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Baskets from newspapers? Now that sounds interesting! Do you have pictures of what you've done? Or a link where I can learn more?

i make baskets from news paper before christmas. then i put some goodies inside and give it to my friends. i dont have any samples here but promise to show you one when i make one already. i will right the procedures first so if i type it it will not be confusing. for sometimes i do get excited then my message is all confusing.

yes, i promise i will show you a sample. yes it is not easy to weave it and when i did it the first time it was not that good. i cant even put a handle at the basket. but practise makes perfect and i think i am good with it as years goes by. i started making baskets at around 1994 and i was having fun with it so i made it yearly. i only make small ones and every christmas my friends are all waiting for the baskets.... lol.

The patterns I choose are very simple, really. I try to vary them with use of color. So far I haven't done one that I didn't like!

I do sell them, so if you're serious, give me a holler.

I don't envy you packing and moving, been there/done that more times than I care to count, and it isn't over yet. I'll be moving again with 2-3 months myself.

No, I'll be going from OH to NC, so I don't think we'll cross paths. Have a safe journey.

Maybe we'll pass each other on the highway.

I thought about fringe too, but the width between the ends isn't the same. One row ends in treble crochet and the next ends in single, so at one point they are close together and then further apart. I even thought about tying two or three together, but it doesn't come out right that way either. I just looked at your bell on your blog. Very nice!

Can you see it close enough to really tell? This is a first for me, but I really do like it and I think it will be added to my list of favorites. Very simple, but with just enough variation in the stitches that it doesn't look too boring.

Are you making for yourself or a gift? I'd love to see a picture if you want to start a discussion when you're finished.

It's such a simple pattern, I'm surprised I haven't found it before. I already have other colors I want to try.

What exactly is the pattern of the crochet? It is obviously not the same stitch (sorry, the cross stitcher in me) right down - and I really like it!

Just single, double, treble crochet across the row. I wrote it out in the post above this one.

Thanks. I do like it too, very vibrant, but it has to have something dark to set it off. I would have like a little more brown in ratio to the other two, but this particular pattern is only one row of each so they are the same. I've already started another with different colors, and have a third in mind too.

By "grape" I take it you mean some shade of purple? I think the black/grey/white combo would look very "classy".

Yep, purple, but not real dark. The black/white/gray looked better than even I thought it would. I can't wait to finish these others so I can start that one. I'm more country/casual than modern/contemporary, but I think it will be a hit for the latter.

Throwing away dryer sheets just seemed so wasteful. So I started saving them and when I got a boxful, I noticed how nice and soft they were. I made my first pillow three years ago for a friend and she loved it. I sew some plain, sturdy material on 3 sides, put in the sheets I need then sew it up. Then I make a nice cover for it--sew on 3 sides and velcro the 4th side so it can be taken off and washed. It's a very cheap gift, especially if you can find some pretty remnants for the cover. I guess it takes about forty minutes of time and less than $2 of material and people just love them!

Dryer sheets for a pillow? Ok, you're going to have to explain that one.

I love experimenting with different colors. I don't think I've ever done one in the colors the pattern generally calls for. Post a picture when you're done!

hi lol I am not sure I can now either, its been so long, I just now remembered the name of them. they are really labor intensive as you have to not only crochet the squares then sew them together so dont know yet if I will do this or not.

There are probably hundreds of different granny square patterns. Here's a link to a site that can get you started: http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/grannies.html

A granny square? I can't make them to save my life.

Just a few days. This pattern works up very fast, although there is only one row per color, so finishing off the ends will take a while.

I do sell them at a little store that is in front of where I live and I sell them to family and friends and give alot as gifts. My grandmother loved to crochet and she was always making things for the family. Since she has passed on I have taken that over. I have wanted to sell on ebay or etsy.com http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu6Ffp9xIBVkAq7FXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11895lfq1/EXP=1222506719/**http%3a//www.etsy.com/

Wow, you are a busy lady. Do you sell any of your items? Do you do craft fairs?

I don't know about crocheting socks, although I've seen patterns for them, but I knit socks often. They're a small project and easy to carry around. I'll try to get some pictures on here both of the socks and the throw.

I don't I'd ever be able to do socks. Too many needles and too much turning and all that. It's straight back and forth for me. I'd love to see pictures.

LOL those have been done since shortly after I found out.

What? No baby blankets?

Well I don't think I'd be able to teach you from myLot. There are lots of places online with instructions, though, some even with videos.

Thanks allot any way you are right about that. I think I well start another blanket. cd

This one is very, very simple. One single, one double, and one treble crochet across the row, cut off that color, attach the second color and chain one, turn. The next row, you put a treble where the single was, a double where the double, and a single where the treble was (that keeps the top of the row even) all across the row. Cut off that color, attach the third color, chain one, turn. Third row with third color, same thing. Repeat that for the whole thing - that's it! So it ends up being single, double, treble across the row, ending with a treble, so next row is same thing. Since you end with a treble, you start with a single again. Each row is exactly the same. The foundation chain is a multiple of 3 plus 1. I made this one 154 chains, (51x3=153, +1=154)

Well, thank you I will give it a try. As I have all kinds of yarn and on the way to Wal-Mart to pick up childrens painting things. So I will get more yarn if on sale. I have to get white. LOL. talk later Onlydia

I would love to quilt! I don't sew, but I do love looking at fabrics in the stores, isn't that odd? I've thought about buying some material that I could do a tie quilt with, but I'd still need a sewing machine to put it all together. I think a pretty fabric quilt tied with yarn would be fun.

Did you know that some of the most beautiful quilts are made by hand? Of course that's how it started, women cut up their husband's old cloths and hand stiched them into blankets. I never seem to take a class that doesn't have at least one hand quilter in it. If you start small you should be able to make some beautiful things. LOL