The weather is warm today, but snow and ice is on the way for the weekend. I’m keeping busy knitting and crocheting some winter knits. 

  
I’ve been knitting this scarf for a bit. I finished it just in time. I love the yellow and grey colors together.

  
I made myself a little cap to keep the chill away. That melon shade of yarn is one of my very favorites.

  
Lastly I crocheted a messy-bun hat for Agnes. It turned out super cute, and it was quick to crochet.

I am behind on so many posts right now. I’m also behind on laundry, gardening, housework in general, and probably more things that I have forgotten about. Oh well, I’ll get to them eventually.

March was a crazy month, the weather was wonky, and we were pretty much sick for the entire month. I spent lots of time on the couch, and when my head was clear, I had a crochet project in my hand.

So I’m still learning how to knit… I STILL can’t purl.

My mom got me some fun, super chunky, bubblegum pink yarn for me for my birthday. I thought it would make a perfect pillow for Agnes.

I was making some pretty good progress, then I dropped a stitch and the whole thing came apart. I think I’ll revisit this project again. I still think the yarn would make an awfully cute pillow.

Thade put in a request for another blanket. He just said stripes, and some of the colors of his youtube channel.

This cozy blanket came together quickly. I love crocheting with bright colors.

Thade liked the new blanket too.

I spend a ton of time in the car… So I always try to have a bag of little projects with me.

I am making a bunch of scarves in various colors. I’ll have them on hand for quick gifts, or teachers gifts for next school year.

I also started another “scrappy blanket” with all of the leftover yarn that I have on hand. I love making this blanket, but it takes a little time to collect all of the yarn. I use a tiny H hook, so it is extra warm.

I love crocheting in the car on rainy days.

I’ve been crocheting and getting a little bit better at knitting. I miss having my big projects to crochet, but I have lots of little odds and ends going on.

Agnes has been requesting lots of crocheted accessories.

I think I made her three or four of these little earwarmers.

I also had a request for a crocheted Garnet scarf.

The yard that I used was very, very thin, so it took me a little bit of time to complete the project.

It turned out beautifully, and they loved the finished project.

One extra cold day, I worked on some different off-center grannysquares.

I also started a blanket for Thade. I hope he likes it.

I’ve been kintting this scarf for over a month.

It is going to be a gift for my brother. I just hope I get it done in time.

I actually finished knitting a headband/earwarmer for myself. It took me a bit, but I think it turned out pretty good. I still need to figure out that purl stitch though. Knit, I’m o.k. at, but the purl stitch has me stumped.

I decided to change the title from crochet review to crafting review, since I’m teaching myself to knit. Maybe I’ll break out the sewing machine and add that into the mix too.

The last few winters I’ve been wanting to learn how to knit. I finally decided December was the month to try.

I grabbed some books from the library, and watched a few videos on youtube. After many tries I got the hang of the long tail cast on.

Let’s just say that at first I wasn’t so sure about knitting. There seemed to be more casting on and taking apart than actual knitting being done.

I tried out several different sizes of needles, and many different types of yarn. After about three weeks I finally started to see some progress.

I haven’t finished a project yet, but I am doing a bit better at knitting. Don’t ask me about purling though, I still don’t have the hang of it.

With the cold temps, I crocheted on lots of little projects here and there.

I’m still using up some of my scrap yarn, I started working on a multi-stitch blanket. There isn’t a pattern to this blanket, just lots of practice on different stitches.

Speaking of scrap yarn…

I finished up the scrappy blanket.

Let me tell you a bit about this blanket. I used a size 8 hook, and half-double crocheted the entire thing. It is extra warm, and this blanket has become the most coveted blanket in the house. All of the kids are asking for one that is just for them. Time to save up some more scraps.

Lastly I made a blanket for Lula. She prefers to be outdoors, but sometimes she likes to sneak in for just a bit.

I chose lots of different shades of purple, plum, and pink.

I went with the J size hook (me favorite) and stuck with the half-double crochet stitch.

I worked on it off and on for about two days, and finished it up before the weather got too cool. James and the kiddos made a little outdoor hutch for Lula, and the blanket fit nicely in it.

Now it is January, and I don’t have any big projects going on… I kinda miss it.