It would be so nice to sit outside and have a picnic. I have been working on homework so crafts will have to wait awhile, so I will just enjoy yours. My Mom, who is now in heaven, taught me to knit when I was six or seven. She taught me to crochet, to machine knit, and to embroider. She taught me how to live a happy life. I am still learning the things she taught me. My mom didn't teach me to crochet, I'm self taught, but she has always been my biggest cheerleader. I'm working an afghan right now for her in her favorite colors.
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Hi Kimberly! Please email your shipping address to community ottlite. My Mom did quite a few crafts over the years, I remember going with her to oil painting classes in the evenings and reading while she painted. She was also handy with woodworking - she built me a dollhouse from scratch!
When I was very young, she would crochet and knit, but her main love was sewing. She would sew her own clothes, our clothes, clothes for dolls. When I told her I was pregnant, one of her first questions was "are you planning to knit baby booties?
I dabble in crochet as well, but mostly knit. Her suggestion really seems to have led me to this hobby. My mother inspired me to teach myself to knit and crochet. She's a righty, and I'm a lefty, so she gave me a book and told me to follow the instructions but use the opposite hands.
She had confidence in me from the start, and I still love to knit and crochet! My mom instilled a love of creating in me very early in life. She was always doing something crafty, mostly crocheting and sewing.
We made clothes for our Barbie dolls, we'd roll out huge pieces of butcher paper and draw, etc. She loved making things and loved showing others how to, as well. She and I spent many hours shopping at the craft store together - dreaming and planning. My Nana used to crochet all the time.
When I was born she had made me a huge teddy bear it's about 3 feet tall and it's one of my favorite possessions. She also taught me to crochet when I was in elementary school because I would drive her bonkers with my boredom. She always said that it's good to have something to do with your hands.
She was right! I get most of my crocheting done during downtown when I'm not really thinking about it.
My mom was the one that taught me embroidery when I was little and crochet and knitting when I was grown up. She's inspired me to experiment and not be afraid to try new stitches and techniques.
I have been my mom's caregiver for almost 8 or 9 years. She has Alzheimer's Disease and remembers me occasionally. It's difficult to talk about how she inspires me without sobbing. My heart aches for her because she is slowly disappearing and I don't want her to leave me. Mom is a kind and gentle person. She shared so much of herself with others. She taught me how to treat others the same way.
Mom is in a nursing home now, I go 6 days a week and stay 6 to 8 hours a day with her. I crochet while I am there especially on days when she isn't able to walk but only sleep. I am in my 3rd year of caring for mom at this nursing home. I wasn't fortunate to ever have gotten any thing she made, although I can still remember her and her art work!!!!
I have those memories to treasure. My mom is no longer with me physically, but the lessons I learned from her while she was alive are numerous. Cooking, sewing, crocheting, needlepoint, and other very useful things were a part of my every day growing up.
Every time I make a crochet stitch, I think of her sitting there coaching me to keep trying, even if I have to rip out a stitch or rows What would I do without my mom? Kind of hard to imagine if I had never had her at all! My mother made the most gorgeous baby sets, afghans and sweaters.
She taught me how to knit when I was 8 and now at 55 I'm still knitting. She inspired me with her perseverance. Despite all of her medical problems, she never complained and kept on fighting right up until the end.
She gave me so much to be thankful for. So, on Sunday as I spend time with my daughter, I'll be thinking of my mother and saying "Thank you, Mom. I love you and Happy Mother's Day!! My mom taught me to crochet when I was young. My mom made beautiful afghans, baby blankets, baby booties, sweaters. You name it she made it. I never thought I would crochet as well as my mother. I picked up my crochet hooks again a year or so ago and started with scarves and now am making baby blankets, booties, and hats for my first grandson who is due in August.
My mom will be 82 this year and she just finished making slippers for my 26 year old son. Mom crotchets lap blankets for nursing homes and hats and scarves for the homeless. Mom tells me she will be around for a long time because she has to use up all that yarn in her stash.
I hope when I am 82 I am still able to crochet as well as mom does. My mother was very excited when I learned to crochet. She can't crochet, but she encouraged me by asking me to make her things and having faith and confidence that I could in fact make what she'd asked for. My Mom inspired me by working all day, yet still finding time to teach me to crochet and to sew.
She let me experiment and screw up, then helped me fix my mistakes. I learned it was OK to make mistakes--just fix them and move on. She also taught me that a pattern is just a loose guideline--we are both inclined to design on the fly! My mom first taught me how to knit and crochet. Now that it has become such a source of creativity and relaxation for me, I know I have her to thank.
The most important thing she has taught me is to never give up on myself! My Mom taught me at about 7 learn to knit 1st mirror image. She was a woman before her time. Miss her so much. So in her Honor I continue to make the round baby blanket that her such joy! I learned everything I know from my mom. She is the best mom anyone could ever hope for :. My mom inspires me by how much she care for others.
Repeat pattern alternating between Spearmint and Ginger until you have a total of six stripes. Weave in all ends before continuing.
Turn RS out. Thread a long piece of yarn through the ends of one side of the tube and cinch completely closed and secure tightly. This is your basic bag. Thread drawstring around top of bag about one inch down from the edge through the holes created by the pattern. Thread one bead on each end of drawstring and secure each with a simple knot.
Attach handle by whip stitching one inch of each end inside opposite sides of top of bag. Purl McBigBottom a drawstring purse to knit! Rnds Knit Repeat Rnds once more. Assembly Turn purse inside out and flatten. Saturday, August 05, Glass Flip Flops. Glass Flip Flops. Click here for free PDF download.
Monday, April 24, Dudessembly. An afghan joining method to crochet…. Just use the same hook size and yarn weight that you made the squares with.
With right side facing:. Rnd 1: Join with a sc in the second st of any corner. Work 38 sc evenly on each side of square, working 3 sc in each corner st. Slip st to first sc. Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc, ch 5, dc in next st.
Ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts 9 times, ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, dc, ch 5, dc in next st. Dc in next st. Ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts 9 times, ch 3, slip st to top of beginning ch 3. Continue with the next square and with right side facing:. Ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts 9 times, ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, dc, ch 5, dc in next st, dc in next st.
Ch 2, remove hook from loop. Insert hook through first ch 3 space of any side of first square and through loop, pulling the ch 2 through slightly, ch 1, skip 2 sts on second square, dc in next 2 sts. Insert hook through next ch 3 space of first square and through loop, pulling the ch 2 through slightly, ch 1, skip 2 sts on second square, dc in next 2 sts. Insert hook through next ch 3 space of first square and through loop, pulling the ch 2 through slightly, ch 1, skip 2 sts on second square, dc in next st, dc, ch 5, dc in next st.
Ch 3, skip 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts 9 times. Ch 3, skip 2 sts, slip st to top of beginning ch 3. Fasten off and weave in ends. Repeat the joining method as described for the second square, joining sides of squares whenever they meet. The corners of squares are joined the same way using the corners that meet diagonally from each other, however you ch 3 before pulling the loop through the other corner, then ch 2 to complete the joining before working the next st.
Once all the squares are joined, border the entire afghan. Rnd 1: Join with a slip st in any corner space. Ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same space. Ch 2, in order to join the corner loops of the two squares, take the corner loop of the square on the left and put it behind the corner loop of the square on the right.
Work 2 dc in space just created. Repeat from to across. Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in corner space. Ch 2, dc in next 2 dc 11 times. Ch 2, slip st to top of beginning ch 3. Rnd 2: Slip st in next st and into corner space. Ch 1, 3 sc in same space. Sc in each st and 2 sc in each space across, working 3 sc in each corner space. Join with a slip st to first sc. Rnd 3: With coordinating color, join with a sc in backloop of 2 nd st of any corner, 2 more sc in same st.
Working in backloops only, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in 2 nd st of each corner. Join with a slip st to beginning sc. Rnd 4: With another coordinating color, join with a sc in backloop of 2 nd st of any corner, 2 more sc in same st.
Rnd 5: With another coordinating color, join with a sc in backloop of 2 nd st of any corner, 2 more sc in same st. Rnd 6: With another coordinating color, join with a sc in any st. Reverse single crochet by working next sc in the st to the right of the sc previously made. Reverse single crochet in each st around, join with a slip st to beginning sc.
Tuesday, April 18, Travel Jewelry Pouch. Click here for the free PDF download version. Thursday, January 19, Chic on The Halfshell. Thursday, November 10, Monet Afghan. I suggest making this afghan in any color, either solid or variegated, because the texture of the stitches make it special. Sc in last st. Row Ch 1, sc, 2 dc in each single crochet across ending with a sc in the last st.
Row 34, sc in each st across. Do not fasten off. Sc evenly around square working 3 sc in each corner. Join squares together using a simplified Lattice Technique origin unknown as follows: Rnd 1: With contrasting color join with a sc in any corner, work 2 more sc in same st, work 47 sc on each side and work 3 sc in each corner.
Join with a slip st. Rnd 2: Slip st into corner st. Ch1, sc, ch 4, sc in same st. Ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next st around, working sc, ch 4, sc in each corner st. Slip st to first sc, fasten off.
Lay the squares out in a 3 by 4 pattern. First join squares together to make three long strips with four squares each. Then join the three strips together to create ghan. Join by making a sc in corner loop, ch 3, sc in corresponding loop on opposite square. Ch 3, sc in next loop of first square, ch 3, sc in corresponding loop of opposite square, and so on back and forth.
Once joined, edge entire afghan by working three rounds of sc, ch 3 in each loop. Tuesday, August 02, Coffee Cup Cozy. Button it open when you are ready to drink. I have used a variegated contrasted by a solid for the one pictured. Ch 36, slip st to first chain to form ring be careful not to twist the chain.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same ch and in each chain around. Slip st to beginning st. Slip st to top of beginning ch 3.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn so that wrong side is facing. Rnd 6: Ch 1, turn so that right side is facing. Sc in top of same st.
Ch 20, sc in next st. Sc in same st. Slip st to beginning sc. Turn cozy upside down and with right side facing, you will now be working in the back of the foundation chain.
Rnd 1: Join with a sc in any ch. Ch 1, sc in same space. Rnds 4 — 6: Slip st into next ch 1 space. Slip st to 3rd ch of beginning ch 4. Rnd 7: Slip st into next ch 1 space. Ch 3, Dc in each st around until directly under the ch 20 at the top. Work bobble button as before. Dc in remaining sts around. Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same st.
Saturday, May 28, Grocery Bag Dispenser. Ch 3, 29 dc around ring. Slip st to beginning ch 1. Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc in next ch 3 loop, dc in previous ch 3 loop. Slip st to beginning dc. Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 loop, dc in previous ch 2 loop. Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same st and in each st around. Rnd 9: Ch 3, working in backloops only, dc in each st around. Rnd Ch 1, sc in same st. Rnds Slip st into loop. Ch 1, sc in same loop. Create final loop of rnd with ch 1, sc in beginning sc.
Rnds Ch 1, sc in same loop. Rnd Ch 3, dc in each loop and each st around. Rnd Slip st in each st around. Do not Fasten off. Ring for Hanging. Work 44 sc around the second elastic band. Slip st to next st on Rnd Thursday, May 19, Ridgie Ridge Bookmark. Fpdc — front post double crochet — work dc around the front of the post of the indicated st.
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