This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! Remember that TV commercial, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing?” I don’t even remember what was being advertised but it came to mind as I put the finishing touches on my version of the Kathy Merrick’s Babette Blanket. Using Worsted Weight Yarn …
Author: Patrice Walker
→I've been crocheting for over 40 years and blogging since 2004 - two of my favorite things in the world to do besides walking the beaches of windward Oahu, Hawaii.
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! I haven’t done any freeform projects in a while, so, having been inspired by Lisa Randolph’s freeform crochet purses, I decided to try some of my own. I figured this would be a great way to get back into freeforming without taking on a …
Yeah! The Windward division of Aloha Knitters finally made it to Morning Brew, a nice coffee shop in downtown Kailua. A good time was had by all! There were actually four of us there — me, Chanda, Kim, and Bethany, an attendance record! Can’t wait for Debbie to join us. We had several problems with the old venue. First of …
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! I can’t believe I have finally got all the pieces of the Babette blanket laid out. It’s going to be a good sized afghan. I will confess that I had to re-do several of the squares because I read the chart wrong. That’s what …
I can’t believe I’ve finished all of the Babette Blanket squares! (well almost as you’ll see below) Need to Re-Do Some Squares I finished the 8- and 10-round squares a couple of days ago. I had already crocheted several 12-round squares at the very beginning of the project, but I thought I would make 2 more according to the pattern. …
Almost Done Crocheting the Squares I recently finished the 16 6-round squares, but, I’ll be honest, I haven’t begun work on the 8-round squares. Only have 7 of those to do, then 2 10-round squares and 2 12-round squares. (Note: Believe it or not, I actually finished this project. Check it out HERE.) Too Hot to Crochet, Knit, or Sleep …
Christmas At Sea Charity I was reading the most recent edition of Lion Brand’s newsletter when I cam across an article about a charitable program that provides crocheted and knit hats, scarves, slippers, socks, and a really neat vest to people (I started to say men, but I know there are women out there as well) who are employed on …
I was telling Barb, who tagged me, that I think this is the first time I’ve been tagged since I’ve been blogging for 2.5 years. Ok, so here goes. 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Oh wow! In 1998, my oldest Brother, Daniel, died suddenly a day before my birthday. I was in Cape May, NJ, vactionaing with …
“Through Our Eyes” – A New Freeform Crochet Online Exhibit I can FINALLY post about my participation in the International Freeform Crochet Guild’s latest project, “Through Our Eyes: 35 Freeform Artists Express Their View of Life Through Yarn.” I missed out on participating in two previous projects all of which you can see at the website. But I was able …
Yes, I actually decided to make a sweater out of a granny square, something I never thought I’d do. All those ’70s granny square clothes drove me crazy. Inspired by a Lily Chin Pattern So what made me actually consider such a thing? No, the devil didn’t make me do it, A Lily Chin pattern that I found fiddling around …
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! Kathy Merrick’s Babette Blanket I’ve finally taken the plunge to start Kathy Merrick’s Babette Blanket which was featured in the Spring 2006 edition of Interweave Crochet. First time I saw it, I fell in love because it reminds me of freeform crochet with the different sized …
I have finally completed the pattern for the crochet sweater I designed for World Vision Knit for Kids (formerly Guideposts Knit for Kids) charity. Some Points About the Pattern to Keep in Mind Please note that this is NOT an approved pattern. I sent three sweaters and the pattern to Knit for Kids when it was being administered by Guideposts, …
I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get back into blogging. Yes, I have been crocheting up a storm, but also doing taxes for three people (myself included), so that’s why you haven’t seen my “face in the place” for a while. My Knit for Kids Crocheted Sweater Pattern So here’s what I’ve been up to. I’m still …
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! As promised, I have been working on a crocheted sweater that could be used in addition to the one offered by Guideposts’ Knit for Kids charity. I believe there are at least three different knit sweaters that one can make, so why not more than one …
UPDATE – 6-9-19: A lot has changed since I first wrote this post in 2008. The Knit for Kids organization no longer provides the knit and crochet sweater patterns I discuss in this post. They are now available only via the “Wayback Machine.” To get access to all of the patterns, click HERE. The Knit for Kids Project Now that …
I’m finally writing a post about a wonderful group of women (no men yet) with whom I try to meet every Thursday evening at the Mocha Java Cafe in downtown Honolulu. I’m talking about the famous Aloha Knitters and Crocheters. I’m finally writing about this group because I finally remembered to bring my camera with me so I could take …