tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76288627933047240712024-02-20T02:19:28.071-08:00Sc2toggersA beginner crochet circle sharing simple, easy, and comically messed up projectsCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-34623964248734654142009-11-12T15:22:00.000-08:002009-11-12T15:22:35.397-08:002 Loves in 1 Photo<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMCixYQkNlHtyWxQzxYTt63X976-J5AH_1YLkE1PR292In9X3Qg5Q3ja2YfyOfJn_KMPa7oXGdgY2LbrERJIBtSM-Seg9otwdrWVoOtfIYuD2VeWVD3l8zkqQiWAbEjrt8xmkN09HaOY/s1600-h/funny-pictures-cat-has-found-yarn.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMCixYQkNlHtyWxQzxYTt63X976-J5AH_1YLkE1PR292In9X3Qg5Q3ja2YfyOfJn_KMPa7oXGdgY2LbrERJIBtSM-Seg9otwdrWVoOtfIYuD2VeWVD3l8zkqQiWAbEjrt8xmkN09HaOY/s320/funny-pictures-cat-has-found-yarn.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Cats and Yarn - luckily my cat is old has has no interest in terrorising my poor yarn.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-51898351722311394912009-09-26T16:24:00.000-07:002009-09-26T19:48:06.095-07:00You are doing what when it is that hot?Here in Arizona, summer is still not anywhere near ending, even in mid-September. Soccer season has begun for the kids, which means sitting in over 100 degree temps to watch practice. So what can a parent do to pass the time during such heat? Of course! Crochet a nice warm wooly poncho. Makes perfect sense...or not. I am pretty sure the other parents think I have heat stroke. I probably do, but there I sit, covered is a super warm poncho as I watch. Maybe next week it will be cooler...Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-66567756941726330302009-08-07T18:44:00.000-07:002009-08-07T18:51:45.022-07:00Back, Back I tell you!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhideP9QF7uhrj7AXgDn3ufab0LPXtXHeg_LR7L3Pv2LB38t1_-WfDJq_pmw9eQl5NYKCFXodr7QfwugYLp104TX2KjnWRcKW95dUqmkUpLDhmTZ85UiskAU6_jB1XBuslXKxyPgJjtpxc/s1600-h/legWarmers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhideP9QF7uhrj7AXgDn3ufab0LPXtXHeg_LR7L3Pv2LB38t1_-WfDJq_pmw9eQl5NYKCFXodr7QfwugYLp104TX2KjnWRcKW95dUqmkUpLDhmTZ85UiskAU6_jB1XBuslXKxyPgJjtpxc/s400/legWarmers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367404729111412770" /></a><br />There is a scene in "Field of Dreams" where James Earl Jones's character pretends to spray something out of an old fashioned bug sprayer at Kevin Costner and yelling "Back to the 60's!!" Imagine me spraying legwarmers with this same device and yelling "Back to the 80s!". Now, I had a pair of maroon legwarmers with gold glittery thread running through them in 6th grade. I thought I was very cool. But that was in 1980 something. Since it is now 2009, I really want leg warmers need to stay in my tween memories and not something that my kids may ask me to make. I am semi horrified to see they have made a return... Sigh, it seems like everything does. At least no one is trying to bring back hoop skirts and powdered wigs.....yet.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-17469205304991687262009-02-14T18:03:00.000-08:002009-02-14T18:15:40.477-08:00Finally!I am sure many of us think "Gee, I really wish I had dreadlocks" and then decided that you really didn't have the time to grow your hair out and let it become a matted mess. Or perhaps you wanted the braided hair that people get when vacationing in the Caribbean. No more waiting (or less waiting). Someone finally came up with a pattern for you (Cute little bows are optional).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmSOZBHwDpkIdMxn2fio53X5tFE1XhsD750WuUfZQ-rhlCIDi2AJS9UWviBfPhX4HIEkamIHUm4NCJYMVtZR1dxE_MHWC23T5fPMelgywErt9Fmsos2sPicgKwUYb-ZWWbOjVtM-Z5l4/s1600-h/60385a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmSOZBHwDpkIdMxn2fio53X5tFE1XhsD750WuUfZQ-rhlCIDi2AJS9UWviBfPhX4HIEkamIHUm4NCJYMVtZR1dxE_MHWC23T5fPMelgywErt9Fmsos2sPicgKwUYb-ZWWbOjVtM-Z5l4/s400/60385a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302841527292941394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> I figured I would spare the model from having to relive doing this photo shoot. I am sure "oh good lord, do I really need the money this badly", was probably running through her head and she sat their faking a smile. I am sure someone was sitting in the background discussing how really cool their creation was. Sigh, they were wrong. But if this is the look you are going for, keep your hair clean, brushed and unbraided, and instead, pick up your favorite hair colored yarn.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-18661374132536735842009-01-29T18:25:00.000-08:002009-01-29T18:37:25.518-08:00Do we really need a pattern for this?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknmg5K93PsYCWhYCe8kCDPZF4QtWwAVHxEHDOu8PfaCgz5Tmqh0MkZgZFEbGxSB4tj0SYRxNS6m2H5CyWQX39f5pVkThyphenhyphenWX0XQ3pDfYVzF7okwKtrEGx3OXucVS4GgVZ7Ifu_fyULGPQ/s1600-h/soapdoile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296908415983953410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknmg5K93PsYCWhYCe8kCDPZF4QtWwAVHxEHDOu8PfaCgz5Tmqh0MkZgZFEbGxSB4tj0SYRxNS6m2H5CyWQX39f5pVkThyphenhyphenWX0XQ3pDfYVzF7okwKtrEGx3OXucVS4GgVZ7Ifu_fyULGPQ/s400/soapdoile.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I must use liquid soap too much to remember the horrendous problems that soap can bring to a bathroom. I guess I figured having a soap dish was the rememdy for soapy messes that happen, but apparently that will just not do. The Soap Dish cover will solve all of those horrible soap scum catastrophes that plague our bathrooms. Instead of a ceramic dish that you can just wash out, you can have all the icky soap get absorped onto a sponge cover and I hate to think about how disgusting that will be after a few uses. Plus - really? I mean are there not enough other things we can crochet out there that we need to cover sponges? I really dont think I have made quite enough hats or blankets to need to break into the bathroom decor projects. Seriously, a soap dish cover? Just buy the liquid.....I am betting there will be a liquid soap cozy project someplace to add some yarn to your bath.</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-86176518048893798352008-05-29T20:55:00.000-07:002008-05-29T21:13:45.766-07:00You wore what to exercise class?I swear I am working on crochetted projects. I am slowly but surely finishing some winter scarves, but when it is 100 degress, it makes it hard to work on something for winter. I will take pics and write about those soon. However, this week, I am continuing with making fun of interesting crochet patterns.<br /><br />I was perusing the <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/">Lion Brand</a> Website when I came across this gem. Yes, this is a current pattern. No, it is not from their archives from when Staying Alive was in the theaters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5mi3vXFb3Vtko-7mvnC1Z41ALFdBz2XvPfGFwm9Ta-NKPg-Ak6ZMSvR0VObNAsc0a9fAHzkVidXJU7JMXTcaB_XFRS4xGGzDol5TnUjSuJG4s9nExCoGSa6OcpQ8EYPqMPRLsz9BOYU/s1600-h/cgs-heavymetala.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5mi3vXFb3Vtko-7mvnC1Z41ALFdBz2XvPfGFwm9Ta-NKPg-Ak6ZMSvR0VObNAsc0a9fAHzkVidXJU7JMXTcaB_XFRS4xGGzDol5TnUjSuJG4s9nExCoGSa6OcpQ8EYPqMPRLsz9BOYU/s200/cgs-heavymetala.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206017172720866530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My guess is, you are supposed to wear this to yoga or interpretive dance class. Not sure why you would need neckwear if you are exercising, or the gloves for that matter. And a belt is always good to wear to hold up your tights and leotard. Maybe it is an outfit for praising some sort of idol or joining a silly walk society. Regardless of it's purpose, it certainly is not on my list of future projects. Unless someone has an 80's themed party.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-76143532094896884342008-05-17T15:08:00.000-07:002008-05-17T20:51:50.229-07:00Please, just buy a dressSo, Linda and I are out for our MNO (Mom's Night Out) which always ends with coffee drinking and reading magazines at a book store. Now, we usually pick up the few crochet magazines that are around, partially to find cute patterns and mostly to make fun of the hideous items that make crocheting look like something that only old ladies who can't get over the 70's do. We found such a pattern. I am flipping when I find what I think to be the worst item to give out as an idea. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw72-mokijyr-UYLeARPF1caCaJIdlLF1temD81XAj9IqyDh3pY9Qllo0qWEHn-p4nPju5KvEfI4ZHyCykfPVwitD5vV24nLiVBvSc49xbW3I8uTz0lIPWhsaHNWP70G60YnttMOWaO4g/s1600-h/a_special_day_150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw72-mokijyr-UYLeARPF1caCaJIdlLF1temD81XAj9IqyDh3pY9Qllo0qWEHn-p4nPju5KvEfI4ZHyCykfPVwitD5vV24nLiVBvSc49xbW3I8uTz0lIPWhsaHNWP70G60YnttMOWaO4g/s200/a_special_day_150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201472742780555890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Notice the Mother of the Bride - yes, that ensemble is crocheted too and the pattern is provided. Someone will pick up their monthy edition of the magazine and decide "Hey, that is a great idea." Unfortunately, they will be wrong. They should immediately bang their head on the table in order to make them forget what they just thought about. The magazine had more pictures and angles of the dress - No, they didn't help make it any better. The only redeeming item is the veil and no, that is not crocheted.<br /><br />Now, don't get me wrong. There are a lot of very beautifully crocheted wedding dresses. Especially the vintage Irish crochetted lace dresses. Those do not look like this. Those are stunning. They do not use fatty yarn. This dress used what looks like the fatty acrylic yard I spent hours learning how to crochet with. <br /><br />I guess at least this bride and her mom will be warm, but they should probably just go down to the bridal store and buy something.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-52005047082305327022007-12-08T17:10:00.000-08:002007-12-08T17:16:49.168-08:00I hate Granny Squares!!!<br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fnqww4J1Fi8kVhKDcSPLPPgfZZebmr3wzigHjSH7c2nspCtoMzKfSTjQP_nnETA01WkxwwECvJF_8o2ch-QBenQSAF-5pCqQyhO_rKgzluhIwic70cafw_zN5eYTaKlcasiJBCDX3j8/s1600-h/IMG_0719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fnqww4J1Fi8kVhKDcSPLPPgfZZebmr3wzigHjSH7c2nspCtoMzKfSTjQP_nnETA01WkxwwECvJF_8o2ch-QBenQSAF-5pCqQyhO_rKgzluhIwic70cafw_zN5eYTaKlcasiJBCDX3j8/s320/IMG_0719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141775468034153234" /></a><br />I really don't hate granny squares. If I did, there would pretty much be no reason to continue crocheting. I had taken on the most ambitious project of making my friend a baby shower gift for her upcoming new arrival. Up until this brilliant idea, I had only made hats. So I learned how to make the granny square and made one and then proceeded to make 15 more. I wasn't really thrilled about granny squares after I was finished. I guess I should be glad it was only a baby blanket and not a full on afghan. I will definitely not be making another blanket for a while. I have more hats to make for now. It is getting chilly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDqA1aRPri7v0tXkZ04EI5BnpeWpirB59KIXFlh14qJthyn9Y0X24f1GDCChlkYX0Rvy8kWdGMWMTpZeh9bxNgli3YfyB4VzDEWruwNnEl8ALKs1Na5tCu0aQ-DcfUUxoAXKOlISFH3Y/s1600-h/IMG_0718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDqA1aRPri7v0tXkZ04EI5BnpeWpirB59KIXFlh14qJthyn9Y0X24f1GDCChlkYX0Rvy8kWdGMWMTpZeh9bxNgli3YfyB4VzDEWruwNnEl8ALKs1Na5tCu0aQ-DcfUUxoAXKOlISFH3Y/s320/IMG_0718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141775691372452642" /></a><br />Thanks to The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoler for her listing of patterns..Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-83182749179430188602007-11-30T08:01:00.000-08:002007-11-30T08:10:05.022-08:00Humiliated Dog<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZr0hRcWSdz8dx55CJxz9aUJA-wPUGXnexojCGAD0IcvTm7x1vdhalYXKain6dwXpXAm9Wt9pRAkQ4dNzyrcMXMcEuJC9WDHasx9dGhkkPD7OxlMbk9zGDunUc6pMbu9Upd9g5LBE1M2s/s1600-r/Emmet_cape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eUkKnqRdNiiYWkzQLWckozKgcIqELb4lcPW_uo2NvDGwHECJVIllcRRF6uEHGrnX2mTF6rdVO0TF0UHTkv1wKlxtRhrbCtDkP5BJSKphxU_gnv3S4OfLh4rlF9ssiGAaaS_JTfRvUWI/s320/Emmet_cape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138665825375769922" border="0" /></a><br />My sister has this great little dog Emmett, who I think is a great dog. I am sure he doesn't think of me as anything since he really doesnt like people that much. But since I think he is great, I decided to make him a sweater for when it is cool in the mountains of NC. I found pattern in Crochet Today. I got it all done just in time for her visit. One look on her face - I knew this was not going to fit. My assumption was proved correct when I saw the picture. It looks more like a some sort of PBS super hero outfit - turtleneck cape. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwU7-xsuDNQqzY_ITaIQghwnohFFXrmDyFkISn-7kFj8V82HN9UMqbnFVdR8CPov5TzuP06rS3o3k5pj3kvCm0UaS_RKtIYI8uEV0TyaE4qY8EzxHayhmlIMwO68m0Yf6orclflydfQI/s1600-r/100_0943.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjnEtnDGwOaOnaMo3j6vZhQ4fxEWoVh4egd2nntIVedSMLdb1lFFtXxGOFCOJewVzqVSYCNmLLpdGfZ80w7T89EVRb3xoFEppRw-IizZTN79HkNYK8SrCzm4BBAupEUtoKR4aBFjAMFk/s320/100_0943.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138665919865050450" border="0" /></a><br />It fits a bit better on her cat. So what did I learn from this? Next time I make a sweater for Emmett, I will do it while I am visiting him, so I can chase him around to measure if what I am doing will actually give him a sweater, instead of a silly photo op.</span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-77520042571824302402007-10-26T08:08:00.000-07:002007-10-26T08:09:27.376-07:00Tip of the Week<span style="font-size:130%;">Perhaps actually doing a project! <br /><br />-L<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-13795665266793750162007-10-12T22:30:00.000-07:002007-10-12T22:39:53.921-07:00Yarn Bunnies<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVb9PtnkdiG-VBB5eYLnaYcicdBu8dlQZhdxaA0P-BwivjAD30ipiYuJmdTSCJAoKwrgGDlcs08andgaRn2J-dFsWDud-qwBqcEz8aoGAKIF6Ws34Eta5K9LBPKoOANiReijInfVu2h4/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVb9PtnkdiG-VBB5eYLnaYcicdBu8dlQZhdxaA0P-BwivjAD30ipiYuJmdTSCJAoKwrgGDlcs08andgaRn2J-dFsWDud-qwBqcEz8aoGAKIF6Ws34Eta5K9LBPKoOANiReijInfVu2h4/s200/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120691429848981362" border="0" /></a>I have too much yarn. I don't know how this happened. I just learned how to crochet in June. Some how, in 5 months, I have more yarn than I know what to do with. I have 8 skeins that are not even used and I have no projects that I am even remotely planning to use the yarn for. My yarn drawer is in my husband's nightstand. He has never used the bottom drawer in our 8 years of living in the house, so I started putting yarn in it. Suddenly it multiplied like rabbits. The absolutely sad thing is, I found this great website <a href="http://www.marymaxim.com/">Mary Maxim's</a> that has awesome 1$ yarn sales. So what do I do? I buy more yarn that is pretty and shove it in the drawer. I guess I had better find some projects......</span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-16216657976058364992007-09-30T08:34:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:37:39.789-07:00Owl, Part 2<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaEK7JYdrRUG0-VzFPADKFFIWgTEhtycdg7bYLWwbuaTZAuEWdFH3-juYPHLG3Jjg4gYxzVBKr8h0RyjTTmyJ3iKzq9hKOpP4UFS-5DCpsA1yYaxK_Jy3HEAzWC4LOyvf3-gfcsqJ4_s/s1600-h/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaEK7JYdrRUG0-VzFPADKFFIWgTEhtycdg7bYLWwbuaTZAuEWdFH3-juYPHLG3Jjg4gYxzVBKr8h0RyjTTmyJ3iKzq9hKOpP4UFS-5DCpsA1yYaxK_Jy3HEAzWC4LOyvf3-gfcsqJ4_s/s320/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are our official sc2toggers (myself not included). Annika provided entertainment - "Kitty Wants to Be a Rock Star" should be coming to a venue near you anytime now.<br /></span><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4UUDLNaGTbt0AWE-stZmqc4pgaoFJ4CmTb00Ty18q65IvbNwYP1vnZJOsHHWdaEPzdThPaHkk4Q1cwAtjJcp7DRdPY7O7huYsvKZBoig0CSfdCJKiRYGz4SkaiQfvgQHQpKt1iA6E5c/s1600-h/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4UUDLNaGTbt0AWE-stZmqc4pgaoFJ4CmTb00Ty18q65IvbNwYP1vnZJOsHHWdaEPzdThPaHkk4Q1cwAtjJcp7DRdPY7O7huYsvKZBoig0CSfdCJKiRYGz4SkaiQfvgQHQpKt1iA6E5c/s320/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+011.jpg" border="0" /></a></span> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">Annika offered to demonstrate my projects this evening, starting with a lovely yoga bag in shape of a flower. (Note: Yoga bags do not look like flowers)<br /></span><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q0bFpKST8oJkI1quIOUQb5UtW9DDloIR5gU1lz6BDUInD6X5yo2irpns91eYCc1WmSYqc462nOyfjok9qnQ9d_xm3EjuvEW2WPwD_vpSllsqD1SZNPcQvX__aYxtDEL41YkxbxHW8a4/s1600-h/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q0bFpKST8oJkI1quIOUQb5UtW9DDloIR5gU1lz6BDUInD6X5yo2irpns91eYCc1WmSYqc462nOyfjok9qnQ9d_xm3EjuvEW2WPwD_vpSllsqD1SZNPcQvX__aYxtDEL41YkxbxHW8a4/s320/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+008.jpg" border="0" /></a></span> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">And here is our magical owl with no wings! Except that he finally has wings and an attached head. He does have some difficulty remaining upright, but that is part of his plus-size charm. Special thanks to Annika for providing a fun photo shoot.<br /></span><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cYtONcfqRX17FLyTl9YF9tq5sdB1Ugfn3rMCHXcAhgVWsevYOxPv5QvZIGwwbPJcxdTbhJjfclD81JQZ6DG_HdnVVqh_bCw159R5VsmurQyfJxRsrUnKH-zvYnx8Cb3GQ_0oiqQMpoo/s1600-h/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cYtONcfqRX17FLyTl9YF9tq5sdB1Ugfn3rMCHXcAhgVWsevYOxPv5QvZIGwwbPJcxdTbhJjfclD81JQZ6DG_HdnVVqh_bCw159R5VsmurQyfJxRsrUnKH-zvYnx8Cb3GQ_0oiqQMpoo/s320/Sc2toggers+09+30+07+002.jpg" border="0" /></a></span> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-53673029069437061082007-09-27T06:25:00.000-07:002007-09-28T22:20:04.471-07:00Hat Crazy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR12KqJwBgEU-95TAgLSvGwPGkrL5tfW_FfApVAAtMdJsU6hMqUJHwdOr9mqQuICUxL01Zob_u_Mv4-PLZ4hJ6hBREdf3h23atiOI8xpEyIH2H2hYfY1HkydpDDJVrDHOB8yM03I80794/s1600-h/IMG_0353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR12KqJwBgEU-95TAgLSvGwPGkrL5tfW_FfApVAAtMdJsU6hMqUJHwdOr9mqQuICUxL01Zob_u_Mv4-PLZ4hJ6hBREdf3h23atiOI8xpEyIH2H2hYfY1HkydpDDJVrDHOB8yM03I80794/s320/IMG_0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115487024702887058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >I do not learn things from books. I never have been able to pick up a book of technical or non-technical instructions and learn a skill (for the most part). My theory on this was confirmed when I purchased Debbie Stoller's "Stitch and Bitch". (The names of her books are awesome!) I wanted to learn to knit and I hear great things about the book. I pick up the book, my knitting needles and get started. The blank look appears on my face. Why would I waste my money like this? I had also purchased her crochet book, "The Happy Hooker", so I am really questioning what I was thinking. I was about to see if I still had my receipts, when I decided to give this one a shot. How is this possible? I am learning to do something from a book? Am I sure that it isn't just osmosis from sleeping near it? My math teacher always told us that wouldn't work. So after easily making my way through all of the stitch examples, I was crocheting!! From a book no less. My first project was a hat. I posted my son in the hat on the <a href="http://teamwines.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html">family blog</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > and had a lot of people ask for hats. So I went a little overboard with the hats. I made 7 hats in 3 months (as well as coordinating scarves). You may not think this is all that odd, but I live in Phoenix. During the time of my hat insanity, the temperatures were over 100 degrees outside. Perhaps it was my way of tricking my brain into thinking it was cool out. I am pretty sure that I just really liked making the hats...</span><br /><br /><table align="center"><tbody><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySLiQcuZjVwGG9uLp95TCg3nMhiWn5pHMP6273CjwdbJWbqXsIh1DJmanswup-_bHuw4L13_iJMlikKlAL2YtePq1E6JGNmCptZYtInIhuhc1g9A0bUC258O-ntucLxQcFankADzxxFU/s1600-h/IMG_0359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySLiQcuZjVwGG9uLp95TCg3nMhiWn5pHMP6273CjwdbJWbqXsIh1DJmanswup-_bHuw4L13_iJMlikKlAL2YtePq1E6JGNmCptZYtInIhuhc1g9A0bUC258O-ntucLxQcFankADzxxFU/s200/IMG_0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115483464174998658" border="0" /></a></td><td><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hNjAiGccoYU7TVp9dyhQFVbE9KeylvVKrng3cmLZOvSW1ai7wtmneOPuZgpVuzUKkCQLaQpzii5q64q9DVKO9GR2vVDRIUuhsYKeqPAUBiKWdOGbs8uthu8Av3ANwh0dBp9k_R_lUck/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KBu1c8F8OTthqm0AVcbmWaJHLkOt1RLtiLKbTc8YW23aZJa5hUP3Hs1a2ZoAhyphenhyphenQcdIB6prgfsiYW3ylgqY8IiLxo3x8VOHyAMtZd9t5GGRgg5MQv9um8eFW0NOrfpPy-71w75r9ewiM/s200/IMG_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115482424792912930" border="0" /></a><br /></span></td></tr><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></tbody></table></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-6837069917115093492007-09-25T23:12:00.001-07:002007-09-26T08:23:30.845-07:00La Lechusa Loca<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzztcbMPF5vx9y_lYwzhu83SNR61hQojVjKguPCir4n8_jYB3B7xq2YR8CTe_Hn6QYQSi7oOAMadCLEEUoaipPvLovF6fnADXiAyCP43bo_pbxsyHJjuffVo929j4LKXFtR9pzsnqaX14/s1600-h/September+2007+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114392961365652082" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AuiP-VviCMhG_HAophTLvA0l1hM6bhyuFVBTpd0kDlyhznBs8Yab_dN8S5-nvFqJY9hFzjtzVDyyd5W7C9SXI1KJ57zKrwwwM41QveCl0Olw1lDdHbBcw9swuR_QIcfwBSTxzBfVzhY/s320/September+2007+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cindy bought a cute magazine called Crochet Today with an adorable owl pattern tucked inside. I decided, following my attempt at a yoga bag (that's for another post, friends) to try this owl. He consisted of several single crochets (sc or sk-uh) with a few sc2togs.<br /><br />One important rule that I continue to read and blatantly disregard is measuring gauge. </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:130%;" >Always measure the gauge. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Okay. I didn't learn that from the yoga bag. And I did NOT learn it here with the owl.<br /><br />Ian insisted on helping stuff the owl, so on Sunday afternoon, I rushed to finish the body of the owl, as my son can be very focused on projects. Here he is, adding the fiberfill and showing off what appears to be a very large and decidedly un-adorable owl. Granted the poor thing is missing a beak and wings. But still. You can look and compare. I think you'll see what I mean.<br /><a href="http://www.crochettoday.com/articlepage.aspx?articleid=174"><br />http://www.crochettoday.com/articlepage.aspx?articleid=174</a><br /><br />Sc2tog! Mercifully, it doesn't really matter what size the owl turns out to be. I do happen to have enough yarn to continue and try to make the owl the right sc2togging size.<br /><br />And a thanks to my sc2togger blogger and friend in crochet mishaps for giving us a place to showcase them.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-76949544983050006382007-09-24T06:25:00.000-07:002007-09-26T07:03:28.326-07:00What is this called?<span style="font-size:100%;">So all of us are fairly new to crochetting. We use the book to to refer what the heck all of the codes mean. So we have our first crochet group. Carolyn and I are working on a blanket and Linda is working on a stuffed owl. We are chatting away about whatever we are trying to do without having to rip it apart again when we hear "What is this skitog" Bad language? A new type of outdoor recreation? No, this would be the Sc2tog stich, defined as: 'sc2tog' means to use single crochet to join two stitches together. It is a way to decrease (make the item smaller.) Not sure if you actually are supposed to pronounce the code in any special way, so Linda took it upon herself to pronoune "skitog". Sc2tog is a great word. It does come in handy instead of swearing. I used it at work the other day - "What the sc2tog are you doing!" or "How the sc2tog are you?". I suspect to see it in Webster's any day.</span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628862793304724071.post-41113660782595968972007-09-23T20:44:00.001-07:002007-09-23T20:45:25.205-07:00Coming SoonWe are a group of beginning crochet peeps. We dont sell patterns, we just have fun in our endeavors and decided to start sharing. Feel the love.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913945132167915329noreply@blogger.com0