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.

A vest pour moi

I crocheted a warm vest for myself, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. It only took me about five years to settle down and get it done. I've started then ripped out this same yarn over and over again, trying to get it right and/or achieve a style that I was happy with. But finally it all came together, although there are still a few places where the design can be improved.

The Kittehz Commission

Sabrina saw some of my projects I had posted on Facebook and messaged me to ask if I could make six cat scarves in some soft yarn for her to give to her daughters and friends at Christmas, sending me this photo as an example of what she was looking for:

I said absolutely and got to work on a prototype using Red Heart With Love. I asked Sabrina which colors she would like the scarves to be, but she said any colors would be fine. So I made the first one in the Holly Berry red colorway.

Sabrina liked the way the red scarf turned out. The only detail she wanted to change was the black outline around the eyes, which was no problem for me to fix.

I neglected to get a photo of all six finished scarves before delivering them to Sabrina (and after fixing the red cat's eyes), but here's a photo of four of them:

The other two scarves were a black one and a brown one. Sabrina was thrilled with how they turned out and said it meant a lot to her to have these gifts be made by someone who would enjoy doing them, so that they were made with love.

I also made a tiger scarf in the school colors of Sabrina's grandson Kaden, so he wouldn't feel left out of the fun. I think this one turned out looking kind of like a yellow-and-blue Hobbes. 😊

My blankie

♫ It's my blankie so I'll lounge if I want to, lounge if I want to ... ♫ You would lounge, too, if you had a blankie, too! 😁

This shot captures ALL the colors corner to corner.

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!