the wine bag is a pattern i made up (all by myself) i'll post it eventually.
i WAS making the hand bag for someone, but i was making it with one eye, and screwed up and didnt want to take it apart. so its mine now. (insert evil laugh)