Recent Makes....Cause I Am Doing A Thing I Never Thought I Would Do

 SO back the beginning of August I think it was I sent a message to my DIL asking if she wanted to do a craft fair with me.  Actually, she will be the one running the  booth and selling mine and her things.  I totally forgot I has asked and she reminded me last weekend.  SO I have put things on hold for now and am working on making some bags.  I don't have a whole lot made and probably wont get a whole lot made because the craft fair is next weekend.  *gasp*   I plan to dig through my totes of finished items to sell as well.  Hopefully we do good.  If we like this one, there is another one in December we may try to do.

I shared  these kitty cat squares a few weeks back.  Well I made the brown/white ones into bags.  I frogged the teal/cream one.  Here's both sides of the bags

I have also made a tunisian crochet bag

and have another tunisian bag in the works

I need to say this.......

I have posted a couple videos to my  YouTube Channel this month but just can't seem to find time to make more of them and edit them.  Life has apparently been a bit more crazy this whole year.  I have found it easier to blog lately, although I am not totally consistent, I have blogged more than making videos.

In one of my recent videos I mentioned talking about something that has changed my thinking.  Well here it is:

I watched a video, and I can't remember which one now. but the creator said something to the effect "You don't have to be like everyone else.  Just because you watch a video and they are making this or certain things......YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AND DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING."  Well, duh I know that and I could have probably come to that conclusion myself eventually, but I usually don't.  I dunno why.  It's like the "making videos for the memories" like I mentioned in another recent video.  YA that makes sense, but I don't have a big desire to make videos right now.  I would rather take pictures and share them and write about them instead.  Does it take less time?   Again, I dunno.  Is it easier?  I say yes it is, and I can write anywhere I am instead of thinking I have to be in a certain place and things have to be perfect in the background and the lighting perfect, etc.  Am I making sense?  If I am, Yea!  If not, then I just dunno.  

Do I still watch YouTube videos? Absolutely, but not near as many crochet or knit channels as I used to.

I think that's all for now.  If I think of more later I will just make another post.  

What Did We Eat This Past Week Sept. 9-12

Monday lunch we had some Big Salads

Supper we went out of town to check out Halloween decorations and ate out.

Tuesday Lunch Egg salad sandwiches and the last of the salad  

Supper we had some yummy homemade sweet and sour chicken 

Wednesday lunch we had leftover sweet and sour chicken.

Supper we ate at church (they serve a meal before Bible Study).  They had Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic toast and salad and chocolate cake.

Thursday Lunch we had Johnsonville Brats  and sun chipd.

Thursday for supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work,

Well i didn’t make it back on Monday

I didn’t make it back on Monday to report on the weekend WIPs. 

I didn’t actually work on any of them except a couple rows on the Flat Knit Hat. I  did however start a new project instead.  I started a blanket for someone special.  You can check that out in yesterday’s video post, if you haven’t already watched it. 

Until next time ♥️🧶

Long Time No See (Yarny Video)

its been 36 days since i posted a yarn related video 

 

What I Plan To Work On This Weekend

 Since I don't plan to add pictures to this post I thought I would fancy it up a bit with a different font and color.  Man sure wish I could write this neat in cursive.  I used to have nice handwriting, or so I thought, back in the day when I was completing written assignments after written assignments.  Now I hardly write except for occasionally and I am way out of practice of neat handwriting,  

Anyway....this weekend I have a few projects in mind to work on.  One being the Flat Knit Hat that I shared a few days ago.  I would also like to finish the "Addi Blanks" I made earlier this week.  Also if I still have time I would like to finish the blue one and make some more blue or other color Kitty Cat Squares.  Th last thing I have on my list is working on a couple crochet hats I have started,  One is this one that I am redoing that my Mom had made that was too small,  The other one is one I started yesterday.  It's 4 different purple shades of scraps that I balled up together.  I don't have a picture of it yet, that's how new it is.

I will see ya guys again on Monday with an update on the projects I have mentioned.

What Did We Eat This Past Week Sept. 2-6, 2024

 Monday lunch we had Knorr Alfredo Noodles over instant mashed potatoes

Supper we ate out with out youngest son and his wife.

Tuesday Lunch Hubby had a Fast Fixins Burger and a Meat Trio Party size pizza.  I had  a PB and honey and a PB and Marshmallow Cream sandwich.  we had fresh blueberries and some leftover chips.

Supper we had big yummy salads.

Wednesday lunch we had grilled cheese sanwiches, an apple and hubby had a salad.

Supper we ate at church (they serve a meal before Bible Study).  They had Nachos

Thursday Lunch we had Johnsonville Polish Sausages, some blueberries and a salad for hubby.

Thursday for supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work,

Hats for Preschool

It's that time of year again, rounding up the hats for a local preschool  I currently have  60/100 in the tote. I am guessing a good 50 of those my Mom made before she went to live in a retirement center (nursing home).  My sister went to visit her a couple weeks ago and said the hats she was seeing that mom had were little pointy hats that were too small for preschoolers, maybe event too small for a baby.  It's sad she isn't able to make a hat, but at least she is still crocheting and keeping her mind somewhat occupied.

This past week I made what I call "addi blanks".  I crank out the panels and then take them with me to close off and finish later.

2 different dollar tree yarns,  The green is "sage" unsure what color the orange is.

RedHeart Americana I was surprised my Addi accepted this yarn, it usually doesn't like RedHeart yarn,

Some Yarn Bee Baby yarn.  Unsure of the color.  This will be a smaller hat as it was a size 3 weight and I kept a pretty tight tension on it.  It should be OK tough.  Honestly I think it would stretch enough to fit me.

Loops & Threads Prints (I think)  Believe this is called Bisque.  IT was a size 5 yarn but it worked up beautifully.  I used very little to no tension on this.  It is super thick and should be super warm.

I will probably work on finishing these up this weekend.   My goal is to have 100 hats made by the 1st Sunday in November.  Hopefully it doesn't get too cold before then.  They like to wait til it gets cold before they hand them out.

 

More Polka Dot Squares

 I have been on a polka dot square kick this year and have made quite the collection from mostly scrap yarn.  Some have been actual planned colors most are random grabbing without looking.  Here’s my latest dot squares 

What is my plan for them? I am going to donate them. 

Here’s all my squares to date:

 

Have you ever made polka dot squares!

What's On My Needles Now?

 Well....I mentioned it was a hat.....that I was knitting flat.  But why flat? Well the yarn I am using is a bulky weight yarn.  a size 5.  I am using a size US9 or 5.5mm which is recommended on the ball band.  I casted on 72 using the crochet cast on method.  Hopefully that is gonna be big enough.  It appears it should be.  Oh yah, WHY Flat?  Well because I don't have any DPNs for that size of needle.  I figure it will give me a chance to learn a new knitting skill.....seaming up a project.  Nothing fancy on this one.  I made about a 1.5 inch ribbed brim and am just knitting every row.  Guess that's called garter stitch.  I am looking forward to finishing it.

The yarn is loops and threads carousel twist lemoncello

Have you ever made a flat knit hat?  Can you recommend a good YT video explaining the best way to seam up a project?