Crochet Hook Case & Thank You

Hi There friends...
I have been so very busy haven't been here very often.

Work and the kids have taken all of the free time I have, but I cannot complain... I'm grateful I have a job and I love being a mom ... its one of the greatest blessings in my life ...

While I had a second here and there I finished this little crochet hook case for my crochet needles. I think my case was inspired by a pattern I found on Ravelry: Aluminum Crochet Hook Case by Priscilla Hewitt . But I honestly cannot remember. I made it a while ago and just now finished it.
I love it and I think it's perfect, but I'll probably have to make another one as this one is already completely full and does not fit all of my hooks... a girl can never have too many crochet hooks :)

I also want to tell you about something sooooo happy that happened to me this week...
I won a giveaway...yes, the very first time ever that i won something ... I have gotten some lovely gifts from my blogland friends ... but this is the first time I won a giveaway... Yeah!!! I'm so excited!!!
I got it from grl-dk.blogspot.com from Denmark. She made this absolutely gorgeous little angels. Look at the detail and the cutest little flag on the package... I couldn't even open it because I didn't want to break the package. I can't wait to move in to my house so I can put them on my craft room. She also sent the nicest card with all the details about the local wool she made them with. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Grl-dk !!!! I'm so very lucky and I'm grateful for your generosity.

As always thanks so much for stopping by to see me ... I hope you are having fun wherever you are today ... have a lovely rest of the week and a fabulous weekend.

Let it snow ...Let it snow... Let it snow...

Yes, my dear friends its been snowing here non-stop since yesterday and we are grounded in the house... This afternoon we walked to New Seasons to get lunch and get out of the house for a little while, itwas soooo cold but soooo prety outside.

I worked, cleaned, did laundry and of course crochet and knit ... what else is there to do when snow ...and snow some more ...and snow some more...

Everything is so pretty and white...

It's my birthday tomorrow and I think for sure it will be an inside kind of birthday...
Knitting, cooking, crocheting and spending time with my family... what else could I possibly want? I will be very happy with relaxing and enjoying my calm day at home.

I have been working on my SIL's blanket and have finished this cowl you will see here... a simple double crochet cowl in navy and winter white, made with Lion Brand bulky yarn with size 10mm hook. So quick and easy I cannot even begin to tell you...I started and finished last night.

Lots of plans to do a lot more of relaxing, knitting and crocheting...

Before I go just wanted to show you a little friend I had visiting me all day on my balcony today ...he/she was there all day ... I kept putting food and bread outside and he/she kept coming back to visit me ... such a gift... :)

Thanks for stoping by and I hope you are staying warm wherever you are ...we are freezing here and it looks like we are in for a really cold and snowy kind of weekend,

Have a wonderful weekend my dear friends :)

The Three Little Kittens...They Found their Mittens...

Hi there Friends ...

I did find this great pattern on Ravelry ...One Hour Mitts by Natalja. It is a very easy pattern and you really, honestly can make it in one hour each one. I made mine with a wool I bought last year on the Yarn Crawl here in Portland, OR. I didn't have the label anymore, so unfortunately I cannot tell you the brand, but I know it's 100% wool. The pattern called for a size bigger, but I used a size 6 or 7 double pointed needles because I wanted it to be tighter and more dense and I accomplished just that...

I have been using it so much that you will notice on the pictures that it is already very well warn out. I wanted to add one row of a different color to the edges, but it has been so cold in here this week I couldn't wait to do that...

I just love my little mittens and now I understand why the little kittens were so happy when they found their mittens (that book was one of my daughter's favorite children's book... I read it so much I think I still know it by heart :))

Hope you are staying warm wherever you are and if not maybe you can make a pair of these cute mittens and keep your hands toasty and happy :)

Before I go I just wanted to share a bit of our girls lunch today... I wish we had more time, but I'm grateful for the time we spent together. We shared birthday gifts for the February birthday girls: Betsy, Grace and I. But of course we also had a little something for Teresa, even though she didn't have a birthday this month she has a big part of our hearts. She brought us chocolate hearts and the beautiful card with a picture of the four of us. I love the card so much as Betsy mentioned, I think I will also frame mine. Grace gave us all some nice, beautiful yarn and a very special card that had a beautiful drawing she made. Betsy gave us "her heart" in the form of the cutest knitted heart pin. We had a wonderful time as we always do and I feel so fortunate to have them in my life ... I feel so very lucky.

Thank you so much to all my new and current followers for stopping by here today ...you all are the reason I am here ... :)

Have a wonderful week !!!