What You Doing Wednesday Week 22

I hope you are all having a good Week!
Sorry I got mixed up with my days and posted a day early.
Better early than late :-)

This week I haven't done as much crocheting.

A lovely chest infection

& a relaxing week with the family instead.

My hubby is off this week so we are trying to have some

fun family time.

Little Red choose a Nerf Gun the other day when he was at the shops.

   

Little Red's has 3 whistling bullets

& a night site so you can see where you are shooting.

Hubby went to the shops a couple of days later and decided to get one.

   

Of course Daddy's had to be bigger and better.

His is a rapid fire with 6 bullets.

All I can hear at the moment is screams and laughter

as they chase each other round the house shooting each other.

I must admit it's good to hear Little Red laughing so much!

Now onto what I am making at the moment.

My hat is coming along nicely.

I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86911620/crochet-pattern-womens-flapper-hat

I am also making a Mallet for Little Red from the following free pattern:

http://woollytoons.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/mallet-common-cold-and-splat.html

I've still got one white hat left to make up.

I've got the idea in my head so it's just a case of getting it made up now.

 I've started using my yarn bag.

I made it the other month but didn't start using it.

I was going to use it on the school run whilst waiting for Little Red

to come out but the weather was always awful.

I'm now using it for my hat project. It's fantastic as my yarn, hook

pencil & pattern fit in with space to spare.

I can just grab it and run and it doesn't take up much space.

It's small enough so I can crochet whilst standing

and just have it hooked over my wrist.

My free pattern for the bag is:

http://crochetaddictcfs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/yarn-project-bag-free-pattern.html

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/yarn--project-bag

http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/crocheting/Accessory/Yarn--Project-Bag/17984

I've found a crochet along that I really fancy joining in:

http://blog.themakingspot.com/blog/join-our-crochet-along

I don't know whether or not any of you would be

interested in joining?

I am currently reading:

   

I have only read up to chapter 3 so I am only just getting started.

So far so good but it's just intriguing at the moment.

If you would like an invite to Pinterest just email me
susand1408 at gmail dot com

P.S. If your pins don't appear for you to add them
to Pinterest
make sure they are large on your blog first.
I couldn't understand why I couldn't add my pictures anymore.
I didn't get any luck from their help
but managed to figure it out myself.

I am a huge fan of Pinterest!

Now what are you doing this week?

It doesn't have to be crochet 

link up anything that you are making.

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Crochet Along

My First Square is finished.  My first ever basic granny square:

My son choose the colour.  I don't think it will make it onto a blanket he's run off with it :-)

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Welcome everyone to 2012

My List for 2012:

I have now joined Ali's A Granny A Day



I may not make one a day but I at least want to make one a week :-).  Click on the picture to go over and join in.

I have also joined:

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/2012-crochet-block-a-month-cal

I have downloaded the pattern for my first 6" square.





















The other crochet along I have joined is:



http://foodandfibers.com/2011/12/15/january-crochet-along-square
I am struggling on the circle one.  Had to give-up and frog a few times now :-(
But I've finished my food and fibres square:

I choose to do mine in a finer yarn and one colour as it was my first real go at doing a crochet sqaure.  I'm going to pin it to keep it's shape and then it will be ready to join to next months :-)

I am also going to try and make 2 mittens and 2 hats a month for the african orphanage.  I am awaiting a reply from the orphange about setting up a website so watch this space.

I also have my wishlist.  I have already started my african flower blanket and have nearly finished my first 30 hexagons.  Photo's to follow on WIP Wednesday.

Hope you all have a fantastic 2012!

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Crochet Alongs

First of all I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a brillant new year!

I have finished some mittens today:

I got the free pattern from:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbed-single-crochet-fingerless-gloves

I made mine slightly longer (ch 41) and when I had finished stitching them together I did another 2 rows around the thumb.

I have decided to expand my crochet knowledge and join some crochet alongs.  I am only joining 2 at the moment as I also have a list of the things I would like to make this year.

The first crochet along I have joined is:

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/2012-crochet-block-a-month-cal

I have downloaded the pattern for my first 6" square.





















The 2nd crochet along I have joined is:



http://foodandfibers.com/2011/12/15/january-crochet-along-square



I am still going to design my new items that are animal themed.  Make some/all of the items on my project list for 2012 and make any orders that come in. 

I will post once a month when I have completed the block with pictures and if you join in please feel free to update us all how you are doing.

Well I'm off, going to finish an owl ornament and then it's off to bed for me.

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and got everything you wished for.

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