NO SHOVELLING. NO $PENDING. NO STITC... no. wait... I *did* THAT!

AND, GOT AT LEAST 15 SQUARES DONE...

And, NOT much ELSE! -- Watching LAUNDRY "dry" really *doesn't* "Count", does IT?


CROCHETING goes so much more QUICKLY when I *don't* have to CHANGE COLOURS every Other SQUARE!


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"BLACK FRIDAY"..? More like "IN-THE-RED"-WEEK!

I'VE $PENT WAY *TOO* MUCH MONEY THIS WEEK!

-- SO I STAYED *HOME*, TODAY!

Besides, the WEATHER was black DARK enough as IT was! RAIN... OVERCAST... ugh!
-- And, I've got STUFF "to-do", *IF* I can muster up the ENERGY... Still have a Couple Hours of WORK left to do on the CURRENT BLANKET.

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**HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY, NORAH**!!

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BOO!!

ARE WE SCARED YET?


o-kay... SO...

FINALLY! - "WHAT" YOU've *ALL* been *WAITING* for!! - [SEE 02OCT2015 and 04OCT2015 POSTS] - I do HOPE that IT lives UP to "expectations"..?

Actually, I Finished IT WEEKS ago, but was SAVING IT for TONIGHT! -- Just a little Something for the NIGHT-OWLS and VAMPS to "PICNIC" atop under the waning FULL MOON...

"NIGHT-NIC"

PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00202-Aran
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 77252-Dark Grey Marle

ANYHOO... I do *HOPE* that IT SELLS!! As IT *is* "in TREND" right Now!

-- I've been Spotting This "CHECK" on PILLOWS, other MACHINE-MADE THROWS, and even COATS, *EVERYWHERE*!!

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[Photo Location courtesy of "STRUCTUBE"]

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HAPPY [CANADIAN] THANKS-for-the-GREAT-WEATHER-Today DAY!

EVEN THOUGH I SPENT MOST OF IT *INSIDE* FINISHING UP THE MOST RECENT BLANKET!

IT's taking longer than I'd HOPED...

MEANWHILE though... SISTER sent Me a Couple of PICS of "PLATINUM-BLACK"
- [My FIRST *WOOL* BLANKET that started Them all...] - [SEE 20NOV2013 POST] - enjoying a bit of FRESH AIR in Her BACKYARD...

The WEATHER HERE is about the same... Just LESS LEAVES!

-- At the Moment...

IT's a "HOLIDAY"-MONDAY, but feels like a "SUNDAY"...

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ugh. Feels like the COLD WEATHER is here to STAY!

AND OF COURSE, I ONLY HAVE A *GAZILLION* THINGS TO DO *BEFORE* IT GETS WORSE!!


ANYHOO... I muddled through the *usual* SUNDAY-"CHORES"-STUFF, then got back to WORK on the "Current" BLANKET. -- GOOD progress is being made... At least, on THAT Front! - Everything ELSE, not so much...

whatever...

BTW, HERE's a THANK-YOU "TEASER" PIC for ALL of those LOVELY "COMMENTS" from the Other Day!

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Keep an Eye OUT on *THIS* SPACE!

AS, I WILL SOON BE TURNING "THIS"...

...INTO **THAT**!!














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IT just took a little over 5-DAYS to *piece* together...

"MONKEY-PUZZLE"

PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00202-Aran
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
- Colour: 77252-Dark Grey Marle

[Photo location courtesy of STRUCTUBE]

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..and how MUCH *can* I SQUEEZE into The NEW CAR..?

OR, CRAM ONTO A *SINGLE* 6-FOOT TABLE!!?

WHATEVER, IT takes about a half Hour to LOAD the First Time and a FULL One to set-up "SHOP"! -- And, as usual, I was FIRST One THERE and *LAST* One OUT!

However, that little FOLDING-FLAT-BED-DOLLY that I'd bought Earlier in the Year, has more than PAID for ITSELF! - Originally, I had thought that I would likely have to make at least THREE-Trips to and from The-NEW-CAR..? - BUT, I actually managed to get IT down to just TWO!! - yay!

ANYHOO, I'm pretty much *WASTED* right Now! - Especially, after having to also PUT OUT the TRASH!

Sooo... HERE are some TABLE PICS to gawk at WHILE I "RECOVER"! -- SEE *if* You can SPOT the NEWER THINGS that I have **YET** to "POST"! - There are MANY!

whatever... MORE "DETAILS", Tomorrow...

 

And, THESE were the *ONLY* ITEMS that I SOLD!!
- All in literally the *LAST* 15-Minutes!!

*ONLY* FIVE of These CHESTS will "FIT" into The-NEW-CAR!
argh!
And, with *enough* EFFORT, Those Hanging BLANKETS
*will* SQUEEZE into Those TWO CHESTS!!

BTW, Checkout Them PUMPKINS *hard* at Work!!
And, not a single Complaint!

- [Of course, the fact that They don't have "FACES" could be the Reason "why"..?]

MOA SCARVES and TOQUES!
Just WAITING to be "ADOPTED"!

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..wait...hang on... [*FLASH*! *FLASH*!]

..DID I ACTUALLY GET "STUFF" *ACCOMPLISHED* TODAY..?!! - [*FLASH*!]


Let's SEE...

• Managed to PHOTOGRAPH a *Bunch* of My more Recently FINISHED HATS!
• AND, Tweak a FEW PICS well enough to Post to My "SQUARE" SITE... [In the Event that I actually SELL ANY at the CRAFT SHOW!]
• Along with My - [SEE 28AUG2015 POST] - Latest completed COTTON BLANKET...

"HONEY-SMOKE"

BERNAT
"Handicrafter Cotton"
- 100% COTTON
- [made in CANADA with U.S.A.-grown fiber]

LILY

"Sugar 'N Cream"

- 100% COTTON

- [made in CANADA with U.S.A.-grown fiber]

[Photo Location courtesy of "STRUCTUBE"]

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More SQUARES and LOOSE ENDS

FINALLY. A "QUIET" FRIDAY...

Time to get MORE done on the CURRENT BLANKET!

THE "DESIGN" PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE "WORK-IN-PROGRESS"

Basically, IT *IS* the *SAME* COTTON YARN! - [AMERICAN Cotton processed in CANADA!] - Just "Labelled" differently for both "MARKETS".

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I wonder if I'll have *enough* YARN LEFTOVER to Make a TOQUE..?

"VINEYARD"
 

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed


PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77307-Plum Heather








[Photo Location courtesy of STRUCTUBE]

"yeah, that's it LADY, just *keep* on walking by...
And totally *IGNORE* Me why don't You!"

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The acCOUNTing of "MONTE"-CROCHET...

I SPENT THE DAY DOING SOME "INVENTORY" OF *THE STACK*...

And the EVENING, viewing that 2002-Version of "The COUNT of MONTE CRISTO" - [One My all Time FAV NOVELS!] - with MOTHER.

BTW, speaking of the INVENTORY... HERE are some of the FULL-SIZE PICS that I took at STRUCTUBE the Other Week of...

"BROWNBURY"

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-125-Brown Heather
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed
- Colour: 150-098-Natural



And, THANK-YOU to ALL of YOU who VIEWED and *COMMENTED* via the LINK-UPS on My previous "TEASER" PIC of THIS BLANKET! -- Also, "NOTE" that THAT COLOUR is actually much *closer* to the REAL COLOUR than in THESE PICS! For *some* Reason, THIS YARN always tends to "photograph" as more "GREY" than BROWN...

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hack "THE BAY"...

"BAIE DU NEIGE"

PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00202-Aran
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
- Colour: 77708-Emerald
- Colour: 77110-Navy
- Colour: 77615-Yellow





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a "KODIAK" Moment

"KODIAK"

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-126-Nature's Brown
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed
- Colour: 150-098-Natural

Only *I* would be showing off a *WOOL* BLANKET on a Day that went UP to 23C!!


[And, THANK YOU ANNA at STRUCTUBE, for allowing Me to use Their FAB FURNITURE as a Backdrop!
-- LOVE that BLUE SOFA!]

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WHAT came "FIRST"..?

THE *BUNNY*-EGGS... OR, THE LITTLE COTTON NEST *BASKET* THAT I JUST QUICKLY WHIPPED UP FOR MOTHER..?

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I can't "DECIDE"...

SHOULD I "LEAVE" IT..? OR, "FELT" IT..?

LION BRAND YARNS "Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-123-Oatmeal
- Colour: 150-201-Maple Tweed


PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red



Actually, I'll probably just whip up ANOTHER ONE and FELT "IT"...

oh, BTW, in case You're "wondering", IT's a little "POT" - 3-Inches across on the INside.

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