on my hook: can cozy

It's actually Thursday, and it's actually snowing (no surprise there), and I'm making the most of the "found time" on this snow day from school and work.  

I made pancakes for breakfast (a snow day tradition), took photos of some projects that have been in the works over here, and have been editing them to turn them into blog posts.  Yup, it's been a happy day with this view outside my window:

Good morning! Today is going to be a good day.

A photo posted by Michelle Neddo (@lifemadecreations) on Feb 11, 2014 at 5:02am PST

It's the perfect day to also work on a little crochet project, too.  Here's what's on my hook this week:

 I purchased this beautiful rainbow of yarn from the lovely Love Knitting online store

a #rainbow of new #yarn from @loveknittingcom.

A photo posted by Michelle Neddo (@lifemadecreations) on Jan 28, 2014 at 11:51am PST

Unfortunately, the DK weight is a little too light for my blanket.  But it is perfect for some flowers that I'll be crocheting soon.  And also perfect for a crocheted can cozy to hold my new yummy crochet hooks.

#ohhappyday new #crochet hooks arrived #rainbow #colormakesmehappy

A photo posted by Michelle Neddo (@lifemadecreations) on Jan 29, 2014 at 12:04pm PST

The plan is to wrap this tea canister with a rainbow of single and double crochet.

Hopefully I'll be able to post the finished project soon!

What do you have on your hook this week?

mood blanket monday: week 6

It's another Mood Blanket Monday!

For the first time during this project, it became a little hard.  I didn't feel like keeping track of moods, didn't feel like thinking up colors to match those moods.  Maybe even felt like giving up.  I'm trying to keep my blanket positive, yet authentic.  There are some days when I am sad or angry or frustrated.    Luckily those feelings don't often last the entire day, and I'm able to focus on some piece of positivity from the day.

Here's the week (from the Collect app):

So there it is: week 6 of my crochet mood blanket in all its positive and not-so-positive squares.

Have a great week!

on my hook: fingerless mitts (done)

We had a snow day today. 

Or should I say, the kids had a snow day and I had four extra people in the house than I typically do on a Wednesday.  I used it as an excuse to clean.

The downside--no creativity happening in these parts.  The upside: a clean house with caught up laundry so I can create this weekend.

I did finish those mitts I posted for last week's "What's on my Hook Wednesday."

They're cozy and warm and the cables?  Not sure what I was so afraid of--they were a piece of cake!

You can get the pattern and hook yourself up a pair this weekend.

mood blanket monday: week 5

Good Morning!

January has whipped right on by us.  Can't really say I'm sad to see it go--I'm already itching for some warm spring weather.

My crochet mood blanket is coming along.

31 days of crochet squares complete!

Created in Collect App

Here's the week in review, crochet mood blanket style:

Feeling rested and restored: painted my nails and worked on creative projects.

Just one of those days where I felt comfortable: in my clothes, in my skin, in my head.

Spent my day off getting things done in this house: cleaning out closets, organizing and purging.

More organizing, this time in the stUdio.

 

 Feeling relaxed, calm and carefree.

Started the day of uptight and stressed at home, but spending a day in a kindergarten turned that right around.

A day marked with lots of yelling, stress and anger.  Not my best Mom day.  Pre-teens are difficult.

Good bye January, and hello to February.  Hoping it looks up from here!

scrappy saturday: these are the moments

Happy Scrappy Saturday!

I squeezed in a quick layout today between hockey games and a guitar lesson (and maybe our bathrooms didn't get cleaned because of it).

I did a quick edit and at home print of the photo, then went through my scraps and quickly threw this page together.  

I snapped the photo before it was even adhered down (and before dashing out to hockey game #2 for the day), so some of it shifted a bit in the process.

The border needs a little something, so I'll go back and journal or stitch around the outside edge.  For now it's done, and so is layout #4 for the year!

Have a fabulous rest of your weekend!