A Chicken for Suzanne

My dear friend Suzanne is a self-proclaimed "chicken gal" and suburbanite-of-necessity who longs to return to her farmgirl days living in the country with a yard full of chickens.

What better way to celebrate her upcoming birthday than sending an Emotional Support Chicken for her to hug and hold while she dreams her sweet farmgirl dreams?

The Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino is just a downright fun pattern to knit, and I think it looks best when executed in tweedy-ish yarn colorways that are reminiscent of the feathers of real chickens. When I saw the lovely marled colorways of KnitPal Cotton to the Core, I just knew they would produce some lovely chickens well worth adding to any metaphorical flock. For this hen, I'm using Caramel Brown as color A and Fresh Peach as color B.

This yarn is on the lighter side for being labeled as a worsted weight - definitely much lighter than the stuff that Red Heart labels as worsted weight. In my opinion, it's closer to being DK weight. I'm still using the needle size specified in the pattern, though, so we'll see how big this hen ends up being compared to the other ones I've knitted with Red Heart. 😅 

I hope Suzanne loves her new chicken, and if she gives it a name, I will update this post to let all y'all know what it is! 💜🐔💜

I'm pretty sure that Suzanne's chicken is the first one of these that I've managed to sew together according to the way the pattern designer intended. Yay!

Easy, perfect DIY bow

My friend Pam would have loved this. She used to be the hairbow-making queen! 💜

@thejibrizyshow How To Tie The Perfect Bow #bow #tie #nickiminaj #icecream #fyp ♬ original sound - The Jibrizy Show

Oh the weather outside is frightful

One of my friends sent this to me. Said when she saw it, it immediately reminded her of me. I can't imagine WHY. 😉

Abracadabra!

Abracadabra! 😄 My friend Terri sent me this funny meme, which is sooo apropos!! Although, as my other friend Joann pointed out, crochet only takes ONE wand. *hehehe!*

Pandemic knitting?

My friend Christine shared this funny meme with me today. 😂

I told her I have already crocheted a mask for myself. LOL!! 😄

When knitters go baa-a-a-ad

My friend Christine shared this funny with me. But shouldn't it say "When knitters go baa-a-a-ad"? 😂

Not the scissors

A good laugh, sent by my friend Terri. 😂

Crochet sharing

Today my friend Christine shared some of the beautiful crochet pieces her mother-in-law is working on. So creative and lovely!! I especially love the 3-D sunflower square!

New knitted socks pattern

My friend Ruthie shared this funny meme, saying that I should get the pattern and post it so we can all make these for xmas presents! 😂

I told Ruthie that these look pretty complicated, and I don't know if I'll be able to manage making them! 😃

Pokemon yarn-bombing

Here's a different twist on yarn-bombing: Leaving little crocheted Pokemon characters at Pokestops for the players to find. This clever idea was shared with me by my friend Joann.

Slippers from flip-flops

My dear friend Miss Pam shared this clever idea for how to crochet slippers using flip-flop soles. So cool! I'm going to have to try this. The free pattern is by Jess Coppom of Make And Do Crew.

Crochet spring wreath

My dear friend Pam shared this super cute crochet spring wreath idea by Sarah at Repeat Crafter Me. The instructions are in this post on her blog.

Ups and Downs Slouchy Beanie

I made this hat for a friend of mine (we are also coworkers) who is about to start chemo. The yarn is lovely and soft and made with colors she likes. I hope it's a comfort to her on her chemo journey. Hang in there, J!!! We're rooting for you!!!

The free pattern is the Ups and Downs Slouchy Beanie by Moogly, aka Tamara Kelly.

Famous friend

My friend April's photo was featured by Moogly in her blog post about the many different ways crocheters hold their yarn and hook! So April is now officially famous in my book. 🙂😍 April's photo is included in the second group demonstrating the knife grip. Woo-hoo!

Lunch with friends

Today we had lunch with Tony, Annie, and Rose. It was great to spend some time together!

Crochet gifts

Shared with me by my friend Terri. Crochet gifts are not cheap!! But if you're seeing this page, then you already knew that... 💜

Friends on Ravelry

Are any of my friends on Ravelry, and if so, how do I find you there???

It seems that some people really get into the site, but it's taking me a while to figure it all out. As far as social networking goes, Ravelry is lacking a feature that many other social sites have: the option to search your email contacts for other site users (whom you would already know, obviously).

If you're seeing this blog post and you want to add me to your Ravelry friends, here's a link to my profile page: https://www.ravelry.com/people/booniesangel

Go to my page and click the little button to add me to your friends! 💜

Vulcan/elvish ears to crochet

I saw this picture of some crocheted Vulcan/elvish ears and just had to share it with my friend Mary, who is a big Star Trek fan. This awesome free pattern is called Spock Ears and is available on the Croshame blog.