Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Your favorite Online or LYS Yarn is...

The results are in...

 

 

Your favorite Online or LYS Yarn is...


Deramore's has the beautiful colors of acrylic "Stylecraft DK" which is one of Lucy's of Attic24 faves.



 



KnitPicks                                        
  7 (41%)


YarnMarket                                       
  1 (5%)



Deramore's                                        
  9 (52%)



Jimmy Beans                                     
  1 (5%)

Premier Yarns                                   
  1 (5%)

Annies Attic                                      
  1 (5%)

Mary Maxim                                     
  1 (5%)


Drops by Garnstudio                         
  2 (11%)
Other                                                 
  1 (5%)



   Thank you all for participating in this interesting Poll.  I learned a lot and will certainly try KnitPicks now. I have used Deramore's and they had great customer service.

Happy Crocheting!





Friday, May 25, 2012

Baby Emma's Blanket

Baby Emma's Blanket
Design by Eileen Chrisjohn













Here is the link to the free pattern on Ravelry!.
Happy Crocheting!


Don't Forget to Vote-Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?

Just a reminder to please vote in the poll at the right--top of my sidebar for "Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?"


Let's find out which online, LYS yarn is the best for all of us crochet bloggers!


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

New Poll - Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite?

Which Online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn Is Your Favorite? 


KnitPicks.com has a wonderful selection of any kind of yarn you could possibly want. I have only tried their "Wool of the Andes" yarn and it is fantastic. The"Shine Sport Yarn" is also popular on a lot of projects in blog land. Tons of great colors to choose from and great prices. Check it out!







Yarnmarket carries just about every yarn you can imagine including Crystal Palace one of my favorites. I used the "Mochi Plus" yarn on this scarf










Deramore's has the beautiful colors of acrylic "Stylecraft DK" which is one of Lucy's of Attic24 faves.








Jimmy Beans Wool I have no experience with them but they do carry Cascade yarn and I really want to try it.












Premiere Yarns  Love their catalog and they have great selections.








Annies Attic They seem to have a ton of patterns and yarn.






Mary Maxim I love looking at their catalogs.








Garnstudio-Drops Yarn
They have the best patterns and I am anxious to try their yarn.

















I am sure there are others but these seem to be the most popular I've seen from crochet bloggers. If I missed your favorite yarn place please leave me a comment so I and others can go check it out! I have added an "Other" choice on this poll for those who want to share their favorites in a comment.


Thanks for your participation. I am anxious to see the results of this one! Isn't this fun??


Happy Crocheting!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Your Favorite Medium Weight Yarn, (worsted, afghan, aran) Is...


You voted...
You have spoken...
You have been heard...
and
The winner is...
That's right folks and here is the breakdown of all the votes...

Red Heart
  12 (41%)
 
LB Vanna's Choice
  8 (27%)
 
I Love This Yarn
  6 (20%)
 
Peaches & Cream or Sugar & Cream
  3 (10%)
 
Caron Simply Soft
  8 (27%)
 
Patons Classic Wool
  2 (6%)
 


 Do these results surprise you? They did me.


New Poll coming tomorrow, (or later today if I can squeeze it in during my lunch hour) :) Which online, LYS (local yarn shop--not box store) Yarn is your favorite? Be sure to check back and see what I've been up to. Big (((HUGS))) to all of you my dear blogger friends.


Happy Crocheting!


Monday, May 21, 2012

Thank You...

I just want to say "Thank You" to all of you for your kindness, prayers, thoughts, and support during this difficult time. I was amazed at how many of you commented and shared your life and your own personal difficulties with me. It was a great comfort and appreciated so much. God bless all of you!


For Cindy:


Thursday, May 17, 2012

In Memory of Cindy

My Dear Friend Cindy Allison passed away from Cancer on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.



Friday, May 11, 2012

Another Baby Blanket Tah Dah!


Here is another finished baby blanket for baby Emma...


I was planning on a yellow border but it was just to bland...

Since we know she is a girl I went with the pink.


This is my own pattern/design and I'm please with how it came out. I've never made anything without a pattern before so this was fun...


It was super simple so I guess I should write it down so I can remember what I did in case I want to make another one!




I had to add this one to show the texture!

Don't forget to vote in my latest poll at the top of my sidebar!

Where I'm Hooking Up this week.









 

Thanks for looking and Happy Crocheting!