I have several things on my needles and my hook to be finished in May!
Therefore I am hoping that May is a productive month. I was not sitting around in April. However I had a couple road trips which slowed down my production line a bit!
I managed to get out and go to a local Trade Days event last week! It was almost completely outside, and despite being a bit windy and chilly, well attended.
I went specifically to see a friend of mine who lives close to me and is a fellow crafter! Her name is Laela, and she makes the most beautiful handmade cards! She is also a crocheter, and nomad crafter like me!
We had a great visit. I brought home a few of her cards too! I will show them in another video. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy my little clip of her beautiful work.
I am so excited to bring you my first design! This is my Willow Arches Shawl. I came up with this design after using one of these stitch patterns in my Be āSquaredā Crochet A Long.
I made mine using Willow Yarns Denim Grace, a medium 4 weight acrylic wool blend. This is a lovely yarn to work with and worked up beautifully!
Well itās been a hot minute since I posted. However I am not letting the grass grow under my feet over here! Haha!
I finished two hats….
Custom order #1.Custom order #2.
I finished this cowl and am working on a tutorial for it.
The yarn for the cowl is a lovely cotton from Made In America Yarns. One of their lines called Florafil. Itās so light and fluffy for a bulky cotton! Love it.
The Be āSquared ā CAL is gaining speed! We have 11 squares under our belt now!
And hereās a sneak peak at my first go at designing a shawl!
It should be going out to testers soon! So exciting!!
Itās cloudy and misty again today in Texas. Duke and I traipsed off on our walk anyway. He found himself in a predicament! Caught in the netting off the hay bales! He is so silly sometimes šš¤£š
So recently on a trip to Colorado to help my Dad, I got sick. I am always tired and have limited energy. Of course I know that being in my mid fifties is totally part of that!
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia shortly after I returned to work, after my oldest daughter was born. Now there was not a lot of research back then. Mostly we were all told it was in our head.
Dad had a procedure on a Friday and I was in the emergency room by that Saturday. Of course because it all started with high fever, tightness in my chest and uncontrollable shakes, I was a Covid risk. I was given a thorough work over with chest X-ray and c t scan and blood work and the dreaded stick up my nose to my brain. Thankfully negative !
Some of the blood work though got me thinking itās time to lose some weight gained after quitting smoking, and being home after retiring from the beauty shop.
I met a lady in Joannās who had a sweet little service dog with her. We stroke up a conversation about how one obtains a service dog and what qualifies. She mentioned fibromyalgia. Well, I thought I knew quite a bit about it. However there has been a great deal more research done. There is now a test which is quite expensive. Dolores, the lady in Joannās, mentioned a book. I ordered it from Amazon and it was waiting for me when I got home.
I have started the protocol set out by this doctor. It has been a difficult week, with severe headaches and nausea and vomiting. I believe the worst was from coming off of caffeine and sugar. I am feeling better today and am getting the hang of how to cook differently.
Spinach and feta omelette with avocado and strawberries.Beef stroganoff and salad with creamy homemade dressing.
I am struggling to get in enough water. And have to remember to eat several times a day to satisfy my blood sugar. But I have already lost 8 pounds! So not a bad start š
I will have more about my journey. And I welcome any others who are fibro-warriors to leave me a comment and let me know what works for you!
So I had a great visit with the neighbor while visiting my Dad here in Colorado. She is so good to him by always sending over treats and cooked meals.
I know she is a crafter but this is the first time we have gotten to sit and work on something.
She has a blanket her grandmother made all the kids for their weddings. She is wanting to make one for her daughter as well. Of course, it is a vintage pattern.
So we got started with her reading the stitches she saw in the finished piece, and me trying to reproduce it.
Turns out we did a really good job! She found the closet pattern to it online and is now making some as well!
The closet pattern we could find is a Vintage Rose Afghan by McCalls circa 1978 or so.
I plan to do one of these as well, when my wip pile and Christmas projects are done!
