The Shtick I Do

This is a short week for me since I'm speaking at the Women's Emmaus Walk starting on Thursday. That's why I'm posting a day early =D  This week I've been practicing my talk and working on something that's near and dear to my heart: cancer caps. I've made several and if you follow me on Instagram you've seen the ones that I posted. Here's a few for you to see. LOVE the elephant button on this color blocked hat. Plain and simple but oh so soft and warm! This is a pattern I hope to have ready next week and may not be given to the Cancer Center since it's so seasonal. This is made in the same style as the Pumpkin Hat but is more appropriate for the Cancer Center since it can be worn at any time. I really like this variegated yarn with the orange. Simple orange and cream hat with a single crochet edging. This one is made with #8 thread and has flowers made with #10 thread. Really like how this one came out. ...

Not that my home is Paradise but I do consider it a place of comfort and rest. Guess what's happening here? A complete bathroom re-do! Okay - stop going "ooohhh" and "ahhhhh". This has turned into a waking nightmare. We only have one bathroom in the house! It was supposed to be simple; change out the tub and remove a window. When one of the workmen stepped THOUGH THE FLOOR it became something else entirely . . . ** sigh ** BUT I have been able to get through most of the stress with what? That's right, ladies and gentlemen! Crochet! My therapy, my place of relaxation and zoning out! LOL Here's what I've done this week: A stack of hats for the Cancer Center. I just took 63 hats to them and I'm starting on my next lot! A Presentation Dress for my sister's baby due at the end of this month, she may deliver before then but we'll see. It had to be white so I used a light-weight yarn and the pattern (mostly) from the Little Sweetie Dr...

My lovely sister, Shelon - who has the blog Gems from God , has requested a pattern for how I made this spike stitch beanie so I'm going to post that for today. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share pics of your hat over on my Facebook page, Crochet2002 !   Spike Stitch Beanie Materials : 2 colors of Red Heart Soft size I/5.5MM crochet hook scissors yarn needle for weaving in the ends Close up of the Spike Stitch Stitches used : Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Single Crochet ( SC ) Double Crochet ( DC ) Spike Stitch ( SpSt ) Magic Circle I use American terminology; here's a converter! US UK chain(ch) chain(ch) single crochet (sc) double crochet (dc) double crochet (dc) treble (tr) half double crochet (hdc) half treble (htr) triple crochet (trc) double treble (dtr) slip stitch (sl st) slip stitch (sl st)         (Image from Yarn Forward ) NOTES : As always the color choice is your own but for a more dramatic...