Slipping away

So my lovelies, it seems time has slipped by again! Does that happen to you? Just yesterday it seems I left you with images and words about my Trippy Hippie Blanket and here we are into the third week of September! Yikes!! Life has been busy what with the end of summer and the start of school. Bud and Bug have transitioned very well but, I feel like I'm dragging behind! You may be wondering what has been on my hooks since I've been away, well, a little of this and a little of that!

I have only one large project at the moment, do you recall the granny square purse I gifted to my sister for her birthday? Well, we were out to lunch one day and one of the waitresses asked her where she got it. She told them that I had made it for her and the waitress came up to me and asked me to make her a matching winter set. This includes a purse, hat, mittens and a scarf! Trying to find the exact colors she requested was an ordeal but, I had some luck and have finished the hat and the scarf is almost done! I am still trying to find a pattern for the mittens, I just can't seem to find the right one! Any suggestions? 

I am enjoying the weather as fall is my favorite season! I love the crisp smell in the air, the changing leaves, big fat orange pumpkins, apple cider and colorful mums just outside my door! I can't wait to hook some scarves and maybe some fingerless gloves too! 

This break has been good for me, it was a time to reflect and decide what I want to do now that the boys are both in school full-time. I am pleased to say come the start of the new year I will be opening an Etsy store! I am thrilled and a little scared as this is a first for me. Running my own business is a little overwhelming to think about. The little details involved have me panicking a bit. However, I am determined to give it a go and make it a success. So with that little tid bit I leave you for now and I promise I'll be back on a more regular basis!

A Blankety Ta-dah...

Blankets seem to be the thing I am crocheting a lot of lately! Baby blankets, lapghans and afghans oh my! I have two beauties to show you today. The first is my Trippy Hippie Blanket, this is the blanket I talked about in my last post.

 The other is the Perfectly Pretty Petals Blanket. These two blankets have been gifts so I have not posted any pictures of them!

 I am absolutely in love with this pretty flowery blanket! The edging is of my own design and I have written up a pattern for this beauty. I wanted the edging to mimic the petals of the flower and I love the way it turned out! Hopefully I can get the pattern from paper to my blog soon! Until we meet again

Wonderful vacation

Oh how wonderful it is to be back, I have missed my creative little space! As you well know by my last post the end of July and beginning of August are dreadfully busy for our little family! We have just recently returned from our yearly vacation to Black Lake. It seems a whole other time up there, relaxing by the lake with a coffee or mixed drink in hand, the kids giggling and spending quality time with their cousins, good food, fishing and just enjoying myself ( that means crocheting took place whilst on said trip)! 

The weather this year was a little hit and miss but overall we had a splendid trip! Mr. K. had a dreadful time of it though, he threw his back out two days before we were to leave and then half way through our stay he ended up with two abscessed teeth. He seems to have fully recovered and is back to work. 

I have finished my mile-a-minute lapghan and she is sooooo much fun! Bright cheery colors perfect for a graduated teen! I have also started on yet another baby blanket. Oh my the colors are just divine! I am hoping to have pictures of these two projects edited and ready for my next post! Until we meet again!

Mystery Project Reveal

So excited that I can finally reveal to you my granny square mystery project! I made my sister a lovely purse with those beautiful vintage grannies! It turned out lovely and since she has received it for her birthday I can share it with you!

We've been so busy here in our house that I have had very little time to blog! July is always a hectic month, we have the 4th of July, my nieces birthday, my sisters birthday, my birthday, Bug's birthday, my Dad's birthday, and then we leave for vacation! Oye vay! This year I also decide I was going to participate in our town wide garage sale and get rid of some unwanted items that have been lurking in my basement and closets forever! What an undertaking! However, we had some success and made a little dinero! The three days I spent hosting my sale meant that I was up early and my house work was ignored! My, my it looked as if a BOMB went off!

I spent the good majority of this morning loading up the car and taking the leftover items to our local Salvation Army! I also went and picked up two new camping chairs for Mr. K and myself for our vacation, promptly came home push mowed the trim and then weed whacked! I am exhuasted, maybe a little crocheting is in order for the remainder of the day. Have any of you aver made a mile-a-minute afghan? Well, have chosen a pattern for one and started it the other day. It is for our neighbors daughter as she graduated high school. Did you enjoy making it and was it really that fast?

If we took a holiday.... it would be....it would be so nice.....

The holiday weekend is upon us, Mr K. will be home from work for a whole four days!!! I am looking forward to some barbeque's and fireworks. Here's hoping we don't get rained out again, I would love to try my hand at capturing them on film. I did however FINALLY photograph some lightning. We had an awesome thunderstorm the other night and I was up past midnight trying to get those mysterious bolts of energy on my camera. It's not easy!

After several LONG crochet projects that had wiped me out I returned to my granny stripe afghan. Something easy and familiar was just what I needed. I kept searching for a new project to start and after having a go at a few different projects I just wasn't feeling it. So I returned to my bright and beautiful granny stripe blanket. There is something so calming about that repetitive pattern, to look at the colors one would not think calm. It's growing and hopefully soon it will be finished. Oh I can't wait to wrap myself in her loveliness!

Here's hoping you all have a safe and fun holiday!

As for me and my family we will be spending it with some wonderful friends and I finally get to gift the Lyric Blanket to its intended! I'm so giddy, I hope she likes it!

Until we meet again....