Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Change Of Plans

Hello everyone. How is your week going? We’ve had very hot and very humid weather here, but it’s supposed to cool off into the 80s beginning tomorrow for a few days. We are all looking forward to that.  We have been basically hibernating in the basement. Dennis goes out and does yardwork in the early morning and then we have been making our way through watching the “Midsomer Murders” series on YouTube. We have watched them all before, but we’re enjoying seeing them again. I guess a benefit of getting old is although we remember the individual episodes, we rarely can remember who did it!

I have been busy with various types of needles while in my cool cave. You might remember this photo from my last post. I had started a blanket to replace the afghan on our bed that is pretty old. Dennis didn’t care for this one very much so I ripped it out and let him choose the pattern.

My cute little assistant is showing you the pattern I’m working on now. It’s called the modern granny rectangle blanket. It doesn’t take a lot of thought, although I often forget to do the connecting round between the “cubes” and have to rip it out. Regular granny squares don’t have the chain going around the entire blanket that you then double crochet into on each round. It is fun and I’m enjoying it. As you can tell I’m using five different shades of brown with the cream in between each one.

I also finished cross stitching all of the Christmas ornaments for this year. I still have to do the finish work, but I feel like the most time consuming part is done. I am not a neat cross-stitcher where the back of the work looks as nice as the front. Don’t judge! Ha ha!

I showed you this first picture in my last post also. This was my Hobby Lobby clearance yarn haul
 and the total I spent was $39.56. The original price was $158.80.

Two days later we found our self driving by a different Hobby Lobby and Dennis suggested we stop. I love that man! This is what I came home with that day. They had completely different types of yarn on clearance at that store. Now I wish I had gone to the third Hobby Lobby in our town, but I restrained myself. The total I spent at the second store was $38.27 and the original price was $157.80. So close to the first haul! It was not planned at all. With the second store I was able to find a lot of “I Love This Cotton,” which is my favorite for making dish cloths. They also had quite a lot of baby yarn which the first store didn’t have, so I stocked up on that.

I had been using up a lot of yarn and had some empty cubbies. Now they’re all full again and I’m ready to go. On the top left shelves the two top cubbies are sock yarns. On the right top six shelves are baby yarns. The rest is a mix of specialty yarns, mostly worsted weight yarn and my cotton dish cloths yarns. I don’t think I will need to buy yarn for a long, long time. The two bins on the far top right have completed projects in them for charity. The middle one has mittens and the one on the right has shawls and baby hats and blankets.

And speaking of my cute little helper, today is her birthday. She is one year old! How did that happen? I honestly don’t know what we did without her. She is such a loving dog. She’s always by our side and is kind of like what they call a velcro dog. We love her.💜
These two sisters have brought so much joy into our lives. They are both equally loving and affectionate and happily shower you with kisses. They both love to snuggle up in your laps, either alone or together. I can’t believe that the two of them are as sweet as they are. How lucky are we? We gave Zoey a new bag of mini tennis balls this morning and she is in seventh heaven.  She throws them all over the place on her own and plays soccer with them too by kicking them with her front feet. Of course she also loves to play fetch with us.

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer, or winter if you’re down under. I also hope you are managing to find some peace in this crazy, mixed up world we’re living in. Although the price of groceries, gas, and diesel, along with everything else is completely out of control and skyrocketing right now, there is somewhere that we can find peace for our souls. And that is with the Lord. I know that when I leave this crazy world, I won’t have to worry about any of those things anymore and that He will ultimately sustain me.

Have a wonderful week my dear friends.

Much love and many blessings,
Betsy


17 comments:

  1. Hi There! You are so brave to make a huge blanket! I find even baby blankets intimidating. Looks like you scored big time on the yarn, and I see lots of crafting in your future. Your pups are so cute. BTW, we finally had a warm, sunny day here yesterday, but it's cloudy and rainy today. You know the PNW, right? Have a good day!

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  2. Happy birthday to your sweet pups!!!! It seems like it was just yesterday that I brought Pup home and now it's 8 years later. I can hardly believe it.
    You yarn stash is SPECTACULAR! You really do make good use of it though. I don't think I know anyone more prolific.

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  3. I wanted to wish your Pups a happy birthday but it didn't seem to take so I'm trying again. Happy birthday you sweet little things!

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  4. How lovely that you keep funding more and more yarn. And for great prices too. You must have enough for a year's worth of projects. I like how you have the yarn all organized.

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  5. WOW BETSY, ESTAS BIEN EQUIPADA PARA TODO UN AÑO DE TEJIDOS, TENDRAS BASTANTE PARA ENTRETENERTE¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ERES MUY PROLIJA. AQUI ESTAMOS TENIENDO UN INVIERNO MUY FRIO, GRACIAS A DIOS, PORQUE A MI ME GUSTA MUCHO EL CLIMA INVERNAL Y REALMENTE, LO ESTOY DISFRUTANDO. TENEMOS LOS MISMOS PROBLEMAS EN NUESTRO PAIS , EL COMBUSTIBLE, ALIMENTOS, TODO SE VA POR LAS NUBES ¿QUE ESTA PASANDO EN EL MUNDO? TENEMOS QUE SER AGRADECIDOS A DIOS PORQUE TENEMOS ROPA, COMIDA Y SUSTENTO, MUCHOS, NI AGUA POTABLE TIENEN. BENDICIONES Y UN ABRAZO A LA DISTANCIA.

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    1. WOW BETSY, YOU ARE WELL EQUIPPED FOR A WHOLE YEAR OF KNITTING, YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ YOU ARE VERY NEAT. HERE WE ARE HAVING A VERY COLD WINTER, THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE WINTER WEATHER AND I AM REALLY ENJOYING IT. WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY, FUEL, FOOD, EVERYTHING IS GOING THROUGH THE ROOF, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD? WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL TO GOD BECAUSE WE HAVE CLOTHES, FOOD AND SUSTENANCE, MANY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE DRINKING WATER. BLESSINGS AND A HUG FROM A DISTANCE.

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  6. Happy birthday to your sweet pups. That year sure went by fast.

    Good haul from Hobby Lobby. I don't think to go there. The one here isn't all that close. Michaels clearance isn't that good.

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  7. You really got some great deals on that yarn. I can't wait to see what you create with it all! Sure hope you get a break from the heat. Happy birthday to the pups!

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  8. Happy Birthday to the pups! You’re quite the bargain hunter! I haven’t purchased yarn in ages because I’m trying to reduce my stash.

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  9. You are certainly the super shopper when it comes to yarn! What a buy! Twice! I just love all the colors of the skeins and can't wait to see what you create. How can a whole year have gone by since you got that little sweetheart in your life? Didn't you just move yesterday? It has been crazy hot here, too. We have just been hanging around the house in the ac the last two weeks. My husband is always checking the weather and planning his mowing window. We are supposed to be a little cooler next week. How is everyone in your family doing? I hope everyone is well with no ill effects. Nice to have everyone home safe and sound.

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  10. Thanks Betsy, for your always entertaining posts! Wow...that's a lot of beautiful yarn....that should keep you busy for a while! Happy 1st Birthday to your pup. She sure is a cutie and always looks so happy. Enjoy the cooler weather....how is your garden growing? Take good care!

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  11. I enjoyed seeing all the yarn you bought recently. Enjoy knitting and crocheting your projects. Happy birthday to Zoey. Weather has warmed up this week. Low 70s today. Saturday is to be in the 80s. I need to go water potted plants this evening. I almost forgot about it yesterday. Tomatoes are starting to grow which is good. Stay cool in more ways than one my dear friend. God bless ..Becky

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  12. To most people I would think, that is just way too much yarn, but with you and the way your fingers fly. You'll probably have all that used up in 6 months :)

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  13. Wow! It's like you have your own yarn store! How fun. You go through more yarn than I do so you need it. What a great sale! The rectangular granny looks interesting. That would have been better for my bed but too late now. I'm working on the border of mine.
    Happy Birthday to Zoey...so precious.
    It's still hot here...we probably won't cool off now until November! LOL!

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  14. Happy Birthday to the one year old!! WoW, love your wall of yarn, that should keep you busy for a long time. Isn't Hobby Lobby just the best? :) Hope you have a very happy and blessed day.

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  15. Empty cubbies in the yarn room??? What are those??? Mine are always overflowing (I obviously need more cubbies! Lol. That is an excellent score though. Can't pass up deals like that

    The pups are so cute. I'm not normally a little dog person, but both of them seem so sweet.

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  16. Hi Betsy. On my mobile which let's me comment.
    IPad doesn't.
    Praising God in provision of yarn for your many gifted items, love that Dennis is such an enabler!
    Would love a Hobby Lobby here, went to one with my friend in Panhandle of Nth Florida, not sure which state it was as there were a number of different states nearby and towns, perhaps Dothan?
    .. I was in a foreign land but loved Hobby Lobby, and MondayTuesday think was another, as well as Michael's.

    Happy birthday to your babies too.. that went quickly.
    Its freezing for us here so sending you some of our chill!

    Thanks for sharing, and may God bless you and keep you and all whom you love safe and well.
    Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz. X

    {Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}
    {Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

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