Work-in-Progress Wednesday 9

I'm going to start this post with an apology because this will probably be one of my shorter WIPW posts. Also, the pictures won't be very good this week, as it is 9:15 at night. It was overcast all day, and never had natural light to take pictures with so ended up having to use the flash. As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I was on vacation from Friday until Monday, so I didn't get much crocheting done. Las Vegas isn't exactly the kind of city you walk around with your crochet hook and yarn! LOL


I was able to get a little crocheting done Friday on the car ride there since my husband drove. I decided to take my brown afghan with me since I don't need a pattern and only needed one skein of yarn since it takes so long to crochet a full square. As you can see, in the 4 1/2 hours we drove, I didn't get too much done. Not even a full square. :( At least it was something though!


When we got back Monday night, we were watching our first Bad/Old Horror movie of the season (we have a pack of 100 Horror Classics on DVD but most are just down right terrible, which makes it even more fun!), so I was able to work on my Ice Cream blanket. I also did a few rows during my Tuesday crochet meet up.



Last, but not least, I couldn't help not using my new yarn I got in Vegas (see my post from yesterday, linked in the first paragraph of this post to which yarn I purchased!) I started this hat with the de vi yarn. It's SOOOO soft, it's like crocheting with a cloud. I think I'm in love!


For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 7

I hope everyone has had a great, crafty week! I'm really excited about this week's WIPW because I started a new project!

This past week I've been obsessed with two things--my new sewing machine (which is for a later post) and a blanket I started after being inspired by Alea's Granny Stripe blanket from the Attic24 pattern.



Not wanting to buy more yarn (for now), I went through my yarn stash and (with Alea's help) picked out the colors I would use for the blanket. It was great to get a little color in my life since recently I've been working so hard on my brown and cream afghan, as well as the tweed project. Despite my husband saying it looks like a blanket for Easter Bunny land or like ice cream, I love the colors. I also love working on this blanket because I'm able to multitask since it's easy!




I just started this project this afternoon (hence the odd, dark picture since I had to take it at night). I got several rows in and realized it was curling, so this is the second go around. I was commissioned to do a 3 tiered cupcake like this one, but in dark brown, cream and pink! I plan to make it bigger than I normally do, so I'm excited to get further on it. I'm still trying to decide if I want it to have a face or not, especially since the bottom will be so dark. What do you think?


For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 6

I wanted to thank everyone again for voting on my FO Friday poll. As I said in my last post, I will be trying FO Fridays for a few weeks to see if I can handle the extra posting. I usually post on Fridays, so it shouldn't be too big of a deal. I will be including a Mr Linky for those that would like to participate! I look forward to seeing all the completed projects!

I've bought a lot of yarn in the past few weeks due to sales and coupons! Look for my updated Flash Your Stash post including the Mr Linky. Feel free to flash your stash for us!

Now onto WIPW 6! (Sorry for the quality of the pictures this week. The light is starting to change earlier, which I forgot. Where did summer go?)



I've been a little determined to get further on my afghan but it's still slow going. As you can see, I finished the third block and have started the 4th and final color before I begin to repeat the pattern. I think I'm going to do one more block of each and see how long it is. I don't want this to be a HUGE afghan, so that might just be enough. Also, I'll be adding a border once it's done due to the curling of the afghan stitch. What do you think?




Look, a kitty! One of my cats, Roxy, wouldn't get out of the picture. I tried 4 times and this is the best one I could get...half a cat and my project. This is a secret project I can't give the details on because the person I'm making this for sometimes reads the blog! I'll be showing progress next week, unless it gets to the point where you can tell what it is. LOL The exciting thing about this project is check out the yarn! My local fabric store has a few skeins of yarn in the back. I looked through it and come to my surprise, discontinued yarn (Red Heart Tweed)! This yarn is perfect for this project and they had two skeins of the same dye lot. So excited! There are a few other discontinued yarns I may have to go back and grab. How can I pass it up?

For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 5

I hope everyone who had a holiday weekend had a great one! I know I did. We went up to visit my parents in Los Angeles, where I was born and raised. Like anyone who has lived in LA for any significant time, I have a love/hate relationship with the city. Since I've been away for about 5 years (other than small visits), it's mostly love at the moment. I know that would change quickly if I were to move back, that still doesn't keep me from wanting to!

Unfortunately, because of my small vacation, I didn't get much crocheting done. I was hoping to do some up in LA, but we were busy most of the time we were there. Luckily, some of that time was spent buying yarn, but that's for another post soon.

This week's WIPW projects are:

The afghan I've been working on for quite some time now got a little bigger! I showed you where I was at with it in WIPW1 and WIPW3. Here it is as of yesterday (Tuesday). I'm loving it so far, even more than I thought I would. After I finish the current square, I'll move onto the oatmeal solid color and then back to the brown with oatmeal flecks.



I started making the beret pattern from the current Crochet Today! magazine for a friend's Christmas present, who adores all hats. I got a little ways in and realized that I was doing the stitches way too tight. This is a huge problem of mine, something that I seriously need to stop doing. Today I decided to start all over again, and this is what I have so far of the new one. It's still coming out a little smaller than the gauge suggests with the pattern, but will just add another row or two of increase to solve the problem.

For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 3

First off, I wanted to announce that I am going to have a Flash Your Stash post this Friday with a Mr. Linky so we can all show off our stash of yarn! It will be an ongoing post (hopefully) so I won't be closing the Mr. Linky and will be adding a link to it at the sidebar of the blog. Feel free to post a link to your Friday Flash Your Stash post and add an updated picture whenever you like. Who doesn't love to see everyone's piles of beautiful yarn!?

Now on to WIPW3! Wow, did last week fly by! Unfortunately, I was sick for most of it, so I didn't get too much crocheting done. It just felt weird handling yarn being so stuffy and feeling gross. The bad was of course being sick and not crocheting. The good was I had tons of time to think up fun new projects! Once I started to feel better, I cruised through the dinosaur I have been working on for a swap (almost finished!) and did a decent part of the afghan I showed in WIPW1.

Here are both projects, closer to completion!


As I mentioned, I have an old picture from our first WIPW. It may not look like a huge improvement, but believe me...it is! I'm using the afghan stitch which is taking forever, but I love the result. The blanket is turning out thick and lush with no holes. The next square is going to be cream with brown flecks, and then solid cream. In the next row over, I'm going to offset the colors. I hope it makes for a good pattern! I can't wait to get the second square finished and the 3rd started.



This is where I'm at with the dinosaur for my swap. I hope to finish it tonight (the legs and eyes/mouth) so I can send it out, along with other goodies tomorrow or Thursday. I'm pretty proud of it (despite the lumpy tail) since it is the first thing, besides the cupcake, without a pattern. Though I didn't write the pattern down completely as I went (since I winged it), I still hope to make another one and iron out the issues I had with this one. I hope my swap partner likes it! I'll be posting the swap I send to her once she gets it (just in case she comes here) and will also be posting the box I receive! It's a round-robin swap this month, so it will be from different partners.


To share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in yours to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 1

Welcome to the first WIPW (Work-in-Progress Wednesday)! I can't wait to see what everyone is working on this week. Just post a link to your blog post in the Mr. Linky widget below and it should save it so everyone can check it out.

I have a few projects going myself, in different stages of completion:


I started working on this hat this past Sunday and haven't been able to pick it up since. It seems it will be a little bigger than I originally intended, so it will probably end up a hat for my husband. I'm using Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn in Navy. Not to sound cliche, but I do love this yarn! It's reasonably priced and much softer than Red Heart Super Saver. The only problem is, I don't have a Hobby Lobby near me (or in California for that matter), so I have to order it without seeing the colors in person. Kind of a bummer, but I think I will be ordering more for sure!




My best friend in my school years just had a baby and I thought it would be great to make an amigurumi for her new son. His nursery doesn't have a theme, so I thought a yellow and blue giraffe would look cute in any baby's room! As you can see, I have most of the pieces finished (minus one horn) and just need to spend the time putting it all together and adding the face. I can't wait to see how he turns out! It is a free pattern from Red Heart.



Last but not least, you will be seeing this in the WIPW posts for a LONG time. About a month ago, I learned the afghan stitch and decided to start a wool blanket for the upcoming winter. I love how thick the stitch ends up, but it is slow going! I'm doing each square individually and then will connect them. The yarn is Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool yarn. I'll be using the brown with cream, solid brown and then cream with brown once the blanket is finished. I haven't worked on this in awhile, but it's a nice change from making amigurumi.


As I mentioned above, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in yours to get the word out! The more the merrier!