Sometime between last night and this morning this blog surpassed having 20,000 hits. Wow!!
My response is to say Thank You to each of you who find this blog useful. Normally I am a person of many words. Today this is not so. My wildest dreams for this blog have been exceeded. It is my sincere hope that you will continue to use this as a resource.
I will continue to do my best to keep this site current. If you find you need or want something, please do not hesitate to ask for help.
Posted in Blogging, crochet, free patterns, Knitting
I have been busy updating this site in the past two days. there have been additons to the Holiday, Christmas, Knitting Cloths and Animal pages. I will be adding as many links as possible this week.
While adding links to pages today I realized it is time to add new pages because some pages, like the Knit Cloths page, are getting lengthy. This will probably have to wait until after the Holidays are over because there is so much going on in my life at this time.
Enjoy!
Posted in crochet, free patterns, Knit Cloths, Links Added, Site Update
I have added a new page this evening. It is devoted to special items that have a place in this blog, but for which there is no other category. It is a work in progress and will be updated as patterns for it are found.
In the past week there have been updates to the Towels and Potholders pages.
Enjoy!!
Posted in Uncategorized
I have been busy adding more links today. There have been additions to the pages for Holidays, Crochet Cloths, Knit Cloths, and Lacy Cloths.
I found a new tool accidentally today at The Knitting Fiend’s site that answers the question:
“How to fit Stitch Multiples in a row of knitting?”
She has other calculators that deal with topics ranging from decreasing stitches evenly across a row to spacing buttonholes. Here is the link to the main page for the calculators:
Tools to help you convert knitting patterns .
Even though the author’s emphasis is on knitting, it seems to me that many of the math principles she describes could apply to crocheting as well. I speak from my own experience as one who enjoys doing both.
this site also has other pages that might be of interest. Here is one which has been added to my list of Pages to Explore:
Stitch Patterns.
May you find this useful and informative. 🙂
Posted in crochet, Crochet Cloths, free patterns, Holidays, Knit Cloths, Knitting, Links Added
I have made several additions and changes to this blog in the past few days. The most significant change is that some patterns are now listed on more than one page:
My goal is to make it easier find patterns. You will find that this will be done especially with Holiday patterns. Right now my choices are based on what seems right at the moment.
There have been more links added to most pages. The Side Bar Section called Favorite Blogs and Web Sites has more sites listed. These are there for your reading pleasure.
Enjoy!
Posted in Favorite Blogs & Web Sites, Holidays, Knit Cloths, Links Added, Site Update
The words that came to mind last night after my beloved St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series were those of Jack Buck : “Go Crazy Folks!”
It has been many years since they have won the World Series. Others have recounted the details of the games and more will continue do so. Like so many others I will read these accounts and relish in them for weeks to come.
Both teams played good baseball. The Tigers organization has come a long way and is to be respected for that. Both teams worked very hard to earn their League Championships. My hat is off to both of them. I know the Tigers committed some errors, but haven’t we all? It happens to all teams. To you Tiger fans: My heart goes out to you. As a Cardinal fan, I have been there on more than one occasion.
Now the season is over and it is time to move to the winter season. The focus in my house will return to the more mundane issues of everyday living such as : parenting; homeschooling; keeping house; knitting; crocheting; blogging ; my husband working; me looking for and hopefully getting work; and all of the other daily activities not mentioned.
Just in case you are interested, here is an article I found that expresses most of my feelings about this amazing season:
Baseball Memories
So to the baseball season I say: So long for now.
Posted in baseball, crochet, crocheting, homeschool, Jack Buck, Knitting, St. Louis Cardinals, Uncategorized, World Series
Life and links on this blog are an interesting combination at times. This week they are especially unique because it is the week of the Baseball World Series and the St. Louis Cardinals Team is one of the contenders. I have been an avid Cardinal fan since the early 1960’s, having grown up listening to Jack Buck of KMOX Radio announcing the games. The rest of my family also enjoys them as well. Our evening meals this week have been quick and easy to allow us time to be done eating before the ball game. Most evenings there is time to work on this blog while my family watches programs that are not my to my liking. Even I can be found watching it this week during the ball game.
In this house, good baseball is good baseball regardless of who plays, wins or loses. If the Cardinals win, so much the better!
In addition to the World Series, my favorite Web Browser Firefox came out with a major update this week. Some of my computer time was spent setting up the browser to meet my wants and needs. The process was simple enough, but I kept getting side tracked trying it out and adding options to personalize it . It was fun to do. 🙂
In the meantime I am trying to keep this blog updated in between doing my assortment of Mom duties, taking time for email, knitting, crocheting, and living. Links have been added to the Towels, Holiday, Mop Covers and Knit Cloth sections. I will do more as time allows.
Dish and Wash Cloth Mania 