What's News These Days!

WoW been a While since I've popped in to say Hello!

Things have certainly been busy, but with no real movement in the productivity department.  I am currently working on three different afghans and they are moving slowly

1.  My temp afghan, we're 60+ days into 2016 and my afghan is HUGE already! Thinking I am going to split it at the end of June so one child gets the first 1/2 of the year and the other gets the other 1/2.

2.  My daughter's Girl Scout afghan is still moving along, getting close to the decrease portion of it so I can finish it off and get the border on it, then I'm going to try and put a fleece backing on it.

3. The Harry Potter CAL - still stuck on the crest, I've put it down because I want to finish Ashley's blanket first.

And in the middle of all of this I've produced a Sock Monkey hat and several other Dobby's - check them out!

Pattern in Pic from Repeat Crafter Me

Made this guy for my Nephew's 1st Birthday!

Link to Pattern in Image, Courtesy of Ravelry & P. Aldama Designs

 

I just Love making these House Elves! Aren't they cute?!?

So that's what's new with me!

What's on your Hook?!?!

My 2016 Project Wish List

Good Monday Afternoon Hookers!

How is everyone's project list rolling?  I still have a LOT to get done, let's see

1. The Harry Potter Crochet-A-Long, yeah still working on the crest.
2. The Girl Scout Logo Blanket I posted last week - no more progress has been made on that.
3. Another Braided Cowl to get over to the Retail Location, have one made, want to make one more.
4. A Dobby the House Elf, need three of these - one is an Etsy Order, one will be for the giveaway I am running on my Facebook Page (click here to enter) and then another one in case I get another order.
5.  Finish compiling notes from the testers for my recent hat pattern - here's a photo of the finished product, I've had 8 others send me their final projects and I am pleased with the results I'm seeing!

Whew TONS going on!

So then why do I have a Wish list of things I'd like to do that's a million miles long?

Like one of these bad boys, a Hexagon Granny Square Afghan

Image Courtesy of CreaLien - Link to Pattern in Picture

Then there's a secondary graph pattern that I'd like to try - instead of doing the Corner-to-Corner pattern I am used to doing, you instead make a small square for every block in the graph and assemble them into the picture, I think that would be really cool, I am calling it Crochet Quilting

Image Courtesy of CraftGossip - Link to Pattern in Picture

But then I have this innate desire to make something super cute for my nephew's 1st Birthday - he got a lot of Sock Monkey stuff for Christmas, so thinking about going a Sock Monkey Hat...

Image Courtesy of Repeat Crafter Me - Link to Pattern in Picture

So those are some of the main projects I have a burning desire to do! Not entirely sure why, just do!

But I think the main goal is to just up the sales on my shop and find more ways to make a little pocket money doing what I Love!

I think that's all for today!

I am hoping to have my next hat pattern published by the end of the Week! I am thrilled with it and the testers have given me a LOT of really positive feedback!

Happy Hooking One and All!

IT'S DONE IT'S DONE IT'S DONE!!!

Good Evening Crocheters!

I finally have finished my Christmas Squares Afghan! I opted for a Multi-Colored Varigated Metallic yarn that just  looks like a Candy Cane for the border (Hubby has 100% input there,was his choice)

I am thrilled with the final product!

Check-It Out

Below are the links for each Graph from Sarah's Website, RepeatCrafterMe.com

Candy Cane
Stocking
Rudolph
Wreath
Gingerbread Man
Elf
Sleigh
Snowman
Christmas Tree
Santa
Merry Christmas Banner

If you've never done a Corner-to-Corner Graph, as I hadn't, I promise you this is a great way to begin!

If you do choose to give it a try and need help - the wonderful ladies of the RepeatCrafterMe Facebook Group are a Wonderful Resource!

I can willingly say I've enjoyed this process very much and am looking forward to many many more Graph Related Projects!

Speaking of Christmas! Are you looking for that Something Special for that Someone Special?

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Christmas is Coming...And in Our House That's Meant a Christmas Crochet-A-Long!

Good Evening Crocheters!

Tonight I am happy to announce I've finished the banners for the Christmas Squares afghan!

So thrilled with the way they've turned out, I still need to stitch the whole thing together, but I am soo excited with the way it turned out!

Please excuse the crud photos, lighting in our room is horrid and the afghan only fits on our king bed

And here's the Pixel Graph w/Pattern

Pattern Pixel Courtesy of Sarah Zimmerman with Repeat Crafter Me, Click Image to Find Pattern

I honestly can't wait to put this together this week and share with you guys!

Pop on over to my Etsy Shop to find Something Extra Special for that Someone Special!

Christmas C2C is Almost Finished and I just HAD to make Another Basket!!!

Oh my Gosh I am SOO Super Excited Crocheters!

I finished the final block in the Christmas C2C on the RepeatCrafterMe Facebook Group! I just now have to do the banners and assemble it all together using this really pretty Christmasy Veragated Yarn my hubby picked out!

Check it out!

Link to Pixel in Image, Courtesy of Sarah Z at Repeat Crafter Me

Link to Pixel in Image, Courtesy of Sarah Z at Repeat Crafter Me

 Super Super Excited about these! I just LOVE them!

Now here's the entire thing in pre-assembly getting the layout together

What do you guys think?

So in between working on these lovelies, I also managed to make another basket! This time all one color!  And slightly bigger than the other one!

Link in Image from Melanie K Ham's Amazing Blog!

So now on my hook I have a scarf in Lattice pattern I'm working on for myself to match a hat I made last week!

Here are the patterns!

**NOT MY PICTURE - Image Courtesy of I Love Stitching Blog, Link to Pattern in Image**

So then I went looking for a Scarf Pattern that would offset this beautiful hat (which I wear ALL the time) and found this lovely pattern! Super Simple too!

**NOT MY IMAGE - Image Courtesy of  Crafty Red Blog, Link to Pattern in Image**

So that's what I've been up to lately! Got another Halloween Block finished but failed to take a pic of it, will take one when I finish the next square!

Have a Lovely Evening Crocheters!

HOTH: Hot off the Hook, More Squares

Good Rainy Sunday Evening Crocheters!

Been a Very very busy weekend here at Yarn to Afghan Creations!

Because I currently don't have any pending orders, I've spent the Weekend working-up some more of the Repeat Crafter Me Christmas Squares Along with more Halloween Squares

Check Them Out!

Link to Pixel Square in Image

The sleigh - I can see something missing in the corner of the sleigh...but it still looks good.

Link to Pixel Square in Image

And Frosty - Man this one was a Challenge for Sure

Here's all of the Christmas Squares Together, it's HUGE! Have about 4 More Squares + the Banners Left

And I also knocked out two more Halloween Squares, Frankenstein & a Witches Hat

What are you Guys Up to this Weekend?!?!?

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Another Productive Weekend Here at the Crib!

Good Monday Evening Crocheters!

Hope Everyone's Weekend was Productive! Certainly was around here..man did I get a LOT done!

1st Was my Christmas Wreath in the Repeat Crafter Me Group Crochet-A-Long

Here's the Pattern

And my finished product - the result of Crocheting late at night meant that the lights on the bottom are screwy and there's one missing up top...hubby said leave it, but it's BUGGING me to NO END and I might try to find a way to fix it...

Then when that was done I put some time into this graph

And last but certainly NOT least, my next scarf/hat order from one of my GS Parents, she requested all black, picked out the pattern on the hat and I put this set together

The Hat is this Lovely Pattern, Elegant Hat by Yarn Inspirations.  The woman requested a flower instead of a bow, I was happy to Oblige!

So what's on your hook right now?

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More Projects Completed - Yet There's Always More to Start

Good Saturday Afternoon Crocheters!

Hope Everyone is having a Great Day So Far! I know I am!

Spent the better part of the last week finishing up some projects - rather portions of projects - and now we're getting ready to start another Christmas Square, and a Hat & Scarf package.

So what did we get done?  Well I added a hat & a lovey to the shell baby blanket I posted about last week, remember?

I completely free-handed the Lovey and I like it - the face is throwing me off...

But hopefully the lovely woman who ordered it will love it! It was a gift added to the order!

THEN yesterday I worked more on the Halloween Bobble Graph blanket I started - adding a Pumpkin to the Candy Corn

This one was trying to say the least, had to pull out that 3rd row several times, and in the end I just left it the way it was...needs some blocking, but I'm happy with it.

And last but certainly NOT least, the Elf Square from the Repeat Crafter Me Facebook Group Crochet-A-Long!

Here's the graph as a refresher

AND my finished product! I am thrilled with him!

Can I just say I am addicted to the C2C Graphs? The Bobble ones are trying on the hands, but I love that too!

So What's Everyone Up To this Weekend? What do you have on the Hook?

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Finishing Touches are What Make it Special

Good Thursday Morning Crocheters!

Hope Everyone is Doing Well This Morning! It's Rainy & Cool here in the Port City, so we're hanging out indoors for the most part today.  No worries there's always a hook & some yarn to keep up occupied ;-)

Anyhew, the other day I posted a shell baby blanket I'd made for a former co-worker, well she requested the shell border on the sides, so of course I obliged, check out the finished product!

You can also see the color a LOT better in these pictures.  I also have a hat to add to this set to complete it, BUT that means a trip to Hobby Lobby, oh darn LOL!!!

I also had another order for a teddy bear, this one was very specific about what they wanted, but I was able to add some creative liberties to it! I started using this Lions Brand pattern, but finished by winging most of it, and I am proud of the end result and the customer is happy!

Cute Huh?!?! Now I've finished all my orders I can re-direct my attention back to the two Crochet-A-Long's I'm working on, I finished square #2 in the Christmas one last night - still need to weave in some ends and add a border (again need to hit Hobby Lobby) before I'm going to share a pic of my finished product, but here's the Graph

So that's where I am at right now!

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Weekends Always Mean Productivity Increases!

Good Monday Morning Crocheters!

I hope everyone's had a GREAT Weekend!

I sure did! Was a very very busy one!

With my current full-time job coming to an end I am working hard on YTA Creations to get it moving and pick-up business so I have some kind of something going once my job ends on 10/9.  So to do that I've been working hard to boost my skills and try new things...as you guys know I've been posting a LOT lately using the Graphs.  I am loving those, creating pictures within Crochet squares has been SO much fun! Look here to see what I've done just this weekend!

First, there's another Halloween Crochet-A-Long going on the Repeat Crafter Me Facebook group, and this is square #1 of that - everyone who knows me knows I LOVE Candy Corn, so this was so much fun to do!

So on that I had made this lovely square for my Mom last week

And because she and I are just one the same wavelength I added another side to it

Added some additional bordering and turned it into a Pillow! My son just LOVES it, said it looks like it came out of a Factory! WHAT?!?!? Boy loves my work!

So because of that, I put this together for him over the weekend

He's got it hanging on his wall over his bed, said it goes perfectly with his Minecraft user name, which I am blanking on at the moment!

The last thing I finished over the weekend was this adorable baby blanket for a former co-worker who is going to be a Grandma in the Winter! I still need to add a shell border to the sides and make a hat, but I am in LOVE with it too!

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