Wow, it’s 2010 already. Where did the time go? It seems like it was yesterday that my first child was delivered by emergency cesarean –wait, that was 23 years and some odd months ago. Sheesh, the time sure does fly when your busy with life and not paying attention! I sure hope this year goes a little better than last year. My DH was one of the many to lose his job, so we had to make some changes. Some were good, some maybe not so good. We will have to see how it all works out in the end.
I’ve already finished a couple of projects for 2010. The first is a little crochet sweater for my DD’s dog, Kenley. The picture doesn’t do the color justice. It looks red, but it is actually a deep burgundy. We’ll see I guess. The pattern I used was one I found on Ravelry called Candy Corn Pet Sweater; her website is DIY Maven. I modified it to have buttons instead of being a “pullover”. I don’t think Kenley would wear it all the time, but only when she goes out and it’s really cold. I will have Rae get a picture of her with it on — if she’ll wear it lol. The project pages on Ravelry show how some have made this for their cats and dogs. My big boy, Smokey, let me try it on him, but his brother Baby said “No way!” and took off lol!
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The other thing I finished was a Jayne Cobb hat (knit using this pattern), although in black and pink. I made a scarf (Tunisian crochet) to go with it (no pattern–I made it up as I went). They are for Rae’s friend Dee. I hope she likes them.
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I sent a round ripple baby afghan I made last year using this pattern in pink and white yarn to Rae’s boyfriend’s sister for her new baby girl. They have two boys, so I imagine they are a little excited about having a girl. Her name is Molly–very cute name, one of my favorites. I will have to look to see if I have a photo of the afghan. I may not have taken one since I was making some for donation. I hope I did. It was one of my favorite color/yarn combination’s.
I am also working on an exchange that I mailed to India in late October or early November that was never received. I am remaking the item that I put in there, plus a few little extras. I feel bad that it got lost somewhere. This time I’m going to put it in a super envelope or small box.
I hope everyone’s year is getting off to a good start. We are doing what we’ve always done–keep on going even when it’s like walking in quicksand!
Take care & Happy Crafting!