Craft Hope's Friendship Bracelet Project: day six

More bracelets crocheted in the wee hours:

Total: 80

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Craft Hope's Friendship Bracelet Project:: day five

Yesterday I was so busy celebrating Mother's Day that I didn't make any bracelets. I made up for it after midnight, when I started crocheting with a gusto.

I meant to do 20 bracelets but ended up with 21.  *chuckle*

Which is okay. I just need to keep a running tally.

It's possible that I'll make an additional 10 tonight. I'll make more if possible.

Today's haul:

Current total: 69 friendship bracelets.

Gotta add these to the bag with the others.

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Craft Hope

Are you interested in crafting for a good cause?

Are you looking for a(nother) good cause to craft for?

Have you heard about Craft Hope?

Craft Hope "is a love inspired project designed to share handmade crafts with those less fortunate. It is our hope to combine our love for crafting and desire to help others into a project to make a difference around the world."

Their projects are awesome and their dedication to helping and sharing is awe-inspiring.

I'm crocheting friendship bracelets for their Project #12, to benefit children living in orphanages in Russia.

If you're interested in this project or you just want to see the other cool projects Craft Hope facilitates, check out their blog here: Craft Hope. And their Facebook page here: Craft Hope on Facebook.

Here are pictures of the bracelets I've crocheted so far, 48 and counting.

Darius's Royal Flush Scarf.

In late October 2009, our family went to lunch at Showmar's. It's one of our favorite places to eat, though it's been several months since we've eaten there.

On one occasion neither my husband nor I had any cash to tip our waiter, Darius. So I offered to crochet a warm scarf for him. He said yes.

I put the photo and pattern on Ravelry soon after. And just now, I remembered that we aren't supposed to include patterns in our Ravelry notes. We're supposed to have a link to the pattern, for either a page or a PDF file.

So I'm gonna put the pattern here so I can make this post the link "page".

All terms used are American English crochet terms.

Darius's Royal Flush Scarf

















Materials Needed:

• yarn of your choice (I used Red Heart Grande Craft Yarn)
• hook to match choice of yarn (I used a 9 mm -- aka M/N hook)
  
• tapestry needle to weave in ends (optional)

Finished size will depend on the dimensions you want.

Gauge is not important for this project.

Skill Level: Beginner

sc = single crochet
sk = skip


Pattern:

1. In multiples of 2 + 1, chain desired number of stitches.

2. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook. Continue sc to end of row. Ch 1, turn.

3. Row 2: Sc in 2nd sc. *Ch 1. Sk next sc. Sc in next ch. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 1, turn.

5. Row 3: In this row, *sc in ch 1 sp(ace), ch 1, sk next sc. Repeat from * to end.

6. Rows 4-end: Repeat Row 3 to desired length of scarf. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

I've only made this scarf once so if there are any errors, please let me know so I can make corrections.

Thanks and enjoy!

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Today I am...

... meeting with a gentleman who I hope will hire me as part-time creative director for a project he's working on.

In this capacity, I will have the opportunity to make purchasing decisions as well as sell my own crocheted household and (possibly) personal items.

I am thankful.

Amen.

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Busier and busier.

Wow!

It's been over a year since I've posted anything here.

:(

But it's because I've been a busy busy crafting lady.

I've made a few pieces of beaded jewelry but mostly I've been crocheting.

Soooooooo many yards of yarn and thread have passed through my hands in a year's time.

Incredible. LOL

My daughter and I joined our local chapter of Newborns in Need several months ago. Membership has been keeping me busy with my hooks and yarn. I've made baby washcloths (and am currently making more) and bookmarks so far.

My current projects:
ng. :o)

1. A set of coasters for my daughter's godmother. Got 2 done so far. :) Hope to have 6 similar to this: coaster.

2. Baby blankets #2 and #3, both of which I started months ago. One is a multi-colored granny square, seen here on Ravelry.

3. The other will be a light blue-with-white-trim blanket with a stitch pattern I can't recall the name of. (It's 6:35 a.m. right now...)

4. My daddy is waiting for me to finish his sun visor using this pattern: Vizor.

5. I'm working on a bottom-up crocheted triangle to insert in the side slit of a skirt I'm altering.

The washcloths need to be done before June 2. I'm using Hobby Lobby's "I Love This Cotton" in Woods Print and Spunky Print.

Found a Crochet Site I Really Like.

Update:

Oct. 12, 2010 11:51 a.m. 

Sadly, the Slip Stitch Crochet blog no longer exists. *sigh*

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My mom taught me to crochet when I was eight. Since then I've put the hook down and picked it up many times. 

My mom only taught me to chain. Over time, I learned the rest from library books and other crocheters. After a long break from crocheting, I picked my hook up again a few years ago. 

For the most part, I had avoided reading patterns because they always seemed to leave me frustrated. But the past year or so has been a really big one for me in terms of what I'm learning in crochet. I became willing to take my time with crochet definitions and learned to read patterns better. The result is that I've been able to make lots of fun new things. 

I've also joined a few needlework groups -- one specifically for crocheters -- that have not only inspired me to crochet more and better but have also expanded my social circle. Today in my travels on the internet, I came across Slip Stitch Crochet. 

If you want to take your crocheting skills to the next level, go check it out. I was surprised at what I read there. While I'm not ready yet to delve into slip stitch crochet, I know that one day I'll have more time to sink my hooks into it. 

In the mean time, I'll be admiring it from afar and passing on the URL to every hooker I know.