I viewed this project as my quit-smoking project.  It is the one that was with me through the first three weeks on a daily basis and kept my hands out of trouble as I faced those earliest of the early days, complete with all the withdrawal issues.  I just finished it today.  It isn't perfect, something is going on with the collar that needs to be fixed, but I am not quite sure what to do--maybe another round and decrease quite a bit.  The colors cheered me up through the tough times and when I wear it I am sure I will always remember it is the product of my journey to freedom.  And it never had to deal with the stink that comes with cigarette smoking!!  Onward to more smoke-free projects!!   ... View more

Finishished this the other day but didn't weave the ends in yet because I was wondering if I should take it apart and just make a blanket.  I made it for a friend of mine but am not totally happy with how it turned out.  But, surprise, my friend loves it so I will be tucking in the loose ends this week and she can have it!!   ... View more

I finished this up yesterday.  One of the sisters at my church just got a lovely little rabbit dachsund and asked if I could make her something to carry her new baby.  My friend loves it so I am happy.   ... View more

I am teaching the women at one of  the organizations I volunteer at how to crochet.  There are always new members coming in so while some of the women have a lot of the basic stitches down, there are always women who need to start from the very, very beginning.  It can get a little hard to balance working with a little more advanced students and those who have never touched a crochet hook before.  I always pray that I might approach everyone with joy, compassion, patience and enthusiasm.  This Tuesday we are going to start learning how to do some granny squares for a handbag pattern I have.  I've never done this before so I tried making one.  In this picture are some of the elements of the handbag.  I have the backing on all the pieces and now I've just got to put it together.  Just wanted an example to show the women.  In the class I will do another one alongside my students with different colors and larger.   ... View more

 Just finished this one, it is 4 foot square.  I still need to block it to get the shape perfectly square.  Keeping my hands busy is still a valuable tool for me on this quit journey.  (Should I be adding these pictures to old posts or is it OK to create a new post each time I want to share my latest craft?  I am not always sure of online etiquette!!) ... View more