Got the Blues: Scrap Ripple Afghan

 I am currently (among other projects) crocheting an afghan out of wool  and  alpaca "scraps" I had in my yarn stash...mostly blues, greens, and grays, with a dash of pinkish heather....but of course, I am just about out of "scraps"--so now if I want to finish this project I am going to have to go and buy some yarn....(oh darn;-)

This is a fun project...and crochet progresses so fast! compared to knitting. The pattern is from the book 200 RIPPLE STITCH PATTERNS by Jan Eaton.

and--oh yes! I found the camera (whew!!!) hidden behind some stuff...so I will be posting here more often now.

Lists: to do

Giant Doily Rug

I had a brilliant idea as I looked at the box of yarn (which I had totally forgot I even owned). This was FAT yarn---I hardly ever knit with FAT yarn--but I had been hauling this yarn around since the 1970's ( I kid you not---the sorry pack rat that I am) precisely because I had dyed all this yarn back in the 70's with natural dyes....all those muted natural colors--so hard to part with....

but back to my brilliant idea---I could use this yarn to quickly crochet a rug--I say "quickly" because I crochet much faster than I knit---and then in a FLASH I saw it--a crocheted rug--with this fat yarn--using a lacy doily pattern would be DiffeRent and perhaps really kind of great looking upon my nice wood flooring...so I commenced. And guess what?? I think I was correct? What do you think???

Right now this is a WIP (work-in-progress)---and only about 1/3 finished--so do check back to follow this project as it grows and changes...and I will of course post a finished photo.

De-stashing Yarn!

I really do have way too much yarn---or perhaps I do not have enough storage space after moving from a big house to a tiny one-bedroom apartment? Out of space after downsizing--so I made a survey of my YARN STASH yesterday and decided to part with some of it....so I am selling the yarn you see here---at BARGAIN PRICES. If you want to buy any of this yarn, please e-mail me : aurora at morningstarbooks dot com


Reynolds Shetland Donegal Tweed---100% wool, made in Scotland, handwash. This yarn is light celedon green & grey in color.
3 balls, each 1 3/4 oz. plus 2 partial balls. all for $10.00 includes shipping costs within the US




Cambridge Classic Elite ---70%cotton, 30% wool (great for a baby item) handwash or dry clean. 4 skeins, 50 grams each, approx 80 yards per skein. Color: light lavender/grey. All 4 skeins for $8.00! includes shipping cost within the US.



Omaghi Filati Baby Cotton---100% cotton. 2 balls, 150 grams each. Color: Variegated lavender, light blue, light green and cream. This yarn originally cost $21.50 each, selling both balls for $10.00 which includes shipping within the US.

or take all 3 yarns for a super-bargain price of $20.00 !!! (includes shipping) what a deal!

AND.......Please don't forget to join my hat give-away--see the blog post right below for details!