SHEs Organized

Thinking in Feb. I might do an egg gathering apron with nice large pockets!
I'm working on a knit stocking cap it's done.

Last month I started crocheting Ivy's beret/slouch hat pattern 3 times. Each time I got further into the pattern before running out of yarn. Unfortunately, I didn't have any yarns at home that coordinated to be able to switch colors.

Luckily for me, one thing we had available to sell last Saturday at the library fund-raiser event was a table full of yarn. Since they were only $1 per skein, I bought 3 of "blue mist" Wool-Ease and 3 of gray alpaca blend. They had lots of pretty colors, these are the ones that work best with my dark purple coat, and will also go with my dark blue spring jacket.

So I have started the hat pattern 1 more time with the gray. It's so soft! The alpaca blend seems a little thick, but the gauge is working out so far.

Booksaver, The beret-slouch in grey soft yarn sounds so beautiful and feminine.

I made the beret-slouch in dark red, but after I finished it, it just wasn't attractive on me. The off-white softer one at Thanksgiving for DD, looked good on me, but the red one was hideous. I don't know if it was that dark color against my white-skinned overly high and wide forehead, which caused it to not look good or not.

However, there IS a hat on-line, which I look GR8 in and so have several of my Dfriends. It's just a hat that's attractive in how it hugs the head, frames the face, and it's rich-looking, too. It is called "Ugly But Warm Hat", by Dot Matthews (bythehook), but her site's not managed by her anymore, but the gals at Crochetville have it. Also, I believe it's still at:

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com Here's the very L-O-N-G Crochetville URL: LOL!

http://www.crochetville.com/community/index.php?app=cores&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=12653

If those don't work, a "Google" will bring it up for a short-cut. Edited Here: I just clicked on that last long, very long URL and it doesn't take you anywhere, at least, you GO somewhere, but there's no hat there. However, at the first link I gave you, just click onto "hats" and it's on the hat page in alphabetical order way down on the bottom part of the right-hand column.

It's a beautiful hat, I've made it with 2-strands Caron Pound and 2-strands Red Heart Super Saver. However, ♥ I have 1 skein of soft brown Homespun and 1 skein of off-white Homespun, so it will make a very unusual-looking hat in brown-off-white mixed, but I believe the Homespun will make it very attractive and very warm, too.

That's a riot! If you click on the link and the wrong picture is up, (when I looked there was John in a madras plaid shirt) click on the #3 picture below, that is Paul in the granny square vest!

I spent some time looking around the internet for a specific fabric and couldn't find it. I have some ideas for Christmas next year, but not long long projects. Right now I need a rest from all that. I am enjoying having all the sewing paraphernalia put away. I do miss it a bit, and I'm sure I'll get back to something later on, but right now I'm just enjoying sitting quietly with my book!

I've been working on a crochet piece I am thinking a hat or a bag with this project.

Ivy, that little dress sounds so sweet!