My Current Works in Progress

I have a few current projects that I am currently working on. I am working on a baby flower "quilt" to donate to Project Linus, a bobble stitch blanket for my bed, and about 3 more random blanket patterns. I have also recently begun making a project binder with my patterns printed out in it, and I want to tape the yarn tag on each pattern so that I will know which yarn I used for each project. Then, I won't have to take my little yarn balls into the store to match colors, I can just use the yarn name or the bar code number.

Bobble Pattern Blanket

 "Plum Fairies" Blanket

Purple Flower Quilt

"Strawberry Shortcake" Blanket

SGRho Blanket for one of my friends

Orange Granny Square Blanket For PL

For my birthday, which was in May, 2 of my best friends gave me a shelving unit to organize all of my yarn :). That was one of the best gifts I received on my birthday. They organized it by color and everything. I am so appreciative for this gift, it took much of the clutter out of my apartment.

I plan to start working on some jewelry patterns, such as earrings necklaces, and bracelets. As well as trying my hand at some "barefoot"jewelry. I hope to begin some of these projects in the next few days, as well as work on the projects that I already have! Many of these will go into my etsy shop once they are finished.

Thank you so much for reading, and happy stitching!!

~Reg

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Project Linus- What crochet means to me

I am a Project Linus Blanketeer!! Here is what Project Linus means to me. 

Project Linus is an organization that donates blankets to children in need. Children in hospitals, homeless shelters, social services agencies, etc, receive blankets from PL every month. They have donated over 5 million blankets since 1998.

I became involved in PL while I was in college. I had very rigorous course work, as well as clinical involvement every day for my major, so I was having a hard time finding time to volunteer. I decided to find something that was more suitable to my schedule. I found Volunteer Match on google, and began to search for volunteer organizations that I could get involved with from home. I found out about Project Linus through that website.

I was enthused by the idea that I could do something that I love, while helping out children in my city. I can sit at home and crochet tons of blankets, any size, from baby to young adult, and drop them off at local drop off sites in the Columbus, OH area. These places are usually craft stores, and make it easier for me to support small businesses in my area when I find new projects that I want to try. I also can use these places as potential avenues to channel business to my website. I left a few business cards at a local shop called Quilt Beginnings when I dropped my blankets off. I signed up for their newsletter, and I feel like I can determine where my business comes from based on the coupon code I left on the cards.

Project Linus gives me a sense of pride and achievement every time I donate a blanket. I love the thought that my blankets will go to helping keep a child warm and happy. They also provide opportunities for hands-on volunteer work with the organization. They have "sorting days" monthly so that volunteers can come into an actual location, and organize the blankets to be sent out. 

I really enjoy being a part of such an organization. I feel very fulfilled knowing that what I do helps someone else. These are two of my most recent donations to Project Linus. They are both about medium sized blankets. I love the granny square blanket, as the yarn makes me think of outer space. I call it the "Galaxy" blanket. The second blanket is a ripple pattern, with gray, white, purple and salmon colored yarns.

Thank you so much for reading, and happy stitching!!

~Reg

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New project!!

This is a new pattern that I am working on. It is called a leaf stitch I believe. I found it on a random website, and I searched for weeks to find a written pattern to help me make this! I finally found a website that had a written pattern and this is how it is coming out!! =) But the blue piece will be a baby blanket for my nephew (possibly) and the purple one I will probably send to my sister. 

This pattern takes much time, effort and patience!! It calls for multiple extended double crochet in the same space, and it took a while for me to get all of the DC to be the same size and length. Also, it is difficult to figure out which spaces the shorter "leaves" go into, to make them even on both sides. It still takes me a while during each stitch to choose the correct space, but I love this pattern nonetheless. 

I will finish both of these blankets first, and then I will probably attempt to create other, more difficult items with the pattern, such as beanies or fashion scarves for the summer. this pattern is so gorgeous and elegant, and the hard work that it takes to learn and duplicate really shows in the beauty of the piece!! 

Please let me know what you think about my pieces, and if you try the pattern, let me know how it turns out!!!

I am so excited. I will post a few pictures of the pieces I am creating, as well as the link to the pattern itself. The pattern is not in English, but there are great pictures that you can follow!! Just let me know if there are any questions, I might make a video detailing the process.

Leaf Stitch Pattern (with pictures)

Thanks for reading, and happy stitching!!!

~Reg

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