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Recently been scattery, wanting to make: life changes, a difference, new things from old, numerous crafts, money (haha). I've connecting with artists, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, students & teachers, and random things -from A to Z. It's all becoming connected! All thanks to an amazing picture of yoGOrt. ready ... set ... GO !!!

Friday, April 29, 2011

Creating Collars or What to Call IT

Creating new patterns sometimes happens the first time around [or across, lol]. Or sometimes, I'll simply be stuck - starting and stopping. Okay, I surrender, I am so stuck! Somebody help me, please?!?

I've been trying combinations of crochet collars and/or neckline embellishments and/or bib necklaces.
Either

  • to attach to a shirt already in my wardrobe, 
  • or button or ribbon or tie (affix) around my neck, 
  • or even over-the-head length.
(NOT one piece to do it all)... And, what to call IT.















I've made more than ten such things. The one pictured is the closest to what I like, with enough extra yarn in case I attach it to a shirt. And, I don't know what to do with IT now... any suggestions?

Next problem of this stuck-in-the-yuck, how to move on to something else?  Every time I go to pick up a project, I start another one of these 'things'!   Please, any help much appreciated!  Thanks. 

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Old March New April news

Hey,Hey, hey! I just learned where a 'draft' hides here and how to edit.  So below is my 4-1-11 post - ie April Fools!


Goodbye, National Crochet Month!   The positives first:  Many March goals were met ~ but the evil Gemini twin has her say in italics.
  • completion of 10ish 'Works In Progress'.  No 'completions' were afghans technically - even the Baby Blankie still has tails to hide!  On the 30th, I found another bag of old WIPs!  
  • Made my first ever baby booties; CinC baby bonnets (which don't fit a baby head).
  • YO - Yarn Organization took great steps forward.  Ignored the Old Yarn stash in the closet. 
  • Blog - Following some of the best, & a few Followers for me!  Blogging seems harder than I thought.  I'd like to add my email address to the side, don't know how (please email me at sbnann dot nh at gmail dot com anytime).  And a few other things.
  • Facebook - Page for me the Artist:  Creations in Crochet by NancyAnn. Need to make another update, then Suggest to Friends from my personal fb - all 46 of them.
  • Ravelry - Joined - made a '5-minute' project (the baby booties).  Don't know how to use the majority of its features, & post a link-thing to that pattern or its maker.
  • GO Art Show Silent Auction - my entry to the GOArt Auction sold for a few dollars more, but the whole concept of jewelry on a scarf was silly.   
Hello, again!
So, I guess when keeping a blog gets too challenging, my solution was simple:  Start another Blog!  Check it out (won't take long for the one entry); it is to track my Make Something 365 CHALLENGE.  Yes, I'm finding lots to Challenge me.  But for today, I posted a pic on fb, & plan to publish this post, now!