tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213923432024-03-13T00:07:32.131-05:00Heather's HookHomeschool, Headcovering & Hook Happenings.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-30692223361097011362009-03-13T00:54:00.005-05:002009-03-13T01:27:45.798-05:00The Homeschool Resource We Couldn't Live Without!<a href="http://www.time4learning.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312546835400351250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkwCJoxH9TnXd3iLdfSy00kxUMDsFszWgrAyrGEpDCDLHaC5zhMViM27DjkWu3KjdqsLeioXCy2xz5tF0qeS_0znBu8AcidtgAh7FDq9htkUDRBrbYWUx_ZN4MKTTJR8bVI9i/s200/edmouse_headanim.gif" border="0" /></a> Yep, it's true, we found we couldn't live without <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Time4Learning</span></a>. Let me explain. A while back, I won a one month membership for our family to <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Time4Learning</span></a>, an online education website. We enjoyed it, but I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money on the subscription fee. I figured certainly I could teach the same reading and math lessons with the plethora of my newly acquired texts and workbooks!<br /><br />Well, I underestimated the appeal of Ed Mouse, the Educational Mouse. Let's face it, I just can't be that entertaining!<br /><br />Here's what I like about <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Time4Learning</span></a>:<br /><ul><li>Children are given individual login ID's, so they can always pick up where they left off. No repeating lessons that are too simple.</li><li>It keeps records of their progress. I can print out reports that include the lessons they've completed, how long they spent on the lesson, and how well they scored on the activities and quizes.</li><li>There are printable worksheets to back up the online lessons. These are handy when a child doesn't get a firm grasp on the concept the first time around.</li><li>Children earn time on the "Playground" where they can play games of their choosing. The system defaults to 15 min increments (15 min. spent on lessons gets you 15 min. on the Playground), but you can set the timers to whatever you like. This TOTALLY keeps my difficult child motivated!</li><li>The curriculum includes Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies all in one program.</li><li>My children have very different learning styles and very different abilities, yet it appeals to both of them.</li><li>It really is entertaining! Even I enjoy going through the lessons with the girls. </li></ul><p>So whether you homeschool, or you just want to give your children a boost in school, check out <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Time4Learning</span></a>. You won't be sorry. Emily & Claire recommend it!</p><p></p>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-78049255148137934462009-02-23T17:36:00.006-05:002013-10-23T16:54:02.204-05:00A Book NOT to Read!Wow, I recently got an email about this book: <em>Conversations with God. </em>It sounds innocent enough, but it is definitely NOT a Christian book. I'm not as worried about this book as I am the related book, <em>Conversations with God for Teens.</em> You can find more about this book by checking on Amazon, but believe me, it's not worth your time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQONPHfsm2WM6V8N83S8RbrxZ4zIbgYWVcPOonjdHPn8Hftiuue2n2hqrC1e2YQWmDmirgfJSuKFPDLYPirZ1yR78xDqDGmspEtskr_Y988YCjtqWvZxJzGKuc1rS_1BC2rOoA/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306125757556783362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQONPHfsm2WM6V8N83S8RbrxZ4zIbgYWVcPOonjdHPn8Hftiuue2n2hqrC1e2YQWmDmirgfJSuKFPDLYPirZ1yR78xDqDGmspEtskr_Y988YCjtqWvZxJzGKuc1rS_1BC2rOoA/s200/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some quotes from the book I was able to get off Amazon:<br /><br /><em>"....Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you. " I've been seeking and knocking for 35 years. You'll pardon me if I'm a little bored with that line.</em><br /><em>So all it takes is "Christ Consciousness" to perform miracles! Well, that should make things simple... Actually, it does. More simple than you think. And many have achieved such consciousness. Many have been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Christed</span>, not just Jesus of Nazareth. You can be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Christed</span>, too.</em><br /><em></em><br />He also promotes a one-world government. Yikes!<br /><br />His book for teens says:<br /><br /><em>God does not make judgements. "Well, the human race has been thinking that for a long time, but it's not true. It's one of those misunderstandings I've been talking about. It's an illusion. The illusion of judgement. Followed by the illusion of condemnation. It has been written: Judge not, and neither condemn.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>You mean, you really do not judge? You forgive everyone, no matter what the sin?</em><br /><em>I do not forgive anyone. That is the first thing you must understand about me. I will not forgive you, ever, for anything that you do. Once you are clear about this, you will have a new understanding of God, and you will be able to interact with me in a whole different way........</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>But you need us to obey you , right? There is nothing I need from you, therefore, nothing I am asking of you, therefore, nothing for you to obey. Do you think I am up here making up rules for you to follow, regulations for you to adhere to? You are making those up.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>But what if I do bad things to others.....? Yet you do not need to seek that forgiveness from me. I have not found you as having done something wrong to me, so I have no reason to forgive you.</em><br /><em></em><br />These are just some of the things I was able to get off Amazon. The email that is circulating says that the book also tells a lesbian that she is that way because God made her that way and she should go out and celebrate her differences. And tells a couple who are living together that they do not need to get married because they are not sinning against God and have done nothing wrong.<br /><br />I think the worst part about this book is that the title leads one to believe it is a Christian book. Don't believe it.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-56752926142033766702009-02-14T23:55:00.019-05:002013-10-23T16:59:42.682-05:00Got Girls?<a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302886713833735202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYylczy_F_QUGoQMEPtf-ok5bAL2_E-NYsDEYPS-S4ekRLLfvwig1MucijUC-woqiWAxubsKNVdwo3V7CpdHMxI_DzW0jblgFpUT-x_C8k89kzV_RJEp6o6_yZDwY5ZFdO7Ir/s200/bookSKG_Kate1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302886627730178514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2bM5xNBduU03F6WelRPeGm2FJX5_xSiu82xOZ7-kav0jz_IGrr9R8_9RLbXj78gqUxzNc-RnD6uTjd9t3KRgny8UvEyx2AKGY1rF9_pwL5CJzKBK2d35pgiczgQHbXBNIVJK/s200/bookSKG_Danika1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302886899589977842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR-4WKGYXp1r-bOaZtn8NLR85ETxtuXlAZG0tDpsxcv4dLy9E63cHEurrAEX74eCmVBffOYMuipkDmnjF6dVgBXBKVJxWVkME8MpqsnRqSP-V7hWt68hO4KNETySR6ioo5b0-/s200/bookSKG_Yuzi1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302886825345733906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW87dU1L7Bgtuofe1cMtVQyL0D2X-rj_CeM2gWc18RVuEhJGDbDL_4BYdWlvDQJnl0F2Xgh2g8ZXNdnf1h08gAQt238IDGpDeOAdmdT6zBowi-xGsdrsxRHKTEYWo9bh_Lxti/s200/bookSKG_Toni1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Today I came across a wonderful line of books for the young girls in your life. It's the "Secret Keeper Girls" collection by Dannah Gresh. The fiction books are told around four friends and how they learn to make "the right decisions in life about vital issues such as modesty, boys, make-up, mean girls, and more!"<br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302890268239355442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 119px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWTPEi-4o0TPlc9A8BMBJAOX5xs4As-7gEYPwcyKAISEdKkhs5_SzCA_RN-v3Sp4mIjJEB0vgqhS4eAq4lIqN_yHj0L3J3yJMxDSNdlqTdHzgS9Sx_GzAmKjupoRVrOaBAR1_/s200/bookSKG2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div><div>When you go to the website, be sure to check out "Eight Great Dates for You & Your Daughter." I really enjoyed the example about helping your daughter to dress modestly. Now that I'm becoming more convicted about my own modesty, (or lack there of!), I'm realizing that my two aren't babies anymore and I need to be paying attention to what they're wearing too.</div><br /><div>The best part is that Dannah is hosting a <a href="http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/?p=122">giveaway on her blog</a> for an item of your choice from the collection, so stop by and check it out!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-36386480423400742412009-01-18T14:14:00.004-05:002013-10-23T16:58:51.080-05:00Nice Headband Tutorial<a href="http://quietrest.blogspot.com/2007/05/sewing-for-dreamer.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292715181787638642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4YycalTXdXurX5kiDplQIH4X9BnredlgLN4OuRv-FyPDGL4ad2A4pTSQs9XMLebZ9LNwuhuw3LMtxtDgywUkHYp9rmbu6obf42rK_EUpd1mS0XG1jOhNvbRGNzEGXWb9ZtA7/s200/Pictures_from_new_camera_300.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Heather, at <a href="http://quietrest.blogspot.com/2007/05/sewing-for-dreamer.html">A Place of Quiet Rest</a>, has done a nice tutorial of the new headband/headscarves that are so popular now. I really need to get some of these made. I have a couple I was able to find at the dollar store, but even at Wallie's and Target they are just under $10!</div><div> </div><div>Enjoy!</div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-65690630605526466402009-01-15T14:05:00.004-05:002013-10-23T16:56:17.413-05:00My Rant - It's COLD!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85ECbE6XFm_wkrIOMHhXtXNXwn8hlATCk7Vef9Frhmqm8EW4GhsJeo3BOY8oBh86jTIKMMwu2VPCqjCjs43vx4j7PPe6ichuI5mmN8aB5gFfIGQTr4-vjvd5GhAPe4sLbkDhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/Snowgirl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85ECbE6XFm_wkrIOMHhXtXNXwn8hlATCk7Vef9Frhmqm8EW4GhsJeo3BOY8oBh86jTIKMMwu2VPCqjCjs43vx4j7PPe6ichuI5mmN8aB5gFfIGQTr4-vjvd5GhAPe4sLbkDhyphenhyphen/s200/Snowgirl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291917340619137362" /></a><br />It's -8 degrees Farenheit outside, and our heat pump doesn't want to work because it's soooo cold. The girls and I have spent the day shut up in my bedroom under the covers. The electric space heater in my room is reading 56, although with 10 layers of clothes and blankets on, we're surprisingly comfortable. lol It might have something to do with burning off the calories from the can of frosting we ate. Not much homeschooling going on today, other than teaching them bad eating habits. When we made the decision to homeschool, I wanted to spend more time with the girls, but being in bed together all day may just be too much togetherness.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sooo, here's a site that tells you <a href="http://www.quizopolis.com/snowman-name.php">what your name would be if you were a snowman.</a> Ironically enough, I'm "Muddles Cold-Bottom."<br /><br /><br /><p>And here's where you can <a href="http://www.snowmanconstructionkit.com/">create your own snowman</a> like the one at the top.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-79772068019048472332009-01-04T17:21:00.003-05:002013-10-23T16:57:53.934-05:00Great Food For All and a WWII ArsenalI just found out about a new food program, called <a href="http://www.greatfoodforall.com/Default.aspx">Great Food For All.</a> It is similar to Angel Food Ministries, where you order your box of food ahead of time, at a greatly reduced price, and then pick it up on a specified day at a nearby location, usually a participating church. <br /><br />Here's a look at what the $30 box looks like for January.<br /><br />5 lbs chicken breasts<br />4 lbs ham<br />1.5 lbs battered fish<br />2 lb beef chili<br />20 oz beans & franks or 14 oz beef mac & cheese<br />2 lb broccoli with cheese sauce<br />2.5 lbs onion rings<br />5 lbs niblet corn with peppers<br />dinner rolls<br />dessert<br /><br /><br />They also have an Empty Nester Box, a Kid's Box, a Breakfast Box, a Super Bowl Box, a Pasta Box, a Cheesecake Box and Chicken Cordon Bleu.<br /><br />When you check out their website, take a look at the weather in the upper right-hand corner. <a href="http://www.greatfoodforall.com/Default.aspx">Great Food For All</a> is headquartered in the town (Newton Falls) just to the east of where I live (Ravenna.) You'll see why the area between us was chosen for an ammunition arsenal during WWII. It is one of the cloudiest places in the United States! :( (It was least likely to be bombed.)<br /><br /><a href="http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1707">The Ravenna Arsenal</a> employed more than 14,000 from 1942-1945. During that time it "produced more weapons for the war effort than any other plant in the United States." After WWII they continued to store munitions there, and produced them again during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Then work began disarming the ammunition. Now we are left with over 1400 acres of land that are "deemed environmentally contaminated." Ahhh, progress. <br /><br />And yes, it is VERY cloudy today! lolHknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1099494675271089232008-12-02T21:24:00.000-05:002008-12-02T21:25:26.445-05:00Something to Think About<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hRGZLSVph3A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hRGZLSVph3A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-3498566234918685142008-11-29T02:42:00.035-05:002013-10-23T17:01:34.069-05:00Great Headband/Headcovering Patterns OnlineI recently found some "new to me" free patterns and tutorials online that I wanted to share. Hope someone can use them!<br /><br /><br />At Altered Cloth:<br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/06/how-to-make-a-headband-version-1-the-head-scarf.php"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273982421554250962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZMPaZqMTL81aykpWlHPCEPY-hox0cayAEUE53v5jn-iJljz7jpudroSozXZ5nxvx2LTsf0u_27okstJ-E1eD95zAl7zJ-vlB1MBmHrfjlo9vTwciBOQGYCIzu_6ksj9jmPQN/s200/2007-06-28-headband-1-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTk-KhMcbLHltNMVk8cpPfwSqmRjXGbUBJq1tfISmapi6wuNpybt9hPUFPT8WAJ8xDe3bYLNXvZ6z-BNwiWczeki47eefI02DIS2vsPGbpNOp_cpiXqFjaAxK7u4v0JRSKBMr/s1600-h/2007-06-28-headband-2-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273986267615789378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTk-KhMcbLHltNMVk8cpPfwSqmRjXGbUBJq1tfISmapi6wuNpybt9hPUFPT8WAJ8xDe3bYLNXvZ6z-BNwiWczeki47eefI02DIS2vsPGbpNOp_cpiXqFjaAxK7u4v0JRSKBMr/s200/2007-06-28-headband-2-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/06/how-to-make-a-headband-version-1-the-head-scarf.php">How to Make a Headband, Version 1 - The Head Scarf</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsoSeHlSy3hrz-JExmUmA2-HStYCo9ra-Em5CCMyEvidNfYg9ZjKf0VT-FE8C4l7v1C8Wr3Dzwb22df5qZmSv6qPBB5zb1WleVme9UhET0DucThjPAMP3Q7xWM1pYIsTck5kU/s1600-h/2007-07-05-headband-1-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273986561777058770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsoSeHlSy3hrz-JExmUmA2-HStYCo9ra-Em5CCMyEvidNfYg9ZjKf0VT-FE8C4l7v1C8Wr3Dzwb22df5qZmSv6qPBB5zb1WleVme9UhET0DucThjPAMP3Q7xWM1pYIsTck5kU/s200/2007-07-05-headband-1-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgDI77mJECKFHTVZf2nF7GjbMkEYrqBbhzj-CxTO6ffdeWfUVL1UC-qyP_Vdcj8lRac9YS9VkLSZPsq8NbpNuhADzFkkRsDidZDvsNrdbxZlLUIHVX8vmvsLEqeIrnuFTVRKK/s1600-h/2007-07-05-headband-2-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273985790865041410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgDI77mJECKFHTVZf2nF7GjbMkEYrqBbhzj-CxTO6ffdeWfUVL1UC-qyP_Vdcj8lRac9YS9VkLSZPsq8NbpNuhADzFkkRsDidZDvsNrdbxZlLUIHVX8vmvsLEqeIrnuFTVRKK/s200/2007-07-05-headband-2-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-version-2-the-wide-headband.php">How to Make </a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-version-2-the-wide-headband.php">a Headband, Version 2: The Wide Headband</a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-version-2-the-wide-headband.php"> </a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-version-2-the-wide-headband.php"><br /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfAnki2UEUvdKctBJu05V3Ga9POabMuj2p-I2y_bCvra_SKnXY5Xpns_LZGdCYiUDfkO4OmbrcOyEhaIDRkanMddGtWbkfIGyn-uOAIz3s1831ItzHZ9i7bRmxRWeG6NiQTQP/s1600-h/2007-07-13-headband-1-400.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273983989769157266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfAnki2UEUvdKctBJu05V3Ga9POabMuj2p-I2y_bCvra_SKnXY5Xpns_LZGdCYiUDfkO4OmbrcOyEhaIDRkanMddGtWbkfIGyn-uOAIz3s1831ItzHZ9i7bRmxRWeG6NiQTQP/s200/2007-07-13-headband-1-400.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUI1dEcCeiIANWPP34onA61PwDsIrA-gFasNcFTteUOCeMruxO35r-lajPq4s5S5wJNVsuTO_JF4Qt5T2P6b0n_lb4J0hSrfqQPtFBWp5xEQEMD_E8tYYu9pahlPIks6_9ANwH/s1600-h/2007-07-13-headband-2-400.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273991258125070386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUI1dEcCeiIANWPP34onA61PwDsIrA-gFasNcFTteUOCeMruxO35r-lajPq4s5S5wJNVsuTO_JF4Qt5T2P6b0n_lb4J0hSrfqQPtFBWp5xEQEMD_E8tYYu9pahlPIks6_9ANwH/s200/2007-07-13-headband-2-400.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-easy-ribbon-headband.php">How To Make a Headband, Versio</a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-easy-ribbon-headband.php">n 3: Easy Ribbon Headband</a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBurfmEmduUkkMKUtujCrz9fL3DNJoAil2Wih6IhK4j10igf_X1ap1AO-BkvwAKHwVCq_Zre9IOTpgOze6Uv4lRUe-gGhgkCHlelknnji1hHrJLpgXcIbIQZad_ZfFp6kF282/s1600-h/2007-07-26-headband-2-200.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowf_9irT3CzwL3ixC9YiiBzoXemKh2DE4_oaWurvNEw5-7lGHNO9h0WGJtrEfvCfzRRM_4wcAGDJjmY3wKpBLgzrOUv-KooAH5cXc2kKD8V24_7xfXkfTh5GK7eYUDoLXQYrZ/s1600-h/2007-07-26-headband-1-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273984888303797730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowf_9irT3CzwL3ixC9YiiBzoXemKh2DE4_oaWurvNEw5-7lGHNO9h0WGJtrEfvCfzRRM_4wcAGDJjmY3wKpBLgzrOUv-KooAH5cXc2kKD8V24_7xfXkfTh5GK7eYUDoLXQYrZ/s200/2007-07-26-headband-1-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBurfmEmduUkkMKUtujCrz9fL3DNJoAil2Wih6IhK4j10igf_X1ap1AO-BkvwAKHwVCq_Zre9IOTpgOze6Uv4lRUe-gGhgkCHlelknnji1hHrJLpgXcIbIQZad_ZfFp6kF282/s1600-h/2007-07-26-headband-2-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273994417816486866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBurfmEmduUkkMKUtujCrz9fL3DNJoAil2Wih6IhK4j10igf_X1ap1AO-BkvwAKHwVCq_Zre9IOTpgOze6Uv4lRUe-gGhgkCHlelknnji1hHrJLpgXcIbIQZad_ZfFp6kF282/s200/2007-07-26-headband-2-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-make-a-headband-version-4-headband-with-ties.php">How to Make a Headband, Version 4: Headband with Ties</a><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtogwXHnWtwZEEGNQYdWFJ6364X7qwf41pirn1ZyFut3kiMEKnoCw3djMf8h767shuy_kj8mDC-vWPlFGomWjVx-BPMk-XN9xQqU4dz5JRXpvlt5iXqcoL1pEIQCW4RaBCDxbt/s1600-h/2007-08-03-headband-1-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273987952463099106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtogwXHnWtwZEEGNQYdWFJ6364X7qwf41pirn1ZyFut3kiMEKnoCw3djMf8h767shuy_kj8mDC-vWPlFGomWjVx-BPMk-XN9xQqU4dz5JRXpvlt5iXqcoL1pEIQCW4RaBCDxbt/s200/2007-08-03-headband-1-200.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8l1yPWENMnzWEkNUimCmdr88hgYAMDuCCgp0D-XKXN1ju9lS3TLskcARGobj7izcgvD6yvHH9WTLh1nLonzVvIXcKwVuqVtmh-Ty0hLswB2jgVBCyW5C8JHVqB8c-7KeLnDe/s1600-h/2007-08-03-headband-2-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273988125068219826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8l1yPWENMnzWEkNUimCmdr88hgYAMDuCCgp0D-XKXN1ju9lS3TLskcARGobj7izcgvD6yvHH9WTLh1nLonzVvIXcKwVuqVtmh-Ty0hLswB2jgVBCyW5C8JHVqB8c-7KeLnDe/s200/2007-08-03-headband-2-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/08/how-to-make-a-stretch-jersey-headband.php">How To Make </a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/08/how-to-make-a-stretch-jersey-headband.php">a Headband, Version 5: Stretch Jersey Headband </a><a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/08/how-to-make-a-stretch-jersey-headband.php"><br /></div></a><br /><br /><div><br />And finally, a more traditional covering from Erin at Shepherd's Hill:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH1jC_qLZFnAvKDimT_qMM650bAOgRtJfnsCbjTg1dxR8h71FCpVxH1p2NNFPOeffuid3geNTdagFSO1NHs8_bYnRT6zYDnWBU5dn4qOshKv-iD3giZgZAc4AIItP4e4YRUy8/s1600-h/alldone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273989870147087122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH1jC_qLZFnAvKDimT_qMM650bAOgRtJfnsCbjTg1dxR8h71FCpVxH1p2NNFPOeffuid3geNTdagFSO1NHs8_bYnRT6zYDnWBU5dn4qOshKv-iD3giZgZAc4AIItP4e4YRUy8/s200/alldone.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://home.mindspring.com/~erin_renee/id2.html">Make a Headcovering with Erin<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-55075056281156867762008-11-17T01:28:00.011-05:002013-10-23T17:02:09.267-05:00Ultra-Couponing -or- How I got 80 jars of peanut butter and 100 boxes of frozen vegetables free!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDzvF9C33aE1qI_nmPLitZrQWVlSUY8_ZQXW-Xp0pwCztv8vPC5Px124h44wfZwamlKgoMwta9RoceKSGsQARfkj_nNDpEglF-fHnvFZzmn4y4Bd0TY2KPMZWVXkiUUn_8omS/s1600-h/prod_productshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269519736683542546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDzvF9C33aE1qI_nmPLitZrQWVlSUY8_ZQXW-Xp0pwCztv8vPC5Px124h44wfZwamlKgoMwta9RoceKSGsQARfkj_nNDpEglF-fHnvFZzmn4y4Bd0TY2KPMZWVXkiUUn_8omS/s200/prod_productshot.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_Zv3eodQOFOK6uEFc16XxvrbphSyxxJ9E1A7D2J7J8fXgm7NNqijEe3dBvEsMeMBInLsoUdaAiwkC_WOlR8f3ct0RieCHWRS3LVNz6XSX4TDdFBzTesHWMCQ0AXAAIDJWTxL/s1600-h/Green+Giant.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269518779964619074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 387px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_Zv3eodQOFOK6uEFc16XxvrbphSyxxJ9E1A7D2J7J8fXgm7NNqijEe3dBvEsMeMBInLsoUdaAiwkC_WOlR8f3ct0RieCHWRS3LVNz6XSX4TDdFBzTesHWMCQ0AXAAIDJWTxL/s400/Green+Giant.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3b8T-p8HMfzs9DZWgQTuI4wFTAaw0E9bp8WYbCaNnNXIpY6U5PFYur0PHvKSaDwx6nl-Fztl21AYbAMoKhfvJbGgvObDmqEb6Hs0E34u0r2qtDe_xm19BLNKXqHhyphenhyphenxLQ5dzJ/s1600-h/prod_productshot.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpt-kbFEiLFZTSBPHt-o9kl1cNhpqOXsCLKlSAGPl_E4F1QjJF6dTWlyFVmeY0VMgeUgYjsX5X76dwX23sIgo6r99hHvKoFRcvn_e2DpLd72dyWt-QrDacnmDUhxXiRPeQ-fY/s1600-h/Peter+Pan.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwqmyMj_z6-Fz2gCELqOy9phuU3xxvnKHYq5gHHBG9Wn3LCcTWrdkr6pLULohEXRRUFj7yEflcFlSUNVNsbnIxuo-bA9kFL6qV3VoA2mbRJPhaOjp3s_gSjgjdUWVIy_RZj6R/s1600-h/Green+Giant.png"></a><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCGr2uXN3Wisz8G5-KLVEWwBcVZdXiywyr7Bw2E3BJnfDGWXzPU9imeVYmtcE386SG0-UMsm2k2lfvi-DaBBJX-NH8lgn-pKu_BWhIb1c7ZbbTpcN20cyxL2w1unZpbflnzJK/s1600-h/Peter+Pan.jpg"></a><br />It's really not as hard as you think. Trust me; I've done it the hard way too. I used to cut out all the coupons and file them alphabetically in baseball card pages in a 3-ring binder. No more! There is an easier way!<br /><br />The hard part is getting extra coupon flyers. I'll address that later. The nice part is that someone's already done all the rest of the work for you! Here's how:<br /><br />1) Get a box, or filing cabinet drawer to organize your coupon flyers.<br /><br />2) When you get a flyer, mark the date on the front cover with a Sharpie. If you're not sure of the date, look at the tiny print on the binding edge. It will tell you the date and what newspapers that flyer was in.<br /><br />3) Determine who published the flyer and mark this on the front cover also. There are only 4 major coupon companies in most areas. RP = Red Plum, SS = Smart Source, PG = Proctor & Gamble, GM = General Mills<br /><br />4) File them in your box or cabinet by date.<br /><br />5) Now you are ready to compare your grocery store ad with your coupons. This is actually the easy part because there are several websites that publish this information. My favorites are www.couponmom.com and www.afullcup.com. It is not necessary to pay to join such a website! There are plenty of sites where you can get the info for free!<br /><br />6) Once you familiarize yourself with the websites, you will see that they usually tell you the date and the flyer a coupon was in, along with the sale price, the coupon amount and your final price. Here's an example from Coupon Mom: </div><div><br />10-05 GM Green Giant Boxed or Simply Steam Vegetables 7-10 oz frozen $1.00 2 $1.00 $0.50 75% </div><div><br />This tells me that in the October 5th General Mills flyer there is a coupon for Green Giant vegetables. The coupon will allow me to save $1 off 2 boxes. Because the sale price is $1/box, my final price will be .50/box which is a 75% savings over the regular price.<br /><br />7) It is now a simple process to go to your file and clip the coupons you want to use for your weekly shopping trip.<br /><br /><br />Hints:<br />The contents of a flyer will vary from region to region and even paper to paper. Don't get discouraged if something you're looking for isn't there. You may have other coupons that someone else doesn't.<br /><br />Some common abreviations: IP = a coupon printed off the internet, SP = a Sunday paper coupon. You will also see notes for hang-tag coupons (like on wine bottles) and tear-pad coupons (like on the cooler doors at Circle K.)<br /><br />Most websites have some type of a coupon database. This comes in handy when you want to buy an item but you can't remember what flyer you saw the coupon in. Just type in the name of the item and it will tell you what flyers had coupons for that item.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Just for fun: Yes, I sent hubby to Save-A-Lot armed with 88 coupons for $1 off Peter Pan peanut butter. They were selling it for .99 so he picked up a .99 package of paper plates and 88 jars of peanut butter. He went through the checkout and his final bill was 11 cents!!! The man behind him just about fell over! lol</div><div>(Some stores will give you credit for the difference, some will not.)</div></div></div></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-19902243503491964592008-11-15T23:34:00.007-05:002013-10-23T17:03:05.585-05:00Homemade Dog Biscuits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBDS8shK-ty1Rby_0cVC2RcO7DjXZuX86tRtimCgPaa2XUtLUsjsZC4wJ17IiFU8WDt_UAB-3eJFzXp9IP7AGN3ljtpPtCQQgsALCY_rvfEhii55V__ZSgP8XL_l_IdEb1ZvC/s1600-h/Photo_111508_001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269110406917409506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBDS8shK-ty1Rby_0cVC2RcO7DjXZuX86tRtimCgPaa2XUtLUsjsZC4wJ17IiFU8WDt_UAB-3eJFzXp9IP7AGN3ljtpPtCQQgsALCY_rvfEhii55V__ZSgP8XL_l_IdEb1ZvC/s400/Photo_111508_001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlxbmabRmdungK1UkBi1pxxj6jGlPWxtSbftU70YQSU7BPaBJKxzvyMUoUPuuANxVgGQyRcuOv7GE4e-EwhoICRSarhSystQtg6VQozFHifEpo1umjRNuO5m5Yld7pdTHLGCm/s1600-h/Photo_111508_001.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div>With the economy getting extra tight, I decided to try making dog biscuits. Yes, I'm really that cheap. DD6 mixed them up, I rolled them out, and we all used cookie cutters to cut out the dough. It was a good lesson in rolling out dough, as I made a pretty stiff dough that didn't stick to anything, and it didn't matter how much we played with it, because the dogs won't care if the biscuits are tough. lol In fact, my dogs are BIG, so the tougher the better! </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Pumpkin Dog Biscuits</div><div> </div><div>1 cup pumpkin (I used leftover yams)</div><div>4 eggs</div><div>1 tsp salt</div><div>2 Tbs dry milk</div><div>5 cups whole wheat flour</div><div>water</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />Mash the pumpking and stir in the eggs. Add the dry ingredients and as much water as you need to form a workable dough. Roll out to 1/2" thick & cut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />The recipe made about 55 medium sized biscuits. Now I need to do some price checking to see if I'm actually saving anything by making my own. At any rate, it was a fun project to do with the girls, and it's nice to know what goes into your pet's food. These would make great Christmas gifts for the dog-lover on your Christmas list!<br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-72400749125035298552008-09-10T16:16:00.003-05:002013-10-23T17:04:22.691-05:00On Headcoverings & SubmissionI came across a clip art picture today that is a beautiful example of a medieval snood.<br /><p> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244507161107951378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr66FLRb1_vVx-6baSLdmdFbg8vuutJEn_QDTMS5atJ8C0_tuRc3fqdmj-n4CixIuF2B1UVNcLDzsmOci8vuLJM7to6LHBnVlCEoz6zGftKRbjNwGkOtX0xrqOW9ZS2niI2368/s320/1medkatherine002a.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>I found this pic on The Graphics Fairy blog <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2008/02/princess-katherine-of-france.html">http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2008/02/princess-katherine-of-france.html</a></p><p>She says it is a picture of Katherine the Princess of France, from Shakespeare's Henry V. I can't quite tell what the snood is made of. It looks too shiny to be ribbon. Any ideas? I'd like to try and duplicate it, in a much shorter length to suit my thin, fine hair. lol At any rate, it fueled my obsession with all things headcovering-related. </p><p>And since I'm on the headcovering topic, I wanted to share an excellent page about biblical submission. For the record, I am a former career-woman trying to supress my independence in Godly submission to my husband. (He makes it easy! ) :) My friends and family think I'm nuts, but I don't think they really understand what biblical submission IS. Maggie, at Frugal Abundance puts it much better than I do. <a href="http://www.frugalabundance.com/biblicalsubmission.htm">http://www.frugalabundance.com/biblicalsubmission.htm</a></p><p>Now to dig through my yarn stash so I can start another snood!</p>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-19597767418701315402007-09-11T20:38:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:12:14.086-05:00Spiderchick Hat Pattern<div>Ok, I actually had requests for the pattern, believe it or not, so I'm going to write it out for you. lol If anyone would like to test the pattern for me, I'd really appreciate it, and I'd love to see pics of the finished products too!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109895799558722898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM4UZNLmrJysn8PjozSS3dSgWhT4D5ZAakKjH7_1mO1q3HIhsCUr02f27hzCztsAbb3B8VoYhyphenhyphenI-VKGTC2GLwO90HFC4IuvSqvDUauKt4ISFNnPzou646iWejj2HpiqI7Xdcw/s320/August-September+029.jpg" border="0" /><br />Materials:<br />Red Heart Worsted Weight Yarn- small amounts of red, black and blue<br />Hook - Size F or size needed for correct guage<br />Gauge: 10 dc = 3 inches, 5 dc rows = 3 inches<br /><br />Hat Instructions:<br /><br />With red, ch 6, join with sl st to form ring.<br /><br />1) Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 5 times, ch 2, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. [6 ch-2 spaces formed]<br /><br />2) Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in ch 2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch 2 sp. (Ch 2, 3 dc in next space, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp, ch 2) 5 times, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. [12 ch-2 spaces formed]<br /><br />3) Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in ch 2 sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 2) 11 times, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. [12 ch-2 spaces formed]<br /><br />4) Repeat row 3. Fasten Off.<br /><br /><br />With Black, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring.<br /><br />1) Ch 5, (tr in ring, ch 1) 11 times, join in 4th chain of beg ch 5. [12 tr]<br /><br />2) Ch 7, (tr in tr, ch 3) 11 times, join in 4th chain of beg ch 7. [12 tr]<br /><br />3) Ch 9, (tr in tr, ch 5) 11 times, join in 4th chain of beg ch 9. Fasten off. [12 tr]<br /><br /><br />With Blue, and holding red piece and black piece together, join with a sl st in ch-2 sp of red piece and ch-5 sp of black piece together.<br /><br />1) Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next space, ch 2) 11 times, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. [12 ch-2 spaces]<br /><br />2-4) Repeat row 1. Fasten off after row 4.<br /><br />5) Join black with sl st in any ch-2 space of previous row, ch 3, dc in same sp, (dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp) 11 times, dc in each of next 3 dc, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. Fasten off. [60 dc]<br /><br />6) Join blue with sl st in any dc of previous row, dc in ea dc around, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. Fasten off. [60 dc]</div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-76776581737114046032007-09-07T09:29:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:06:26.514-05:00Spiderman Poncho<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXoed9EnkWB09V_92YC2W6bi0buznjmc3k6fT9r7aNKdBVLwGxLKfxoHuw6Y_R0KCP_3mfI6mmkuIrUXm13KvDiMHNjFHYy2xLh_JDAuzeUcIm3pH0DNZW1vmeI8QNX-RR3Xj/s1600-h/August-September+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107471539259503922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXoed9EnkWB09V_92YC2W6bi0buznjmc3k6fT9r7aNKdBVLwGxLKfxoHuw6Y_R0KCP_3mfI6mmkuIrUXm13KvDiMHNjFHYy2xLh_JDAuzeUcIm3pH0DNZW1vmeI8QNX-RR3Xj/s320/August-September+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Am I the only mom out <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnyVrI6UHrzeS0w-GgWZIuivJFSdZByR21EIescwW7qmooKDyPz82SyWzQFaEcFoNU-kGRcBkJd81rUboak_daOR8GCCbchl9aXptk3z0-n4mipJT7b38JfB2wvBxUqU4SdFi/s1600-h/August-September+029.jpg"></a>there with a daughter who loves Spiderman? Probably. But now my daughter has the most awesome Spiderman poncho for school.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p>I even designed a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7SdO-5bExNdlG99WuFCjZParp6vuJlOScsmEYn0txweHSAd1WRIhNWBn0QQqu4eoqtzHjgRziH4eP8-gNdod4WI3EWDHTZjaaIqDZ1Lzk4wYUjFDHAFHBBS1CchU3KpcHFk8/s1600-h/August-September+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107472905059104082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7SdO-5bExNdlG99WuFCjZParp6vuJlOScsmEYn0txweHSAd1WRIhNWBn0QQqu4eoqtzHjgRziH4eP8-gNdod4WI3EWDHTZjaaIqDZ1Lzk4wYUjFDHAFHBBS1CchU3KpcHFk8/s320/August-September+029.jpg" border="0" /></a>matching hat! </p><p></p><p></p><p>I used the Halloween Ponchos pattern from Mrs. D Crochets: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/mrsd2688/index.html">http://www.geocities.com/mrsd2688/index.html</a> Believe it or not, I've never made granny squares before, so there was a bit of a learning curve when I started joining them, but I'm very pleased with the result. I'll write up the pattern for the hat soon; just in case I'm not the only one out there with a girly spiderman fan! lol</p>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-92018756302843683202007-06-11T11:41:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:14:22.644-05:00Solomon's Knot Shawl Crochet Along<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXX3-OVs423W5X6F3-QFvcqDD9dwp7aauggTn3bFT5IpzT-1SuFNUgApIDnBkvbHsds2VmvZDz3VIAGRPxlBR-WPfGo0CEf-bk8t4LYCHz099bIvPm08kxNqGzed4wCcfYE_f/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+002.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>For all my speedy CAL friends, here is the pic of the <em>previous (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LOL</span>) </em>CAL on the yahoo group <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BumblesGroovyCrochet</span>. Better late than never! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074867017882129922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxfHQQPK_cYfmQHIqxuTo3gaClbAmhjbltG3UN-ziSp_cX_cAPiJ3qzl8Q7DhET_6vBD09KVRSuyPy34EWVXEC1oYc3k3LMIUblpUkskQ6Yv2vddiq2gFUc36Nz5xSPDZGlGV/s320/Rotated_Yarn+Recycling+002.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p>I made it with a free pattern from Hook Me Up Crochet. Unfortunately the owner has taken the site down, but I was able to find it, sans pics, on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wayback</span> machine. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051124071511/http://www.hookmeupcrochet.com/Create/Patterns/Solomons_Knot_Shawl.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20051124071511/http://www.hookmeupcrochet.com/Create/Patterns/Solomons_Knot_Shawl.htm</a></p><p>It was actually very simple, once I learned the stitch. It is the Solomon's Knot, also known as the Lover's Knot. I used the tutorial on about.com to learn how to do it. <a href="http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa122698.htm">http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa122698.htm</a></p><p>This shawl is made using some ribbon yarn from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Walmart</span> that I was able to get for $2 / skein. Oddly, I think everyone else made <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">theirs</span> with two skeins. I had to run back for a third skein to finish mine. I thought I was measuring my stitches, but for some reason mine came out bigger. Here's a hint for making uniform knot stitches. Put a mark on your crochet hook to mark the length you want your stitch to be. Then you can use your hook to measure each stitch and you don't have to pick up your ruler all the time.</p><p>Now all I have to do is get my shawl away from my 5-year old! (And for those of you who have already finished the <em>next</em> CAL, I'll be joining you if I can ever decide what color I want to use. lol) No wonder I'm always behind!</p>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-26355429270594275012007-06-10T11:52:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:07:22.918-05:00Reclaiming Yarn<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBbG1BhOrMTjjklSx1ikgIwSNDHulpFfjX-oYlIlaTyKwl8yHq8azsLYgiJugCfYuPr4_C2_isp51XzRl4dSyoGzPKk7J76nDJGI0TTHldEunFBEC1Dd-F7Ox87McK5CwR2rj/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074480067098564034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBbG1BhOrMTjjklSx1ikgIwSNDHulpFfjX-oYlIlaTyKwl8yHq8azsLYgiJugCfYuPr4_C2_isp51XzRl4dSyoGzPKk7J76nDJGI0TTHldEunFBEC1Dd-F7Ox87McK5CwR2rj/s320/Yarn+Recycling+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a>I thought I'd share some pics of some of the yarn I've recently reclaimed and the sweaters I have to frog. I've been stocking up on sweaters. With the onset of warm weather they are on sale at my local Goodwill for $1. Most of the yarn I've gotten is either 100% wool or 100% cotton. Several are 100% cashmere. Let's face it, I could never even buy one skein of cashmere for a buck, let alone enough to make a whole sweater!<br /><br /><br /><a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gFxdWWkgraVMEdbYFUtEGxEEBuOOYmIefJQwVLYIXEqOlfpe91ESJFUpg-Wsg1syto0AS4t6CrbnJM6igfhJtskKJY83LEN7gblKM7_4BySaSbYu7l_-WFyhnjJNpMRM7v_Q/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074480384926143954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gFxdWWkgraVMEdbYFUtEGxEEBuOOYmIefJQwVLYIXEqOlfpe91ESJFUpg-Wsg1syto0AS4t6CrbnJM6igfhJtskKJY83LEN7gblKM7_4BySaSbYu7l_-WFyhnjJNpMRM7v_Q/s320/Yarn+Recycling+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A few are acrylic or partially acrylic, which I wouldn't normally bother with, but I just liked the color or there was something special <a href="javascript:ol("></a>about the yarn. I fell in love with the autumn colors in this boucle yarn. Any ideas what it wants to be?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tf9cKVdAedwIx6W1cXXuYQtxOEkobkUO5dlCBbM0g86e9ACedMA6Wdqcuk5Bz3ovPymBTFrSvqrPHurevRqHdRTb9Uu1lUUvNJ_bxSgDQLIRQjFSl0Y4ZBsQVt2pNdQ56HTF/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074481286869276130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tf9cKVdAedwIx6W1cXXuYQtxOEkobkUO5dlCBbM0g86e9ACedMA6Wdqcuk5Bz3ovPymBTFrSvqrPHurevRqHdRTb9Uu1lUUvNJ_bxSgDQLIRQjFSl0Y4ZBsQVt2pNdQ56HTF/s320/Yarn+Recycling+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This green sweater has a silver strand running through it, and ok, I admit it, I just li<a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a>ke pur<a href="javascript:ol("></a><a href="javascript:ol("></a>ple. *Grin*<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you're interested in trying your hand at yarn recycling, here's a great tutorial: <a href="http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html">http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html</a></div><div><a href="javascript:ol("></a><br />Happy Frogging! </div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-5040313843461736542007-05-13T14:44:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:07:47.060-05:00Flueri - Finally!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIcTMsTS4UqG7ufu5Ie_AUZkgsMqiT25MK1ph6VfECklxSs1ps78VkxxGjlt8hh4WdF8AlGQev3_hzxZ3DDZjvfdXxP4PJOJChyphenhyphenyv6fZc-BObsfQp5eHriIoWp-RHHWDnnlpx/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064156033041400210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIcTMsTS4UqG7ufu5Ie_AUZkgsMqiT25MK1ph6VfECklxSs1ps78VkxxGjlt8hh4WdF8AlGQev3_hzxZ3DDZjvfdXxP4PJOJChyphenhyphenyv6fZc-BObsfQp5eHriIoWp-RHHWDnnlpx/s320/Yarn+Recycling+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVkfy83g0HgHbNf1wNAi9atMU4OQT9qJjrxv0jW0xhKiNNETQ58jketqB76qtXJMGRyJSqfmNBNH8phfGTPPuf3zPyvCrgAV0-PV3SqqyNksDxWsxYU6BpgyUzPVjsl_JFxLH/s1600-h/Yarn+Recycling+001.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>Well, I finally finished the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fleuri</span> Bag I was making from a pattern at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CrochetMe</span> magazine. <a href="http://www.crochetme.com/Feb_Mar_2005/patt_fleuri.html">http://www.crochetme.com/Feb_Mar_2005/patt_fleuri.html</a> I used wool recycled from a raspberry colored sweater I bought at Goodwill for $1. I debated about felting it, but I decided I liked it just the way it was. It was a pretty yarn, with three lighter strands and one darker strand running <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">throughout</span>. I wish I had taken a picture of the sweater before I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">frogged</span> it (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rippit</span>, rippit.....lol.) I've gotten tons of compliments on the purse. Even my boyfriend likes it! You can't beat that!</div></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-16558962083171082702007-04-24T22:17:00.000-05:002007-04-24T22:52:49.719-05:00Spinning Ingeo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjZclgyzfZI6a2F_qMiu8NRJRlFWFAy2vb1DIM50_dngVwWJc5Q8-7IdKcG_dHcDBhSrRD7QKZXuGAhGIQi0yeZphECvkDwTn8RWi6puYAdQ6tMirK0H4aJAz7GADcDTGpV9C/s1600-h/Ingeo+004.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg8Ekkc4FlCJuQac2VEYKjZme1A6l05C-wxgKnqHOjMF42ORJ7x7yx-wMW3EQovvKafZzQS6ZU9ffVMpu2XQURUyzWu-6QLaZ_31kCK_ieX95kElmLXB2AdOOZoKUA6zlpdw-/s1600-h/Ingeo+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057202571183489314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg8Ekkc4FlCJuQac2VEYKjZme1A6l05C-wxgKnqHOjMF42ORJ7x7yx-wMW3EQovvKafZzQS6ZU9ffVMpu2XQURUyzWu-6QLaZ_31kCK_ieX95kElmLXB2AdOOZoKUA6zlpdw-/s320/Ingeo+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDvq45LjJNP5edmytrvwwG9Cmc9zOgBKIeiJm8aCboksyjwCTuTtE2pnXv8YcoOqnIErZHQ-LjtgOFe-kr3pTrKyvCyun3uqhVtGamHkYSSdNGewdHbWpIG1yMxHY-qnG4i8w/s1600-h/Ingeo+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057203009270153570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDvq45LjJNP5edmytrvwwG9Cmc9zOgBKIeiJm8aCboksyjwCTuTtE2pnXv8YcoOqnIErZHQ-LjtgOFe-kr3pTrKyvCyun3uqhVtGamHkYSSdNGewdHbWpIG1yMxHY-qnG4i8w/s320/Ingeo+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzfSgcHGVJ7SatRQIrirsQSfWvlTbHpw9MVqSa_cmJ61LT4icDjSQr_MGtkogtRoXHR6qIedfW8bHTWKZlVUFGgp7wwk3M7kH3fejbLR5lTbwTHuRA_ZKtZj-igTIuPNop9eW/s1600-h/Ingeo+006.jpg"></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmH7Ebvg6OTsERuOhMvQzPM-kiSrGy7YZGeYp8KlzZnI-DUn47qtGhPkgYEOM1nfGTKz_ZIrvW0OLMhky7LzgAuh6740Yk8Uc5UAc5d9tUcymk-QDDXOfHcY2PD3qjZNOc3ch/s1600-h/Ingeo+003.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEKtys9fiI7YgyfXr6qlVgRUhV7dHOckLkoTfbVIlb94AnYGDFs-K2Qyd9-mWq_7ckgyDnn8UQcRAhqYq-I4xxXN52Bn0SvvSziVrC6GD-qJn5y4J7ksGq1rcDIz-StKT0aPy/s1600-h/Ingeo+005.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>Here are some pics of some cool fiber I got at my favorite fiber geek store. It's called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ingeo</span>. It's made from the sugars in plant fiber, so it's a polymer but it's natural? Go figure. It's over my head. Anyway, the colors available were the most vibrant I have ever seen and it has a wonderful sheen. And, as you'd expect from anything shiny, it's pretty darn slippery. It took some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">perseverance</span>, but I think it came out nicely. Now if I could only figure out what it wants to be......I don't have a whole lot, and I think I want to be able to enjoy it all the time, so......something decorative maybe?</div></div>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1140535821281757542006-02-21T10:22:00.000-05:002007-04-24T22:39:34.930-05:00Civil War Era Waist PurseOn another forum we've been discussing whether small purses were ever worn at the waist during the civil war period. Here is a potential waist purse that was listed on Ebay some time ago. Unfortunately I don't know who the seller was. Comments as to it's authenticity/use are welcome!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/BeadedWaistPurse1.jpg" border="0" /><br />"Fresh from a local Maine estate - antique purse that dates to the Civil War era or earlier. Worn at the waist...like a pocket. Covered with black beads....some beads missing ( a few beads were packed away with it & will be shipped with purse). The purse is so dark they really do not show up through. Black silk lining has some lines in cloth from wear...not bad at all. One side seam needs to be reattached. Measures 7" x 6" across...side straps.... each 5 1/2" long by 3/4" wide.<br />Just a wonderful early purse for any collection...and they are really becoming scarce."Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1140463571674856862006-02-20T13:51:00.000-05:002007-04-24T22:40:11.615-05:00Godey's Lady's Book HeaddressOk, I got the headdress done right before the ball. It didn't help that my girls swiped the second skein of pearl cotton and I found it right before we left. But I was pleased with the finished product. Here it is with the hairpiece I bought. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Headdress%20001.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Here is the original pattern as it appeared in Godey's:<br /><br />Fig. 1. Crochet Headdress.— This pretty little coiffure is suitable for morning wear, and is extremely easy to make. It is composed of purse silk, and trimmed with a coronet of bows and ends of black velvet. The back is made in the following manner:—<br /><br />Make a chain of 60 stitches, and work a square of treble crochet, putting 2 chain between each treble. Then, for the top of the headdress, crochet on two sides of the square, 7 chain, and loop into every other treble. Repeat this for five rows, and mount this portion of the net on a pointed, wire. Ornament it with bows and ends of velvet, tastefully arranged, and finish off the back by lengths of silk looped in to form a fringe. About eight lengths of silk are required for one loop of fringe.<br /><br />This might be converted into an evening headdress by making the foundation in some bright-colored silk, or gold twist, and ornamenting the front with small white ostrich feathers.<br /><br /><br /><p>Here are the amended directions for the headdress I made. These haven't been tested, so let me know if you don't understand or if I need to make any adjustments. Thanks!<br /><br />Materials: </p><ul><li>2 skeins Brown (#801) Pearl Cotton</li><li>Size 6 Steel Hook</li></ul><p>Row 1: Chain (Ch) 47. Treble crochet (Tr) in 7th chain from hook, Ch 2, *skip 2 Ch, Tr in next Ch, Ch 2,* repeat from * to * across. Turn. (14 Tr squares)</p><p>Row 2: Ch 6 (counts as Tr, Ch 2), *Tr in top of next Tr, Ch 2* across to last turning chain, Tr in 4th Ch of turning Ch. Turn. (14 Tr squares)</p><p>Rows 3 - 14: Repeat Row 2.</p><p>At the end of Row 14, instead of turning work to go back you will continue down the edge of your work. </p><p>Edging Row 1: Ch 7, skip 1st square and SC in next square, *ch 7, skip one square and sc in next square* across to corner. Ch 7, sc in next square around corner (do not skip a square), *ch 7, skip one square and sc in next square* across. Turn. (14 ch 7 loops)</p><p>Row 2: Ch 7, sc in top of ch 7 loop, *ch 7, sc in top of next ch 7 loop* across. (14 ch 7 loops)</p><p>Rows 3 - 5: Repeat Row 2.</p><p>End off.</p><p>Fringe: You can make the fringe using the pearl cotton, or you can use premade beaded fringe like I did. Work the frindge along the free sides of the initial tr square that you made. I attempted to work the beaded fringe in while I worked the square but it was very confusing. It may be easier to weave the ribbon through after you've made the square. And it would probably be easier yet to simply make fringe from the pearl cotton and tie it on.</p><p>Add ribbons and/or flowers to the top and attach to combs or a headband if you like, or simply pin into place with hair pins. I stitched mine to a comb-type headband because I have no hair (lol) and the beads were heavy.</p><p></p><p></p>Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1139872428403640642006-02-13T18:11:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:09:27.135-05:00Ohio Regimental Military Ball<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/June,%201862%20Godey"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/June%2C%201862%20Godey%27s%20Lady%27s%20Book-%20Crochet%20Headdress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be attending the Ohio Regimental Military (Civil War) Ball this Saturday (<a href="http://www.ORMB.com">www.ORMB.com</a>) so I decided I needed something to cover up my hair, or lack there of, lol. I got a ponytail hairpiece, thinking I could twist it into a bun, but the jury's still out on that one! I'm working on a crocheted headdress from the June 1862 Godey's Lady's Book.<br />Fig. 1 I'm using Perle Cotton with a size 6 steel crochet hook and beaded fringe in lieu of the thread fringe. It may be too heavy though. We'll see how it goes.<br /><br />Speaking of vintage crochet, I've been listing Beeton's Needlework Books on Ebay at $6.99 each. So far I'm listing Crochet, Knitting, and Tatting, but I also have Berlin Work, Guipur D'Art and Point Lace. One of the things I really like about them is that there is a picture for each project, unlike some of the vintage crochet books I've purchased before. You can see them here: <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZfrugalmama22girlsQQhtZ-1">http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZfrugalmama22girlsQQhtZ-1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Beaded%20Bag%20004.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Beaded%20Bag%20004.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the beaded bag I made to go with my ball gown. Unfortunately it's not a vintage pattern, so I can't share it here, but you can see it's a fairly simple little bag made up of regular bedspread weight crochet cotton. It's made like a rectangle with a triangle on the end, then folded, the edges sewn and the beaded fringe sewn on last. You make the strap separately and then attach it. I cut the extra beads off the fringe and sewed them on the strap by hand. I wish I would have made the strap a little shorter, but live and learn.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1139871362010939002006-02-13T17:51:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:11:57.743-05:00Bookmarks for Valentine's<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Bookmark.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Bookmark.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Bookmark.jpg"></a><br />I've been working on bookmarks for an exchange on the Crafty Chicks MSN Group. They should be well on their way now, so I'll go ahead and post them here. I made them both from free patterns on the web by Priscilla Hewitt. Thanks Priscilla! The first is a pattern of cascading pineapples. <a href="http://members.aol.com/lffunt/icicle.html">http://members.aol.com/lffunt/icicle.html</a> The other is a heart corner bookmark. <a href="http://members.aol.com/lffunt/heartbm.htm">http://members.aol.com/lffunt/heartbm.htm</a> If you've done any surfing at all for free crochet patterns then you're familiar with Priscilla's work. If not, you should definitely check out the wealth of patterns at <a href="http://www.priscillascrochet.com/patterns.html">http://www.priscillascrochet.com/patterns.html</a>.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1138127780516157152006-01-24T13:26:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:11:36.303-05:00Crochet Chapstick Keychains<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Chapstick%20Holders.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Chapstick%20Holders.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'm so bummed because my purse got stolen yesterday. (Thankfully it was not the purse I had made!) I had just made myself a new keychain, so I guess I'll just have to make another. Here is a link to the free pattern I used: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/rainlm/chapstick.htm">http://www.geocities.com/rainlm/chapstick.htm</a> Thank you Rainy Day Crochet! You may also want to check out her other free patterns and her crochet desktop theme. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/rainlm/">http://www.geocities.com/rainlm/</a> Hubby made fun of my keychains, but when my 17 yr old step-daughter saw them she wanted one too, so I guess they have the teen seal of approval!Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392343.post-1138031292287283282006-01-23T10:29:00.000-05:002013-10-23T17:13:57.371-05:00New Year's ResolutionsMy New Year's Resolution was to try and finish up UFO's (UnFinished Objects) in my sewing room. Hopefully this will accomplish two things: I will clean out my sewing room and I won't be buying more yarn and fabric for new projects.........theoretically! I'll keep 'ya posted.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Women%20of%20France%20Shawl%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Women%20of%20France%20Shawl%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Women%20of%20France%20Shawl%202.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Women%20of%20France%20Shawl%202.jpg" border="0" /></a>Meanwhile here are pics of some projects I recently completed. The first is a Women of France Shawl. Even though it's not really "period correct" I made it for Civil War reenacting. It's rather unique in that you make a really full circle and then fold it in half to drape over your shoulders. Thus it has two layers and is really warm.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Quilted%20Purse.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Quilted%20Purse.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/1600/Quilted%20Wallet.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7766/2162/320/Quilted%20Wallet.jpg" border="0" /></a>The other is a purse, wallet, makeup bag and coin purse I made from a Fons & Porter booklet I received free for trying their quilting magazine. I used prequilted fabric and it was super easy. I love the fabric. I think it's still available at Home-Sew.com.Hknisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077900794671046732noreply@blogger.com0