Goddess on the Mountaintop....

In my emails was this collection of patterns with references to goddesses. It is fun and interesting to look at the gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece and the Norse. Also any others that I come across. It is interesting to see what other societies believed and thought and how they ordered their lives.

1. Venus - Goddess of love
2. Minerva - Goddess of wisdom
3. Juno - Queen of the gods
4. Vesta - Goddess of the home
5. Aurora - Goddess of the dawn
6. Luna - Goddess of the moon
7. Iris - Goddess of rainbows
8. Victoria - Goddess of triumph

Weekend? Are you Sure?

Some say that this is the beginning of the weekend, but I am going to question that. I guess because I am always doing something. I have about 6 or more loads of laundry to do today, I need to go through the emails some more and clear more out. I need to do my Bible readings (and get caught up) and I need to fill bird feeders. My girls are wanting to enter another baking contest (there is one a year at a nearby library...Washington-Centerville....they have different groups, kids and teens) and they want to practice some different things and see what they end up liking. I finished 2 books and I need to finish a few more, I just can't decide which one I want to work on next. I need to work on the socks for my nephew, but every time I sit, I am being pestered by my critters to love on them. (It never ends, but I love them so very much). What is your favorite baked good and where did you find the recipe?

Sicilian Cannoli

I haven't had much time to work on emptying the email and I am dreading seeing how bad it is. I am certain that it is over 200, I know that I can get it down quickly, I just need to work on it.

Here is something fun, it is a CAL Calendar and has daily things to make. Here is a Stash Buster. It will help you use up all those small amounts of left over yarn that you just cannot throw away. Here is a link to Moogly Blog and her Hookin' on Hump Day. I saved this one because it had some things I am interested in making. Then I also found the "Look Books" from Yarnspirations. They are fun and full of great patterns.

Afghans:
I Love Color
Crocodile Rock Baby Blanket
Spell Binding Ripple
Magnolia Afghan
Pinal Afghan
Wavelength Afghan
Ultimate Festive Throw
Ferris Wheel Baby Throw
Faeries Sampler
Most Refreshing Throw
Country Charm Blanket
Enough Love to Go Around Square
Make It Quick Afghan uses very thick yarn and larger hook, so would be a very quick afghan to make.
Amish Bars Throw
New Favorite Afghan  (from Lion Brand)
Native American Blanket
World's Fastest Afghan
Alaskan Blue Tunisian Blanket
Long Live the Queen Throw
Chunky Throw
Chevron Granny
Flower Power
Tunisian Entrelac Throw

Amigurumi/Toys:
Loom Knit Bear

Baby:
Bunny Lovey
Pink Petals Baby Afghan
Baby Twister Blanket
Continuous Color Baby Blanket
Charlie Baby Bootees
Baby Hat

Bags:
Idea Bag
Drawstring Bag
Swirls and Stripes Mosaic
Glam Girl Knit Clutch
Brigitte Shopping Bag - My sil lives in an area that charges you for bags, so she likes these kinds of things.

Boot Cuffs:
Boot Toppers

Cowls/Scarves:
Sparkly Ocean Infinity Scarf
Cowl of Many Colors
Bright Diamonds Cowl
Dragon Skin Scarf
District 12 Cowl Wrap
Susan's Scarf

Gloves/Mittens:
May Flower Mittens
Fox in Snow Mittens
Orange Tabby Mittens
Norwegian Kitten Mittens
Spring is Coming Cuffs

Hats/Headbands:
Minty Morning Headband
Messy Bun Hat
I feel pretty hat
Owl Hat
Quirky Hat
Amazing Grace Headband
Bright Style Hat
American Beauty
Blister Stitch Hat
Brick Road Hat
Susan's Slouch Hat

Kitchen/Bath:
Heart Scrubbers
Flower Hotpad
Flower Burst Dishcloth
Mr Puffy Tea Cozy
Sunflower Dish Cloth
Citrus Slice Dishcloth
Color Block Dishcloth

Shawls/Wraps:
See You Soon
Silver Moon Shrug
Evening Shadows
Country Cottage Shawl
Asymmetrical Shawl
Starry Night Shawl

Slippers/Socks:
Crochet Socks
Undecided Slippers
Mirror Socks
Dorm Boot Slippers
Deluxe Dorm Boot

Sweater:
Sandhurst Sweater
District 12 Sweater

Valentines:
Candy Heart
Yarn Valentines

Frozen Fan Afghans

This was also in my email and it is listed as things from the movie, "Frozen" and for people who loved the movie. My girls are a mixed batch on this topic. Sometimes they just sit and enjoy the movie and other times they whine when they here songs from it.

1. The Let It Go Blanket
2. The Arendelle Afghan
3. Elsa's Snow Queen Blanket
4. Anna's Snow Day Square
5. Sven the Reindeer Square
6. Kristoff's Winter Wonderland Afghan
7. Olaf Amigurumi Pattern
8. Ice Palace Afghan

Friday is Here!

Tonight, I am reading, we are to have a Snow Moon (February Full Moon), a comet and an eclipse. Should be fun to see. I am also going to try and get some of these emails removed, again. They grow faster than I can remove them. I am also sitting at my back window with one of my cats, watching a bird eating from the feeder. We don't have as many birds as previous years, it seems the hawks view this as prime feeding area and it keeps the birds a little more concealed.

What is your Friday shaping up to look like?

Afghans:
Irish Shamrocks Afghan
Kata Square
Ripples of Happiness
Diamond Petals Square

Boot Cuffs:
Moroccan Midnight Boot Cuffs
Crochet Boot Cuffs - Tunisian
Moonshadows Boot Cuffs
Two Toned Boot Cuffs - I had to use the wayback machine for this pattern.
Easiest Boot Cuffs

CAL/KAL:
2016 CAL Groovyghan - I started, now I just need to finish.

Christmas/Winter:
Santa Minion
Little Christmas Stockings
Frozen Friend Stocking
Christmas Tree Coffee Cup Cozy
Christmas Gift Card-igans
Snowbird Mantle Toppers

Cowl/Scarves:
Easy Leaves
Cuddly Cat Scoodie
Chevron Infinity Scarf
Bricks and Lattice Scarf
Crochet Infinity Scarf
Child's Hooded Scarf
Cabled Cowl for Men
Altimeter Scarf
Double Basketweave Cowl

Gloves/Mittens:
Doug Fir Mittens
Falling Leaves Mittens
Alice Inspired Fingerless Mitts

Hats/Headbands:
Knit Beanie
Classic Slouch Beanie
French Trapper Knit Hat
No Hat Hair Hat
Easy Beanie
Susan's Slouch
Purple Haze Knit
All Grown Up Striped Slouch
Dimpled Eyelet Hat
Unicorn Hat for child.
Cable Crown Headband
Basic Ribbed Hat
Dad Hat
Sandoval Hat
Morel Hat
Shades of Grey Beanie

Kitchen:
9-11-01 Dishcloth
Cat Cozy - very fun and cute.
Strawberry and Cream Kitchen Sets - fun, fun, fun.
Crazy Eights Dishcloth
Christmas Tree Potholder
Sister Hearts

St. Patrick's Day/March:
Rufus the Leprechaun

Shawls/Wraps:
Filomena Shawl
Kanak
Summertime Shawl
Showoff Boomerang - I want to make this one. I love how it looks. Wonder how it would look with Caron Cakes.
Wales Wedge Shawlette
Ocean Elegance Shawl
Candy Apple Shawl
Spring Elements Shawl - very pretty

Board Game Afghans

In my email, there was one labeled Christening blankets, but I don't have anyone I know having a baby and I really don't like making plain white blankets. I didn't delete outright and I am glad, as there are links for afghans that can be made to look like game boards. My girls and I love to play board games, even going to board game nights at the local library.

1. Dominoes - Don't worry, this afghan is much easier than the game!
2. Go Fish - Our favorite!
3. Connect Four
4. Candy Land
5. Solitaire - The classic computer game
6. Apples to Apples

More Warm Weather....Tornadoes in February

Went to my sister-in-law's house for Super Bowl and it was a great time. Plenty of food and great people and my dad went along and had a good time. He got to watch the game and visit with many other people and see his granddaughters two days in a row. He was cheering for the Falcons and I was cheering for the Patriots, my husband was cheering for the Falcons and said, "Looks like it is finished. Falcons are going to win." He he he...Pats Won! We finished listening to the game on the trip home, as it was so late and we needed to go home so we could get some rest since the day had to start early for us. The weather kept getting warm, Sunday was in the 40's, Monday was in the 50's and today, Tuesday, we are waiting on some serious weather. In fact, NOLA was hit by a tornado and they were unprepared. I am taking some time today to work on my email and get it cleaned out a little. It is hard to be online when there are 3 kids online for their school every day. When the evening comes I just want to be quiet and knit or crochet. I finished a shawl for myself and finished a couple of hats. I discovered that you can easily get 3 hats from one Caron Cake. I love the Caron Cakes and love the colors. My youngest picked out another Cake for herself and wants a hat and mittens from it. I need to finish up some other things and I think I will work on a blanket tonight and see if I can't finish it up.

Afghans:
Illuminations Blanket
Amish Star Afghan - free Ravelry download
Modern Rose Afghan
Log Cabin Throw
Simple Rainbow Chevron
Flirty Fan Throw
Fall Romance Throw
Shaded Diamond Afghan NEW to the blog and beautiful.
Quiet Country Garden Throw
Satellite Connection Afghan
Arches Square
Garden Patch Granny

Baby:
Old Shale Lace Baby Hat
Square Dance Baby Blanket

Christmas:
Wintermint Socks
Folkways Christmas Stockings
Gift Bags
Wine Bottle Sweater
Festive Star Afghan
Nordic Holiday Centerpiece
Tiny Tree Ornaments - tree shaped ornaments.
Links for Last Minute Gifts
Cheery Christmas Noel Afghan
Peppermint Bliss
Poinsettia Tree Skirt

Cowls/Scarves:
Orange Sorbet Cowl
Nordic Super Scarf

Hats/Headbands:
Licorice Twist
Falling Leaves Hat
Ice Fishing Hat (Newborn to Adult)
Cat Hat - these have become super popular with women who like to protest Trump. So if you sell what you make, these are sellers.
Messy Bun Hat - another item that has become "hot"

Shawls/Wraps:
Sun Shawl - the site is originally French, but they translated as they went.
Shawlette Muguet
Land and Sky

Socks/Slippers:
Easy Socks


They are from the same Caron Cake and look fabulous.

State Songs Crochet

Another from the email that I am saving. It is crochet afghans that reminded someone of songs for different states. Since I do enjoy making afghans, I saved it. Which one do you enjoy?

Sweet Home Alabama Blue Moon of Kentucky California Dreamin' Deep In the Heart of Texas

Moonlight In Vermont Tennessee Waltz New York Groove Blue Hawaii Private Idaho Georgia On My Mind Louisiana Rain Mississippi Queen

Alphabet Crochet

I have an email that shows Crochet patterns based off the alphabet. Just for fun is where I would put this.

1. Angel Heart Baby Blanket
2. Baby Blue Waffle-ghan
3. Cozy Feather & Fan Afghan
4. Delicate Daisies Vintage Bedspread
5. Easy Everyday Blanket
6. French Countryside Throw
7. Geometric Color Lover's Throw
8. Herringbone Stripe Afghan
9. Ice Crystals Afghan - Sooooo gorgeous
10. Joy to the World Throw - Christmas is coming!
11. Kaleidoscope Flower Square
12. Lady Windsor Lace Blanket - Add a touch of royalty to your home
13. Marine Mint Baby Blanket
14. No-Beginning Chain Big Shell Blanket
15. Olive Rose Afghan
16. Pretty As a Primrose Blanket
17. Quiet Country Garden Throw
18. Ripples of Happiness Throw - I had to use the wayback machine to get this link back...save it to your computer as it will not be available otherwise.  
19. Shell & Post Stitch Rippleghan - The prettiest colors
20. Textured Reversible Lap Blanket - Cute AND functional!
21. U-Scrap Afghan 
22. V Is For V-Stitch Blanket! with tutorial
23. Wild West Sunset Lapghan 
24. X-Stitch Baby Blanket
25. You + Me Afghan
26. Zig-Zag Rippleghan 

Enjoy. Just remember if you come to a link that doesn't work, google "Wayback Machine" and put the link in there. 

The Struggle is Real

We have Five pets. Yep, that number is correct. We have four cats and one dog. We had been discussing purchasing an electric blanket to have on hand for when we have one visitor who is cold while the rest of the visitors are comfortable. (What can I say, I am going through menopause and I know others who are there or coming up on it quickly.) I then plugged in the blanket to make sure that it worked and it became a hit with the cats, especially my newest rescue, Bill. I had thrown it over a chair and when I went to sit in the chair, I tossed the blanket onto the floor. Then Bill climbed into the center of the blanket. 

Later, I had folded the blanket up and put it where I thought (silly me) that it would be safe. That if a cat lay on it, it would be on top. Nope, here comes Bill, he is informing me that this is for him and I need to let him go where he wants with the blanket. 

We moved some furniture around and George....see below, decided he needed to go behind the couch and we got tired of having to rescue cats from behind the couch. We placed something in the area where the cat would climb back. He is determined to get behind that couch. He will stop at nothing to get there....even looking for any gap that he could fit through...he is a big cat, now. He was such a tiny kitten when we got him. 

Lily is our rescue dog, she is a sweet girl and well loved. She is 40 pounds of pure muscle and will pull people down when she is on a leash, but she is super careful around people who don't move well (aka people on walkers or in wheelchairs). She demands her fair share of loving from anyone she can. She loves to have her belly rubbed.

 Lucky, is a female rescue. She showed up in our back yard and it took a long time to get her to trust me and then she is my devoted cat. She stays wherever I am. She likes to sit on me when I sit somewhere she can sit on me. When I don't she stares at me and head butts me.

Bill, loves boxes and anything soft. So if you put a box on the floor and put something soft (like yarn) in it, he will sit. Remember the old saying, if it fits, I sits? That is my boy. 

This has started to happen more often. When I sit at night and put up my legs, I can expect 3 out of 4 cats to sit on my legs.

The last cat, is my rescue from the back yard also. He is black like his sister and has similar markings, but he is bigger than her. He talks to me. He walks around the house, saying, "Out." He wants to go in and out of the house. We keep telling him that he is an indoor only cat and that he cannot go out any longer. It seems that our area is getting more coyotes and the hawks have moved into our side yard. I love this bad cat, but he still wants to wonder outside. At night, he likes to sleep on my ankles. When I want to change positions, I have to wake up, pick him up and then change positions and then I usually tuck him into the bed covers with me. He purrs me to sleep. 

Best animals are those that are rescued. They love you through it all because they remember the cages and they remember their hard lives. They are loving and good company. Remember if you want an animal, don't shop, adopt. 

What kinds of animals do you have? 

Hump Day!

Yep, I am celebrating hump day. Wednesday for me is when I get a little break from my kids (leave them work to do and check that it gets accomplished or they don't get what they want....Teen Cafe). I meet up with friends a local fast food place and we have our own private SNB (Stitch and B.tch) or Knitter Knatter. We work on projects, play show and tell and talk. Talk about all things that are happening. It is a time where we are with others and we get to converse with others and have someone listen to us and hear our problems and help us and support us as we go through our days. It is a time to celebrate the good things in our lives and laugh over the things that weren't funny at the time, but we are laughing about now. It is a time that we all look forward to. I belong to a group at a church, but it seems that getting to the program has been difficult as it seems to land at the same time as my husband's Men's Breakfast, but my girls are getting older and we can leave them home alone. I miss those ladies. It is good to see them and be with them. I need to make some things for them for their program, but I actually just didn't get too many things made recently and just trying to work on a few things and finish them is my plan.

Something to think about...how the debt of our country increases daily: US National Debt Clock

On the homeschool front, I found this on FB and really need to save for my kids....Interactive Periodic Table. I printed them each a copy and they groaned as if I had given them something terrible, but it is actually fun and when they finally looked at it, they had some fun with it.

Afghans:
Spiral Lapghan
Around the World Tunisian Throw - Entrelac - Crochet
Temperature Afghan - the colors...you use whatever stitch works for you for the afghan.
Traditional Cable Knit Afghan
Mermaid Lap Blanket - the hot new thing.
Sofa Throw

Amigurumi/Toys:
Hearty Giraffe
Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs
Love Monster

Bags:
Rainbow Happy Fun Pouch

Cowls/Scarves:
Stagger Stitch Cowl
Eve's Scarf
Sweet Valentine Cowl
Cable Lace Super Scarf - gorgeous!
Origami Falls Cowl - I have some yarn that I want to use up (cold sheeping again) and I love how this looks.
A Very Braidy Cowl
Horseshoe Fern Cowl
Botanical Cowl
Rainbow Diamonds Infinity Scarf

Gloves/Mittens:
Cables Mittens
Mad Men Mittens
Eleanor Roosevelt Mittens
Ombre Mittens
Doug Fir Mittens
Four Needle Mittens
Dog Day Mittens
Seed Stitch Mittens
City Mittens
Ribbonberry Mitts

Hats/Headbands:
Nightmare Yarn Hat It is a pretty hat but the yarn is different.
Azure Hat with Cables
Benefaction Hat
Stacked Shells Headband
Happy Hearts Hat
Be My Valentine (Baby) Hat
Spiral Rib Cap
Azure Cable Knit Hat
Chevron Knit Hat
Celtic Beauty Beret - ooh very pretty.
Fisherman's Rib Beret with Picot Brim
Basic Bulk Beanie

Kitchen/House:
Motifs for Lunch can be joined together to be placemats
Radiant Rose Mandala Doily
Kiss Me Candy Dishcloth
Knitted Heart Placemat
Free Hearted Dishcloth

Shawls/Shrugs:
Pumpkin Spice Shawl
Easy Dreamy Shawl
Pineapple Peacock Shawl
Heirloom Shawl
True Blue Shawlette
Elegant Evening Shrug

Socks/Slippers:
Black Hearted Socks
Slippers Tutorial
Rainbow Sherbert Socks
Basic Crochet Socks

I feel the need to say something about colors, when I first learned how to cross stitch (aka Counted Cross Stitch), my friend who was teaching me said that color listings are a suggestion, you can change the colors and have fun with it. The same holds true with these patterns. You can change the type of yarn (say it lists Lion Brand and you want to use Red Heart) as long as the weight matches. You can change the colors so that it is something you like. Have fun with the patterns and fun with the colors and enjoy the making of things. Don't ever let someone destroy your love of knitting, crochet, sewing or cross stitch (or anything I haven't listed). If someone says horrible things about what you made, don't ever make them anything ever again. Continue to make and create and give to people through charities, they are more worthy of your gift than the person who says horrible things about what you made.