The Shtick I Do

Just when I thought Spring was here . . . it snows 3" and we're left with a sloshy slippery mess. Luckily it only lasted a couple of days. While it still isn't all that warm, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the roads are once again clear! (Which means the kids can go to school!) I have a friend named Phillip that met some lovely ladies that make dresses and donate them to impoverished villages in third world countries. Their organization is called Sewing 4 Souls .  You see that little green flower? The reason Phillip thought of me is because I crochet and apparently the lovely ladies (and possibly gentlemen) like to use hand crafted items for their ministry. He asked me if I could make this. Of course I said yes.  He brought the one you see above to me as an example and after looking it over I thought I'd see if I could find a pattern so I could make it exact. I didn't find a pattern, even after using the image search function in Google...

Well, I'm back home and out of the land of sunshine. I do have to admit that we had a lot of rain while I was in Florida but the last 10 days or so were beautiful. My sisters are healthy and look wonderful, just like always. My mother and I spent several hours crocheting and talking and laughing. And the Scattergories game got used over and over. It was a great vacation and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. Hopefully, I can do it again next summer. Here's a quick and simple pattern for you to start using since the cold weather will be here sooner than we expect. A scarf using clusters and double crochets that works up fast and looks great! Materials : size H crochet hook Deborah Norville Serenity Garden yarn; color - Gems scissors tapestry/embroidery needle for weaving in the ends Stitches used : Double Crochet (dc) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Chain Cluster* Special Stitches : * Cluster *YO, insert hook into stitch indicated, YO and draw up a loop, YO a...