WIP Wednesday, 6.26.13

At first this morning I didn't think I had anything (asside from those super secret projects that I am STILL working on) but then I remembered I had worked on Liam's blanket this week. Still not finished but so close! I finished all the squares and have the first three rows connected in one direction. This is my first pieced blanket so I am learning as I go :-)

Here are some photos:

Checking in with Tami's Amis.

To-Do Tuesday, 10.9.12

An update for the To-Do Tuesday, gives an idea of what's on the list, what is slow going, what is getting done, and what I need a kick in the ass to get working on! What's on your To-Do List?

Crochet Queue
• Golf Bag (In Progress)
• Liam's blanket (In Progress)
• Kira's Birthday Present
• Giraffe
• Hippo (for Tracy)
• Moose (for Jodi)
• Elephant for Drew (In Progress)
• Pink & Purple Giraffe for Dani
• Monkey for Conrad
• Rag Rug (from t-shirts/sheets)
• Crochet Clock {like these}
• Square Curtains (will have to find the pattern for these again...)
• Wool Eater out of my scraps {found here}
• Floor Poof from scraps to use at the Studio for Infant Poses
• Post Patterns?

Home
• Laundry
• Dishes

Business
• Post Crystal & Bryan's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Make a coffee table book for Crystal & Bryan
• Post Melinda & Chad's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Post Charest Family Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Work on Amie & Craig's Wedding Photos (In Progress)
• Post Amie & Craig's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com

Finished Items
• Boy & Girl Baby Stuffies, only requirement is cute (See them Here)
• Mosquito (See Him Here)
• Lion (See Him Here)
• Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (See Him Here)
• Owl (See Her Here)
• Pig (See Her Here)
• Owl #2
• Hat for Sage
• Lobster (See Him Here)
• Post Joe & Julie's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com (See them Here)
• Headband & Scarf for Mara
• Duck (See Him Here)
• Work on Crystal & Bryan's Wedding Photos

• Skunk (See Her Here)
• Owl #3
• Clean out Fridge
• Work on Melinda & Chad's Wedding Photos
• Work on Charest Family Photos

• Purple Stitch Project Scarf (See it here)
• Hippo (See him here)
• Owl for KK
• Giraffe
• Clean Stove

What's on your To-Do list? I will check in next week to give an update!

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Year of Projects, Week 14, 10.4.12

Year of Projects List

• Crochet Purse

• Floor Poof

• Mom's Wrap (Christmas)

• T-Shirt rag rug

• Crochet clock

• Yarn bomb something

• Crochet dress for Adult Prom 2013 (June 2013)

• Purple Stitch Project

• Akita Amigurimi

• Liam's Blanket (June 2010) (In Progress)

• Carson's Blanket (November 2012)

Liam's blanket continues to grow, with the most work getting done on it this last week. I have all the light green squares done, most of the yellow squares done, what hasn't been put into squares are circles for the yellow, and I have a few of the dark green and mango squares done. I may need to get another skein of the antique white for the connection of the squares and the boarder. Right now it is going to be a crib sized blanket. This will be for my nephew Liam who will be 3 in June. Should I go bigger? He's a pretty big kiddo (his dad is 6' 4") and I would like it to be something he uses. Well part of me does anyway -- I don't know how I would react if I saw him dragging it through a mud puddle.... This is my first pieced blanket, so I am excited to get to the part where I attach the squares to one another. Any hints/suggestions?

Year of Projects, Week 12

Year of Projects List

• Crochet Purse

• Floor Poof

• Mom's Wrap (Christmas)

• T-Shirt rag rug

• Crochet clock

• Yarn bomb something

• Crochet dress for Adult Prom 2013 (June 2013)

• Purple Stitch Project

• Akita Amigurimi

• Liam's Blanket (June 2012) (In Progress)

• Carson's Blanket (November 2012)

So I sent off the Papillon Scarf to the Purple Stitch Project, had there not been a huge line at the post office I would have taken a photo of it going into the mailer and with it all addressed, yes I am strange like that. But this means I can cross the first item off my YOP list! Yay!

I also worked on Liam's blanket a bit this week as we found ourselves taking a spur of the moment road trip to Belfast & Bar Harbor on Sunday & Monday. Which meant lots of car time. I probably could have utilized the car time for more crochet but I enjoyed talking with the husband and watching the scenery go by -- it was like a trip down memory lane as we have been to Belfast many times (I grew up there and my parent still live there) but I probably haven't been to Bar Harbor or any of the towns between Belfast & Bar Harbor for 10-15 years, and never with Kevin so I was pointing out different things to him.

I even went ahead and started a new YOP project! But only because all my WIPs were left in the truck the day before and Kevin took it to work with him yesterday so I found myself with time to crochet but no current WIPs.... So I started on my Crochet Purse. I do have to say though, I am not impressed with the way the pattern is written. I don't believe english is her first language and there seems to be a lot missing. Lets just say had I started this pattern when I bought it, right when I began crocheting, I probably wouldn't have continued with the purse or crochet even. Now I am a bit more experienced and able to guess as to what she actually means -- or what is missing from the pattern. I will crochet the next motif EXACTLY as the pattern is written and will post the comparison.

No work has started yet on Carson's Blanket crochet wise, however I did use my new ball winder and would up all the skeins into center pull cakes/balls.

That's it for me for this week. Check in with other's progress here.

WIP Wednesday, 9.19.12

Only a little bit of crochet ADD this week....

From left to right:

• Pieces of an owl, feet, eye circles & top of the head.

• The first few stitches of a scarf for myself using Poems Silk yarn that I got on sale at Craftsy.

• The first motif of my purse. Bought the pattern ages ago, finally starting it. The pattern is written poorly and I find myself having to guess as to what I think she means. I should do the second motif as written in her pattern and see how that comes out...

• Worked a bit more on motifs for Liam's blanket. 

So what does this all mean? It means I need to get off the computer and actually crochet so I can finish something :-)

Checking in this week with Tami's Amis.

To-Do Tuesday, 9.4.12

An update for the To-Do Tuesday, gives an idea of what's on the list, what is slow going, what is getting done, and what I need a kick in the ass to get working on! What's on your To-Do List?

Crochet Queue
• Owl (In Progress)
• Owl for KK (In Progress)
• Liam's blanket (In Progress)
• Purple Stitch Project Scarf (In Progress)
• Kira's Birthday Present
• Giraffe
• Hippo
• Elephant for Drew
• Pink & Purple Giraffe for Dani
• Monkey for Conrad
• Rag Rug (from t-shirts/sheets)
• Crochet Clock {like these}
• Square Curtains (will have to find the pattern for these again...)
• Wool Eater out of my scraps {found here}
• Floor Poof from scraps to use at the Studio for Infant Poses
• Post Patterns?

Home
• Clean out Fridge
• Laundry
• Dishes

Business
• Work on Melinda & Chad's Wedding Photos (In Progress)
• Post Crystal & Bryan's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Make a coffee table book for Crystal & Bryan
• Post Melinda & Chad's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Work on Charest Family Photos
• Post Charest Family Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com

Other
• Mara's Birthday Present -- Got a new idea for this, it includes a doily, now just need to find one.

Finished Items
• Boy & Girl Baby Stuffies, only requirement is cute (See them Here)
• Mosquito (See Him Here)
• Lion (See Him Here)
• Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (See Him Here)
• Owl (See Her Here)
• Pig (See Her Here)
• Owl #2
• Hat for Sage

• Lobster (See Him Here)
• Post Joe & Julie's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com (See them Here)

• Headband & Scarf for Mara
• Duck (See Him Here)
• Groceries
• Work on Crystal & Bryan's Wedding Photos

• Skunk (See Her Here)


What's on your To-Do list? I will check in next week to give an update!

Like Lists? Check out my Year Of Projects List!

Year of Projects, Week 10

Year of Projects List

• Crochet Purse

• Floor Poof

• Mom's Wrap (Christmas)

• T-Shirt rag rug

• Crochet clock

• Yarn bomb something

• Crochet dress for Adult Prom 2013 (June 2013)

• Purple Stitch Project (In Progress)

• Akita Amigurimi

• Liam's Blanket (June 2012) (In Progress)

• Carson's Blanket (November 2012)

GUESS WHAT! GUESS WHAT! GUESS WHAT!!!!!

I actually did something on my YOP list!!! At least started something. And not even just one thing, but two!

I got the yarn in for Liam's blanket and started working on it! Have 7 squares done as you can see. I am using this Retro Circles Blanket  Also started a scarf for the Purple Stitch Project, the Papillion Scarf. 

I also found the pattern and ordered the yarn for Carson's blanket.

Come blog-a-long with us!

WIP Wednesday, 8.29.12

Sooo.... what's wrong with this picture? I'll tell you what's wrong, I have more than one WIP... that hardly ever happens. I have been a bit ADD in my crochet this week, I started the skunk last week, but as I am not going from a pattern and am going to concentrate on the next two parts of it -- tail & stripe -- I have put her down when there is something else to concentrate on and picked up something more mindless. Like when watching a movie or tv with the husband. I wasn't going to start on something other than Liam's blanket but as the yarn had yet to arrive Monday night when we were watching some tv I started on the Pappilion Scarf although there was a bit of concentration when I started as the pattern isn't as clear as I would have liked (I try to follow what patterns I use to the T). So...

Row 2    Chain 3, 2 double crochets, chain 6, skip 4, 3 double crochets, chain 6, skip 4, 3 double crochets. Row 3    As row 2

...leads me to 3 dc starting at the 5th chain from the last row but that's not what you actually want, you want to start those 3 dc in the 3dc's from the last row. Easy to figure out once I got to the end of the row and things just didn't look right. Also easy to memorize the repeats and just go from there. This will be one of my Purple Stitch Project donations. I am using Cascade Pacific in colorway 37 -- some of the special yarn I bought just for the PSP.So the PSP donation is part of my Year of Projects, go me! I finally started on my list, only took me 10 weeks.... Oh, but lookie here I got my yarn in for Liam's blanket yesterday so I have started not one but TWO Year of Projects projects! I am doing the Retro Circle Blanket for Mr. Liam. As skeins I was unsure of how the colors would go together, but stitched up I really like them! Hopefully Liam & Sonia (his momma) will to! Bernat still has baby yarn on sale until tomorrow, maybe I can figure out colors for Carson's blanket and purchase by then.

That's it for me this week! Check in with Tami's Amis for more WIPs!