I modified the leg warmer pattern so it has a crocheted rib knit looking top and bottom and they fit perfectly. I'm wearing them right now. Woohoo. They are nice and warm in my 64 degree house. My electric bill was 158 dollars last month and the heat wasn't even on that much.
I modified the leg warmer pattern so it has a crocheted rib knit looking top and bottom and they fit perfectly. I'm wearing them right now. Woohoo. They are nice and warm in my 64 degree house. My electric bill was 158 dollars last month and the heat wasn't even on that much.
Our bill is usually $100. We think good deal for running the whole farm. House ,barn, garage......
Mine will be lower next winter because I'll get the fireplace cleaned and the wood cut. That will help alot with the winter costs. Summer costs are another matter all together.
I have dial up through people pc it is 9.95 per month.
I went to the after christmas sale at walmart. I spent way more than I should have and now I can't wait for next christmas when I can decorate some more lol.
While i was there I found the yarn, kitchen towels and buttons that I want for Junegirls kitchen. I can't wait to get started on them. This evening probably.
Our bill is usually $100. We think good deal for running the whole farm. House ,barn, garage......
Now we have space heaters and it will cost more.
my last months heating bill was $208.00 and this months will be like 250.00 DH says---between the cold weather AND the nativity and porch pillars lights.
My budget for heat is $180.00--fun fun---NOT---
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two of the towels are done. Hopefully I have enough yarn to do the other two. It's not my fault I'm doing so many. I found this grouping of kitchen linens and I just thought they were perfect so that's what I bought.
Well... I ended up making 10 headbands for Don's office gifts, and then today at 5p.m., he called me and said that a few younger women gave him small gifts today and he hadn't included them. OHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOO YOU DON'T!!! So 3 people are getting fudge - ala Rachel Ray's 5 minute fudge - it's oh-so-yummy, and I used almond flavoring. Another young woman in his group is getting 2 knit washcloths and 2 knit tribbles (scrubbers), and a nice bottle of pear scented liquid soap - she does more work for Don.
Here are the headbands all wrapped up - I didn't know how to wrap them, and Carol had suggested looking in WalMart for boxes - THANKS Carol! I didn't want to spend a lot of money on the wrapping, and found these cute bags there, 5 for $1 - perfect! I punched holes in the tops and threaded ribbon, and made tags online - voila!
And the fudge...
Nice Lnne Gift wrapping Lynne,,,,, I like the way you gifted the fudge,, and making your own tags personalized it just right!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Hey Juniegirl I finished up your kitchen towels and got them in the mail today. The postman said they should be to your place about friday. Hope they arrive on time and that you like them.
Hey Juniegirl I finished up your kitchen towels and got them in the mail today. The postman said they should be to your place about friday. Hope they arrive on time and that you like them.
Great news, I will be anxiously awaiting their arrival.
Thank you so much----
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I thought I'd post what I made for my dad last night and today. I wanted to send him something when I sent the necklace/bracelet set to my mom, and couldn't figure out what to do - any candy would most likely melt in the Florida heat before it got to them, and he really has everything he needs. So I got the idea to make him a crocheted bowl for his night table to keep his keys, golf tees, butterscotches, etc in. I thought these colors were masculine, and I liked the blue for his nice blue eyes. It is not as big as it appears here - it measures 6 1/2 inches across, and 1 1/2 inches high.
Oh wow you guys do such great work! I was looking at all of this and got a wild hair and thought oh heck I will try and crochet a little baby blanket. Well I started out crocheting a line the length of the width of a twin bed but something went horribly wrong......see below
It curled up and shrunk way to little. This wouldn't even keep a doll warm evenif I finished it.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
No one here is saying they never pulled out a project that went wrong, Memosa. Don't get discouraged. We only post pics of the ones that went right. It sounds like you might just need to count a little better and recognize when your original chain is 'turning' on you. You can get it right. It takes practice.
~Tina
Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
I pull out almost every project 2 to 4 times before I get going on the right track. That wouldn't be so necessary if I would do a sample for gage but I don't. Also it wouldn't be so necessary if I would follow a pattern but I don't do that either. And yes depending on the stitch you use the original chain will shorten sometimes considerable. The double sided stitch that I use requires that my original chain be 1/2 again the size of the finished afgan that I want to make that's just an example of how much "shrinkage one type of stitch can have.
when I first started crochetting I made some very large projects that turned out horrible. I'm a bit of a rebel when it comes to following a pattern also. but, I've learned a lot from the few patterns I have followed. it's kinda like cooking with a new recipe. sometimes it's better to follow the reciepe to the letter the first time. then you can tweek it the next time.
Cricket
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
Oh wow you guys do such great work! I was looking at all of this and got a wild hair and thought oh heck I will try and crochet a little baby blanket. Well I started out crocheting a line the length of the width of a twin bed but something went horribly wrong......see below
It curled up and shrunk way to little. This wouldn't even keep a doll warm evenif I finished it.
Memosa......
Let me help you.
First I see you are pulling the needle tooooooooooo tight . Use a larger hook and Relax and do not pull the each stitch tight . Just pull the yarn thru . Yarn over the hook loosly.
Try the relax way of crochet........Just make a foot long sample and do a few rows till you get the hang of it.
Oh no I do bad enough with one needle I would just panic with 2. After all I thought that this was suppose to be relaxing. Well, I need a couple of Valiums when I get to trying to do this. Give me my paints and glue gun anyday when i want to do something relaxing.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
Memosa - most projects that I do are trial by error. As Tina said... I only post the successful ones!
I actually prefer knitting, but lately I've been doing some small crochet projects. I absolutely cannot crochet a straight line if my life depended on it! Well let me clarify - I cannot get the concept of turning a row in crocheting, no matter how many people show me how to do it - the rows always end up shorter than the previous one! So I simply don't do those types of projects. I'm great at crocheting in circles though, so that is the type of crochet projects I do - as in the bowl I just finished, or the toys I've made.
It can be quite satisfying finishing something that someone else will hopefully enjoy. In that respect, stay with your painting and glue gun if that gives you pleasure, and don't worry about crocheting! :wink:
To be perfectly honest i don't like taking any drugs that I don't have to especially if they have the potential to be addictive so for me to feel like I could consider it it must be a pretty frustrating problem for me.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
It can be quite satisfying finishing something that someone else will hopefully enjoy. In that respect, stay with your painting and glue gun if that gives you pleasure, and don't worry about crocheting! :wink:
Thanks, I think that I will stick to your advice on this one.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
I'm knitting dishclothes. Lynne sent me the instructions way back when and every now and then I knit a few. They are the best dish cloths in the world.
yes they are wonderful, I agree----I got one from Lynne and one from another friend of mine this year.--I agree thwey are wonderful--buit I am so worried that it will soon be all stained up.--I will bne sad when this happens---
many years ago my SIL taught me to make them---well I counted wrong & when I was done I had a "kite" not a square-- I use it as a pad for between my skillets---I have long sonce forgotten how to make them---
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I use cotton yarn or sometimes acrylic (I think it is). They're very absorbant, although I've never tried using them for drying dishes, and last a long time. I bleach mine just like I do my other dish rags.
I use cotton yarn or sometimes acrylic (I think it is). They're very absorbant, although I've never tried using them for drying dishes, and last a long time. I bleach mine just like I do my other dish rags.
So are they just for decoration? do you dry your hands on them?
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