WIP Wednesday and the cutest little purse....

It's Work In Progress Wednesday, and I have so many! LOL I'll share a few.....

I am still working on the Sunny Spread by Ellen Gormley. I just love her stuff. The blocks are adding up, and I am about a quarter of the way there. This will be my first afghan made of squares. Can't wait to finish it, and yet, I work on so many different things at once..... silly me.....

I was at Walmart the other day, like every other day, and saw a young lady carrying the sweetest little crocheted purse. It was a square like this, with little embroidered flowers on it, and a braided handle. I thought I needed to make something like that. Hers had little blue flowers, done differently, but here is my take on it. I like the bright pink (Old Rose by ILTY) and I added the greenery. I think it looks romantic. I just have to add the handle. I really wanted to make this in a light blue, but when I got home, I didn't have the yarn I pictured, and couldn't wait to get started. So I made it in Aran. The young lady's purse was just about this color. I can picture this or something like it in the blue, or yellow, pink, heck, any pastels, with flowers embroidered, or crocheted and sewn on........... the possibilities are endless, really.

And underneath it all, the Granny Stripes. Oh, I do love this. I totally identify with Lucy at Attic24, from whom I got this pattern. Every row, every cluster, it is more and more beautiful, and I am more and more in love with this. The colors, though at first I thought they were not right, are perfect. This flies along, simply because I cannot put it down. Yummmmm...... so wonderful. This is, in fact, not an afghan but a blanket. It covers my queen-sized bed with generous drape, and will have more when the edge is added. I am going to snuggle up under this on every cold night and feel warm and toasty. And the feel of it, soft and nubby.... can you tell this is my favorite thing I have ever made? It is. Seriously.

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I am linking up with Marie Anne at Everyday Crochet,

as well as Creative Crochet

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for Work In Progress Wednesday.

Stripes, stripes, stripes!

I finished David's afghan. I love this pattern, and this afghan. I wish I were better with color, but David loves this, so okay. I like it too, actually. I know, I'm weird, but I like the way it freaks your eyes out when you look at it. Ha! I will definitely make this afghan again, it was way easy, and came out pretty. Next time, I will make fewer stripes, and make them wider, and I think I will plan the colors more as well. I think this being such a unique shape, it might sell well at a craft fair. I think I will definitely make one to take to the fairs.


Look at these colors. Seriously, look at these colors. What do y'all think of these colors? Again, I'm not so good with mixing colors. I kind of stood in Hobby Lobby choosing the colors I thought were crisp and clear. Then when I got home, I tried to figure out which was the best order to put them in. Because you know what I'm making?

Absolutely! Lucy's Granny Stripes! I've been anticipating starting this for a while, and now here we go! I am struggling over the colors, you know Lucy set the bar high. I am so anxious to see how this comes out.

Boy, this is wonderful to make. It goes together so quickly, those rows just zoom by. I can't wait til it's done. I have all of Lucy's pictures saved, and am looking to her for inspiration. She sure did make a beauty. I know mine won't be nearly as pretty as hers, she has the gift of color, and I tried, but I could not find a red that would fit in here. I really wanted to, too, but I just couldn't.

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Do y'all think these colors will be okay in this order? Seriously, let me know if you would change it.
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And, in case you didn't read my last post, if y'all know kinda what sells well at craft fairs, let me know. I'm still struggling. I'm trying to get fifty items ready for the craft fair in October. I'd like to make this worth my while, you know, not have people stop and look, then put it back and walk away...........

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Y'all have a wonderful week!