KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Friday, November 28, 2008

CHECK IT OUT

INDIGO BLUE IS HAVING A 200TH POST CONTEST. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEAVE A COMMENT. IF YOU MENTION THAT YOU HEARD IT HERE I GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN.
I LOOKED AT MINE AND THIS MAKES 202 FOR ME. I MISSED IT. I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING TO GIVE AWAY AND POST ABOUT IT LATER. SORRY

Thursday, November 27, 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED DAY TODAY AND ENJOYS YOUR TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I'M THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND OF 30 SOMETHING YEARS, MY TWO SONS MY NEW DAUGHTER AND TWO NEW GRANDSONS. OH HOW COULD I NOT BE THANKFUL FOR OUR LITTLE COCOA. SHE KEEPS EVERYTHING ON AN EVEN KEEL AROUND HERE. SHE INVENTED THE WORD LAP DOG. I'M THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS OLD AND NEW. SINCE I DISCOVERED THE INTERNET I'VE MADE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS. IT'S LIKE I'VE KNOW YOU ALL MY LIFE.

TIM AND OUR OLDEST HAVE GONE HUNTING WHILE I COOK. THE YOUNGEST IS GETTING READY TO SPEND THE DAY WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.FOR MOST OF OUR MARRIED LIFE TIM HAS BROUGHT HOME A THANKSGIVING DEER. WE'LL SOON SEE IF HE DOES THIS YEAR.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

Friday, November 21, 2008

FEELING BETTER


2 MEMORY BOXES



2 FLANNEL BLANKETS WITH A SIMPLE CROCHETED EDGE.


NOT REALLY A LOT BUT IT TOOK ALL WEEK TO DO THEM. I AM FEELING A LOT BETTER TODAY. ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE GOING TO EGF.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

GREEN SCARF


WELL HERE'S THE GREEN KNIT SCARF. I WANTED TO PUT FRINGE ON THE ENDS BUT HARLIE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT FRINGE BECAUSE THE KITTEN SHE THINKS SHE IS GOING TO GET WOULD PULL IT OUT. SO I JUST CROCHETED AROUND IT. I USED PINK FOR THE EDGING BECAUSE THAT'S HER FAVORITE COLOR. DID I MENTION SHE'S WEARING THE GOWN I GOT HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR?

THIS IS HARLIE AND HER BROTHER BO. HARLIE WAS A CHEERLEADER AND BO WAS A FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR HALLOWEEN. I HAVE A PICTURE OF HARLIE DOING THE SAME "TOUCHDOWN" THING WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE. HOW CUTE ARE THEY?

NOT SURE WHEN THESE WERE MADE, I JUST KNOW HARLIE SURE LOVES HER GOWN.
I LOVE YOU HARLIE BUG.



BO TURNS A YEAR OLD THIS MONTH AND WEIGHTS 32 POUNDS. I LOVE THAT FACE. YOU SHOULD SEE HIM WHEN HE'S AROUND STRANGERS. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE TRY EVERYTHING THEY CAN COME UP WITH TO GET HIM TO SMILE AT THEM, BUT HE JUST STARES AT THEM , LIKE HE'S DOING IN THE PICTURE OF HIM AND HARLIE.
I LOVE YOU BO BEAR.
I WAS GOING TO HELP THE KIDS GRANDMOTHER WATCH AFTER THEM TOMORROW BUT I'M SICK AND DON'T WANT TO GET AROUND THEM. SO THIS GRANDMA WANT-A-BE WILL BE POUTING ALL DAY TOMORROW.


Monday, November 17, 2008

HARLIE'S LITTLE PURSE


HARLIE HAS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP SOON. I THOUGHT I'D MAKE HER SOME PLAY FOOD AND THIS LITTLE CUPCAKE PURSE. IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT DOES IN THIS PICTURE.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

FALL PICTURES


THIS PICTURE DIDN'T TURN OUT VERY WELL BUT IF YOU CLICK ON IT YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS OVERLOOK. TIME WAS RUNNING OUT AND MOST OF THE PICTURES WERE TO DARK.


THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AROUND LITTLE RIVER CANYON . THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE OVERLOOK SHOWING THE LITTLE BENCH.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND THE NEXT ONE IS BEHIND ME. I LOVE THIS DRIVE IN THE FALL. THE ROAD IS PAVED WITH WINDING CURVES AND HILLS. THIS PART OF THE CANYON IS ALONG AL. HWY. 176, IT'S ABOUT 11 OR 12 MILES OF BEAUTY.






THIS IS A PICTURE OS THE FALLS TALKED ABOUT IN THE FIRST PICTURE. NO WATER AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.




THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE NEXT OVERLOOK. IF YOU LOOK HARD YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE ADMIRING THE CANYON.






THESE TWO PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE OVERLOOK IN THE PICTURE ABOVE.






LITTLE RIVER CANYON FEATURES THE NATIONS LONGEST MOUNTAINTOP RIVER AND IS ONE OF THE SOUTHEASTS DEEPEST CANYONS. LACK OF RAIN HAS LEFT THE RIVER RATHER DRY.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE CANYON AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. I ALSO LOVE THE PICTURES OF THE FROZEN WATERFALLS.

WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I FIRST MET WE WOULD RIDE AROUND THE CANYON NEARLY EVERYDAY.


Monday, November 10, 2008

TWO BURIAL GOWNS


THESE GOWNS WILL BE GOING TO EGF. I STILL NEED TO MAKE THE BLANKETS TO GO WITH THEM.



Saturday, November 8, 2008

HATS


12 PREEMIE HATS AND ONE MORE CANCER HAT MADE. THE PREEMIE HATS WILL GO TO EGF.

Monday, November 3, 2008

GREEN SCARF


THIS STARTED OUT BEING A SQUARE. IT JUST LOOKED SO GOOD I MADE A SCARF OUT OF IT. WELL I'M MAKING A SCARF OUT OF IT. THIS IS THE PURL STITCH, I REALLY LIKE THIS STITCH.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

FINISHED KNIT SQUARE


I MADE MY FIRST KNIT PROJECT, A 5 1/2 INCH SQUARE. NOW ON TO MAKE ONE USING THE PURL STITCH. I THOUGH I'D MAKE A SQUARE OF EACH NEW STITCH I MAKE AND JOIN THEM TOGETHER