Get ready for some new stuff....

I am going to attempt to clean up this blog a bit and change some of the appearances, add some links, a lot more pics, a lot more blogging. So hang on, here we go!

It's been a LONG time....

But I am back. So I am crocheting for a new cause, a Native American reservation up north that really actually uses warm weather items! LOL! so I am glad about that. I hope to be posting much more often.

Me and Rachael

Here's the shawl link....

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lffunt/allshawl.htm

the picture does not do it justice. the edging is my own with a little help from a book. E-mail me if you want the pattern.

My "lasagne" scarf

There is a scarf on a blog, I believe it is knitted, but it is called "Lasagne" and it is wide with a ruffled edge. I want to give credit to whomever designed it. anyway, I can't knit but loved the wider look, so this is my experiment. I'm going to make it wider, tho, and put a ruffle on the other side as well.

Experiments in smaller yarn ruffles

I was doing scarves last night and since I live on the southern coast, I wanted something more like a lacey jabot thing.....know what I mean? So I had some Red Heart skinny yarn, Lustre Sheen and I started experimenting with it. Did a regular scarf pattern with it just in black, then added a ladder yarn with it and this is the result:

Anyway, that's the update.

I have to get the ends woven in, tags on and these little things off to the apprpriate places. That's the tedious part! But I have some dolls that are almost done as well, and the modified legwarmers and gauntlets, too. So check back!
Enjoy your day!!

And lastly, sweaters

A few of the sweaters.

Blankets

Stacks of baby blankets..... these are a few

Caps

Stacks of caps. Dozens and dozens, this is just a little!!

Shawls

I have done some more shawls, the same pattern as the blue one shown in previous post. Two are in the same size needle, but the light one...I used a Crystalite needle, a large one, but it does not have a size on it!! So I don't rmrmber what size it was. But it came out much lookser, as you will see.

Homespun shrug

I took some really bad, fuzzy pics of this but maybe you can make them out. I did this shrug by the generic shrug pattern of measuring, and depended on the yarn to do the talking. I am going to add a couple of more inches to the back, hence the "tail"! LOL! Modeling...my daughter, Rachael.

What's up lately....

I have been busy, new job and trying to complete some of the billion projects I have going. So here's the status. Two ripple round blankets, one isn't complete but will be by tonight. I FINALLY got the pattern to work for me and love the outcome.

Hi to all, new stuff!!

O.K., here's the deal. I'm showing 2 pics of my daughter's photography in this swing, because I think it's beautiful and it conveys how she feels about her music perfectly, I think. She plays symphonic flute.

who knows how to spin?

Cotton time in Alabama! Lots left after the machines go thru and I hate to see it waste. Anyone know how to spin it? Can you use the little drop spinners? I know NOTHING about spinning so any input, blogs, sites, etc. are welcome!

A threat....and a plea

This is a pic from today. People trying to keep their few things they have left. click on the small sign, and read the sign. They can't put the stuff back in the building because the buildings are condemned or damaged. As much as I love New Orleans, they were not the only ones to get hurt. Where is our government? They can launch a military attack in 72 hours, it's been TWO MONTHS.....what's their excuse?

This is donated clothing in a vacated shopping center lot. Just thrown out on the ground. Left to rot in the damp and rain and people come here to dig thru this mess to try and find clothes. Who is responsible for this? This is why I don't donate to any organization. I do contribute to the Red Cross because the people I spoke to said the Red Cross has been supportive and kept them fed, the if it hadn't been for the Red Cross and the churches, they, the vitims of the hurricane, would have become street people, nothing to eat and without even the little they have now.

Let BUSH come down here and live like this for a week. Then it would be done right.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Today is my anniversary! Eight years and still going strong!

I went to Pascacoula, Mississippi today to apply for a job at Northrup- Grumman, Engle's shipyard, and went for a drive through the community where I hadn't been before. And I was totally stunned.

Two months after Katrina, there are still people living in TENTS, no running water, no showers, no heat (it's been around 45 at night here) for small children, and no money. I couldn't believe it. I stopped in one of these communities and spoke to some of these folks today. Just to let them know someone gives a damn and ask them why? What Is their main problem and what can be done? Here's a couple of pics. The one above, too. They said that while Fema was SLOWLy getting the trailors down here and set up, that most of the time they would bring the trailor but not hook up the power, or not hook up the sewer or just NOT LEAVE THE KEYS!! These people have no pnone, no power ot charge a cell-phone, no money, and I mean NO money, because their jobs have been blown away, they have no place to receive any assistance checks, no money for gas for their vehicles where they could go and get jobs cleaning up debris, it is just amazingly bizarre.

We have better prison camps in this "war against terror" than our own citizens have shelter TWO MONTHS after this hurricane. They are forgotten now. And there are HUNDREDS. Babies, toddlers, old people, everyone.

I'M Back!!

Hey to all!

I have neglected my blog for far too long. I have been doing some things for Katrina victims, trying to break in a new job, and finally have my balance back. Oh, by the way, finally found a church I love after looking practically all my life to find one that I felt at home in. And I literally felt as if I was "coming home". Not your mainstream, but......I love it! Anyway...

There is a discussion about the drape and weight of Caron Simply Soft I wanted to address. I just finished a shawl in this yarn, very dense pattern but so simple. Here are the pics. I love Simply Soft because of the strength of the stuff and because it has such a nice hand. I worried about the weight being too light also, but have you ever tried to break the stuff with your hands instead of cutting it? It will literally cut you before it breaks! I can easily break any other yarn. It drapes beautifully as well.

No I don't sell the stuff or have stock in Caron! LOL! I just like the yarn! More later!

Getting back on track....

People, I cannot express the gratitude I have for all the positive thoughts, prayers and kind words of encouragement I have received from all of y'all. I was overwhelmed. And quite frankly, humbled.

I am feeling a bit stronger today, and since I am off from my new job until Tuesday, I am going to crochet all this holiday week-end for the children in this disaster. Just simple things like bright, stuffed balls, small dolls, animals, hackey sacks for the older kids, little sleeveless t-shirts for babies, slippers for adults.

I am finding out about going to New Orleans this week-end with the Salvation Army to actually put my hands and energy where my mouth is, but if I can't do it, at this short notice, I WILL be making the above items. If I CAN go, I will blog it, and take pics. But if they say no, I will do what I can.

Thanks again to all of you, you help me have faith in people again.

Hugs to all.