Homespun Granny Square Afghan

I am still trying to clean out my stash of partially used yarns. I mean how can you add more to the stash if it is clogged with partially used skeins? I pulled out some Lion Brand Homespun yarn and found I could make some sort of small afghan. I used a size N - 9.00 mm hook.

Yarns: All Homespun

Holiday Homespun Starlight #200

Shaker #301B

Painted Desert #407

Quartz #362

Hepplewhite #300

I started with the Starlight and then decided as I went how far I wanted to go with each color. Once I had used all of them I decided another row of Starlight would be a good break. Then I just crocheted in the same order again. Ok so using left over yarn can have a down side. I did not have enough Starlight to do the edging that I thought I should do. So I had to buy, yeah, another white. Fortuanately I had a coupon. Since the Starlight was left over from Christmas I found Hepplewhite was also a bright white it just did not have the little gold strip through it.

I think it came out pretty good and will be nice to use once it ever starts cooling down, like in November.

Grandboys Visit

The grandboys were in town today. They are going to see the Texas Rangers play tonight. We met for breakfast and went to the park. This is the first morning it hasn't been over 90 by 9:30 in the morning. They had a great time. I took the opportunity to get a quick picture.

Cactus Tuna

This huge cactus is near my house. This is only about half of the patch and it is huge. There are so many cactus tuna. I think this is the most I have ever seen in one patch.

So cool.

Meow

Scout cracks me up.

Bye Bye Pink Shawl

The pink shawl is no more. Sad. It is a very nice pattern, Multnomah by Kate Flagg. I have ripped and ripped and ripped this shawl at least five times. Once I got to the feather and fan instructions I never could get the pattern to come out right. My stitches were always off. I even let it sit for a while and tried again to no avail. I have done feather and fan before and it is not hard. The shawl was put in the buffet in the stash. I could not bear to look at it anymore. When I pulled it out last week I thought maybe it was me and I would just try again to whip it up. Alas, I still had issues. So I ripped. I really like the pattern and I know a million people have made it but for some reason I cannot get it to work. The yarn is a lucious Madeline Tosh sport weight alpaca in a pink called Posy. I love, love, love the yarn but it has to be something else. I am afraid it will be so "used" I won't get a good shawl out of it. So bye bye Multnoma. So sad to see you go but I will find another pattern and use this wonderful yarn for something else.

Pink Shawl

I have had such issues with this little pink shawl. It has a simple feather and fan border but for some reason the stitches never match the pattern. I found it yesterday in the back of the stash where it had it had been sent many months ago for misbehavior. I am giving it another chance but if there is no cooperation it is headed for ripping out.

No Words

My friend Tommy N Nana posted this picture on Facebook tonight. Casket of 2nd Lt. James Cathey USMC who was killed in Iraq and his wife Katherine the night before Lt. Cathey's burial. The Marines made her a bed below her husband's flag. She played music that she and her husband liked and the Marines kept watch over them through the night. There are just no words.....