Ooh, thank you so much for all of the positive feedback on my new blanket! I can’t wait for a nice cool night with the back door open and a crisp breeze blowing into the family room… I’ll have to make sure I have some kind of lap blanket handy for Neil, too, or he’ll probably try to close the door and ruin all my fun. He does that, you know: gets cold and closes doors.
Party pooper 😉
I need to turn that man into a lover of handknits so we can turn down the thermostat and enjoy bundling up in handmade goodness as a family, am I right?? Wish me luck with that…
On Flickr
The mosaic below represents other people’s pictures that spoke to me this week. Be sure to click on the titles below the mosaic, if you want to know more about the image or the photographer behind it.
1. african_flower_purse, 2. My Mom Rocks for letting me dress her up to take a Bench Monday Shot…., 3. Flower Field, 4. lavender, 5. megan’s triangle quilt, 6. Untitled, 7. Untitled, 8. Mirabelles, 9. Freshly picked blackberries
Around the Web
I spend some time each afternoon, Monday through Thursday, sharing my favorite crafty links through social media. And then I repeat them here on Fridays.
Yarn
- Lakeside Forest Blanket, a crochet work-in-progress from Hand Knitted Things
- I Knit a Shawl (then I entered it in a fair!), a knitting show-and-tell from beauty that moves
- Project bag essentials, shared by Lulu Loves, via Simply Crochet
- polka dots!, a crochet show-and-tell from Emma Lamb
- {Crochet Urban Slouchy Beanie}, a crochet tutorial from Little Things Blogged
- Braided Crocheted Scarf, a pattern from Rookie Crafter
- Owl Pillow/Stuffie, a crochet tutorial from Mama G’s Big Crafty Blog
- Crochet Like Crazy…, a pillowcase-edging tutorial from You Go Girl!
Fabric
- How to Add a Fabric Skirt to a Crochet Bodice, a sewing tutorial from CrochetKitten.com
- Gently Rescuing My Great-Great Grandmother’s Quilt, shared by CraftyPod
- 5 of the best day dresses, shared by Mollie Makes
- My handmade wardrobe, a sewing show-and-tell from But it can’t be from Dolly Clackett. She gave me an Easter egg!
- Liberty Nap Mat, a sewing show-and-tell from The Purl Bee
- Pet Bed, tutorial from Ms.Elaineous, via Sew Mama Sew
Back to School!
- Pencil Case + Learn to Sew a Zipper, a tutorial from Spoonflower
- Quilted Lunch Tote, a pattern/tutorial from Gren Bag Lady, via Sew Mama Sew
- bento school lunch: week 1, very pretty lunch ideas from a pretty cool life
- How to make homemade lunchbox chicken nuggets, a recipe from Simple Bites
School starts today. I guess I am ready, although I wouldn’t have said “no” to another week or two of summer. Here’s to a good academic year! It’s BOG’s last year in Middle School, and Flufy’s last year in Elementary School. Yikes. Where does the time go?
Thank you for including me in your yarn list…I’ve enjoyed browsing your links.
My pleasure. I’m eager to see how your blanket turns out. And I appreciate you linking back to my pattern in your posts about it. Happy crocheting!