Thanks everyone who volunteered to be a pattern tester for the new Crochet Spot Store patterns!!! Although not everyone got to test, I must say that those individuals that did deserve a very big…

Check back often for sneak peak photos of what will be in the store opening June 29th!!!

Darn it! I was crocheting with plarn (plastic yarn) and my hook broke!!! I was using one of those plastic H (5.00 mm) Susan Bates hook. It is one of those cheap hooks that comes in a set. By the way, I love the cheap plastic hook sets for beginners since they are of course cheap but they have all the main sizes of hooks that any beginner will need! But the down fall is when it breaks.

Well at least I have a good reason to go buy a nice, new hook now!!! Woohoo!!!

I always thought that people normally got sick in the winter, but no, it’s almost summer here and I’m sick! Nothing too serious though, just a sore throat, a small cough and a minor headache. I don’t know if getting sick is a good thing or not. I mean it does keep me at home, and what do I do at home? Crochet!! Then the down side is I might just get tired and fall asleep instead. Okie dokie, I’m done complaining…

Watch out soup can, here I come!!!

Today I ran some errands and decided that I would take one of my crochet projects with me to work on in the car. Of course I wasn’t the one driving or else I probably wouldn’t be here type. I’ve never crocheted much in the car until now and realized it was sort of hard to get my hook into the loops when my seat is bumping up and down! I guess it takes a little getting used to.

Also I get sort of nauseous, like motion sick or something. Call me a wimp but it’s true! I remember when I used to read my school books on the bus the same thing would happen. It’s so weird. But at least the feeling went away and I know it’s another thing that I’ll just get used to.

Okay, back to talking about crocheting in the car…I find it a good use of my time, instead of just staring out the window.

Do you do it often?

The Knit and Crochet show is the Crochet Guild of America’s Annual Chain Link Conference and The Knitting Guild Association’s Regional Conference. I was reading about the neat activities that they’ll be having there and I got so excited! The show is being held in Buffalo, NY from August 6-9. They are suppose to have a cool shop full of yarn, kits, hooks, needles, books and I guess everything any crocheter or knitter can ever dream of. There’s also fashion shows, dinners, interesting classes to learn something new and so much more.

I really want to go but never been before, have you? If so how was it?

This month I’ve been super busy making patterns, patterns, and did I mention patterns? So far I have a few that are almost ready to be tested. But they all need some finishing touches first. Here is a snippet of what’s to come in the store. Sorry there’s no photos, they aren’t as appealing when there’s just pieces of things laying around on my desk, hehe.

Amigurumi Alien
OOOh, this one is cute! My favorite part is his feet. Then don’t have toes, but they’re perfectly rounded with a nice foot shape and ankles. I enjoy making them walk around on my desk even though they aren’t connected to the body yet. That’s how much I like them (not that I have an alien foot fetish or anything)!

Wishing Well
A nice lady asked me to make a pattern for this a while ago and I just never got around to doing it until now. She wanted to use it for her daughter’s wedding reception so that people can drop cards into it. I thought that was a great idea!

Felted Purse
This one is fun if you like felting. I first designed it to be extra big so that when it felted it would shrink to be the perfect size. But after crocheting it, it was already a great size for a bag! I contemplated felting it or leaving it as is, but I felted it anyway. It made a very cute small purse that I really love! The moral of the story is that you can choose to felt or not to felt and it will still look great.

Tunisian Purse
I love Tunisian stitches, especially when it’s done in 3 colors! The colors just weave together very nicely. This purse is larger than the felted purse so it’s better for carrying around the essentials plus some.

Lace Shawl
I always wanted a shawl that I could wear every day and also dress up for special occasions. So I designed this shawl just for that. It’s made with size 10 thread so that it drapes very nicely and is light enough so that it can be worn when the weather is warm or when it is cold.

Ruffle Shrug
You have to love ruffles to want to make this shrug because it has very full ruffles on it! There is a pretty wavy texture to the body of the shrug and then the bold ruffles surrounding it.

Thread Bunny
I thought it would be fun to crochet a very, very tiny bunny. It stands about 1 1/2 inches tall. It’s made with size 10 rainbow thread and with a bunny this tiny it makes it look like it’s colorfully striped!

Soft Sweater
This is a sweater that I started but have no clue how to finish. We’ll see where my crochet hook takes me. But I have to tell you that it’s super soft because I used boucle yarn, (one of the most petted yarns in the stash).

Kid’s Pillow
I started this round pillow and decided to put a cute animal face on it. I mean kids do like animals right? I’m thinking a teddy bear or maybe a doggy…hmm. I’ll have to think about it more.

As you can see, I’ve been busy this month, but still have yet to finish any of these for the store. Darn me and my impulse to start new things before finishing the previous. Anyway, I just wanted to share what I’ve been up to!

Let me know if you have more ideas for patterns!

Okay, I don’t have “unidentified flying objects” although somethings I wish I do. UFO if you don’t already know stands for “unfinished object” according to cool crochet language. For some reason, there’s literally 10 UFOs on my desk and I have no clue how they got there!

Alright, I lied. I put them there. But what stumps me is why there are so many. I mean I wake up one day and impulsively start something new. What am I thinking? I already have my desk full of yarn projects that are just waiting to be finished. All they need is a couple more rows or to be sewn together. Do you have UFOs too?

I’ve been felting and it’s pretty fun! Recently I made a purse and a bowl. Yes, a bowl… lol. At first I thought it was silly to make a crocheted bowl, but then I thought it might be cute. Lets just say that I won’t be putting it in the dishwasher so I have to make sure it doesn’t get too dirty. Other than that, I really like my little felted bowl!

So, that’s enough of me rambling about a bowl. My question to you all wonderful crocheters out there is what do you like to felt? bags? bowls? clothing? Or if you haven’t felted yet, what are you waiting for?

In the previous post I gave a link to a Michaels Coupon.

Well of you don’t have a Michaels, then maybe you have a JoAnn! Here is a JoAnn Coupon for 40% as well. This one can also be used online.

And if you don’t have a JoAnn then maybe you have a Hobby Lobby? If so there is a 40% Hobby Lobby coupon.

Lastly here is a A.C.Moore 50% off coupon.

I wish I found these sooner so that I could share. But here they are now! Happy shopping!

This weekend I paid a trip to Michaels not only because I had two 40% off coupons, but because I read a rumor that there was 99 cent skeins of yarn. I thought to myself, even if there weren’t any for 99 cents, then at least I can still us my coupons and buy something. But I was so excited when I walked to the yarn department! There it was…racks of 99 cent yarn!!! I got some wool, simply soft, satin sport, cashmere, and some novelty yarn! Each at just 99 cents a skein!!! I spent about $20…so you can do the math on how many skeins of yarn I got.

I think I would have got more, but some other crocheter probably beat me to those baskets that were empty. Anyway, the moral of the story is you should go to a Michaels near you (if there is one) and see if they have 99 cent yarn too!

Here is a link to a 40% one regular priced item coupon that’s good for this week (May 10 – 16, 2009): Michaels Coupon