Crochet / Knit Project Updates

2009

December 17: 3rd scarf complete
December 16: 2 scarves complete, 1 (not pictured) 2/3 complete
November 29: The three scarves are 1/3 complete each
November 21: The three scarves are started
November 14: I ordered 3 more colors of the Shibui yarn to make scarves for my nieces for Christmas. Yes, my timing is probably cutting it a little close ...
November 4: My Summer Scarf is finished!
November 1: I decided to start over on my Summer Scarf. I've changed it from a knit project to a crochet one.
October 10: I finally pulled out the fourth pair of socks that I'm knitting (started way back in December 2008. Working on the heel flaps of both socks currently.
I haven't been doing much in the way of crochet or knitting this year. I've been focusing more on quilting and cross stitch this year.

2008

December 6: I finally finished the second Retro Rib sock. Now I have three pairs, and I've started knitting a fourth pair, trying the 2-at-one-time technique.
July 28: The first Retro Rib sock is complete, and I've begun knitting the second.
June 27: I've started my third pair of socks, this time with a patterned pattern.
June 13: My second pair of socks is finally finished! Once I got back to knitting on the second sock, it went very fast.
March 1: I've started two new projects, a second pair of socks and a summer scarf.
February 10: I made some wrist warmers from a pattern in a book I borrowed from the library the weekend of February 3, then a second set the next weekend.
January: I knitted another scarf as a Christmas present (forgot to take a photo, oops), and I've started knitting my first sock.

My grandmother taught me the basics of how to chain and single crochet when I was young. I made her a pincushion, but then lost interest in crocheting for a while.

I picked up a book that my mom had on how to crochet sometime around 1993 and started playing with it again. With it, and a couple of books from the library, I taught myself additional crochet stitches and decided (when we found out my sister-in-law was pregnant) to make an afghan for the baby. I am still amazed by how well it turned out, considering that I didn't know much about gauge (and still don't pay as much attention to that as I probably should). I chose a shells pattern, and crocheted it with a solid, soft yellow yarn, since we weren't completely sure the baby would be a girl. Since then, I have enjoyed making afghans for all of my family, myself, and a few friends.

I also learned thread crochet, around 1996. I made crocheted coaster sets for Christmas presents one year, and I've made several doilies. I prefer doilies which have color changes, but I've also made several solid-colored ones.