Hmmm...Crochet or Piecrust?

Although I have an apron tied around my middle,

a cookbook opened on the table,

 ingredients all over the countertop,

and should by now be mixing pie dough

for tomorrow's festivities...

I keep reaching for my crochet hook

instead of my rolling pin!

Ah well...

surely there's time for both :)))

These lovely snowflakes and twinkly stars

just needed to be made.

The pattern for the snowflakes can be found in

Issue Eleven

of

Simply Crochet

The free gift on the front of this issue

is a packet containing the dk weight  yarn  with

a thread of sparkly silver running through it

&

a plastic crochet hook.

The pattern is inside the book.

You can find the star pattern

compliments of

 Leonie Morgan

at

WoolnHook

I have not stiffened and blocked them yet;

just lightly steamed for the picture.

There are visions in my head of a flurry full

of the little beauty's

dancing over the French doors

between my dining room

and front room

on a lovely garland chain.

Hmmm......

I know I should be preparing for Thanksgiving

{as my whole family always gathers at my house}

but I really must take the time to show you one more thing.

This was yesterday's project.

It is destined to be a Christmas gift.

Guess you can tell

 I'd so much rather play with yarn

than mess with all that food stuff!

You can find the pattern for this scarf

 and it's sweet little flower

by paying a visit to

Michelle

at

The Royal Sisters

where "granny goodness" always abounds.

Well...

I really must force myself to make a mess in the kitchen.

Before I leave you all though

I want to tell every one of you how very much

all of your kind words on the loss of my

Little Jose'

have meant to me.

You have all helped to heal my breaking heart

and reminded me  to remember the goodness

of the love I shared with a special little dog.

Thank You All

from the

Very Bottom of My Heart.

I will cherish your kindness and remember it forever.

May you all have the Happiest of Thanksgivings!

With Love,

Danette

P.S.

I would like to say

Welcome

to a couple of new followers~

Lisa

from

Needles and Wool

and

Serafina

from

Mamanluisa

I truly love making new friends :)))



Forever In Our Hearts

Jose'

February 4, 2002

to

November 10, 2013.

It is with a grieving heart that I let you all know

our

Sweet Little Jose'

passed away

 in the wee hours of

Sunday, November 10th.

He would have been 12 in February.

As I mentioned in earlier posts,

he hit a rough spot of repeated seizures

 and then he got pneumonia.

We did all we could for 2 weeks

but he was so fragile.

Thankfully,

he died here at home with his family

where he was much loved.

We had him cremated

{the first time we have ever done that}

and he has his home on the mantel now.

The funeral home was wonderful.

They gave me a paw print and a couple of hair clippings.

My Dad showed up with the Chihuahua ornament.

My sister came with a lovely card

and a gorgeous bouquet of roses.

Which are now being dried.

We received cards from the Vet's office

and family members.

It is a loss we all feel deeply,

especially me.

He was truly

My Baby.
So tiny, always so dependent on me.

I will miss him on Christmas Eve.

We always give the dogs their stockings when everyone has gone home.

It is amazing that they remember from year to year what a

Christmas stocking is.

Jose' was always the most excited of all.

This picture was taken last Christmas.

I will also miss him when Springtime

arrives again.

He loved the porch swing as much as his Mommy does!



He also loved it when he could find one of my knitting baskets

to snuggle up in.

I still find myself looking around the house for him.

Sophie and Phoebe

have also looked for their missing companion.

They are sad to lose him too.

For being such a Little Fella,

his presence was very large.

Rest in Peace,

we love you.

You are

Forever In Our Hearts. 

Sweet Baby Shoes

Just a quicky post to show you the sweet baby shoes

I just finished crocheting.

They are to go along with the

sweater set I made

for Baby Catherine.

Her grandma is purchasing the sweater and hat from me,

but I wanted to throw in a little gift from me as well.

The pattern can be found in

Essential Crochet

by

Erika Knight.

It was very easy

and I really like the finished product.

I will make these again.

I added a tiny button to the center of the flower.

Plus I eliminated the ribbon

at the back of the shoe

the directions call for.

All in all ~

I think they are quite sweet indeed.

What are you working on in your corner of the world?

Embroidered Mittens

Good Morning Everyone!

In my little corner of the world

it is raining

&

raining

&

raining.

So....

I am knitting

&

knitting

&

knitting.

First I knitted,

then felted,

then embroidered

these mittens.

They are a Christmas gift,

but I won't say who for

just in case she is peeking :)

While it continues to rain,

I put my feet up,

the dogs snuggle in,

and I keep working on Christmas gifts.

Today's project?

A second

Red Mitten.

Happy Day to You All!

From Roses to Wristers

The last couple weeks have been challenging.

Last weekend I had a touch of a virus.

Feeling bad that I was feeling bad,

Scott brought roses home.

Ahhh...

nothing compares to a

Wonderful Husband :)))

They were gorgeous on the dining room table.

They are now drying nicely.

I can never part with roses

and love them just as much

when they are dried.

 

While feeling icky,

I knitted up these

Mock Cable Wristers.

They took just one skein of

King George

made by

Bristol Yarn Gallery.

It's a divinely soft fiber of

Baby Alpaca, Merino Wool & Cashmere.

Yum ~ Yum!

I found the pattern in

60 Quick Knits.

They're heading for my Christmas gift stash.

 

 And on the doggie front:

I am keeping Jose's glucose level up with

regular feedings.

It is keeping the seizures at bay, Thank God.

However, he is still very sick.

It was discovered during a chest x~ray

and blood work on Friday

that he has

bacterial pneumonia.

Apparently, when he vomited early last week

he aspirated :(((

His Mommy is still giving him

lots

&

lots

 of

TLC.

He is on an antibiotic and diarrhea medication.

We are running a vaporizer to help with his breathing.

The vet says he is not out of the woods yet

but is pleased there is a tiny bit of improvement.

He is very weak and I have to help him stand at his water dish.

Then I tuck him back into his little bed,

which is in whatever room I am in.
{That is unless he is wanting Mommy to hold him and wrap him in her sweater}.

Thankfully being home is my full time job.

We have a long way to go.

We appreciate all of your prayers and positive healing thoughts.

For Baby Catherine

I just finished another

Baby Shell Cardigan.

Remember the red one I crocheted in late Summer?

Here it is again in teal.

With white pearly buttons.

This one is a custom order.

A friend is happily awaiting a new granddaughter.

I little one who will be named after her.

So she ordered a sweater and hat set for

Baby Catherine.

I think this baby bonnet is a perfect match with the sweater,

though the patterns are not created by the same designer.

Something about a sweet little baby head

showing through the back of the bonnet

makes me practically swoon.

We thought teal would be nice

because we are sure she will get

plenty of pink

from others.

And my current project should be done in a jiffy...

another pair of fingerless mitts!

My daughters and sister just love

the darn things.

They like them in any pattern

and any color.

So they make nice Christmas gifts every year.

And one final note~

I have a sick little fella.

Jose' will be 12 in February.

He weighs 3 pounds and is quite fragile.

He has an enlarged heart, inflammatory bowel disease and seizure disorder.

On Sunday night he started having seizures close together.

Usually he will have one and then maybe another one in a couple of weeks.

Then he will go a year or more without any.

So Sunday and Monday were quite alarming.

We saw our vet {who is WONDERFUL}

first thing Monday morning.

It was discovered he is very hypoglycemic.

I was instructed to feed him every hour on Monday until bedtime

to see if raising his blood sugar would stop the seizures.

He is still eating every couple of hours,

and LOVING it I might add.

Mommy is giving him rice and eggs for now.

Way better than that colorless, odorless

tasteless hypoallergenic doggie stuff

he is used to!

He is perking up and has not had a seizure since 8p.m. Monday.

We go to the vet again on Friday

for another little paw prick.

Wish us luck!
OH!
And WELCOME to my newest blog follower ~ Pooch.
I look forward to getting to know you here :)))

Autumn Mitts

Don't you just love

Fingerless Mitts?!

I do!

And I am loving this pattern from

the book

Crochet

 One - Skein Wonders.

Although they are shown here on my hands,

I actually crocheted this pair for my oldest daughter

Hilary.

I originally bought this skein of sock yarn to knit her a pair of socks.

Somehow that didn't happen...

But when I found this pattern I knew what the yarn was truly for!

Hilary LOVES fingerless mitts.

And the beautiful Fall colors suit her perfectly.

I always enjoy finding new and different things to make

from all the gorgeous sock yarns that are available.

So...

one pair just wasn't enough!

Funny thing is~

this pair's being modeled by Hilary

but it's for sale on my

Etsy Shop.

One of my favorite things about these lovely little mitts is

the pretty scalloped edge that just naturally

happens at the top.

OH!

And I have quite a stash of beautiful

hand painted

sock yarns.

{It only takes one skein to make 2 pairs}

As always, I get plenty of help.

Hmmm.....

who else needs a pair of these?

Fall Finery

As Fall has swooped down on me,

I realize I have fallen behind on blogging.

I have missed you all

and am ready to show you

some of the projects that have kept me away from my computer.

This first one is my favorite go to baby hat.

I have made it so many times over the years

and embellished it with many different flowers.

It's for sale on my Etsy Shop.

This pair was a custom order

 for a couple of baby cousins

born just 2 days apart.

Instead of a crocheted rose I attached

the knitted version with a pearl bead for each center.

And here's something new 

I have fallen in love with!

It looks like an old fashioned

Heirloom Baby Bonnet

to me.
The pattern can be found
here

I love the puff stitch in the back.

I confess ~ I've made a few of these...

Finally moving on from baby hats,

I knit up these

Wee Baby Leg Warmers

from 100% Baby Alpaca.

Just scrumptious!

In a few days I will have another

completed baby project to show you.

Here's a little sneak peek.

~And speaking of babies...

here's what 2 of my furry ones like most about

my afternoon knitting time.

They get to cozy up on the couch

while I sit across the room

and work away.

We are all quite happy :)))