The Shtick I Do

Since the Walk to Emmaus is happening over the next two weekends (this weekend for the men and next weekend for the women) I thought I'd repost this great hat! Perfect for the cold weather days ahead! To celebrate the Walks I'm offering a coupon code that will last until the Women's Walk ends on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 4PM. Use coupon code FALLWALK2015 at checkout to get the pattern at half price! Click >>HERE<< for the pattern with coupon already loaded and ready for check-out. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= Delores DeColores Slouch Beanie My beautiful daughter Maeghan models for me. The body of the hat has a lot of room and give for those with long hair while still laying nicely for those of us with shorter locks. This hat is quite easy to make and will match a myriad of styles and colors. The small heart-shap...

I'm still making and swapping Granny Squares and I received a few in the mail that I'll share with you. But today my main focus is ..... Did you make 5 hats and donate them? Hmmmm?  Well, if you didn't I can understand. Labor Day and back to school are busy, busy times. And the beginning of Christmas Present Making Season is upon us! There are only 110 DAYS until Christmas is upon us! So that makes most of us crafters Busy to the Nth power! But I still encourage you to take the time to help others. I did make hats and donate them, but mine went to the Cancer Center here in town. I'm told they were very excited and appreciative of the gift. Doing something like that brings a satisfaction that's comforting, I like to imagine that's the feeling Christ had when He performed miracles for nothing in return. But I like to imagine a lot of things (like me winning the lottery!). I also managed to get a baby bootie pattern that was quick and easy. Those are m...

I posted earlier about something I'm working on, something that will most likely be an ongoing project for me.  I'm almost finished with my first batch of caps. Originally I was going to make 10 caps, then after talking to the cancer treatment center I decided on 20, which would be 10% of their daily patient load.  (They see over 200 patients a day) When we went to get some Ziploc-type bags, the box had 25 bags in it. *sigh*  So my count went to 25 caps. Right now I'm sitting at 22 and counting. As you can see in the pictures, each cap has a card with washing and care instructions included. My daughter named all the caps; names like Tutti Frutti and Autumn Leaves. I like it and I hope the recipients will like it as well.  And for that extra bit of hope the cards are from my church, something to let the recipients know that we are thinking about them, praying for them and loving them unconditionally. If more people would reach out in love instead of...