Busy Bee

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Originally uploaded by oklahomawildflower

I've been a very, very busy bee. I'm getting married in 11 days, and I've been shopping more this week than I care to remember. I knitted a shrug to wear at the reception, but no pix yet. Plus there are a bunch of babies being born at church...so lots of baby blankets are in my future. But I don't mind. :)

Sew Crafty

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Originally uploaded by oklahomawildflower
This week has been light on the crochet and heavy on sewing. But that's pretty normal for me to float between crafts. I started this dress (McCalls M6073) last Friday night and finished it on Monday night, and wore it to work on Thursday with a cute cardigan.



Then last night I made some props for The Little Red Hen---a red oven mitt, bread pan, and loaf of bread. They are made from craft felt and are easy to make. You can find the pattern from buggabugs.etsy.com.

Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home, originally uploaded by oklahomawildflower.

Most of the plants in my little garden are doing very well. The cilantro, lavender, and peppermint are starting to get out of control already!

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

IMG_0246, originally uploaded by oklahomawildflower.

After I planted the garden, I saw a beautiful, huge, black swallowtail. It climbed onto my hand and I put it in the new garden. You can see the other pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/12211320@N04/sets/72157623779102772/

Part city girl, part farmer

A picture-essay on how to build a garden in an urban apartment.

Hexagon Dishcloths

Crochet Hexagon Dishcloths

By Mary Ellen Wells

Large Size:

Materials: Kitchen Cotton, less than 1 ball or use your leftovers!

Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or size that gets you a gauge that you like

Beginning: ch 4, sl st to join

Round 1: ch3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch1, (2dc-ch1) 5 times, sl st in 3rd chain of turning chain to join

Round 2: ch 3, dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch space, (2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around. sl st to join

Round 3: ch3, 2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, dc, sl st to join

Round 4: ch 3, 3dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (6dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 2dc, sl st to join

Round 5: ch 3, 4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (8dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 3dc, sl st to join

Round 6: ch3, 5dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (10cd, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 4dc, sl st to join

Round 7: ch 1, sc, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp, (skip 2, 8tc in next st, skip 2, sc in next st, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp) around, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sl st to join.

Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)

Small Size: about 6” across

Materials: Kitchen Cotton…1 ball will get you about 3 dishcloths this size!

Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or the size that gets you a gauge that you like

Special Stitches: Shell: dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc

Beginning: Use a magic adjustable ring…

Round 1: ch 3, dc, ch 1, (2dctog, ch 1) 5 times, sl st to join in 3^rd chain

Round 2: sl st into ch sp, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch sp, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) into each ch sp around, sl st to join

Round 3: ch3, (dc in each dc, dc-ch 2-dc in each ch sp) around, sl st to join

Round 4-5: repeat round 3

Round 6: sl st, ch 1, sc in same st, skip 2 stitches, shell, skip 1 st, sc in ch sp, skip 2 st, shell, sk 1, sc in next st…keep going in this pattern all the way around, sl st to join.

Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)

Carseat Blanket

A few years ago, I made a carseat blanket for a friend. I've had a few requests for the pattern, so I dug around and found what wrote down. Hope you enjoy!