August flew by. I spent time working on several crochet projects. I also finished crocheting two more blankets for Christmas.

Here is a tiny Miss Lula mewing at me to stop joining hexagons, and play with her instead. She is a really noisy kitten, but seriously adorable.

I’ve got three big projects in the works, and all of them are for Christmas.

Two grannysquare blankets, for two adorable ladies that should be arriving this month…

And a really big multi-stripe blanket for somebody awesome.

I keep this project in a laundry basket and take it all over the house. I work on it a row at a time, whenever I get a minute.

The three blankets are coming along nicely.

I finally finished these two.

The granny-burst blanket is done!

I loved how this blanket turned out. I think I’m going to have to make one for our house.

I also finished the multi-hued Hexagon blanket.

This blanket turned out beautifully.

I love all of the different colors.

The blanket stack is growing. Three more to go before the holidays.

I’m still working on Christmas blankets, and I’m happy to report that I have just three more to crochet.

One project I started and scrapped after about a week of pattern reading, and just not getting the hang of it.

I gathered up my yarn, and a book to get to work on learning how to crochet a chevron pattern.

I worked on it off and on for two weeks, and I just couldn’t get it down.

I swapped the project for some stripes instead. I’ll try to revisit the chevron pattern again, maybe once the kids are busy in school.

I did finish one more blanket for Christmas…

The warm and cozy Grey Blanket is finished!

The Grey blanket turned out nicely, and it is extra warm for Winter.

I also finished up one more project. I also have  five more requests for this same project.

Last month I made a scrappy blanket for Agnes. This month Dylan requested one too.

I gathered up my yarn, and got to work.

This blanket came together in about a week.

It is extra warm and cozy, and perfect for this little guy…

This week I’ve made up my mind. I am going to focus on finishing up three blankets. One is for my little Dylan man, and the other two are for Christmas.

All of the hexagons are crocheted, and stitched together in rows. The rows just need stitched onto the blanket, and then it needs a finished edging.

The granny-bursts are also crocheted and stitched together. I have just two rows to add onto the blanket, and then I need to crochet a finishing edge too .

After Dylan saw Agnes’ scrappy blanket, he requested one of his own. I have just two more colors to go, and a few more hours, and this one should be done too.

I also have another three projects in the works, and those are all Christmas presents too. Better get back to it. I hope to accomplish this goal by the weekend’s end.

June was a funny month. I think it rained almost every day, and that gave me a little more time to work on my ongoing projects.

I’m still working on a few Christmas gifts. I’m so close to having three of them finished.

The multi-hued Hexagon gift is coming along nicely.

This cozy grey blanket is so close to being done. We’ve been binge-watching The Killing on netflix, and I’ve been binge-crocheting right along with it.

I finished a few little projects. I’ve been working on a few more cushions for our bedroom.

I made a pretty African Flowers pillow, and then got to work on another mandala.

The multi-hued mandala is a perfect weekend project. They crochet quickly.

I made two matching ones, so I can make another cushion, whenever I get around to buying some poly-fil.

Mandalas are a great way to practice and learn new crochet stitches. I crocheted a triple crochet row, and then finished it off with a double-triple crochet edging.

Now to leave the house, get supplies, and finish this up. Maybe later in the week, it is going to be crazy hot today.

I also started and finished a scrappy little blanket for Miss Agnes.

I gathered up some scrappy yarn, crocheted till it was all gone. This blanket came together in two evenings, and it is pretty tiny.

The Miss was snuggling up in the blanket as I was adding the finishing binding.

This lil’ scrappy blanket turned out super-cute, and it is just right for Agnes.

Now if I can just convince her to take a little nap.

The month of May was spent working on ongoing projects.

Right now I’m working on three Christmas blankets…

The Granny-burst blanket is coming along. I’m down to crocheting the last four rows.

The extra cozy grey blanket is coming along nicely.

I’m crocheting hexagon after hexagon for a bright and cheery blanket.

I tried my hand at making a Mandala.

I think I’m going to turn it into a cushion. Maybe I’ll make a few more.

I finally finished the African Flowers blanket.

The African Flowers blanket took me about six months to complete.

It was a fun project to work on.

I love the bright colors along the soft grey stitches.

So that makes two blankets complete, and ready to go for Christmas. Just six more to go, well, maybe a few more…