~ crochet-ing ~

 

 

 

 

 

 Good morning Friends & Folk ~

and a very happy but extremely COLD Saturday to us all!

I am hoping you are all keeping cozy, snugging up your homes with fires and baking...
and keeping your hands busy and warm!

I am doing just that...
oatmeal raisin cookies are baking, the woodstoves are piping and the kettle is steaming ~
and my hands are warmed by crocheting another granny scarf.

I went to Michael's yesterday and filled my buggy up with yarn
{they were having a BOGO 1/2 off sale}

this yarn below is what I chose to make my scarf...
Lion Brand - Wool Ease

80% acrylic
20% wool

in the color 'Coney Island'
the label called for a N-13 hook, but

~  I'm using an H hook since this is a super-bulky yarn

 

but just look at those colors!!

 

the variations in colors work up so nicely,
and because the yarn is so bulky my stitches are fast.

 
the beautiful granny square afghan on the back of my chair below,

~ was made by my friend Janice Wright

🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶

here are the other skeins that I purchased...
just a whole pile of happy yarn goodness just waiting to be turned into something fun!

wishing you a day filled with warmth in your heart
and creativity for your hands!!
 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ 'Round the Bend...Again ~

Have any of you seen this?

I saw this book online and thought, 'how interesting a title' ~

 then realized it was from Dottie Angel {someone I want to be when I grow up}.

I love everything about this. the book. the look. the COLOR.

yes I want to crochet, um...everything.

and wear aprons and boots whilst doing so!

how refreshing!

I have been perusing Pinterest for inspiration 

and came across these photos of how I would love my old Farmhouse to look {someday}

think: Vintage Farmhouse mixed in with a little bit of Granny Chic!!

 

soft & pretty

yes! purple!!!!!

i would wear them all ~

even a little Bohemian :)

plates, plate rack, cups: yes...little lights? not-so-much.

definitely please.

comfy & cozy

that shelf!

yes!!! wallpaper!

I woud love a cup of tea at this table...

how could you not wake up happy & content with these hues to greet you?

eclectic and wonderful ~

 yes, yes...

some of you will see what I'm talking about ~

and some will think I've gone 'round the bend again...

and it's all ok!

gotta do what makes me happiest and keeps my creativity fresh, right?

Wishing you all the courage to follow your heart.

no matter where it leads, you'll be happiest ~

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Late January Diversions ~

 I choose to call them 'diversions'

...instead of 'distractions'.

to me, a diversion is a good thing, 

while a distraction can be

well, not-so-much.

in the midst of purging/cleaning out every room of this old farmhouse,

I'm re-visiting lots {LOTS} of magazines, books, patterns & things that I've forgotten about.

like these!:

Molly Makes is a good one for vintage & color-loving folk,while Granny Chic is just plain FUN....the others are books on crochet techniques, which I am perusing once again due to my recent re-fascination with artisan yarns.

 Joan & I each purchased this pattern for a sweet little apron-like top to wear with our jeans ~

we bought them last Summer with the best-intentions of making a slew of them

to wear to shows & events.

I have pulled it out, picked out my fabrics and will be sewing up my first one in the evenings...

I'm excited to share my {good or bad} progress with you!

February 1st's edition of Early Work Mercantile will be here in just a few short days ~

I'm working on another humble-embroidered heart {my fav. thing to make lately} 

and also a hooked chair pad...

the 'dusty' colors of pale blue, peach, sage greens and light violet of this cotton fabric

are the perfect match to the dark chocolate brown I chose for the prairie-cloth backing of this heart

 pretty, huh?

I have always disliked polyfil or other synthetic stuffing material.

I don't like how it seeps through the fabric and shows tiny little filaments...

~ plus it's too soft & smooshy for me.

I prefer to use saved scraps from previous projects to stuff with...

makes for a nice heavy old 'feel'.

and, again...

that yarn.

it all started a few weeks ago, 

~ when for Christmas I received a gift card to Joann's.

there was a sale on yarn and I was looking at how beautiful it all was ~ so very colorful & textural.

And I decided to get my crochet hooks out and work up an infinity scarf for myself....

progress below ~

 

Yes, please excuse the cat hair in any/all of my photos.

Mr. Iggy is always present when I work, 

so there is a little bit of him in everything I do.

 

My Schedule for today:

Blog {check}.

Process/ship orders. {yay!}

Laundry {ugh}.

Start working on Taxes {double-ugh}.

Walk in our deep woods a bit, before getting back to my needle & thread ~

Count my Blessings {yes}.

Wishing you all a Monday filled with sweet diversions!

 

Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori