So, I decided to write a bit about knitting and crocheting since I haven't really had that much going on lately, but I always am working on something. 

Right now my digital camera is broken and my mom is sending me one for my birthday with my aunt when she visits next week!  So, some of these have been taken on my cell phone.  Pictures of my other projects will be added soon!

Here is a picture of a diaper bag that I made for Janine and Rocco's little boy, Caleb Joseph! 

I found the pattern on the back of a skein of yarn label and thought it was cute and would give it a try!  It was a lot of fun to knit.  I didn't like the fur stuff that I used, but Janine was a big fan of that, so I used it on this pattern.  It was relatively simple to make, but I did not enjoy sewing it together after it was finished!  Janine emailed me to say that she loves it!

Here is a picture of a preemie hat that I made for Josh and Jamie's new little girl, Zoe!  I used a pattern that I found online with hearts in it. 

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This was not a hard pattern at all if you are good with double pointed knitting needles.  It was cute when I finished it because I was at book club and everyone got excited when I turned it the right way and got to see it!  Jamie emailed me and said that she loves it and can't wait to put it on Zoe.  I saved the rest of the skein to use as edging on a baby blanket that I am working on for Zoe right now.  I will try to put a picture of that up when I finally finish it and get it in the mail!

This is a jacket that I am making for my aunt, Sharla, who is coming to visit on Friday.  I made this pattern for myself in college and my aunt apparently loved it enough to ask me to make one for her, so I bought some yarn and got cracking on that.  It was a lot of fun to make again because there were things that I did differently this time and it isn't nearly as long as the last one that I made. 

I will let you know how she likes it when she gets here on Friday. 

Some other things that I am working on right now are:
-a dishcloth and towel set for Lynette's birthday
-Zoe's V-Stitch baby blanket
-an afghan for Joy

I am soon going to be making an afghan for the Hoyum's also...I just picked out the pattern out of a magazine that Valerie has and I am going to knit Sarah some socks with some sock yarn that I bought for her! 

I am also teaching a second grader named Samantha how to crochet on Wednesday afternoons.   She is such a delight to teach!  She really is getting a good grasp on it and is making her Barbie's a little blanket right now.  I am trying to decide what I should have her work on next.  I was thinking that she could just make a longer chain and make her dolls a blanket and then when she has finished that, she could start learning the double crochet.  Then I will start her on reading patterns.  That is so much trickier than people think!  This has been really fun because it really makes me think about how I crochet and the things that make it what it is!