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Friday, June 24, 2016

Pinks and Orange Granny Square Blanket

Happy Friday!

I am so excited I am finally finished sewing in all the ends on this granny square blanket! Woohoo!

This is for my son in California girlfriend..She chose the colors and I love the way it turned out!Isn't it just so pretty!

There are 13 granny squares across and 15 rows down.. Look at all those ends.. and a sleepy pup!

Flower Granny Square Pattern

To make the granny squares .. chain 3 with size H hook. join to first chain to form a ring..
chain 2 ( counts as first DC) then do 7 double crochets in ring ..slip stitch to top of the first chain 2.

there will be 8 spaces in the circle.

Join new color..
Chain 2( counts as first DC) 2 double crochets in the first space.. then 3 double crochets in the remaining 7 spaces..Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 2
It should look like a flower at this point.

Join next color.
you will do this next round in between each flower petal.
chain 2 do 2 double crochet..chain 1 ,3 more double crochet all in the first space which makes a corner.. next space 3 double crochet.. next space 3 double crochet, chain 1 ,3 double crochet which makes another corner ..continue alternating until you have 4 corners.. join to the top of the first double crochet..

I use a join as you go method to connect the squares ( all the white on the blanket) and you can click HERE to get those instructions..

The border is a row of single crochet ..2 rows of half double crochet and another single crochet row.. to make the little ruffles I slip stitch around the post ,chain 3 ,skip a stitch then repeat .I did that in the last single crochet row and the first half double crochet row.. I used a size H hook and the yarn is from Hobby Lobby I love this yarn except for the orange which was a different brand .

There are 3 colors of pink , the orange and lots of white..

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

The Giant Granny Finish

Happy Sunday !
Yesterday I finished the giant granny square blanket I was working on .. I started it last Friday ..so it took 9 days.. There are 52 rows of grannies and 6 rows of border and 2 rows of the little tailored ruffles..

It looks kind of gingham check in this photo ..

This blanket will be in the mail to California this week to a family that helped our son who was out in California last semester at a junior college.. They fed him home cooked meals, took him places , put pictures from the football games on facebook for me to see and texted me with game details at the games we didn't go to..We truly appreciate all they did for him..and us :)

The border is 6 rows of single crochet .. Then I did the little ruffles by chain 3 single crochet around every other post of the last row of crochet .. Then chain 3 and crochet in every other stitch at the top. It gives a little texture and I love the little tiny ruffleyness ..

We had a play in the snow day with one of the Grandsons this week.. My daughters little dog loves the snow ..She hops like a bunny and doesn't want to go inside !

I started and finished this one yesterday .. A year in chalk .. how perfect for me.. chalkboard and stitching.. Its from Hands on Design .. I tried to stitch It on the 30ct WDW gunmetal that the pattern suggests , but I had to get black 28 count Monaco. I need the stiffness of the Monaco vs. the linen. I will be off to find a way to display these today. Hoping to get February's pattern soon so I can get to work on it.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Puffy Flowers, Cross Stitch and Thrifting !

I am still working away on the blue puffy flower blanket and thought I would give you a progress update :)

It is getting there , I am probably 2/3 of the way finished!

When we were out Flea Marketing this weekend we stopped in a Good Will store and my daughter found this barnwood frame on a shelf for $2.00 It had a gold velvet around the inside and it matches with the gold color in the Prairie Schooler Rabbit Run ..Just have to get it mounted and popped in the frame and it is ready for next Springs decorating !

I am working on the May cottage , from Country Cottage Needleworks ..Of course I have changed the colors :)

At the same Good Will I got this chicken plate for 49 cents ! It looks so cute on the shelf in the kitchen !

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Granny Square Blanket Finished !

Good Morning ! Hope you are having a nice weekend !
I finished up the granny square blanket I was working on , using up my scraps. I did the join as you go method to connect the squares , so it went really fast. There's 180 squares .. I used mostly red heart acrylic yarn..

Don't you love the springy colors :)

I had trouble deciding on a border , I didn't want scallops or the big ruffle I've been using and ripped out several before just trying something and loving it ! I think this is my favorite border ever !

I did a row of single crochet around the whole blanket , then 2 rows of half double crochet.

I attached the yarn to the first row of half double crochet and did a single crochet around the post , chain 3 all the way around. This makes little tailored ruffles. Then for the second ruffle row I did sc , chain 3 in each stitch around the 2nd row of Half double crochet.

I finished 2 cross stitch pieces...silent night from Country Cottage Needleworks, and another Prairie Schooler Santa for my Santa tree.

Yesterday my son who is at the University of Kentucky texted and said to watch for him on ESPN college game day show .. So we turned it on and I thought how are we ever going to find him in a sea of thousands of people .. there he is even waving to us :) He's in the grey and that's his dorm mate from last year behind him.. Too funny ! They were all over the TV! Its nice to be able to see him when hes so far away !

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Grannying ,Stitching and Thrifting !

Good Sunday morning ! I have been making a lot of granny squares ! They are so simple and fast to make .. The colors in this blanket seem so spring -summery !

I have 4 rows completed and lots more to join with the white ..

Hopefully I will have enough yarn to finish it :)

I have also been stitching ( and ripping out some stitching) Love this Lizzie Kate Dog lessons ! It is very quick to stitch if you don't make mistakes !

For the Santa Sundays On Instagram ( #santasundayxs) I am working on this Country Cottage Needleworks , Silent Night .. I started it before Christmas but just didn't have any stitching time to finish it!

Yesterday we went to an Estate sale , It was 75% off , so I got the pedestal, small corning ware dish , and platter all for $4.50 !

The platter still has a $28.00 price tag on it like its never been used.

I stuck the pedestal under these plates on the dining room buffet,

and for now the platter is under the snowman in the cloche.. love great bargains !

Then... I have been wanting an armoire for my youngest sons room , for more storage for his clothes ..They had $150.00 price tag on this so we got it for $37.50 !Its a Bernhart piece... I haven't decided whether we will paint it or leave it , it does need new knobs ..but where are you going to get a piece of furniture for $37.50 !

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Easy Granny Square Blanket

Good Sunday morning ! I hope you are having a great weekend ! I decided to start a new blanket using all my scrap balls of yarn.. All the squares are being bordered in white. Love all the colors !

I am using the join as you go method to join them ..

This is a traditional granny square ..here is a great video if you need instructions. I am using an H hook and worsted weight yarn.

Be sure to come back and visit tomorrow , There will be a giveaway ! I am very excited for tomorrows post!

I also started this Lizzie Kate Dog lessons ..Thanks so much to my friend Catherine at Bramblewood Stitches for loaning it to me :)

Today is a sad day around here , my college boy is heading back to Kentucky ! Football starts back up Tuesday and school on Wednesday ..

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Chelsea's Coral Vanity

Good Morning ! Hope you all had a great long weekend ! Out in blogland , I saw this coral painted vanity ..So when my daughter bought her house I said remember that coral vanity :) It took an afternoon and as you can see by the before and after it looks fabulous !

We used the homemade chalk paint recipe of 3 parts paint to one part plaster of paris and water. This did take 3 coats. We had already painted the walls in the bathroom a pale grey color , and she has a pale grey ruffled shower curtain.. She used the original hardware that she spray painted with the hammered finish . Today we are supposed to get started painting the kitchen cabinets . We are also going to make a roman shade for her dining area ... I found directions on Pinterest and can't wait to see if it works !

This Friday we got a huge storm that knocked our power out for 22 hours ! There was so much tree debris in the yards , lots of trees and branches down ..we weren't supposed to get power back until Sunday night , but luckily we got it back on Saturday. We ended up renting a generator to keep our refridge and freezer working ,and just in case it rained again that it could run the sump pump. Totally not fun ! I could not have lasted in pioneer times :)

I have made some progress on the big flower blanket .. I love it .. Even though its only 3 colors I am not bored with it yet ! I have 6 rows completed ..

I finished this Lizzie Kate ornament Sunday , for #santasundayxs on Instagram

and also finished this October wordplay .. I also started September .. I need to get some finishing done on all the cross stitch pieces I have completed .

My zinnias are growing fabulously .. I was so glad the winds did not wreck any of my gardens.. These zinnias are at least 4 feet tall .. some are close to 5 feet..