Crochet Marathon - Ready, Set, GO

Hooray!  My friend, originally known as My Crochet Teacher, is coming very soon, for about 24 hours!  Wheeee, crochet, crochet, & crochet, with a knit here & there from her!  Only wish it were easier to stay up till all hours, like it was 30 years ago.  Since it's about a 2-1/2 hour drive between us, we haven't gotten together since early autumn.  Old Man Winter had other ideas for us.
My DD (Dear Daughter) is away for a long weekend too.  She'll be attending the GOart Auction tonight in Clawson Michigan, with our auntie.  We both donated works, a first for each of us.  Hope we can help bring the GO organization a few dollars and wish them all well tonight!
My work is the crocheted  "Wearable Art, Jewelry on Scarf" piece - I think rather unusual for an Art Show for '2-dimensional art'.  The large tree necklace, 2 pairs of earrings, 3 pins, a ring & a bracelet, and a keyring!
We'll see - maybe more updates of completed projects tomorrow!

a few photos?!?

A bit of an update, yes, a few photos finally... but the cell phone camera is pathetic. I'm not much of a photographer, and just found a helper on the computer called Paint, so I'm trying to learn that for cropping, and who knows what else.

3 chemo caps donated today
top super-soft purple, self-stripe pink & purple,
off-white with gold ply

(above)  Our zany Ziggy kitty was ready to swipe at the pink & purple hat (but I won that battle). Really wish the colors showed better! Top cap was completed late February, next striping cap was Day 4 Completion Project, and the last one was the Day 2 Completion Project.

Adorable !?! Pink booties!  Pattern from Ravelry member
2 strands of pink yarns (I will learn how to add her name or info)

Feels like cheating, but, since there ARE days where I've not had a Completion Project, here's the schedule:
Day 13 Sunday    One baby bootie
Day 14 Monday   The Other baby bootie.      honestly, the weaving (to close heels) & hiding tails of both on Day 14.  Seems I have a bit of trouble being totally honest, even with myself.  On Day 8, I thought I had completed the Hand towel topper, but had not, & still haven't sewn on the button.

3 pins: white rose with button, Purp-L-Loopy, and shamrock

These I made as jewelry for the wearable art donation, but included the pic because yesterday's only completion was:
Day 15  Tues.  2 shamrocks    omg, not even completed to be pins or magnets or bracelets, oh my!
Day 16 Wed.  Really thought I'd finish the baby blankie, only needs put together & edging.
Took a cell phone pic of the blankie, but it all looks gray!!!
And only one other project completed, was on
Day 11  (maybe 12) A preemie hat, s2f

Well, my hope is that this month of Practice will be enough so that on April 1, when I start my 365 Daily Creativity Challenge, I will blog more frequently including pics with the digital camera of my little exercises!  I am not going to set my expectations too high and say every day.  I've already had my expectations ttooo high for March, wanting to complete afghans:  THE Baby's, a hexagon, a Project Linus donation, a Granny Ripple, and my very own personal crazy quilt afghan.  ugh, must go to sleep now, or maybe crochet just a little while?!?

5 Days' Completions?!?

• 7/31  Cotton hot pad edging  &  WIP
• 8/31  Bathroom hand towel tri-fold  &  WIP
• 9/31  ooops!  Offset by excitement of pick-up of 365 Journal!!!  BS BrainStorm scribbles about theme or name.   oops again, sounds like an excuse.
• 10/31 '2 hrs wasted time' crocheting & pulling out
• 11/31 Time to get back on track!  WIP - first 2 squares crocheted together

One of many realizations this week:  I was ssooo stuck in Indecision (about the third color for the WIP - The Baby's blankie), I did very little focused crocheting.  Even forgot about this goal!!!  But, happy to say, I'm very pleased with the shiny-pink yarn.  Still half-a-today to finish a something.

Tonight's update

Crochet completion Sunday; & I'll simply note WIP for continuing work on a Work-In-Progress.
6/31  Neutral off-white open mesh scarf  &  WIP
Sometime in the past five days, I completed a Mile-a-Minute scarf.  Thought I'd crochet more around & rounds, but decided it looked great 'as is'; that to crochet more with the self-striping yarn wouldn't work.  Hid ends; Done, & a 'J' hook back!

Notes from past 3 days

While the actual written projects do not look like huge accomplishments, I am NOT going to criticize myself.  I am able to resist the temptation to start new large projects thus far.  Looks like I must buy a skein of yarn!!! Ideally pink pound-of-love for Color #3 for the baby afghan.
3/31  cotton dishcloth  &  baby afghan
4/31  pink/orchid striping soft hat (chemo cap)  this yarn would edge the baby afghan perfectly!
5/31  gray winter hat  &  baby afghan    (gray yarn almost gone - less than 1 yd. left!)
Also on my GOal list, I solved a mini-prob I was having with blogging.  I ordered the 365 Daily Challenge book, and shall pick up same on Wednesday!

Crochet Month GOals

Rather than begin & complete ONE Creation in Crochet this month, my GOals are:

• Complete one UFO un-finished-object a day, record here
• In order to complete larger projects like un-finished afghans - 6+, work on those daily
• Any new items begun, must have a estimated completion time of under one two hours
• Listing on etsy, joining ravelry, and FB
• Understanding just how this Blog thing works!

Yesterday, I had help with 'YO' - Yarn Organizing.  Much progress was made, found the skein of white pound of love yarn for the baby girl afghan (my first larger project, for my granddaughter hopefully), & saw countless UFOs in the conquered land of my bedroom.  This is practice for the 365 Daily Creative Challenge, to start on April 1, the Red Sox Regular Season opener, which is also my 4th anniversary of resuming crochet.

Day 1/31:  Gray bracelet and Shamrock bracelet start2finish aka s2f

Day 2/31:  Gold/off-white hat and work on Kaylynn's afghan

March!

Happy CROCHET Month!!!

Or, if you don't happen to celebrate Crochet, perhaps you celebrate another Craft?!?

Happy CRAFT Month!!!