tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148519592011-04-21T13:19:24.878-06:00MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-64854764343713083492008-08-09T11:05:00.015-06:002008-08-09T11:57:52.095-06:00<div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Life gets in the way of blogging. And crafting. And playing. And...and..and...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3QfmNqHhI/AAAAAAAAACk/L5_zHraX8xM/s1600-h/100_1053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232567583326739986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3QfmNqHhI/AAAAAAAAACk/L5_zHraX8xM/s200/100_1053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">So I made squares...a quick and easy thing to do especially when its hot! Joined an exchange, received 16 squares in return, and will make a lapghan</span>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3Q9LFLjQI/AAAAAAAAACs/LLDkui7z2H0/s1600-h/MysteryMouse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232568091439500546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3Q9LFLjQI/AAAAAAAAACs/LLDkui7z2H0/s200/MysteryMouse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Joined another exchange...called an LOL exchange (the piece was supposed to make your partner Laugh Out Loud when the recieved it). I designed this mouse/cheese Kleenex box cover. Didn't write the pattern, should have as several people have asked for it.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3ReodUGVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/YQVs-NZa188/s1600-h/000_0013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232568666261035346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3ReodUGVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/YQVs-NZa188/s200/000_0013.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Joined a Crochet Along, Sue made me. I didn't realize this doily had a "heart" theme or wouldn't have used black. Ha ha</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3R13BJloI/AAAAAAAAAC8/qTPuAlgUO10/s1600-h/000_0012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232569065306429058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3R13BJloI/AAAAAAAAAC8/qTPuAlgUO10/s200/000_0012.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Finished a counted cross stitch project. I've started the second in this series. A series of 4, took me 10 months to finish....its will be a WHILE before this set gets done!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3SfJDu6zI/AAAAAAAAADE/aomSFvWNFOc/s1600-h/100_0394.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232569774523738930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3SfJDu6zI/AAAAAAAAADE/aomSFvWNFOc/s200/100_0394.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Joined another exchange, designed the bag, once again...no pattern. Loosely based on another bag I designed.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3TGIlGT3I/AAAAAAAAADM/srQdWWosMhE/s1600-h/Cruz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232570444410146674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3TGIlGT3I/AAAAAAAAADM/srQdWWosMhE/s200/Cruz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">My friend became a grandma for the first time, so HAD to make a baby blanket for her new treasure!<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3aCdZKcKI/AAAAAAAAAEE/vdFe9Oyz9Os/s1600-h/100_1163.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232578077859147938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3aCdZKcKI/AAAAAAAAAEE/vdFe9Oyz9Os/s200/100_1163.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Joined ANOTHER exchange and designed this potholder, that's the reverse side behind it. My interpretation of a Daisy. Uh...no pattern.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Latest Cat Stuff: The girls are fine as always, just getting fat and sassy! </div></div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3WZP-2VRI/AAAAAAAAADc/2DmaTx4Uu8g/s1600-h/100_0383.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232574071349597458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3WZP-2VRI/AAAAAAAAADc/2DmaTx4Uu8g/s200/100_0383.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>BittyKitty Sitting Pretty! LOL<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3W1iZw9iI/AAAAAAAAADk/AQ6xbd47ASg/s1600-h/100_1733.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232574557330667042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3W1iZw9iI/AAAAAAAAADk/AQ6xbd47ASg/s200/100_1733.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Jazz...being suspicious. That's Jazz for you.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3XTIg_mxI/AAAAAAAAADs/OrEnBlQ7pJc/s1600-h/100_1762.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232575065777740562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3XTIg_mxI/AAAAAAAAADs/OrEnBlQ7pJc/s200/100_1762.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Libby, attacking my camera strap. Do you think she resents having her picture made so much????</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /> </div><div>AND THE CANINE PART OF THE FAMILY!!!!</div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232575972969702882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3YH8EaZeI/AAAAAAAAAD8/_zpAaSmTqQA/s320/100_0410.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div> "DEAD DUCK!!"<br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/SJ3SfJDu6zI/AAAAAAAAADE/aomSFvWNFOc/s1600-h/100_0394.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-6485476434371308349?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-26659102833868063872007-09-25T01:09:00.001-06:002008-12-10T09:22:11.416-07:00<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yI7NWbI/AAAAAAAAAB0/AtkeriFd6GM/s1600-h/phpcFm6OCPM.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114036150361479602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yI7NWbI/AAAAAAAAAB0/AtkeriFd6GM/s200/phpcFm6OCPM.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yY7NWcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/X8V0YeZIffo/s1600-h/100_2135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114036154656446914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yY7NWcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/X8V0YeZIffo/s200/100_2135.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yY7NWdI/AAAAAAAAACE/j7Wawf0A-BA/s1600-h/100_2139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114036154656446930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yY7NWdI/AAAAAAAAACE/j7Wawf0A-BA/s200/100_2139.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yo7NWeI/AAAAAAAAACM/wX1B5IqVIEg/s1600-h/100_2126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114036158951414242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yo7NWeI/AAAAAAAAACM/wX1B5IqVIEg/s200/100_2126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yo7NWfI/AAAAAAAAACU/TsjVBfcTW8Q/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114036158951414258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi0yo7NWfI/AAAAAAAAACU/TsjVBfcTW8Q/s200/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Obviously I've been on a doily kick. Been having fun trying new stitches, and I'm always looking for an unusually designed piece. A couple of my patterns are from a bag of antique patterns my friend Kathy gave me. The patterns belonged to her mother, who can no longer crochet because of medical problems. I'm actually pretty picky about my patterns. I rarely will start a doily pattern that is narrative, I prefer diagrammed patterns. I don't want it too lacey, or too dense, and it absolutely can't have a bullion stitch in it (haven't mastered that particular stitch). </span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi2So7NWgI/AAAAAAAAACc/nEbQOaO0Obk/s1600-h/100_2051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114037808218855938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rvi2So7NWgI/AAAAAAAAACc/nEbQOaO0Obk/s200/100_2051.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">The cats have been up to no-good. As usual!</span> <br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-2665910283386806387?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-5668847466791235792007-08-18T09:02:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:22:13.784-07:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Its been a while! Things have been happening, just not exciting things. Work's been crazy, but is calming down finally. The cats are getting fat and sassy, the crochet is getting done...slowly, but done none the less! We are in our "monsoon" season here in the Four Corners. Monsoon in New Mexico doesn't really mean what it does elsewhere, but we have had some rain. Weed control takes a little more time than it used to, is about all it means here, oh and I don't have to water my trees as often. That's about it. </span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">I have been making doilies for some unknown reason, making a little stash of Christmas presents I guess. I don't have one doily in use in this house. I don't usually use that kind of thing, but I do enjoy making them. And I enjoy giving them away.</span></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscN2T_9xdI/AAAAAAAAABc/muAYUA5TRFE/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100060329753036242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscN2T_9xdI/AAAAAAAAABc/muAYUA5TRFE/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">This is a 13" square that I did up for my friend, Katheryn. She is making a huge tablecloth, and some of us got together and we're helping her out by sending her some finished pieces to the tablecloth. I have also make another square for her cloth, it is a basket full of fruit that goes with this one, and some squares made to represent leaves (I couldn't figure that square out, so settled for helping with these). It was fun, I've never done filet crochet much before.</span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscOvT_9xeI/AAAAAAAAABk/CmjVROuBVOU/s1600-h/100_2006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100061309005579746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscOvT_9xeI/AAAAAAAAABk/CmjVROuBVOU/s320/100_2006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">This doily went into my "gift stash". I enjoyed this pattern a lot, it was a little more challenging, and I frogged a few rows, but it turned out very nice. Kept me occupied for a couple of weeks.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscPbz_9xfI/AAAAAAAAABs/7b417fz1IzM/s1600-h/100_1914.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100062073509758450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RscPbz_9xfI/AAAAAAAAABs/7b417fz1IzM/s320/100_1914.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Like I said, "fat and sassy". Libby and Jazz enjoying a cool place to nap. Its been hot, but these silly cats will STILL take a nap in the sunshine coming through a window! </span><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Craft Stuff: Of course, I have a doily going. And I'm finishing up an afghan from a pattern by Leisure Arts called A 63 Square Heirloom Afghan...what a project THAT has been! Is still "being" I guess cause its not finished yet!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: Sleep all day...Creep all night! That's what cat's do, you know!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Computer Stuff: Looking for a picture to work on for a cross stitch project. Looking around a Japanese site I found that has very interesting crafts on it. That's about it.</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-566884746679123579?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-42794615171622458132007-03-24T10:08:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:22:14.367-07:00<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RgVNUG8SGGI/AAAAAAAAABI/mU5CZf_heys/s1600-h/100_1905.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045523965394688098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RgVNUG8SGGI/AAAAAAAAABI/mU5CZf_heys/s400/100_1905.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the doily I made for my adopted Grandma, whose name is also Mary, who is a resident at the LTC where I work. Mary is a proud and stoic woman, and she doesn't speak English...and goodness knows I can't speak Navajo, but we communicate well! LOL If its important I get an interpreter, if its just everyday stuff, we manage with gestures and single words, and a lot of laughter! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today's cat stuff: Its becoming spring, seems like there's cat hair everywhere I turn. You'd think that cats who never go outside wouldn't shed so much, but they do. </div><br /><div>Today's craft stuff: Making squares for a Crochet-Along for a group I belong to, and working on a mystery exchange puffy</div><br /><div>Today's computer stuff: Nothing, just email and blog and MySpace. </div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RgVOwm8SGHI/AAAAAAAAABQ/71u9F0cxhqE/s1600-h/Nurse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045525554532587634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RgVOwm8SGHI/AAAAAAAAABQ/71u9F0cxhqE/s400/Nurse.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-4279461517162245813?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-42035436198432661662007-02-22T06:22:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:22:15.223-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rd2Zrl0tY_I/AAAAAAAAAAw/Ir6bWd6AnN8/s1600-h/100_1782.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034348932636697586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rd2Zrl0tY_I/AAAAAAAAAAw/Ir6bWd6AnN8/s400/100_1782.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The cast is off, and I'm slowly getting back into being able to crochet. So far, I can crochet about as much as I want to with thread, and crochet slowly and shortly with yarn. I finally finished one of two unfinished Christmas presents, the ones I was working on when I broke my arm. I am still working on John Wayne! </span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;">This is the doily I made for my friend/co-worker. The "would-be" Christmas present! I got the pattern from a Russian web site...can't find it again, or read what I have (other than the doily graph itself) so can't point anyone in the direction of the pattern. I'm sure if you have a list of Russian crochet sites that you can find it. Its a fairly simple pattern, the outside rows are pretty long, the overall size of the piece is about 22 inches. Done in stark white, size 10 thread, with a size 7 hook.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>The days are getting longer, and some days are almost balmy here, but winter still takes hold when the sun goes down. Waiting eagerly for spring, and the day I don't have to wear a coat. I hate coats!</em></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's crafty-stuff: Gotta get finished with John Wayne, the mat and frame are just waiting for me! Then I will have my "backlog" caught up. I'm preparing to start an afghan, LA's 63 squares Heirloom Afghan, as a crochet-along project at RCC. Still haven't decided on colors I will be using.</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's cat-stuff: <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034350972746163202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/Rd2biV0tZAI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Od0yxNIDwRE/s200/100_1785.jpg" border="0" /></span></p> <span style="font-size:78%;">Hmmm...taken today, guess I better change the date on my camera!</span><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Computer-stuff: I've corrupted my Adobe Reader, and for some reason can't delete it from my computer. I've been working on this for a while (a computer expert I'm NOT). AND I managed to completely crash my old computer, which I was going to use for another purpose. <sigh> Should I call the Geek Squad???</span></p><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-4203543619843266166?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-67013301756834716072007-01-21T10:12:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:22:15.720-07:00<div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOfUgeXSYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cMnqiJh-OK8/s1600-h/100_1694.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022533184111724930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOfUgeXSYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cMnqiJh-OK8/s400/100_1694.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Well, we've had it. Several times. Its time to have sunshine for a few weeks. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm still in the arm cast...less than a week to go if the x-rays show that all is well! I'm ready...</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks to my mom and her friend, I have a frame stand that I can use for a little while to hold my cross stitch while I do some embroidery. Its not the same, but it gives me something to do for a while.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOgIAeXSZI/AAAAAAAAAAU/kvnvfRCtDFM/s1600-h/100_1703.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022534068874987922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOgIAeXSZI/AAAAAAAAAAU/kvnvfRCtDFM/s400/100_1703.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">An unusual occurrence...the olders don't usually LET BittyKitty sleep with them! I think she was trying to get warm!<br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOhAgeXSaI/AAAAAAAAAAc/AKDROW4S_Fs/s1600-h/100_1733.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022535039537596834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8hWFHgQ6Sc/RbOhAgeXSaI/AAAAAAAAAAc/AKDROW4S_Fs/s400/100_1733.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">"I think you're crazy, you know!"</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-6701330175683471607?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1166761935499080802006-12-21T21:05:00.000-07:002006-12-21T21:32:15.553-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/1600/653540/100_1675.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/400/141561/100_1675.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Welllllll.....it kinda looks like crochet, but its a cast. So, NO crochet, NO cross stitch....Hmmmm...no dishes!! Just goes to show that not only do CATS and crochet not mix, CLUMSY PEOPLE and crochet don't mix, either!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm not finished with the Duke cross stitch for my sister-in-law for Christmas. I'm also not through with a doily I was 3 ROWS from completing for my assistant. Ah, well, I will get them finished as soon as the monster cast comes off. My response to the ortopedic doc was, "SIX WEEKS??? You're KIDDING!!" He laughed...</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: BittyKitty is little freaked by the Christmas stuff sitting around. She can't decide if the 2 foot fiber optic snowman is friend or foe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Back to designing cross stitch and graphics. I can do both one-handed!</span></p><p>Today's CraftStuff: Yeah, RIGHT!!!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/1600/744513/100_1676.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/400/177605/100_1676.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The Olders keeping warm...on MY robe!</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-116676193549908080?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1165696550656096642006-12-09T13:30:00.000-07:002006-12-09T13:35:50.673-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/1600/262973/100_1666.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/400/692166/100_1666.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I have 3 colors, and then the washing-blocking-ironing-mounting-matting-framing to go! Geez, that sounds like a lot of work left for something that is supposed to be completed by Christmas! I'm working on it!!!<br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Crafty stuff: Just cross stitch...can't afford to do anything else right now</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter Stuff: I've learned several new things on my PaintShop Pro program lately. Learning to embed text, and things like that. My next projects is learning to animate pictures.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: They're still here! The olders had a birthday last month. They are 5. </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-116569655065609664?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1165497825563118432006-12-07T06:17:00.000-07:002006-12-07T20:29:09.943-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/1600/761962/100_1662.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6122/1357/400/197387/100_1662.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Size 10 thread (I used dark red and ecru)<br />Size 7 steel hook</span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stitches used: single crochet, slip stitch</span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">With Ecru:<br />Chain 30, keep it straight and join with a slip stitch<br />R1-Ch 1, sc in same stitch and in each stitch around, join with sl st into the beginning sc of this round.<br />R2-6–repeat round 1, finish off ecru after this round.<br />R7–join red with a sc in the beginning stitch of the previous row, sc around, join with sl st into the first sc of this round.<br />R8-12 repeat round 11, do not finish off red.<br />R13-decrease sc over the first two stitches of this round, add another decrease sc half way through the round (28 sc)<br />R14-25–repeat round 13 until there are 4 stitches left on your hat<br />Last row of hat–decrease sc through all four stitches, closing the top of the hat. Do not finish off red<br />Next: </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Ch 60, sc in 10th ch from the hook, and each remaining ch until the last ch. Sl st into the last ch, and sl st into the stitch that closed your hat.<br />Make an ecru tassel or pom-pom to add to loop at the end of your bookmark. Turn up the hat piece at the color joining line. Press lightly!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></em>Mary McKnight<br />FroggieDesignz2006</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Free for your personal use...do not copy or post without permission</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-116549782556311843?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1163221384567708042006-11-10T21:52:00.000-07:002006-11-10T22:03:08.200-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;">Latest progress>>>>><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1655.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_1655.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I had to quit working on the black, I'm still dreaming black! I've just started the stitching on his face, and its the same color as the aida cloth, essentially, so its hard to see. Ya think I'll be done by Christmas?? </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1406.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_1406.jpg" border="0" /></a>Just a random cat picture! </p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1625.jpg"></a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-116322138456770804?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1160367425373524342006-10-08T21:45:00.000-06:002006-10-08T22:17:05.416-06:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/LilySmaller.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/LilySmaller.jpg" border="0" /></a>...keeps the crazies away. Well...I can hardly say that I can make a doily a day...but I usually work on one at least for a little bit of time each day. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Now, here's the mystery. When I completed this doily I just tossed the pattern. I had printed it on my computer, so I'm going on the assumption that it was a free pattern on the internet. I told several people I was working on this one, and that it reminded me of a Lily of the Valley plant. Then my brain told me that was the name of the doily. I went to find the link, so I could post it here, and its NOT either of the Lily of the Valley doilies that I have found on the internet. Both of those are at Celt's Vintage Crochet, but they aren't this one...unless I TOTALLY read the pattern wrong! ha ha</span> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/LilyUpSmaller.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/LilyUpSmaller.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Close up...why do we put pictures of close-ups around for others to see? </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">As soon as I find this pattern I will edit this post and add the URL so everyone can find it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: Jazz, driving everyone nuts. Must be a CatMoon outside!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Just downloading pictures, cleaning up my puter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CraftStuff: Miss Thing is finished!! Will post updated pictures as soon as the wings are dry after the starching.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-116036742537352434?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1159506060905860092006-09-28T22:43:00.000-06:002006-09-28T23:15:40.773-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1576.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_1576.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Crocheted dragon, incomplete, I designed and am entering into an exchange at rock_a_beady_crochet group (Yahoo!) There will be no pattern written, too complicated, so it will be a OOAK! I am currently attempting to get the hackles (or whatever they are called) to stiffen so that I can sew them down her back.</span> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1441.jpg"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1441.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_1441.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>Libby reluctantly showing us she has one teeny-tiny spot that sin't silver gray on her body. </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/Janie_s_fair_picture__1_[1].1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/Janie_s_fair_picture__1_%5B1%5D.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>My mom's entry in the San Juan County Fair. I took the picture (my grandson), and made her a pattern. She did the needlework (the HARDEST part), and together we matted and framed the piece. She was pickled-tink over the whole thing! I was, too!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">`</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: In ancient Egypt cats were thought of as gods. They have not forgotten this!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Craft Stuff: Working on Christmas presents! Its a very few short weeks until it will be upon us! Aaaaaghhhhh!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter Stuff: Ran all my updates, and cleaned out the junk and cobwebs. Security has to be tight, tight! LOL</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><br /><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-115950606090586009?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1154908701786593672006-08-06T17:46:00.000-06:002006-08-06T17:58:21.826-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1432.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_1432.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1431.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_1431.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Butterfly and small a doily done as a "Doily-Along" with the Gathering Threads group. Just some little projects as I can't work with yarn right now. My hands have been bothering me as we've had frequent weather changes lately.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">The patterns are free on the net, I'm just not positive about where to find them. If I find out I will link back to the patterns.</span> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1414.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_1414.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1395.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_1395.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">New pictures of the girls. BittyKitty (left) showing off for the camera. Jazz (top right) and Libby (bottom right) sharing their wonderfulness with us all! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter Stuff: Getting information about a New Mexico State Park, Bluewater Lake SP, for Jimmy and David. They've been wanting to fish there forever.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: You know, BittyKitty STILL can't meow. She just squeaks. The woman that I got her from says her brother, also a polydactyl cat, also cannot meow. Hmmmm....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Crafty Stuff: Just the small thread projects. And some counted cross stitch Christmas presents!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-115490870178659367?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1154274765249761652006-07-30T09:20:00.000-06:002006-07-30T09:52:45.296-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1361.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_1361.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/small.1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/small.jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My interpretation of a beaded bag pattern found on the net, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000930103818/crochetpartners.org/Patterns/CPpat50.html">here</a>. Its been years since I put a zipper in anything, and you can tell! Had fun making it though as a Myster Crochet Along with a group. It was interesting that all of us came up with something a little different, as we had no picture as a guide. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/small2.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/small2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/small2.jpg"></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm trying to get some handmade items done for Christmas, one down, several to finish or start. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Handistuff: Finishing a bag I'm making for myself.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: Not a creature is stirring, not even BittyKitty!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Updating security stuff, a necessary evil!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Random Pictures:</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1918.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_1918.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The lap of luxury...or the dog! (Ashton, age 2)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1952.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_1952.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We're having a heat wave...like most everyone else. Water is our friend!! (Vance, 3 months, and Janie)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-115427476524976165?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1152709445423181832006-07-12T06:46:00.000-06:002006-07-13T04:21:12.190-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1344.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_1344.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">...and here's the proof. Kitty potholders I made from a vintage crochet pattern found on the net. <strong><em><a href="http://www.geocities.com/sherriagee/1948CatPotholders.html">HERE</a></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/sherriagee/1948CatPotholders.html"><br /></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Kinda looks like I cut their tails off, but that's about how long they are.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_1226.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_1226.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Can you guess where I went? Yep, St. Louis. Attended the annual NADONA conference there and had a great time. The weather was perfect. I haven't seen that much "green" in a long time!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: Nothing new here. I do know I have to get cat food before I go to work this morning, or ELSE!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Craft Stuff: Working on the same beaded bag. S l o o o o w going!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Computer Stuff: Blogger lost me! It took me several days to get that one straightened out! </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-115270944542318183?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1151164132693175602006-06-24T09:32:00.000-06:002006-06-24T09:48:52.706-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/P1010008.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/P1010008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/P1010008.jpg"></a><br />I know, I know, its several months away, but when your work is slow you gotta start early! So, I've put away the things I make for myself, or for just fun, and I'm working on Christmas presents.<br />This is a counted cross stitch picture of John Wayne that I designed for my sister-in-law for Christmas. I would say its about 1/10th done...ha ha! The pattern export of the finished product is on the left, of course, and the piece I'm working on is on the right.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also working on a project with some friends...a crochet along. Just a piece I did in the pattern to see what the brown beads on brown thread would look like....<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/P1010012.jpg"></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/P1010012.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/P1010012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Todays CatStuff: Ever seen a cat who had to have their hind end shaved? Well, Bitty Kitty had most of the hair on her bottom and about 2 inches up her tail clipped off cause she'd been sick. Poor thing, I thought it might be embarrassing for me to take a picture of her. But then I might anyway! LOL<br /><br />Today's PuterStuff: Nothing, busy and not enough time to keep this blog updated properly.<br /><br />Today's CraftStuff: If it can hold my attention it will get done!!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-115116413269317560?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1146488834778993372006-05-01T06:58:00.000-06:002006-05-01T07:07:14.806-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0989.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_0989.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Been busy thread crocheting. Adding pics of two finished doilies, the large (blue, green, cream) has already been given to my sister. The small (purple varigated) is going to a friend, and hasn't been blocked/starched. Doesn't travel well in the mail that way! I'm also working on a sling bag for myself (supposedly) and a shrug. </span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0990.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0990.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0997.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_0997.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: Nothing new in the cattery. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Crafty Stuff: I'm putting away my counted cross stitch projects (the ones being made for myself). Its time to start Christmas presents!! </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's puter stuff: mail, lots of it!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114648883477899337?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1145539666800723482006-04-20T07:08:00.000-06:002006-04-20T07:27:46.856-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0931.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0931.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0930.jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">...CLOthing! Its been years since I crocheted a piece of clothing. Big old bulky sweaters for my dad and hubby. So I'm trying a pattern from Berroco, called Blue Shrug, I think. Its a little different. I'm using LusterSheen in a sage green, and a "0" hook. We'll see how it works out. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0900.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0900.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Another project. A phone that we could NOT make work, made an interesting nightlight. Just something that popped into hubby's head, so I made it work! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0942%20(Large).0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_0942%20%28Large%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0942%20(Large).jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Just a random cat picture! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's crafty stuff: Not much, just a little crochet between work and chores</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's cat stuff: Food?</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's puter stuff: Trying to update web site, blog and group home pages!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114553966680072348?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1144981934248679082006-04-13T20:24:00.000-06:002006-04-13T20:38:13.310-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0879.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0878.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0878.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I have made teeny-tiny black stitches until I'm dreaming about making black stitches!!!<br />I gotta stop and do something else...<br /><br />Spring has sprung here in the Southwest...maybe its time to do yard work, instead of BLACK!!</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0879.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0879.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><<<close><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: Bitty Kitty is a year old! Happy BD crazy cat!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Craft Stuff: Starting a new CAL with the RCC bunch, that will get my mind off BLACK</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter Stuff: Renewing, updating puter security. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114498193424867908?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1143639574952867732006-03-29T06:38:00.000-07:002006-03-29T07:02:38.386-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> A</span> very nice lady emailed me and provided a correction for my Cherries Jubilee 12" Square pattern. I will list the correction here, and then edit the correction into the original post.<br />Kristine, I appreciate you taking the time to let me hear from you!<br /><span style="color:#990000;">6. Sl st to next corner space. Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same space, *dc in next cluster and 2 dc in next space, hdc in next cluster and 2 hdc in next space, sc in next cluster and 2 sc in next space, sc in next cluster and 2 sc in next space, sc in next cluster, 2 hdc in next space, hdc in next cluster, 2 dc in next space, dc in next cluster, 2 dc-ch 2-2 dc in next space*, repeat from * to * around, ending with 2 dc in next space, join with sl st to the top of the beginning cluster of this row. Finish off soft white.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">What's a blog without pictures?? Some pictures of some of my XS designs.</span><br /><span style="font-size:0;"><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MENbogart2_framed.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MENbogart2_framed.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/DONEvnwallrose_framed%20(Medium).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/DONEvnwallrose_framed%20%28Medium%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/columbine.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/columbine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">And a cat!</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/bkkk.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/bkkk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And family!!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0816.0.jpg"></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0816.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/100_0816.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0816.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114363957495286773?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1143396821608708872006-03-26T11:02:00.000-07:002006-03-26T11:19:54.656-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0779.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0779.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So, Libby and I (?) are working on a crochet-along bag with RockingChairCrocheters. Its been a while since I've made something out of yarn...she was happy! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm actually making two bags during the crochet-along because I've been home from work since Tuesday. Bronchitis, injured ribs, and Dr.'s orders to stay home and get well. Took about 18 hours for the boredom to set in!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0798.jpg"></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The two bags I <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0798.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0798.jpg" border="0" /></a>am working on. The green is two strands of baby 3 ply. The other is 4 ply ww and needs about 10 rows added before I can move to the next part</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: Just the never ending crochet help from the two olders</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CraftyStuff: Staving off boredom, working on the bags and Mild Menagerie</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Been working on some xs patterns. Nothing earth shattering!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114339682160870887?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1142863251113443542006-03-20T06:55:00.000-07:002006-03-20T07:00:51.136-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0769.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0769.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> finished my sister's counted cross stitch cross. Now I'm looking for a suitable frame for it. But...IT'S DONE! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Have several other projects on the frames or hooks, depending on what it is we're talking about! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's crafty stuff: frames? Working on Cat's Eyes, finishing an afghan, some other things.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's cat stuff: Been gone 3 days, and the girls missed us of course, but Jazz REALLY missed Jimmy! Silly cat</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's puter stuff: Just mail, and the usual work stuff!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114286325111344354?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1141648227560605552006-03-06T05:24:00.000-07:002006-03-06T05:30:27.596-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">The LTC facility where I work was purchased by another company. Now they think we should all be retrained! So its off to the big city, Albuquerque, to learn how to do the job I've been doing for 8 years! ~sigh~<br />The lady I sent the doily I just finished to was kind enough to send me a picture of it, so I could put it here.<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/c036re2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/c036re2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Also, a peek at my next design project...<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/rose.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/rose.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114164822756060555?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1141144360709132972006-02-28T09:27:00.000-07:002006-02-28T09:32:40.753-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0684.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0684.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I think with the amount of background to be done it is about 2/3 finished? Can't wait to get it framed and hung! I'm very impatient that way. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I completely forgot to take pictures of the doily and bookmarks before I mailed them.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: only the thread kind!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CraftyStuff: Gotta get busy on some WIP's and get them finished up</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Found lots of frames to play with for my PSP 8, I appreciated the talented people who can do that and all I have to do is adopt them!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114114436070913297?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1140981263618180432006-02-26T12:03:00.000-07:002006-02-26T12:14:23.656-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/shiprock6_framed.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/shiprock6_framed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/Panther_framed.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/Panther_framed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/DONEvnwallrose_framed.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/DONEvnwallrose_framed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/DONEcontemplation_framed.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/DONEcontemplation_framed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">OK, I'll quit playing...I finally figured out how to frame my pattern exports pictures so people could see what they might look like in "person". Been having fun with it, but have learned that I need a BIGGER selection of frames! So...the hunt is on.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: They certainly miss me when I'm gone, KW too, its nice to have 3 animals so excited to see you when you get home! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CraftyStuff: Working on Cat's Eyes, and my sign. Also crocheted for a while on a scarf, and finished a doily.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: Going searching for PSP frames! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114098126361818043?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1140620682313756672006-02-22T07:56:00.000-07:002006-02-22T08:04:42.386-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">An uninsured motorist ran a stop sign and crunched my car! Of all things! How did he get his registration without insurance? And he's diabled, AND he's unemployed...do you think he'll pay for this? NOT!!!! argghhhhhhhhhh!!</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0670.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0670.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Not a lot else happening at this end of the world. Been doing some crocheting, almost through with this current project, picture coming soon! Also working on a couple of counted cross stitch, tho right now concentrating on an Olympic CHallenge piece...supposed to be done by the time I watch the closing ceremonies....not sure that that will happen!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CatStuff: not much, cats is cats</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's PuterStuff: nothing new there either</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's CraftyStuff: step by step!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0669.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0669.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">My sign, will go in my office, eventually will read "Put on your big girl hat and DEAL with it!"</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0667.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0667.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A crochet exchange gift I received from Rhonda. The earrings are crocheted with wire...I have GOT to try this!! Thanks, Rhonda!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-114062068231375667?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1138978558771829452006-02-03T07:50:00.000-07:002006-02-03T08:06:31.846-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0637.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 171px" height="171" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0637.1.jpg" width="279" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">...step by step, inch by inch! One thing about crochet that is nice is that after I've worked several hours I have inches of work to show for it. A few hours of counted cross stitch can result in ONE inch of work! Had to frog the lower part of cat #4's face last night. Takes as long to get those stitches out as it did to get them in there...longer actually!<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/Panther.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" height="252" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/Panther.jpg" width="208" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I love BIG cats, too. This is a pattern I'm currently editing for counted cross stitch. What a great cat!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's crafty stuff: Will be working on a Valentine's Day project this evening, need to get it mailed in a day or two, then working on either the Cat's Eyes or cross.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's puter stuff: Looking for some sort of program that will put a frame on my cross stitch patterns. Virtual frames, I guess. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's cat stuff: Not much...cats is cats!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113897855877182945?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1138416166900877062006-01-27T19:37:00.000-07:002006-01-27T19:42:46.930-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Ever just get in a slump, and have to MAKE yourself do something...even something you love to do? Can't get motivated to crochet. I need to finish designing something I started, and it just lays there, waiting to be finished. I have been stitchin', just not with hook and yarn/thread. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0633.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="169" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0633.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">So...making a little progress with this pattern. Cat's Eyes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Crafty stuff: Not much, someone talk me into crocheting!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter stuff: Designed a bookmark for my friend/co-worker</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat stuff: Bitty Kitty is about to go get f-i-x-e-d, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell her!</span></p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113841616690087706?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1137643780310944692006-01-18T20:53:00.000-07:002006-01-18T21:09:40.330-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MOM_GreenBreastedMango.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" height="142" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MOM_GreenBreastedMango.jpg" width="161" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MOM_Lucifer_Pic.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="134" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MOM_Lucifer_Pic.jpg" width="176" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MOM_RubyThroated_Pic.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" height="133" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MOM_RubyThroated_Pic.jpg" width="164" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MOM_AnnasX.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" height="141" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MOM_AnnasX.jpg" width="183" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/MOM_Calliope_Pic.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" height="153" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/MOM_Calliope_Pic.jpg" width="170" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I have 18 species of hummingbirds that I am graphing for counted cross stitch. Each species will live in a square on an Anne cloth, 18 count, for a counted cross stitch afghan. </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I may be through with this piece in 2010..what do you think? I think its a HUGE ambition, as my title says...but ambition is something I'm full of. I'm just not FULL of time to finish all my projects. Maybe when I retire?? I'm still editing almost all of the pieces. Calliope is finished, and about six others. </span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113764378031094469?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1137421587300709522006-01-16T07:17:00.000-07:002006-01-16T07:26:27.380-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/jans.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" height="276" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/jans.0.jpg" width="202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="168" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/P1010014%5B1%5D.jpg" width="205" border="0" /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My sister's cross (above). My pattern, a picture of an antique masonry cross. On black aida, 14 count.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/P1010017[1].jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/P1010017%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A "just because", for me. Working on 22 count aida.</p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113742158730070952?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1137420910627259442006-01-16T07:09:00.000-07:002006-01-16T07:15:12.386-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/New%20Image.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/New%20Image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#6666cc;"><strong><em>My very first finished counted cross stitch</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#6666cc;"><strong><em>(My pattern)</em></strong></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113742091062725944?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1135995047396052752005-12-30T19:04:00.000-07:002005-12-30T19:10:47.463-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/petey.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/400/petey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">...its not a cat! But, I've been laughing so hard, I decided to post a picture. My sister-in-law got a new Chihuahua puppy, and of course it was freezing. So crochet hook to the rescue! Got some worsted weight and some eyelash-type yarn and went to work. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Now, I have cats (they wouldn't be caught DEAD in a sweater) and a big, hairy dog (no sweater required) and so I'm thinking "how hard can this be?" The sweater turned out so CUTE...til I tried to put the thing on the puppy! It was like stuffing a pillow into sandwich bag! By the time I was through dressing the poor thing she was exhausted and so was I...from laughing so hard. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So its back to the drawing board...don't make dogs one piece sweaters that you THINK they will just slip into...ain't gonna work! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0606.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0606.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113599504739605275?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1135532291632336292005-12-25T10:28:00.000-07:002005-12-25T10:38:12.976-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/pc3.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/pc3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Finished the Retriever counted cross stitch for my mom, sorry about the glare on the glass. So will be trying to get my OTHER Christmas project finished as soon as I can, had to tell my sister I wasn't finished with hers, cause it took so long to finish this one.<br />Also didn't finish the star afghan...so will give my nephew the giant granny meant for another family member...and finish the star for later.<br /><br /><br />Why does it get so hectic at Christmas? My nerves were really frazzled this year, and the PEOPLE everywhere. I didn't find any Grinches while out and about, but cannot figure out where they all CAME FROM!<br /><br />Projects for the New Year??? Oh yeah, as soon as I finish projects for 2005! The only plans I have are for an afghan, made from an Anne Cloth, counted cross stitch. It will eventually be someone's but its first purpose will be the San Juan County Fair in August...bet get started ASAP<br /><br />Today's cat stuff: You should have seen, or not seen, the cats last night. We had 25 people here to presents and dinner...the only one who braved the crowd was the dog! The cats just conveniently disappeared!<br /><br />Today's handy stuff: Absolutely NOTHING!!!<br /><br />Today's puter stuff: Just this quick update! Oh, and a picture of BittyKitty...thought I'd better get a "middle" teen picture in here...she will be a full year on Easter!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/bk2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/bk2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Guess I should leave out the other either! Jazz and Libby here enjoying my crocheting...at least someone loves it! They think I crochet in order for them to have a comfy place to nap!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0502.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0502.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113553229163233629?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1132888278567749132005-11-24T20:05:00.000-07:002005-11-24T20:13:14.533-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0387.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0387.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">I can't even count the amount of time I have worked on this project. You can see the last picture below. This is an update. After quite some time. And other than the nose being "darker" I can't see a lot of difference in the thing! However...I am DETERMINED that it will be completed, and framed, before Christmas. I better get OFF here and get back to work, don't you think??</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Cat Stuff: They're still here. They're still spoiled. BittyKitty will be going to get f-i-x-e-d next month. Joy</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Puter Stuff: Trying to get ready for Christmas, ebay and I are friends right now! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today's Craft Stuff: The afghan for Josh is coming along, the surprise for my sister is coming along...IS THIS DOG COMING ALONG?????</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113288827856774913?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1131546574281055452005-11-09T07:21:00.000-07:002005-11-09T07:29:34.303-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/catbirdseat.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/catbirdseat.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Bitty Kitty thinks she's a bird...she has to "perch" on things, or she's not happy!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0386.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0386.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> This is the golden retriever picture I'm making for my mom for Christmas. Counted cross stitch, my own pattern. Think I'll get done before the big day?</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0393.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0393.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This is the afghan I'm making for my nephew for Christmas. It is Beth's Little Star afghan, in black and brights using 4 ply worsted weight yarn, and will be huge...my nephew is 6' 4" tall! Its about half done, I guess.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">CatStuff: Nothing new, which is usual</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">PuterStuff: Working on the Men cxs series of earlier post</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">CraftStuff: As seen above! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113154657428105545?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1130989474936409372005-11-02T20:32:00.000-07:002005-11-02T20:44:34.953-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/4.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/3.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I've been missing in action! Work's been crazy, home life's been crazy, too! Crocheting is happening....slowly. In my almost-non-existent-spare-time I'm working on some counted cross stitch patterns. </span><br /><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">So what do you think of "The Men"? Don't know what I will call the series, yet. They are 100 stitches wide on 18 count aida cloth. All will be on black.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">CrochetStuff: Working on C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S, don't say that TOO loud! And a few squares, a couple of my own design.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">CatStuff: BittyKitty is growing...so are Jazz and Libby. I swear I'm gonna have the 3 fattest cats in town!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">PuterStuff: Not enough time to do the computer stuff I want to be able to do! The story of my life!</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-113098947493640937?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1128791678361001492005-10-08T11:10:00.000-06:002005-10-08T11:14:38.373-06:00<strong><em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've been neglecting this blog. Been ill, busy at work, busy at home...you know things pile up quickly when you're not paying attention to them!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Handistuff: adding an original pattern, a 12" square, which is one of my favorite things to do! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Catstuff: I have a major disaster in my craft room, thanks to BittyKitty. She knocked about 20 inches of stuff off a bench...and it went everywhere! Beads, cards, thread, pictures, CD's...you name it, its in the floor now.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Puterstuff: just emailing some friends, doing some looking at patterns (like I might NEED one!), I need to get up and get busy!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/000_1927.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/000_1927.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Hometown Square<br /></span>12" </strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Small amount 4 ply worsted weight yarn<br />H crochet hook</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Ch 5, join with sl to make loop.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>1. Ch 3 (counts as first dc now, and throughout), 19 dc in loop, join in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (20 dc)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>2. Ch 4 (counts a dc, ch 1), dc, ch 1 in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beginning ch 4 (20 dc, 20 ch-1=40 stitches)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>3. Ch 1, sc in same stitch, *2 sc in next chain one space, sc in dc* around to last ch 1 space. 2 sc in next ch 1 space, join with sl in beginning single crochet (60 sc).</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>4. (WORKING IN FRONT LOOP ONLY OF THIS ROW) Ch 1, sc in joining stitch, *skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, skip next sc, sc in next sc* around, joining in first sc of this row (15 shell stitches, 15 sc, 30 skipped sts)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5. (WORKING IN BACK LOOP ONLY OF ROW 3, and behind shells of row 4) ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same stitch (corner made),* sk next sc, dc in next 2 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, sk next stitch sc in next 2 sc, sk next sc, hdc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 dc, sk next sc, 2dc-ch2-2dc in next st *, repeat from * to * 3 times, until last 2dc of set, join with sl to 3rd ch of beginning ch 3. (44 stitches)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>6. Sl in next st and into next ch 2 space, ch 3, dc-ch2-2dc in same space, *dc in each of the next 14 dc of prev row, *2dc-ch2-2dc in next space* 3 times, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (4 corners, 56 dc)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>7. Sl in next dc and into the next ch 2 space, ch 3, dc-ch2-2dc in same space, dc in next st, *ch 2, decrease dc over next 4 sts, close with an extra ch that does not count in your overall stitch count* 4 times, ch 2, dc in next st, 2dc-ch2-2dc in next ch2 space, repeat on each side, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (4 corners, 16 "peaks", 20 ch 2 spaces, 4 dc)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>8. Sl in next dc and into the next ch 2 space, ch 3, dc-ch2-2dc in same space, dc in next 3 dc *skipping all ch 2 spaces across, 4 dc in the top of each "peak" of the prev row, dc in next 3 dc, corner in corner, repeat across each side, join with sl to the 3rd ch of beginning ch3. </strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>9. Sl in next dc and into the next ch 2 space, ch 3, dc-ch2-2dc in same space, dc in each of the next 26 dc, corner in corner around, sl in the 3rd ch of beginning ch3. (4 corners, 104 dc)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>10. Repeat row 9 with 30 dc across</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>11. Repeat row 9 with 34 dc across</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>12. Sl to corner space, 3 hdc in corner, hdc in each stitch across, repeat around. (4 corners, 38 hdc)<br />finish off</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Mary McKnight<br />FroggieDezigns<br />Copyright 2005<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /></strong><br /><span style="font-size:+0;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112879167836100149?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1127564656405419702005-09-24T06:10:00.000-06:002006-12-30T19:43:09.406-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/smallestcherries.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/smallestcherries.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Cherries Jubilee 12" Square</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Designed by Mary McKnight</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright 2005</span><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">FroggieDezigns</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Size H hook<br />4 ply worsted weight yarn (soft/off white and dark red)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><strong>Special stitches:<br />Beginning cluster: ch 2, holding last loop on hook of each stitch, dc in same space 3 times, then yo and pull through all 4 loops on the hook.</strong></em></span><br /></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Cluster: Holding last loop of dc on the hook, 4 dc in the same space, you and draw though all 5 loops on hook.</strong></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Fptr (front post treble): yo 2 times, perform treble around the entire post of the indicated stitch, finish the treble as usual. Note: I have done my fptr’s in stitches two rows below the one that is currently being worked</span></em>.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />(With soft white)<br />Ch 6, join with sl st to first chain to form loop<br />1. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 19 dc in loop, join with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3 (20 dc).</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />2. Ch 3, dc in same stitch as joining, 2 dc in each stitch around, join with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3, finish off white (40 dc).</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />3. Join dk red with sc in any stitch, sc in same stitch, <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">sc in next stitch</span></strong>, fptr in the corresponding stitch in row 1, <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">*2 sc in next stitch, sc in next stitch, fptr in the corresponding st in row 1</span></strong> (do not crochet in the top of the stitch that you did the fptr in front of!) Continue around, join with sl st in the first sc of this round, finish off dk red yarn (40 sc, <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">10 fptr</span></strong> anchored in every other dc of round 1)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">(Corrections added on 10-17-2006. Thank you to Linda H., I appreciate your input!! :) )</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong>4. Join soft white w/sl st in any stitch of row 3, complete beginning cluster (see above) in this stitch,* ch 3, skip 2 st’s of round 3, complete cluster in the next st of round 3* Repeat from * to * to the end of this round, ending with ch 3. Join with sl st in the top of the beginning cluster of this round. (20 clusters, 20 ch 3 spaces)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />5. Sl st to next ch 3 space, beginning cluster-ch 3-cluster in the same space (corner made),* ch 3, cluster-ch3 in the next 4 ch 3 spaces, cluster-ch3-cluster in the next ch 3 space* 3 more times, cluster-ch 3 in the next 4 ch 3 spaces, join with sl st into the top of the beginning cluster of this row. (16 single clusters, 20 ch 3 spaces, 4 corners)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;">6. Sl st to next corner space. Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same space, *dc in next cluster and 2 dc in next space, hdc in next cluster and 2 hdc in next space, sc in next cluster and 2 sc in next space, sc in next cluster, 2 hdc in next space, hdc in next cluster, 2 dc in next space, dc in next cluster, 2 dc-ch 2-2 dc in next space*, repeat from * to * around, ending with 2 dc in next space, join with sl st to the top of the beginning cluster of this row. Finish off soft white. </span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>(Correction made to this row on 12-30-2006, thanks Brenda!)<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7. Join dk red with a sc in an ch 2 corner space, ch 2, sc in same space for the corner. * Sc in each stitch across, sc-ch 2-sc in corner*. Repeat from * to *. Join with sl st to beginning sc of this row. Finish of dk red. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />8. Join white with sl st in any corner, ch3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same corner. Dc in each stitch across, 2 dc-ch 2-2 dc in corner, continue around join with sl st into 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3. Fasten off Soft white.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>(Correction made to this row on 12-30-2006, thanks Brenda!)<br /><br /></strong>9. Join dk red with a sc in any corner ch 2, sc in same space. Ch 3, skip 2 dc of previous row, sc in next dc, repeat across to corner, sc-ch 2-sc in next corner space. Continue around ending with slip stitch into the first sc of this row. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />10. Sl st in next sc, and into the next corner space. Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space. 3 dc in each ch 3 loop across to corner, 2 dc-ch 2-2 dc in that corner. Continue around ending with sl st into the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />11. Sl st in next dc, and into the next corner space. Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space. Dc in each dc across to corner, 2 dc-ch 2-2 dc in corner. Continue around, ending with a sl st into the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3. Finish off dk red.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />12. Join soft white with a sc in any corner, 2 more sc in same space. Sc in the next 5 stitches, fptc around the post of the corresponding stitch on round 10 (2 rows down), sc in next 2 stitches, fptc in the next stitch 2 rows down...continue to the last 5 stitches, 1 sc in each of those 5 stitches, 3 sc in the next corner. Continue around ending with a sl st into the first sc of this row. Finish off soft white.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />13. Join dk red with a sc in any corner, 2 more sc in the same space. Sc in each stitch across, 3 single crochet in the next corner. Finish off</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Copyright 2005<br />FroggieDezigns </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112756465640541970?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1126754280048979462005-09-14T21:08:00.000-06:002005-09-14T21:24:14.956-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/000_1937.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/000_1937.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">At left: Schoharie Spring 12" Square</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Designed by Mary McKnight</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">FroggieDezigns 2005</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Handistuff: not much, beaded doily coming along slowly.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Catstuff: Looking at ASPCA web site, following efforts to rescue animals after Hurricane Katrina. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Puterstuff: Learning my new symbol crochet program. Well...trying to learn it!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Schoharie Spring 12" square</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Materials: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Small amount of 2 colors of 4-ply yarn</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">H crochet hook</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">ch 9. Join with sl st to form ring.<br />1. 16 sc in ring, sl st in first sc made.<br />2. Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in first sc.<br />3. Sc in same place as sl st, * 2 sc in ch-5 sp, ch 4, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in first sc.<br />4. To 6. Rounds incl: * Sc in next sc and in each remaining sc of sc group. 2 sc in ch-4 sp, ch 4, skip first sc of next sc group. Repeat from * around (6 sc in each sc group on last rnd). Join as before.<br />7. Sc in next sc and in each remaining sc of sc group. 2 sc in ch-4 sp, ch 2 (not 4!), skip first sc of next sc group. Repeat from * around .<br />8. Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and in each remaining > stitch and ch, sl st in first sc of this round. Stop here and count! (72 sc)<br />9. Ch 3 (counts as first dc this round), dc-ch 3-2dc in the same stitch as joining. *# Dc in each of the > next 3 sc, hdc in each of the next 3 sc, sc in each of the next 5 sc, hdc in each of the next 3 sc, dc > in each of the next 3 sc#, 2 dc-ch 3-2 dc in the next stitch to form the next corner.* Repeat from * to * twice more, then # to # once, join with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />10. Sl st into next corner. Ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc in corner. Skip one stitch of next row, dc in next to stitches, fptr in the skipped stitch two stitches back, repeat across, corner in corner, and repeat on each side. Sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />11. Ch 2 (counts as first hdc this round) Hdc in each stitch around with the corners being made by 2 hdc-ch 3-2hdc. Join with sl st to the 2nd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />12. Sl st into the next ch 3 space, ch 3-dc-ch 3-2 dc in the same space. *#Ch 1, sk 1 hdc of previous row, dc in next hdc, across#. 2 dc-ch 3-2 dc in corner* Repeat from * to * twice more, and from # to # once. Sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />13. Sl st into the next ch 3 space. Ch 3-dc-ch 3 in the same space. Dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next SPACE, ch 1 across, 2dc-ch 3-2 dc in next corner space. Continue this side as the previous row, except start and end with a dc. Sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />14. sl st into the corner space. ch 3, dc-ch 3-2 > dc in same space, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next dc (or space) across, 2 dc-ch 3-2 dc in corner. repeat around ending with ch 1, sl to into the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.<br />15. Ch 2, hdc in each stitch and space, using 3 hdc in each corner space around. Sl to in the 2nd ch of the beginning ch 2.<br />Finish off<br />Copyright 2005//FroggieDezigns</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112675428004897946?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1126188073106173862005-09-08T07:54:00.000-06:002005-09-08T08:01:13.113-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/__hr_Doily.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="277" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/__hr_Doily.jpg" width="289" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I finally finished this doily. I REALLY enjoyed this pattern, found it on one of the Russian crochet sites. Now that its finished, I think the varigated thread is a little BUSY, but I still love the colors. I will definitely be keeping this one to make again. There are many, many crochet patterns out there, but very few make it into my "LIKED-IT-ENOUGH-TO-MAKE-IT-AGAIN" folder!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: Packing things to take with me on a "shorty" vacation. Gotta have something to do while we are traveling. Planning to crochet myself a backpack. Found the pattern at HappyHooker! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: just this, and email</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: Getting the cats ready for me to be gone a few days, too. Cats are so easy! Of course, they'll be glad to see me when I get home, but they will ACT like they are peeved because I was gone. Gotta Luv 'Em!! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112618807310617386?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1125843159711364402005-09-04T08:01:00.000-06:002005-09-04T08:12:39.716-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">Just a little picture of BittyKitty's "thumb"</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0133.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="266" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0133.jpg" width="203" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I FINALLY found the pattern for the spiral doily...after months of searching. It can be found here: <a href="http://www.devichnik.ru/2002/08/spiral.phtml">http://www.devichnik.ru/2002/08/spiral.phtml</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This is a foreign language site, but amongst all the things you MIGHT not be able to read, there are 3 blue "clickable" words. "Noaia" 1, 2, and 3...click on them and you will find the crochet diagram for the doily, and its joining. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: Just being cats. Woke up several times last night because a cat "touched-down" in the middle of me as they were flying through the house. Must have been some catnip growing outside the windows last night.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: Got some MAJOR work done on the counted cross stitch I'm working on the last couple of days. Working on the finishing rounds of the beaded doily, and getting some squares ready to mail to others.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Just email, and directing other people to the pattern above. My mom finally bought a new computer yesterday, and I spent a while setting it up for her. Its a beautfy. She will love it. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112584315971136440?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1125281501407587322005-08-28T20:07:00.000-06:002005-08-28T20:11:41.413-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0198c.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px" height="184" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0198c.jpg" width="134" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0198.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0198.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I finished the cross for my sister. Its from a free pattern on the web, and the original had poinsettias. I placed tiny white roses...hard to see, but they are there. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: working on my mom's cross stitch, and thinking about working on a beaded doily.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Catching up on emails, group stuff...been working nights which REALLY puts a cramp on my style! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: Weeeellll...at least we are sleeping at the same time now! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112528150140758732?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1124801264338641922005-08-23T06:45:00.000-06:002005-08-23T06:47:44.353-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0196.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0196.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Beaded doily I'm working on. Beads "un-strung"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Hmmm...that's a pretty terrible picture. Will try again later!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112480126433864192?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1124718034337131432005-08-22T07:27:00.000-06:002005-08-22T07:42:54.576-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/TTS.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="259" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/TTS.jpg" width="256" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>FOR THE TINIEST OF TREASURES--THIS SACK IS JUST 1 & 1/2 INCHES TALL, WHEN CLOSED!</strong></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><p><br /></strong>Materials: Size 10 thread<br />Size 6, 7, or 8 steel hook<br />Beads of your choice (8/0 seed beads in matte finish, mixed)<br />Some ribbon, or cord, or whatever you want to close the pouch with<br /><br />Stitches used: sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, sl st</p><p><br /><br />Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring<br /><br />Rnd 1: ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 9 hdc in ring. Join with sl st in 2nd ch of beginning ch 2. (10 hdc)<br /><br />Rnd 2: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc in each hdc around, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beginning ch 2. (20 hdc)<br /><br />Rnd 3: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next stitch, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st* around. Join with sl st in 2nd ch of beginning ch 2. (30 hdc)<br /><br />Rnd 4: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next 2 stitches, *2 hdc in nest st, hdc in the next 2 stitches" around. Join with sl st in the 2nd ch of beginning ch 2. (40 hdc)<br /><br />BOTTOM COMPLETE<br /><br />Rnd 5: Ch 1 (does NOT count as a stitch) Using FRONT LOOP ONLY, sc in each stitch around, join with sl st in back loop of beginning single crochet. (40 sc)<br /><br />Rnd 6 through Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in same stitch and in each stitch around. Join with a sl st in the beginning sc.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">THIS GIVES YOU A 40 x 10 "GRID" TO BEAD AS YOU PLEASE! Be creative, and so something fun. Draw yourself a 40 X 10 grid and draw a pattern, or picture, or name on it, and make it! Don't forget: if you need to bead according to a pattern...bead the colors BACKWARDS!<br /></span><br />Rnd 17: Ch 4, (counts as first treble crochet), tr in next stitch, ch 2, skip 2 stitches, *tr in next 2 stitches, ch 2, skip 2 stitches* around. Join with sl st in the 4th ch of the beginning ch 4. (20 tr crochet, 10 ch-2 spaces).<br /><br />Rnd 18: Ch 1 (does not count), sc in the same stitch and in the next tr. In the next space crochet the following *sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc*, sc in the stitches between spaces all the way around, join with sl st in the beginning sc. Finish off. THIS ROUND WOULD BE LOVELY BEADED, TOO!<br /><br />Thread your ribbon, cord, or crocheted chain though the openings left by the ch 2 spaces in round 17. Tie neatly!</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112471803433713143?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1124678212180557142005-08-21T20:26:00.000-06:002005-08-21T20:36:52.186-06:00<p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0189.jpg"></a> </p><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I finished the doily from "you know where", and its on its way to the contest. Forgot to take a picture, so can't post. I'm always so ready to send things off after I get them made I frequently forget the pics. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Help from Crochetville...again! Posted that I wanted a pattern for a larger cross for my sister, and immediately got a response (thank you, thank you, Susan) for a cross wall hanging from </span><a href="http://www.freepatterns.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.freepatterns.com</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> , it has poinsettias on the original, but will put something else on the finished piece. Since its not for Christmas. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0189.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="149" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0189.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">For a Pebble Pouch Exchange on Rock_a_Beady_Crochet, recipient unknown! </span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Today handistuff: finished the pebble pouch, finished the contest doily, started the cross for my sister. Also started working on some 12 inch squares for another exchange. Ripped out some stitches on the counted cross stitch I'm working on...it takes longer to get them out than to get them in!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Just email. And worked on my mom's computer. Talked her into getting a new one, cause the one she's got is just dying. Updated some pictures on <a href="http://www.therockingchair.us">www.therockingchair.us</a> . That's about it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: I would never have guessed how much 3 cats could eat. I've had 2 cats for several years...added BittyKitty, and seems like every time I turn around I'm going after food and litter! </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112467821218055714?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1124392039095704632005-08-18T12:53:00.000-06:002005-08-18T13:13:06.150-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/forPractice2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/forPractice2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Did you ever take on the task of teaching someone, or some PEOPLE, to crochet? I taught a young lady to crochet once, she was left handed. So she sat opposite me in a chair, and just mimicked what I did. It worked, but that was just stitches. She had to teach herself how to adapt patterns and such. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I'm teaching a bunch of fellow crochet group members to read crochet diagrams...that's going well. I'm also trying to teach how to crochet a lapghan using a picture graph...that's NOT going so well. We're still trying though. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Suggestions? I've hit all the web sites I could find with graphed instructions. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: Finishing up some exchange things, the contest piece, and working up the final practice piece for the diagram crochet lessons. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: They're still here! Its "sleep all day" time, so we can stay up and be obnoxious all night!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Looking for a pattern I found a long time ago...and it appears to be gone from the net. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/RinkyPinkOpen1.JPG"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/RinkyPinkOpen1.JPG" border="0" /></a>picture at left<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Rinky-Pink Treasure Sack</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2 3/4 inches tall</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.therockingchair.us/rinkypink.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.therockingchair.us/rinkypink.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">You may copy for your own use, do not post to another site without my permission!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112439203909570463?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1124158517380086912005-08-15T20:08:00.000-06:002005-08-15T20:17:46.323-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0126.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="190" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0126.jpg" width="270" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I guess cats don't JUST like crochet thread and yarn. Nothing is quite as fascinating to a young cat as a needle and thread going in and out of a piece of Aida cloth!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: Bored! Can you say "short attention span"? So I'm making a cross stitch/bead scissor case. Just as though I don't need to be doing something else! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Looking for some things on the internet for my son. I'm wondering why. He wants copies of some Chinese symbols...and the Korean alphabet. Last time I saw him I was introduced to his new tatoo...Chinese symbols for something, can't remember what he said. ~sigh~</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: Polydactyl cats have some popularity on the internet! I had no idea. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112415851738008691?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1123960413647661492005-08-13T13:06:00.000-06:002005-08-13T13:15:52.016-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0093.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0093.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Whew! What a week...starting with a 19 hour work day on Monday! Geez...too old for that!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">We've had rain. We needed it badly, so can't complain. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">No luck with the spiral doily hunt...more dead ends. ~sigh~<sigh></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: Doily in the picture...slow going, but still enjoying the pattern. One 12" square designed...just have to write the pattern out. Starting another doily for an exchange, beaded. That's about it for this weekend.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: I can't figure out how to get a document (Word) copied to a web page...I don't want to type it out, cause I have about six pages to do...too much time. Still working on it...</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's catstuff: Watching BittyKitty trying to figure out how to jump all the way up to the ceiling fan. Certainly hope she doesn't solve that one!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112396041364766149?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1123619809369393592005-08-09T14:20:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:09:50.646-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">I received the Burda Magazine I ordered...no luck!! Cute stuff, but no doily pattern. The search is on again!<br />Meanwhile back at the crochet hook...my fist attempt at copying the picture in crochet was a dud...thanks to my compadres at Crochetville, I realized I couldn't crochet the doily in one piece...its two pieces joined after completion. So started again...<br />Here are the results<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/EndlessSearch1.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" height="269" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/EndlessSearch1.jpg" width="254" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><p align="right"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/EndlessSearch1.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></a></p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Handistuff: Working on a beaded doily for an exchange, and some squares to send to a Rocker!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Puterstuff: Take a wild guess!...will be looking for an elusive doily pattern!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112361980936939359?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1123343886153677482005-08-06T09:53:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:09:13.126-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">No luck. Still on the trail...but things go slowly in foreign languages! Several people at Crochetville are helping out...it will happen!<br /><br />Today's handistuff: working on beaded bags, a crochet along from rock_a_beady_crochet. Working on a couple of Russian doilies.<br /><br />Today's puterstuff: Gotta get some updating done on the website. </span><a href="http://www.therockingchair.us"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.therockingchair.us</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> is a couple months without update!<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0069.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="137" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0069.jpg" width="185" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The beaded bags I'm working on. The gold will have amethyst beads. The varigated will have blue. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Glass pony beads purchased from The Jolly Store! Thanks!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112334388615367748?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1123208766197584472005-08-04T20:17:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:08:52.853-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">Seems like every time I take a picture of my crochet...there's a cat hanging around. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0052.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="122" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/100_0052.jpg" width="154" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">BittyKitty is nosy.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/000_1665.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="123" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/000_1665.jpg" width="157" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jazz just loves a comfy sleeping place. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/000_1933.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" height="162" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/200/000_1933.jpg" width="138" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Libby is my crochet thief. She loves a crocheted "bed" </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112320876619758447?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1123207728595897622005-08-04T20:07:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:08:11.476-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">Business trip, boring, but finally home. Crocheted a little, I have a hard time sleeping in motels. I always take something to crochet.<br />The cats missed me...<br /><br /><br />Today's handistuff: Found something new to crochet with! It is Darice Metallic Cord (gold) for Plastic Canvas. Okay, its a little rough going through my fingers, but its turning out nice. Making a small bag for whatever.<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0063.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" height="155" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0063.jpg" width="287" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Interesting? LOL<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today's puterstuff: 2 days worth of email. Might not sound like much to some...but it takes me a while! Some time spent at Crochetville, just looking around, meeting new members. Also some group home page clean up at RABC and RCC</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112320772859589762?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1122689715590767092005-07-29T20:07:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:07:41.130-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_00561.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 173px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" height="173" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_00561.jpg" width="283" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">so...I decided I could look at this doily pattern and figure out how to do it. Some guessing was in order, because the picture isn't the best quality around. I got this far, and am trying to figure out where I went wrong, cause its not laying right! Then it dawned on me...its made in two pieces!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Well, DUH! Ok. but this is enough for now! I will have to look at it again tomorrow!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's handistuff: You're looking at it! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's puterstuff: Looking for an arial photograph of the town I live in. Guess we don't have enough planes around here! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112268971559076709?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1122593755150108152005-07-28T17:30:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:06:56.006-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/100_0055.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="175" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/100_0055.jpg" width="212" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;">I am owned by this little polydactyl kitty...her name is BittyKitty...along with 2 other "normal-toed" American Shorthair cats. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">My cats love my crochet. Whether playing with the yarn/thread I'm currently using, or sleeping on a finished, or UNfinished, piece. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Libby is the destroyer. She will take small things I've made and adopt them. By the time I find them...they're pretty worse for wear. She also loves to take small balls of yarn I forgot to hide.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Handistuff: Made a quick bookmark, worked on my sunshine doily, no cross stitch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's Puterstuff: Translating a crochet pattern from diagram to written for friends!</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112259375515010815?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14851959.post-1122435407300566352005-07-26T22:26:00.000-06:002005-08-09T15:07:22.756-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/1600/runner.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" height="96" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6122/1357/320/runner.jpg" width="225" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;">I'm on a mission. To find a pattern. It has me stumped.<br />I've enlisted help from a lot of places. It is a German pattern, a double spiral doily, originally published by Burda Crochet Magazine, supposedly in the fall of 2000. Any suggestions as to how to find this pattern?<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#990000;">Today's Handistuff:</span> About an hour of counted cross stitch, and half an hour of crochet. About 2 hours of 'putering. Posted Crocheted Graph Lesson#2 at RCC, and posted Diagram Crochet Lesson #1 at RABC.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14851959-112243540730056635?l=maryatthemanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MnMnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17683269893767308138noreply@blogger.com