Adorable!

A cabled cowl...for some reason I've had a hankering for the color mulberry so this was a quick fix for that craving. I did the cables without a cable hook...good practice for that.

That's a pretty shawl. I'm partial to mulberry yarn, too. <grin>

I don't knit, but those a wonderful cables. I have done a few afghan crochet patterns that have crocheted "cables" which come close to that look, but look more "coarse" due to the larger size that crocheting with worsted yarn produces.

Thanks chris, but it's not a shawl...it's a cowl...slides over the head and fits around the neck like a scarf but without the fuss and tails hanging. Quick and easy knits that are stash busters as they require little yarn.

I agree about the cables...I've done them in crochet, but the knitted ones look a little finer. As much as I like the speed of crochet, I find I'm knitting more only because I like the fabric better...

Here's a Pinwheel Scrap Afghan I just finished. It is my own creation, NO pattern written. <grin> It is going to a Child Abuse Silent Auction in July. The pinwheel design was a suggestion by the lady who asked me to make an afghan for the charity. Close-ups below the full afghan photo.

Well done! Very festive and perfect for the cause.

Cutie Owl Baby Afghan. This is a free, online pattern at Red Heart yarn. I altered the number of the applique pieces that the original pattern called for (and several of the colors used) because I felt it was a little too busy and wanted the owl to be the main feature, not the branches, leaves, and flowers. I also made the owl slightly bigger by adding one round to the owl and subtracting a round from the soft white section. The finished size is about 40-inches across. Close-ups below the full afghan photo.

Nicely done...so cute!

Wahoo! Finally finished my phoenix sweater. I started the yarn with a different pattern and the thing was coming out so large...I had finished the front, back and 3/4 of one sleeve when I decided to rip it out and start over again...thus the phoenix rising from the ashes of the old sweater. This was the first sweater I ever made. Even though I cut several inches from the pattern, the sleeves are still a little long, but the cuff holds them up anyway.

Lovely sweater, Annie!

I've got three afghans going at the moment. I have run out of yarn for each of the various afghans, but just need some extra dollars to purchase more yarn (which is "no dye lot" yarn) for the afghans.

I did finish this large "star" shaped "round" afghan a few days ago. I used off-white, red, and green to let an old-time Christmas look It's a ripple pattern but crocheted in the round. There are 9 points. This has post stitches at the peaks and valleys to lent some texture. I added extra rows to get it to the size I wanted, which is about 60-inches across from point to point. I didn't like the plain edging so I altered the last round to add picots, too. <grin>

Pictures below:

Chris

I finished this baby blanket for a charity project I knit and crochet for. It’s made out of leftover balls from other projects.

I made a similar one a couple of months ago, but it was more planned:

Those are gorgeous, Colleen! I do a lot of scrap afghans and your colors work well. The planned afghan is a good "bright" mix. Well done.

Chris

Thank you !

I finished another Old MacDonald Farm Afghan last week. The colors are a little different in this one. The finished size is about 46-inches x 60-inches.

The Farmer:

The cow and E.I.E.I.O. motifs:

The Barn:

Terrific, Chris! Well done and very impressive!

I've also been working on Christmas stockings:

Snowmen Stocking--Here I used navy yarn with a blue filament for the "sky." The original pattern called for bright blue. I also added button snowflakes that have a shimmer. The snowmen are cluster stitches that pop out, giving dimension.

Christmas Tree Stocking--This is my own design. I added button embellishments to add detail.

Angel Stocking--Here I used navy yarn for the "sky." I also used a white yarn with silver filament for the wings to give some sparkle. The second photo is a closer shot of the angel.

Holly Berry Stocking--I used the traditional Christmas red and green for this one. I still need to tuck the tails. <grin>

More Christmas Stocking...........

Victorian Boot Stocking--I used off white for the bottom and the trim, with burgundy for the main color. The buttons are Christmas trees. Close-up of the Christmas tree buttons in the second photo.

Santa Stocking--LOTS of detail work on this one, so extra time to make this! The second photo shows the reverse, which is mostly hair. <grin>

Lamb Afghan--This was a two week project. The plain squares were supposed to be just rows of single crochet, but I changed the rows to crocheted cross stitch. Those squares have fewer rows, but I thought it makes the lamb squares stand out better. The lamb squares are worked from a charted graph. The finished size is about 45-inches by 60-inches. The edging is SEVENTEEN rounds done totally in single crochet using black and off-white. I used various shades of off white for the lambs to give it a little variation. The pattern called for the lamb bodies to be done in loop stitch, but I used a seed stitch to give it a different texture.

Close ups of the individual squares:

The edging:

Wow Chris, you've been very busy! And the work you do is just lovely. Well done!

Thanks, Annie!

I've been working on tissue box covers recently: Here's one using Disney Princess buttons (each packet of buttons has 4 different buttons--Cinderella, Belle, Rapunzel, and Ariel). Each side has a different princess in the "frame." (This is my own design so no written pattern.):

I also found flamingo buttons (4 buttons, two different designs) and created this for a Christmas gift for a friend who's into flamingos:

I made a pocket shawl, can't wait to use it.

Textured Crochet Pocket Shawl