I Got My Crochet Groove On!

It feels so good to have a crochet hook in my hands again! I make small short projects and it doesn't stress my hands. I must,again, thank My Photographic Life for posting her crochet cardi.

This baby cardigan was designed by a gifted crocheter Bella Bambina Kelly Kearney who is generous enough to give some of her patterns for free.


I think the vintage buttons are perfect!


The stripes give it a geometric look around the collar.


The yarn is Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk and very soft.
Thank you Kelly!

Bobble Blanket

This is a blanket I crocheted many years ago.







I remember it took me forever but when I was done I was very pleased.
I still feel it's a beautiful pattern and an example of the beauty of crochet stitches

So many knitters feel crochet can't produce a fabric as beautiful as knitting can.
So sad for them because they're missing a world of amazingly beautiful stitches and patterns.
Just look in pages of Interweave Crochet and the many incredible crochet designers it features.
I will never understand the need for a scale when it comes to the fiber arts! We who love the fiber art should respect and be open to skills we may not know.

My first Crocheted project in two years

It has been two years since I put down the crocheted cardigan I was making my daughter.


All I had left to do was finish the sleeves but the pain in my hands got so bad I couldn't go on.

Thanks to Marianne, a blogger I read often, and her beautiful Giovanna's Cardi I was inspired to make one.

I used a J hook and Debbie Bliss cashmerino dk in tan for the body and the trim was done in a green Rowan felted tweed.
It's easy and only takes a couple of hours to make. It took me a little longer because I had to rest my hand.








I was so happy I was able to finish this little cardigan.

My hands are a little painful today, but it was worth it! As I have said in the past, I am first a crocheter. Getting that hook in my hands and finishing this cardi means the world to me.
I now feel I'll be able to finish my daughters cardigan as long as I take it slow.

Getting to know fellow Blog Readers

I have been reading knitting and crochet blogs for years now and didn't leave comments very often. Now that I have a blog of my own I see that comments can be supportive to a blogger.

I now leave comments when I find a new blog and on blogs I visit often.

If you read my blog and have a blog of your own I would like to read it. Just leave a comment and blog. If you don't have a blog just let me know a little about yourself.