Freezer Assets

I started a new project. Freezing meals. I was trying to determine the best way to ensure my mom, who lives with me, ate during the day while I am at work. We had tried the local "meals on wheels" but the food did not appeal to her and it was often left outside on a shelf. While goggling I came upon a site that discussed creating enough meals to last for a month. This was more than I wanted but it got me thinking about breakfasts and lunches I could plan ahead and would require very little preparation on my Mom's part. Mom has trouble standing for any lenght of time. Just standing in front of the stove to cook an egg has prove too much for her. I have started small with pancakes & waffles for breakfast. I have also started freezing my left overs immediatly after each meal rather than assume we will eat them for the next meal. So I now have enought mashed potatoes for two meals, a roast, bacon, sweet potatoes and gravy, just waiting for when I need them.

Teddy Bears & Purses

I can't believe its been a month since my last entry. But I warned you.

The Charlotte Knitting Guild is making sweaters for teddy bears as part of their service project. So far I have made three sweater (two my own design) and one poncho. I will post a picture once I get a chance.

I have finally started lining the many purses I have crocheted. Finished one and have started on another. Still need to add the inside pocket to a third and the handles to a fourth. I have made a promise to myself that I won't start anything new until I get these finished. Too many WIP and UFO!

I gave a demonstration on hairpin lace and broomstick lace last night to the Charlotte Knitting Guild. It was well received. One disappointment was I did not have a completed project of the hairpin lace. Oh well.

Well hopefully before month's end I will have some new pictures to post

Completed Crochet Projects

Some of my crocheted items.

I don't just crochet. Here are some of my craft projects. My Dad built the snowmen and birdhouses and then I decorated them.

Pinky a crocheted elephant. I tested this crochet pattern for a member of the WAMY yahoo group ( which is now defuncted)

Easter Swap

The Cadbury chick. I crocheted it as part of an Easter Swap

Cleo the Frog

Cleo, my first minature crocheted animal. I gave it to Katie when she moved to Chicago with her husband and son. He was offered a church outside of Chicago

Charlotte Knitting Guild

Well I couldnt find a crochet group to join so I joined the Local Knitting Guild. I been to three meetings. I have been made to feel welcomed. So much so that I will be demonstrating hairpin lace and broomstick lace at the September meeting

As usual my interest in miniature bears didn't last long. I'm back to purses, especially felted patterns. I have found a pattern of a wrap around scarf in hairpin that I like but I had to order a new loom as the ones I have are not wide enough.

Well I warned you I wouldn't be regular. Although Sweet Potatoe is still in the works, I did get a amini mushroom crocheted and sent off to my swap partner. Also made several accessories, two hats, shoes purses, shall and two necklaces for my thread partner. I am now working on a chick in an egg for another swap. More later

Sweet Potatoe

Earlier this week I crocheted the head and body of a teddy bear. I've done it in Patons sock yarn in an orange/brown color. To make it interesting I did the ears in olive green. Based on my color choice I have played with calling it spice or pumpkin but I think I will call it Sweet Potatoe.

Wednesday I started on one of the legs for my new teddy bear only made it as far as the ankel (the feet are also in the olive green, the legs will be orange). Last night I decided I should do the other foot so they would be the same size. I had noted I was using a size 6 crochet hook so thats what I used for the second foot. By the time I got to the ankel I realized I had used a 9 on the other foot!. So I started over. Kept the bigger foot for another day

I hope to finish it over the weekend. I am considering crocheting a vine to wrap around it if I can downsize the pattern I have

I have to do the head for class 4 tonight so I may not get much done on this bear tonight. Once I'm done I will post a picture

Don't expect to make regular entries. I was never very good a keeping a diary. Just wanted someplace to post my crochet projects