My Felicity Shagwell Costume

I saw this dress and had to crochet it for Halloween this year... I couldn't be the only one not having any Halloween Fun

My Crochet Version

Halloween Crochet

Took a break from all my projects that are on the hook these days for a little fun ..the boys had some ideas in mind of what they wanted for Halloween so I tried real hard to oblige ..

beard pattern can be found hear

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/viking-or-dwarven-beard

Helmet pattern was modified but I used this general pattern http://crochetparfait.blogspot.com/2012/09/viking-helmet.html

The next crocheted mask does not have a pattern this is a picture of what Stitch showed me he wanted

and this is what I came up with

Crochet Oven Mitt on the Hook

Cant have a potholder without an oven mitt ...I could only find one cotton yarn with the blue and turquoise color I've been wanting so I'll stick with it 

Since it had totally slipped my mind on the patterns 

the potholder is Attic 24's hexagon pattern 8 hexys joined together

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagon-how-to

the oven mitt came from

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hot-grip

Ox really got excited about the oven mitt his quote "make more lots more"

Crochet Potholder on the Hook

Crochet Summer Shorts

Made these over last winter and finally got to wear them to the beach this summer..out of everything I've crocheted... people have complimented on these the most..I cant argue because they're my favorite too... ..this was my first project without a pattern

Double Rainbow...Extraordinary

Weekend Photo
 my daughter was climbing the walls with excitement the site of a double rainbow was a special moment for us

The Double Rainbow

Once I saw a rainbow 

Over the ocean blue 

Encompassed by a shadow 

Of every color and hue. 

It was a double rainbow 

Most beautiful to see 

and underneath the rainbow 

Were two sails upon the sea. 

I think it was God's message 

Quite old, and get still new 

It takes both rain and sunshine 

To make the lovely view. 

As we go along life's highway 

A lot of rain must fall. 

But we can find the rainbow 

When the sun shines over all. 

So, if you feel discouraged 

And don't know what to do 

Just trust for God's own sunshine 

To bring a rainbow over you. 

Virginia M. King

Crochet Circle Jacket

The yarn, I was using to make my cable blanket you know the one I ran out of and couldn't find anymore ..( but ya anyone who's been reading my blog knows what happened there not a great start to the blanket but a great finish just snuggled with it yesterday)..(but I turned the first yarn into the surprise and am in love with it... I tore all those completed squares out and turned it into a Circle Vest it could be a jacket but didn't put the sleeves on this one... thinking of making a jacket version in a lighter thinner yarn though ..excuse the pics I am going to have to learn how to take better pics of my completed projects..these I snapped early this morning still in my pj's (shhh  my favorite pjs they have faded but the colors and the cherries are **breath** ok they just make me happy)

was not joking about the pjs ..

this picture shows the true color

this pattern came from

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=3315&lang=us

Crochet Tank Top

I completed this tank top on a whim last month I really like how it turned out just need to make some adjustment on the next one ..I'm a little too busty have to make some room for them!!

Here's the link to the pattern http://crochet-plaisir.over-blog.com/6-categorie-12328643.html there are a lot of cute tank top patterns on this web page

pattern shot

I also added quite a few rows to the bottom I wanted it to hit my waist line

Crochet Fishing Set

Fishing Hat

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Wee Lad Crochet Fishing Set...This was a... I have to figure out how to make project... because its just to darn cute not too... I did question my ability to figure out how to make so many pieces without a pattern but I was absolutely determined...because of course it would just happen to be the perfect gift for a newborn in my mind who's father just happens to love fishing.


a little detailing



Favorite The FISHING POLES

 

Flying by the Seat of My Pants...Type Gal

School is back in full swing at our house so that has put some type of schedule back into our days...kind of sad about that..not having anything on my plate for the whole summer was a first in a long time...I have been thinking about the blog the past few weeks ...and decided so what if I took the whole summer off ..just pick up where you left off...but my big guy got a hold of my camera while trying to animate videos so my battery is completely dead..the blog site is not letting me use the compose button at all...hope to see that fixed soon...project photos will have to wait..I will start fresh Monday and try to share some creations I've made over the summer ...and watch out I'm on an Asian and Indian food kick so there might be some wild recipes too!!!

Late...Hump Day Hookerry

New Baby Boy ...

I went with a criss-cross pattern to give the little guy something lighter for these hot summers

Also working on a new project for this little guy his daddy loves fishing so I'm hoping to recreate a project from a photo I saw  for him..these are the fishes

Life Moments...Do you ever get that sudden crash of sadness after finishing a long project all the hype is gone and feelings of being lost have set??? what big project to start next???

Wait...Tuesday Thinkers

“our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.”

― Charles Stanley Ross

 

Charles Frazier Stanley (born September 25, 1932) is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, a megachurch in northern Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and president of In Touch Ministries. Stanley also served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1984 to 1986. Stanley has an evangelical, fundamentalist,^[1] dispensationalist^[2] theology.

POPCORN

Not just any popcorn, CARAMEL popcorn YUM!!!

I used a recipe from allrecipes again

 http://allrecipes.com/recipe/my-amish-friends-caramel-corn/

CARAMEL POPCORN

My Amish Friend's Caramel Corn  

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 1 Hour  Ready In: 1 Hour 15 Minutes

Servings: 28

"This easy caramel corn can be tossed with peanuts or mixed nuts, if desired."

Ingredients:

7 quarts plain popped popcorn

2 cups dry roasted peanuts (optional)

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon salt

1 cup margarine

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Place the popped popcorn into two shallow greased baking pans. You may use roasting pans, jelly roll pans, or disposable roasting pans. Add the peanuts to the popped corn if using. Set aside.

2. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, margarine and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring enough to blend. Once the mixture begins to boil, boil for 5 minutes while stirring constantly.

3. Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. The mixture will be light and foamy. Immediately pour over the popcorn in the pans, and stir to coat. Don't worry too much at this point about getting all of the corn coated.

4. Bake for 1 hour, removing the pans, and giving them each a good stir every 15 minutes. Line the counter top with waxed paper. Dump the corn out onto the waxed paper and separate the pieces. Allow to cool completely, then store in airtight containers or resealable bags.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2013 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 6/3/2013

***The only changes I made was butter instead of margarine

Delicious!!



Cable Crochet Blanket Is DONE that calls for a YIPPEEE!!!!

     TAH -DAH!!!



BLOCKING TIME

There are no words .....


Im a very HAPPY HOOKER





Friday Foto "Reminds Me Of A Big Purple Roses"

Thursday Life Moments "Plant Mayhem"

This morning I woke up to well my Ox's snuggle uhhuumm....my mind going its to early I have to pee ... please if you have one ounce of love in you for me let me be...did you not hear that most obnoxious black car exiting its garage at 4 am with the most ear wrenching screech in all the world last night...apparently I thought this car was fixed ..I was running last week and for two days straight the whole car every part of the car was taken apart and laid out on the garage floor it was yes just my assumption that this beast of a car was being fixed and I would not have to here the perfect alarm clock for Satan himself at 4 am every morning anymore... well no the owner of this car is a feign of a mechanic ...the death screech at 4am waking me up out of a blissful sleep is verification of that... me wanting to grab a baseball bat at 4 am this morning to bust out the cars headlights has nothing to do with owner he might be the sweetest man ever but... if he is not mechanically inclined it really is not unmanly to take your dog gone car in to a certified mechanic and fix it REALLY !!!  .... So the beast,my dear Ox, and then my sweet dog.. My Ox is not telepathic so after he was happy I got up ..yelled down the hallway for my son to take out the dog .. started cleaning out the coffee pot went pee..walked back out of the bathroom,grabbed the dog well giving the evil eye to my son telling him "he isn't fooling me I know darn well you heard me and that your not sleeping!!!" ....came back in grabbed the coffee pot,then looked up,thought my blinds aren't open yet,left the pot opened my blinds and gasped totally slipped my mind that yes my kids called me last night and said your plants are everywhere did not even think about it till I saw this

It was definitely plant mayhem ..I assigned myself cleaning duty...when I came back inI got the what's for breakfast from the kids so all of this has happened before my first cup of coffee I looked at my adorable children and said you better grab some cereal because I'm not cooking anything till I've had my first POT OF COFFEE

Hump Day Hookerry "Cabling Along"

Still cabling still on the LAST square pattern of the cable blanket this square has taken way longer than all the other patterns  the first 4 square patterns used tr this pattern is using dc's and only going up by hdc every row I am keeping my fingers crossed on having this blanket done by the end of May ..I am liking the look of the mini cable pattern though so detailed