KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Thursday, July 31, 2014

HATS AND A GOWN

1-3- POUND BURIAL SET
 THE BLANKET WAS MADE BY MY SISTER GAIL AND THE BRACELETS WERE MADE BY AUNT JANELLE.
16 HATS
4 SKEINS OF DONATED YARN 22 MORE TO GO. THESE WILL BE GOING TO AUBREY'S ANGELS.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

UPDATE ON GOWN

I MADE ANOTHER BLANKET FOR THIS LITTLE GOWN. I THINK IT NEEDED MORE PURPLE.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

YARN

I HAVE A YARN ANGEL
 


THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING I MAKE WITH THIS YARN WILL GO.

I GOT THIS ON SALE AT WAL-MART

Sunday, July 20, 2014

SEWING

G-TUBE BUTTONS
7 PREEMIE BURIAL GOWNS

8TH GOWN

WITH BOOTIES

LAYERS OF LACE
BOY SET
I HAD A GREAT TWO DAYS SEWING. SO PEACEFUL! IT'S NICE WHEN YOUR MACHINE DOESN'T MESS UP A LOT.  THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT WAS ON THE NEW MACHINE AND THE WONKIE ONE WAS ON THE SERGER.

SO BLESSED

TICKET
I'VE BEEN SAVING UP FOR A NEW SEWING MACHINE BUT WHEN THE HOPE CHAPTER CAME UP WITH THIS DRAWING I THOUGHT I WOULD HELP THEM RAISE MONEY. SO I GOT MY TICKET. THEY HELP A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE. I DIDN'T DO IT TO WIN BUT MY HUSBAND IS ANOTHER MATTER. LOL  HE SAID HE WANTED TO GET ME A NEW HUNTING TRUCK. YES I NEED ONE I'M SURE.
I HAVE A SEWING MACHINE ANGEL. THIS CAME WITH MY TICKET. IT SEWS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH WHITNEY I LOVE IT AND YOU.

MY NEW MACHINE

DONATED THREAD THANK YOU DEBRA

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

YARN

 I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT WAL-MARTS AND THEY BOTH HAD YARN ON SALE.
I DIDN'T NEED IT BUT IT IS BABY YARN AND SOFT YARN FOR CANCER HATS. MY SISTER HAS STARTED HELPING ME WITH MY CHARITY CROCHETING AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE YARN FOR HER WHEN SHE COMES BY.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

CAL WEEK #7

I'VE DISCOVERED THAT I CAN'T FOLLOW A PATTERN AT ALL ANYMORE. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS MY CREATIVE SIDE COMING OUT. IN REALITY IT'S ALL THIS GRAY HAIR. I GOT TIRED OF PULLING OUT THE LAST TWO SQUARES SO I DID THEM MY WAY. OH WELL ON TO WEEK #8. HOW MUCH TROUBLE WILL THEY BE I WONDER?

Monday, July 7, 2014

SCRAP BUSTER HAT

I GOT THIS PATTERN HERE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO USE UP SOME OF THOSE LITTLE BALLS OF YARN.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

PREEMIE OPEN BACK BOOTIES

I FOUND A PATTERN ON PINTEREST THAT I LIKED BUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO TO IT I ONLY SAW BAD STUFF. I BELIEVE IN GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. NORMALLY I WOULD LINK TO THE PATTERN BUT I CAN'T THIS TIME. I HOPE I,M NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG BY COMING UP WITH THIS PATTERN. IF I AM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TAKE IT DOWN.
OPEN BACK BOOTIES FOR BOYS
FOR GIRLS

PREEMIE OPEN BACK BOOTIES                                                     BY: KATHY

MATERIALS:                                                                           CH- CHAIN
HOOK:  F                                                                                 DC-DOUBLE CROCHET
SMALL AMOUNT OF BABY YARN                                           HDC-HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTRASTING COLOR                         SL ST- SLIP STITCH
PLASTIC CANVAS NEEDLE                                                     FO- FINISH OFF                
                                                                                               SP-  SPACE
ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG

CH 3
ROW 1:  DC IN LAST CH FROM HOOK 7 TIMES JOIN WITH SL ST TO FIRST DC. (8DC COUNTING FIRST CH3) CH2  DON'T TURN
ROW 2:  DC IN SAME SP. 2DC IN EACH ST. JOIN WITH SL ST TO FIRST DC.  (16DC)  CH2 DON'T TURN
ROW 3:  DC IN EACH DC JOIN WITH SL ST TO CH2  (16DC) CH2 DON'T TURN
ROW 4:  DC IN EACH DC JOIN WITH SL ST TO CH2  (16DC)  DON'T TURN
ROW 5:  SL ST IN NEXT 3 DC. CH2 HDC IN NEXT 12 DC (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 6: HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 7:   HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 8:  HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC)  FO.

I LIKE TO LEAVE A BOUT 9 OR 10 INCHES ON EACH END OF THE CH20 TO WEAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BOOTIE SO THE ENDS DON'T SHOW.

WITH CONTRASTING COLOR CH 20. ATTACH ON OPPOSITE CONNER WITH A SC. CH1 SC IN NEXT SP UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END. CH 20 FO.
WEAVE IN ALL ENDS IF YOU DIDN'T CROCHET THEM END.
YOU MAY ATTACH A BOW OR FLOWER IF YOU LIKE.


ATTACH CONTRASTING COLOR

SC TO ATTACH 
SC CH I EVENLY AROUND IN SPACE BETWEEN HDC 
NOW WEAVE IN ENDS
GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOOTIE