Etsy!

Okay, then.  So it's been about THREE FREAKIN' YEARS since I posted on here.  I'm going to try to post a bit more regularly.  "Try" being the operative word.

I do have some things finished, mostly from my own patterns (how cool is that?!).  Just about everything I've made lately has gone to my Etsy shop, which can be found here: The Crafty Dragon's Lair.  I also have a Facebook page for it ('cause, y'know, the idea is to get my stuff seen by as many people as possible, right?), which is here: Same name as the shop (didn't want to type it again, lol).  Meanwhile, to (hopefully) whet your appetite, I'll post some pictures below:

FOs!

These are some of the things I've been making lately. At the time their mug shots were taken, most of them were still eyeless. That is no longer the case, although I have no evidence at this time to prove otherwise. That will be remedied in my next post, since I'll take new pics before they get mailed off. Oh, I should mention that they are (now very late) Christmas presents!


The whole gang:


The happy couple (aren't they sweet?)


The start of my tiny army (also known as the brothers Grim):


Last, but not least, one tough chick:


Anyhow, there they are. I need to get some other pics of the other things I made, but I'm currently in the middle of a move, so there just isn't a lot of time for anything else. Keep checking back--I promise there will be more here soon!

*Dragony hugs*

New Feature...

Okay, apparently I'm a glutton for punishment, as I have added a new feature to this blog. If you look to the right, under the blog list, you will see a Christmas Countdown calendar. Just in case you need reminding of just how soon the season will be upon us! : ) I'm not sure that I need the reminding...then again, with my track record so far...maybe I do! lol I was going to put this on my regular blog, but it would be so far down the page, no one would ever see it. Meh, don't know how many folks will see it on here, but it's fun to have anyhow.

On a crochet note, I currently have on my hooks: the first sock of my first pair of socks ever, a thread stole that was supposed to be done last June, and several pairs of fingerless gloves. Those last are actually a combination of WIP, WIM, and FO, since I have a pair I need to put the edging on, several pairs I want to give as gifts, and one pair actually finished. Also, as WIMs I want to make some critters from the book Creepy Cute Crochet...I'll find the link later and edit this post to add it.

Currently I cannot take pictures of my projects, as my awesome camera got sat on, or something, and the LCD screen got broken. Fortunately, we had a one-year, no-fault warranty, so we were able to get our money back (couldn't replace, as the camera was a discontinued model), and now we just have to save our money to get the upgrade. *sigh*

All right, I'm off for the night. Hope y'all have a good one! :)

FOs! Hooray!

Okay, I know it's been a while, but I do have two FOs!

The present I was making for my friend Neo is done! And in case he reads this before I send it to him, I can't say what it is yet or post a pic. But I can say that it is blue and green and very soft! : )

Also, the blanket I made for my sis-in-law got finished in time for the baby's baptism reception thingy. SIL loved it! It's white, pink, and purple, and done in a ripple pattern. Sadly, no pics of that one either. I'll have to fix that.

Now I've just got to get going on the other ones! Later folks!

Crochet WIPs...and WIMs, too...

That's Works In Progress, folks! : )
Okay, so far I have a baby blanket almost done for my sister-in-law's new baby (who was born on 4/25, so I'm a bit late, but to be fair she wasn't due until 5/4--crap, that means I'm still late getting it done...sigh), a project for another friend (hi Neo!) whose wife is due to have a baby soon (better get in gear on that one!), a stole for my daughter's high school graduation (only almost a year late...bigger sigh), and a couple of afghans for me. Those last two are my projects for when I'm not trying to make gifts, so there's no deadlines on those.

WIMs (Works In Mind) include some mesh shopping bags (or string bags, I guess they're called), fingerless gloves, kerchiefs for my oldest daughter Rachele, a blanket for her baby, and maybe some socks if I can find a pattern I like. Also some facecloths for my upstairs bathroom.

And I have some UFOs (UnFinished Objects) as well, but there are too many for me to list right now.

My most recent FO (opposite of a UFO) is a dress that I made for my granddaughter Iris (Rachele's daughter). Hopefully there will be more soon! : )

Okay, that's it for now. Just thought I'd check in and add to this a bit. Have a good one!