Herrschners

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Bri

Last week I ordered crocheting books and a kit from the Herrschners Company. This week I got the books and kit. The projects are cool! I have not tried the projects yet, but I will post about it when I do.

I ordered a sock monkey kit that contains the supplies to make two sock monkeys. I also got several crocheting books. I got eleven crochet animals, and 2008, 2009, and 2010 National Afghan Contest Winners.

I was going to get two afghan kits, but they were on backorder until MAY! People must have liked them. :) I ended up getting just the books instead of the kits. The books have four patterns each. Some patterns are crocheted and others are knitted. There is a goldfish one that is crochet and cross stitched. I have never heard of doing that before, but it makes sense.

The picture above is off all the products. ( The sock monkeys are not Christmas ones. They are pink and blue. The instructions are the same as the Christmas ones.) The picture below is off the back picture of the book.

If you want to visit the site, it is here.

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Christmas Presents

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Bri

Sorry I have not posted about the Christmas presents I made yet.

I made several Christmas presents this year. This is the first year I have made a lot at once. I have given doilies and a few dish cloths over a few years, but that is it. I enjoyed keeping the secrets. :) I made my sister’s slippers right in front of her. She thought I was making them to set aside. :D

I made my sister crocheted slippers. They are red, white, and blue.

My brother received a black, knitted scarf.

I also made one of my aunts and grandmas two crocheted Christmas ornaments each. I gave my piano teacher an ornament too.

I tried to make my other grandma dish cloths, but did not get to it. I will make sure to give her some next time I see her. :)

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Block Party

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Bri

A friend of mine is going to have a block party on February 5. At her block party she and others will sew together 6 inch crocheted or knitted blocks. She will send the blankets made to an orphanage in Eastern Europe. This is the second year Sarah has done this, and I hope she will do it again. :)

Last year I was unable to send any blocks, but this year I got quite a few done.  I made 11 blue, 7 red, and 6 brown. They need 36 blocks per blanket, and I made 24 blocks. If Sarah does it again, I will try to make more next year.

Doing this project accomplished one of my 2011 goals. Hurray! Now if I can just finish the others. :)

Here are some pictures of the blocks I made:

If you want to know more about the block party, look here.

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2011 Goals

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Bri

Happy New Year! 2010 is over already! I can hardly believe it. :) 2010 went by sooo quickly.

Last year was the first year I posted my goals for the year. A friend did it, so I borrowed her idea.

Last year I did not have many goals, and I have not accomplished them very well. I started the table runner and I got a good way into the doily my teacher is known for making.

I am going to try to complete my goals this year, or at least more of them. I also have more goals.

Crocheting 

  1. Finish the doily my teacher is known for making.
  2. Try to make something with plarn.
  3. Continue to work on grandma’s table runner.
  4. Do some work for charity projects. 
  5. Work on some projects for my Etsy account, maybe even put some items on it.

Sewing

  1. Sleep over at grandma’s to work on sewing.
  2. Make a Kleenex box holder.

Knitting

I am not doing much knitting, so I just want to make a scarf or two. 

What are your goals for 2011?

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Christmas is Here!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Bri

Merry Christmas! It is the week of Christmas! Can you believe it is the end of the year already? I can not. The year went by so quickly!

I posted about Christmas last year, and I am going to post about it again.

Christmas is a season to celebrate Christ birth. Many people forget the meaning of the holiday. God gave his only Son for us, so we could be saved. Jesus did so much to save us from our sins.

When you are celebrating Christmas, please remember what the celebration is really about. Remember the present God gave you.

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Christmas Ornaments

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Bri

I started making Christmas ornaments this year. They are really easy to make. The ones I made where only three rows. They took me about a half-hour or an hour to make. I added the handle to the ornaments. I do not know why they did not have a handle, because the magazine said it was for Christmas.

Ornaments are quick and easy Christmas presents. They are also nice to use to decorate the house. You could hang them on door knobs, on a Christmas tree, and if you left the handle off, you could make a coaster. 

Here is a picure of the ornaments:

These are not starched yet. I am not sure if I want to starch them or not. And if I am going to starch them, if I should starch it how to keep the handle from being starched. Or if I want to starch the handle.

Do you have any suggestions about the starching?

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Wedding Doilies

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Bri

I recently made three sets of doilies for a friend of mine. She was going to have three weddings close together! She had originally asked for two sets of doilies, but then she added a third. :) I am glad!

The sets had a small doily and a big doily. Two of the sets were off-white and one set was white. My friend said to do one off-white, one white, and that I could choose the other one. Of course I choose the color that I had the most of. :)

Here are some pictures of the doilies:

I am sorry that I do not have one of all of the doilies together. I gave them to my friend at different periods of time.



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Michaels Yarn Sale

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Bri

This week I went to Michaels, which is a craft store. They were having a yarn sale. :) Where I live, they have a sale every November. I got 14 balls of yarn. I want to make slippers, afghan squares, and a baby blanket with the yarn.

If you have Michaels were you live, I suggest checking to see if they are having a holiday sale. They do not just have yarn on sale. They have picture frames, beads, and other things on sale.

Here are pictures of the yarn I bought:

This is all of the yarn I bought. ( I already started working on a project. :) )

This is the yarn I will use for slippers and afghan squares.

This is the yarn I will use for a baby blanket. ( Which I started on. ) :)

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Pictures of Thread and Yarn

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Bri

I have often said I have a lot of thread and yarn. I decided that I would post pictures of my theard and yarn.

I do not know what I will do with all the yarn and thread I have! All right, maybe I will eventually use it all up. :) But if I get any more thread or yarn, I will not know where to put it!

For sugestions on buying thread and yarn, look at this post.

 




I have a lot of thread and yarn. :) Do you have more than I do?

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My Piano Teacher’s Doilies

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Bri

When my piano teacher retired a year and a-half ago, I wanted to give her doilies. I told her I would send her a present, but it never got them starched and sent to her. :(   I recently starched them, and they are going to get put into the mail soon. Or at least I hope it is soon. :)

I made the doilies at two different time periods. When I put them together, the first one was bigger than the second! This is because I must have done the stitches tighter on the second one. Well, I don’t think my teacher will mind!

Here are pictures of the doilies:

The two doilies together.

Comparing the two doilies.

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