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Who Am I? Family of 3 adults plus 1 pet kitty on 1 income trying to live like I have an unlimited budget & I have to STOP!!!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Acrylic Chemo Cap

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I wanted to see how the pattern for the Chemo Caps worked using a acrylic very nice a soft the only changes need was I hook to start and a H to do the Dc row and brim the yarn stretches so it was too big so I ripped it out and re-crocheted it :O)

Friday, March 23, 2012

Chemo Granny Style Hat



















The lady at work wanted an open mesh style hat bucket hat however she has very thin hair and I was afraid it would be to open so I did single crochet on top then added the sides..I think it's too big for her but I will know more tomorrow when she tries it on I will Rip it out if needed...

Monday, March 19, 2012

Books Read in 2012

I wanted to keep track of that books I have read and books I want to read so I don’t forget....I am sure I have read 3-5 others but can't remember what they were you know how it is when you hit the local library and grab 20 books of the shelf at one time and read 350 pages in 4-6 hours just because you can.. I work a job where I have a lot of down/free time so I crochet and read alot.

  1. Silver Queen- Jane Candia Coleman
  2. Hell, Yeah--Carolyn Brown
  3. I Love This Bar -Carolyn Brown
  4. My Give-A-Damn's Busted-Carolyn Brown
  5. Honky Tonk Christmas -Carolyn Brown 
  6. Lucky in Love--Carolyn Brown 
  7. One Lucky Cowboy-Carolyn Brown
  8. Getting Lucky-Carolyn Brown 
  9. Paper Roses-Amanda Cabot
  10. Scattered Petals- Amanda Cabot 
  11. Morning Glory- Carolyn Brown 
  12. Sweet Tilly- Carolyn Brown 
  13. Book #1 Redemption- Karen Kingsbury
  14. Book #2 Remember- Karen Kingsbury
  15. Book #3 Return- Karen Kingsbury
  16. Book $4 Rejoice-Karen Kingsbury
  17. Book #5 Reunion- Karen Kingsbury
  18. Ruth's Redemption-Marlene Banks 
  19. Between Sunday's- Karen Kingsbury
  20. All she ever wanted- Lynn Austin 
  21. Book #1- Candle in the Darkness- Lynn Austin
  22. Book # 2 Fire by night- Lynn Austin
  23. Book #3 A Lite to my path- Lynn Austin
  24. Where the wildflowers bloom- Ann Shorey
  25. Book # 1 Rose's Pledge-Sally Laity & Dianna Crawford
  26. Book #1 Maggie's Journey- Lena Nelson Dooley
  27.  The Irish Healer- Nancy Herriman
  28. Take One-Karen Kingsbury
  29. The Officer Says I Do-Jeanette Murray 

Very dark purple made with hobby lobby cotton using a H hook for the first several rows then the last 3-4 rows I did with a F hook to tighten up the hat so I didn't have to use elastic









Multicolored made with sugar and cream cotton using a H hook for the first several rows then the last 3-4 rows I did with a F hook to tighten up the hat so I didn't have to use elastic





Red made with hobby lobby acrylic I love this yarn using a H hook for the first several rows then the last 3-4 rows I did with a F hook to tighten up the hat so I didn't have to use elastic


Brown made with brown sugar and cream using a H hook for the first several rows then the last 3-4 rows I did with a F hook to tighten up the hat so I didn't have to use elastic





Monday, March 5, 2012

Crochet Baseball Style Hat











An employee underwent chemo therapy she had lost some hair making it very thin looking on top..I have created a few different styles for her to try but I think the white hat style is the best..