My New Blog!

Bonjour! I started another blog over at Wordpress, but I'm abandoning this one quite yet. I like Wordpress alot, but I want to try it out for a bit, before I decide on one or the other. Here's the link to my Wordpress blog. Thanks for looking! And remember, I'm still gonna hangout around here! :D

Happy International Crochet Day!!!

Hello! And, HAPPY CROCHET DAY!!!!! I know I haven't been a faithful blogger (*hangs head in shame*), sooo I am sorry. I don't have much time to type, so I'll just tell you about what I've been working on (sorry, I don't have any pictures):
Shelly Scarf : I made 2 of these scarves, both gifts, and I'm working on a third for my grandmother. This pattern is so fun and quick, I would recommend it to anyone!
Pirate Puppet & co. : My brother is planning on making green screen movies and he is need of puppets. So, he has recruited me and a few others to make him some..Unfortunately, the, umm, pattern has vanished... So that is a minor set back, lol.
I've been testing patterns.

And also, a few other things...

Okay, on a side note........... the lunch lady DOESN'T like me... I have no idea why she wouldn't... She mutilates my pizza almost everyday, lol.

In honor of ICD, why don't you head over to the 'ville, and check out some stuff?
Ciao!

International Crochet Day Tomorrow!!

I'm gonna 'recycle' a greeting and say Salut! That's French for hi.

I have a lot to say, but first, I'm gonna leave a few spaces as a moment of silence in recognition of the men and women who died on this day, 6 years ago.








Okay, I have an important message for everyone! Tomorrow is NATIONAL CROCHET DAY! And Jimbo, you may have heard of him.... he creates wooden hooks. Well, he is having a contest in recognition of the wonderful day and guess what he's giving away?! A beautiful hook! Here's the link with all the information..http://www.jimbosfrontporch.blogspot.com/
I'll post again tomorrow and I'll post some stuff.............. Ciao!

Trick or Treat on the Beach!

Shalom! That's Hebrew and is pronounced Sha-LOHM. I finished a few things lately, so I'm going to show them off. Don't worry, it's only two things this time...lol.

First up is my own design....... I call it Beach Fiesta! How do you like it? I'm going to try to write the pattern down soon.
Next, is a purse/bag that I tested for a lady over at the 'ville. It's called Trick or Treat and I can't wait to try it out this October!

Well, that's all I have for today, oh wait! I have something else! It's not my own picture, but one I found online......

How cute is that? I love that picture!

Okay, that's all I have this time. PFYL (post for you later) !

Comments, Questions, anyone? Anything?

Nazdar! You pronounce that NAH-zdar and it's Czech ( as in, the Czech Republic, I believe). Well, I was sooooooooooooooo lucky and I got to spend a whole week with Baby Yellow and E.B! I had so much fun! Luckily, I averted the whole diaper changing, and E.B and Fuzzy handled that. lol. His hair is lighten-ing up a bit, and it's now a brown hue. His eyes are obviously still blue, as he's only about 2 weeks old.

On crochet topics, I got RAOK'ed again!! Yay! A really nice lady from the 'ville sent me one point five skeins of wool!! And it's so pretty! I suppose you could say that I got RAOK'ed two more times, because my mom has surprised me with different skeins of cotton yarn this week. I never realized that Suger&Cream and Peaches&Cream were two different brands. *duh, smack forehead* lol, leave it to me to figure that out after 6 months. lol. OH YEAH..... I just remembered that I got RAOK'ed another time, as my ornament swap partner sent me a virtual postcard from Ohio. Wow, I am definitely luck, aren't I? :D

OooooooHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is now available!!!!!! Yaaaaaaayyyyyy! I can't wait 'til we get our copy! My brother found this video online of J.K. Rowling reading the first chapter of the seventh installment last night at a party in London or somewhere around there. I am now craving to read the rest! lol

Before I go, I also wanted to ask a small favor of my readers (if there are any, lol) if you could leave me a comment. I would like to hear more from my readers (again, if you are even out there, lol).

Maybe one thing you could put in that comment you will so nicely have written (lol, if there's anyone to have nicely written a comment, lol) is what you would expect a mer-city's name to be. I know it's an odd request, however, I am writing a story concerning a mer-city but I can't figure out what to call the city.

Well, ahoj! (That's supposed to be good-bye in Czech, but I don't know how to pronounce it. :P)

Guess What??

Bore da! That's prounounced BOH-ray DAH and is 'Good Day' in Welsh! I have quite a lot to update. First and foremost, Evil Bunny has had her baby!! Yay!! Baby Yellow weighed in at 9 pounds and .4 ounces and was 22.5 inches in length! He already has a headstart on Baby Green! And, oh, Yellow is soooooooo adorable! His eyes are a deep blueish which I think means he'll have brown eyes. And his HAIR!! It's not red! It's so dark, it's black! Yellow came out with a full head of hair! I'm so happy for both mamas and I'm really happy that the two boys will have each other to play with as they grow up.

On crochet topics, I finished my filet bookmark and I believe it's quite obvious that it's my first piece, as it gets smaller and better-looking at the top and is wide and loose at the bottom. All in all it came out pretty nice I must say, but I don't have any pictures because I gave it to my ASIL so she could see it. (In case you are wondering, ASIL is my own creation and it means Almost Sister-In-Law.) I've gotten a bit farther into the body of my 'In Bloom' purse. I am really excited to see how it comes out! I've also started my ornaments for the Crochetville Summer Ornament Exchange. My partner and I have exchanged a few emails and I'm lucky to have such a nice partner!

Speaking of Crochetville, I have been ROAK'ed three times! ROAK stands for Random Act Of Kindness and it's so nice to receive surprises that you've wished for in the mail! The first time, I got a really nice blue variegated thread bookmark which I really appreciated as I read a lot. The second time, I got a postcard from Texas, I collect postcards and I didn't have any not from the East Coast (except for one from London). The third time, corresponded with my Holidays in July wishlist, and it was an ecard that was Happy Bunny! Thank you to my FGMs (Fairy Godmothers)!!

That's it for today! A tout a l'heure!

Something To Smile At

You just have to go, "Awwwwwww...", whether it's a voluntary action or not :), when you see this pic.

It's not my cat, unfortunately, as it's one of the cutest I've seen!

Long time, no post!

Guten Tag! (That means, Good day!, in German.) So much new things to say! Well, Captain Hooks son has entered the world! It turned out that his name really became Baby Green. It's certainly interesting, nevertheless, he'll be an interesting little boy. He is absolutely adorable! His eyes are big and his little nose is so cute! Evil Bunny hasn't had Baby Yellow yet. She's almost hit the two-week mark, I think. I predict that Yellow will have red hair like his daddy and big, green or brown eyes (green like his mama's).


On crochet topics, I've been working different projects. I tested a slinky dog for a lady on the 'ville. I dubbed him Marty, The Dog With Backwards Legs. LOL! Really, I accidently turned his head around when I was sewing on the legs or maybe it was vice-versa, hmmmmm. I don't remember. Oh, well. Here is a pic of Marty, T.D.W.B.L.

I'm also working on a purse called "In Bloom" from the Happy Hooker book. I'm doing it in a variegated purple and the whole tough part is doing tons of rows of just half-double crochet. :( I'm also trying out size 10 thread for the first time. Its really fun to work with and I'm also trying out filet crochet at the same time. I'm doing a heart filet bookmark that I found on crochetpatterncentral.com . Unfortunately, I started with the wrong size hook, so it's coming out a bit bigger than a bookmark should be, but it's still pretty. :D

On a funny note, we went to visit Captain Hook yesterday and we all took turns holding Baby Green. Well, I was holding Baby Green for the last time that day and he decided to empty his little bladder all over the front of me. I was like, "Mom? Mom, he's leaking!" It was funny, although I didn't realize that 'til after I had changed. It practically covered the whole front of my track sweatshirt and went through a little bit to my t-shirt. So Captain Hook got a Stewy (from Family Guy) shirt for me to wear home. It was like a badge of honor. LOL.

Speaking of track, at the end of the season, Coach Kevin said that I'll be one of the best hurdlers returning! Yay me!

Now, that you have read my most recent novel, I will go and experience my next! Ciao!

Here I am!!

Hola! I am still here, I've just been busy. My brother and his girlfriend have yet to have their baby. It's almost near the two-week mark! :( It's going to be worth the wait, though! They've decided to name him Baby Green.
My track team had our state meet (Championship) and we came in fifth! FIFTH! Out of eight! I couldn't believe it! Atleast, well, it's better than 6th, 7th (which was our place last year), and 8th. Today, the coach said that next year, I'll be one of the best hurdlers returning. Yay!!
On Thursday, I am going to two pizza parties! One is for participating in a Typing Challenge and the other is for the track team. Then, on Friday, the school band is having a par-...I mean, a "get together". Hee-hee. ( We're not supposed to have parties at school. So, they're, "get togethers".) And on Friday afternoon, I'm going bowling! Bowling is so much fun!
Before I leave, I want to post this link. If you click here, you can get....... your very own silly name! Mine is Dinky TowelBuns!! lol!

Latest Happenings!

Aloha! I know, I know. I'm not the best blogger in the world... : ) . However, I've been busy!

The track team I'm on, has had a few meets so far. Three, I believe, and we only won one of them. The other two, we came in second to ZMS. ZMS is so good, it's sickening! Their athletes are like Superman's offspring! Our next meet is tomorrow and it's a home meet. I'm doing 60m hurdles, 400m dash, long jump, and some other event that I don't remember. I've never done long jump until today at practice! I'm not the best but I'm definately not the worst! One of the coaches said I could easily get 10 feet! I'm not sure that's good or not, but ten feet is better than no feet! (Unless they're all left feet, then you might have a problem! : P )

Next topic.... band!! My school's band has the awesome opportunity to be in our local Memorial Day Parade!! How cool is that?! We're playing a Civil War song, I think, called Chester. We have to memorize it for Thursday and I forgot my clarinet at school! Uh-oh.... We had marching lessons after school today and it's all about posture and attention.

My brother, Captain Hook, and his girlfriend are expecting their first baby next week! They are having a boy and haven't decided on a name yet. My older sister, Evil Bunny, is also expecting her first, but in mid-June. Her fiance, Fuzzy, and her are having a baby boy, too, and decided on a name of Baby Yellow. I can't wait!

My last topic for today is.... (cue dum-da-dum music).....CROCHETING!! I ditched the sock mostly because I lost it and I didn't have any time for it. ( I found it the next day... I know, I know). I've made a few more squares for my afghan and tested a pattern for a member of Crochetville. The pattern was for a little bunny named Molly. She came out really cute, only problem is, I don't know what to do for the nose!

I also have made a few dishcloths, two diamond shaped ones, two star shaped ones, and a heart shaped one for my grandmother for Mother's Day.

Have you ever visited http://www.meez.com ? It is such a fun website! You create an avatar or whatever you want it to be, and there's so much clothes, you'll never want to wear the same thing twice! If you want, you can create a free account and save your Meez to Photobucket or whatever. It's for guys and girls.

Well, that's all this post can hold! Until next post, au revoir!

Sock Progress

I told you I was working on socks and here is my progress so far!

It's my first "wearable". Okay, it's a sock but you still "wear" it. :P Here's the link for the sock pattern: http://www.crochetme.com/ultimate-crocheted-socks
I'm making these socks as part of a CAL (Crochet Along) at Crochetville.

The Wonderful Art of Crocheting

Bonjour! Crocheting so much fun and so addicting! Once you start one project, you can't wait to start the next. I, myself, have many projects going on and in mind. I'm going to show off what I've made recently and what I've been working on.
First up is a little bird named Oscar. I made him for my sister and named him after a funny story I made up for him. Here's the link for his pattern: http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/ Isn't he cute? I'll have to share the story some day...

Next up is a baby blanket that I made for my soon-to-be-born nephew. It is a basic, over-sized Granny Square and the blue yarn is a plush.

It is very soft and it drapes so well! There is a shell border; two blue plush sides and two white sides.

Now, here is a bunch of Cupcake Critters. I made 4 pigs in total (one isn't shown), 2 bears (2 more are on the way), and a monkey (not shown). Here's the link to the pattern: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46825&highlight=cupcake+critters

I loved making those little critters! Thanks KristieMN!

And, then, here is my own creation, a summer outfit for my Marley Wentworth doll.
A nice reminder to all of us experiencing bad weather, that summer will come!

Oh, and we can't forget this little fairy! My mom and I tested the pattern for a lady from Crochetville named KristieMN (see cupcake critters).

Isn't she sweet? Her given name is Mary Melody, but I wanted to change it. Any suggestions?

Well, those are my most recent projects! I'm also working on a Tetris-inspired Afghan, lavender socks, a cookie purse, star-shaped dishcloths, and a few other things.

Au revoir!

My First Post(Obviously)

Hello! I bet almost everyone who writes their first post always writes, "Wow, this is so cool! This is my first blog post and I'm not sure what to write." Well, that is annoying for many reasons. First off, yeah, it is pretty neat that you can keep a blog, but I'm not sure if "cool" is the right word for it . Second, we already know that it's your first blog post because it shows on the archives and how you are writing. And lastly, if you don't know what to write, why do you have a blog?
Okay, now, since everyone knows that this is my first blog post, and that, yes, it is pretty neat that you can create a blog and that people will actually read about your life, l want to tell you a little about me and what this blog is all about.
My name is Joy and I love to crochet. I'm also opinionated, so I'll talk alot on here (don't forget your pillows!). I do a lot of things, such as crocheting, running track( I do hurdles), read, and using computers.
I've only been crocheting since January of this year and I like to think of myself as an adginner; an advanced beginner. My mom tried teaching me but that didin't work out well, so I learned from a book. I've made a bunch of stuff so far, I'll post pics later.

Well, until tomorrow, bye!