so its been a while...

sorry I've been MIA the last few months I've been working alot. started a full time job, and getting ready to open up a temporary to possible long term crochet web site for the stuff i make :) any ways just thought I'd stop by and say hi. HI! more news soon :)

so i have an obsession...

i love pit bulls and I'm big on advocating for them. I don't care about their supossed "bad rap" they ARE good dogs and I LOVE them. So I was asked by one of my groups to take the challenge of sharing this video of pit bulls being "adora-bull" I hope you enjoy it and take the time to share it as well.
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Care A Lot afghan- finished

So here it is all done! Its been done for months now but the baby shower was last week and I figured it was time to post the finished picture. the boarder was done with pomp-a-doodle yarn. The baby girl's name has been chosen its Ariel and i think she will love this blanket! Her mother sure did :)

"cool" pot holder

So we just moved in to a new place and I actually can bake now that I have an oven! yay me :) BUT now that I can bake I found myself in quite a problem... no way to take stuff out of the oven!So now I'm running through all my lists of sites trying to find something that goes with my style and here it is... a Knotted Circles pot holder/ hot pad yay for me :)

Care-a-lot baby afghan

Here is the almost done care-a-lot afghan made for my friend who's having a baby girl. This amazingly was my first attempt at a crochet pattern that used a graph. All that is left is embroidered outlines and a edging. Might put a backing on it... not sure yet we will see :)

It's Finally Done!

So as the title states I'm finally done with this baby blanket! I was hoping that it would be bigger but it took so long to do each square (3-5 hours) that by the time I got to 6 squares I was beyond being done! As I was finishing this we got news that my brother in law was having a another girl and I decided that instead of selling this (after news of the baby it was intended for was miscarried) I would pass it to another baby that could enjoy it. I still have to block it as a few of the squares were stretched thanks to a little girl of mine lol. And as for the friend that has lost her baby she's getting married at the end of April and I'll be sending her and her man a afghan to snuggle under and hopefully it will cheer them up :)

Luis's Army Afghan DONE

So the jacob's ladder army afghan is done and Luis has it on his bunk in Korea. He loves it so I'm happy :) He had alot of people comment on it so I'm thinking about making some more and send them that way but first I need to come in to some money! lol but any who here it is enjoy.

New Project: A Rainbow for Mom

Okay so here is the rainbow for my mom... a queen sized dc afghan. and it is kicking my ass to say the least. I'm maybe a fourth of the way done and found out that they stopped making the green so I had to find a color close to it :/ oh well. I want it done my her birthday in June but I'm starting to think its not going to happen lol. Each colored section is 2 rows and each row takes about 10 mins to do. I've been super busy lately with Zoie's therapy and meltdowns that I don't get a lot of time to work on it so I maybe get 2 colors done a day if I'm luck. Wish me speed and luck!

wow its been a while...

Okay so it has been awhile since I posted anything so here is an up date... My computer crapped out on me and took a bit to get it up and running(for now). Had lots of things going on including getting my divorce papers turned in (mini victory) on a down note though with the threat of the government "shutting down" I wont get a court date for a bit. And with many friends in the military I'm feeling a little pissed about them not getting paid for their service. Especially one friend in particular because her husband leaves in a few weeks to go to Afghanistan leaving her and their daughter behind to fend for themselves b/c he wont be getting paid! Also on the note of Japan its heart breaking and wish there was more we could do for all those people displaced by the disasters that are plaguing them at the moment. But carrying on with the main reason for my blogging is my crocheting... much projects have come to an end and one has just begun the long journey to completion...

here's some much needed info...

As you may know I love my pets and animals in general as I make posts from time to time showing off things Ive made them, he he, but I'm also a big pit bull fan which may drive more than a few people nuts seeing how I have two small children, But in this article at the link posted (the title) you can read a very interesting blog post on dog attacks that happened in 2010. All of which have been broken down to explain the breed, the age of the victim, and the circumstances of why and how such things came to be. Also that being said if you still think I'm a horrid mother for having this breed know this: Ive had the dog since she was 3m old (Iwas 6m prego at the time) trained her myself and introduced my children properly to my dog. Ive also not only taught my dog but my kids as well. They know not to go around any animal while its eating/ drinking, not to mess with an animal while it sleeps and to be gentle while playing with an animal with adult supervision. Even my youngest who's 1 knows these rules and its never to early to introduce your child to a pet as long as you teach them and keep teaching them. If you still think I'm horrid well then you're just ignorant...

I'mma little elf

I wanted to make something with my new Xmas yarn stash but didn't know what and well I found this cute little pattern for a 10 inch thick scarf (which is a little much for Florida) Well I changed alot of things about it and turned it into an elven hooded scarf and its my fave thing to wear! best thing about it is I can wear it all year if I wanted! light weight and breathable yet warm enough for a cold day.

HAPPY NEW...

UNICORN?

Yes unicorn! I was a very bored girl this evening and decided to wip up an new pet for me and the hubby. I wish I wrote down the pattern as I went but I didnt :( but I will be wipping up another for my dog so I will be wrighting it down soon and I'll be posting it the pattern. Until then enjoy the cute picture of "chowder the majestic" yes the cat is named chowder :) <3>