If The First Doesn't Get You, The Second One Will

The first "big storm" kinda busted here in ABQ while dumping pretty hard in the Eastern part of the state. But - fear not! Another storm is coming down from the north today & tomorrow which just might bring us the snow we were bracing for. (Ahem..."for which we were bracing.")

Just as well - Dylan was able to go to his friend's yesterday for 6 hours to film a cartoon/movie/"thing" they're doing. (With 9 fourteen-yr-olds involved, I'm SO glad it was at someone else's house! LOL) And Colin was able to go to his friend's B-day sleepover too. :)

I was able to get out & about and buy this:

If you crochet - go buy it. You won't be sorry. I haven't been this excited about a crochet magazine in a loooooong time. Years ago when I'd buy a crochet magazine I would make at least half a dozen projects from it - the patterns were that good. Now I seldom make anything from them (most of my projects come from books) but I buy them anyway to support the cause. That's why I'm so very, very pleased with this issue. Of course, now that I absolutely love a magazine they are discontinuing it, but I suppose that makes these patterns all the sweeter, right?

I'm so enamored of this purse I'm going out to buy the 4 skeins of Soy Wool Stripes I need to make it today:

This is just plain cute. Whether I'll wear it myself or make it to give away, I gotta make it:

I'm buying the yarn I need to make this today too:

Don't ask me why - I just love that bathmat. ::Grin::: I like this kitchen set too - I've always liked yellow & deep blue as a kitchen combo:

I may make that table runner, actually, in the leftover Almond Cotton Ease I have from Fountain Lace. The neutral color will coordinate year 'round and it looks fun & quick to crochet.

I really liked the color combo on this sweater too:

That's definitely something I would wear. Here's a two-for-one pic:

That purse is TOO cute! Like Vera, I'm thinking I probably wouldn't have the patience to crochet all those little flowers, but the jacket without them might be pretty cute too!

Last, but not least, I liked this jacket enough to start it last night:

I'm just not longer feelin' the love with Haight Ashbury so it's out with the old & in with the new:

I really like this pattern stitch and it goes very quickly too. :) This just might be that basic black cardi I've been wanting. Yay!

Bernat has a big advertising section in the middle of the magazine showcasing all their yarns with free patterns for every room of your house and three wearables. You can browse through the pics in the magazine, then go to their website to click on a room and download the patterns. I thought it was a cute idea - something a little different at least!

So, anyway. Seriously. All you crocheters out there. Buy the mag. 'Nuff said.

I also had time to start winding my yarn for Cabled Tree Skirt:

Doug thinks it's an incredibly odd choice for a project. Here I am, trying to branch out & get away from sweaters a bit and he says, "Why use all that wool for a tree skirt? Knit me a sweater!" ha! Yeah, right, honey!

I also knit awhile on Holey Cables, but it's going to be days before I have any real progress to show you. Here's a current pic with Arnold's head for scale:

Sheesh - silly cat.

OK - I think that's MORE than enough pictures for one post - I'm outa here!

Comments

[Deneen]

I have to find this magazine-I just was emailing Vera telling her it was no where to be found around here-it'll turn up, eventually.

[Paula]

They're discontinuing this title? Why would they do that with crochet increasing in popularity? I liked the last issue of this as well. And I was very impressed with the note "All patterns triple checked." Crap. They get it just right and then they leave us. Simply Creative Crochet is put out by the same publisher - hopefully they'll keep up the good work in their next issue.

Sorry about the Haight-Ashbury. Too much messing around with the pattern? You've saved me searching for that Sandra magazine - if it doesn't have the Bron seal of approval, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to attempt it. :-) I like the replacement sweater - classy!

And as for the cabled hoodie - are you going to go for the one in Knitting Nature? It's a beauty!

[Linda]

Oh! Thanks for all the pictures. I was going to buy it for the purse alone, but now that I've seen your blog I'd go to Altus now to get one if it wasn't so cold. LOL

[Vera]

Is the magazine being discontinued?

[jillian]

Wow - you added alot to the to-do list! Knowing you, it'll all be whipped up and beautiful in no time. Especially if you get snowed in again :) Strange, strange weather.

[Kel]

I also picked the magazine up a couple days fo ago and I am very impressed. I haven't decided on the first project from it yet!
I haven't heard that about it being cancel, what a shame!

[Leisel]

Oh, that jacket is beautiful. I might have to add that one to my to do list.

[Terri]

I never progressed beyond doileys when it came to crochet, but I do like that bag and the bathmat. But, probably not enough to try to make them. I tried a simple pair of baby crochet sandals some months back and completely stuffed them up. I think I'll stick to knitting. :o)

[nat]

I love yellow and blue for kitchens -tablecloths, that sort of thing! I think the new black cardi/ jacket will be far mor euseful and wearable than the frogged H-A!

[Willa Jean]

You keep this up, Bron, I just might have to teach myself to crochet. Seriously. I made an afghan years ago, but nothing from a chart. I LOVE that jacket, though.
Speaking of hoodies, I'm working on the Central Park Hoodie from KnitScene Fall '06, and as with your Haight Ashbury (btw, I was IN the Haight, and nobody looked like that lemme tell ya) to get the loose fit I want in the body, I have to go in some on the shoulders. I decreased an extra few stitches on the armscye, now what do I have to do to compensate in the sleeve caps? Anything?
Is armscye pronounced ARM-ski? As in, "Madam Karinina, I'd like you to meet Count Vronsky, and of course you know General Armskye?"

[Bron]

Paula & Vera & Kel - Yes, both this and "Simply Creative Crochet" are being discontinued. Which really ticks me off since both are getting better each time!

Regarding Haight Ashbury - Yes, too much futzing and if I changed the shoulders to be narrower, I don't think the hip line would've looked good at all. I think that pattern would look best on very thin, pretty much straight up & down girls!

As for the hoodie...I have a couple in mind so I'll list my choices in another entry. :)

Linda - It's a great buy!

Jillian - the weather is too strange for words. Now I wish the weather guys could get the forecast right! Sheesh.

Aw, Terri - surely you'd like to take another walk on the darkside??? Mwahahahaha!

Nat - Exactly - I'll be getting a lot more use out of this than the longer one. :)

Willa Jean - It's arm-SKYE I believe. As in, "Hello, Captain Bly, may I introduce Lieutenant Armskye?"

If you've made the armhole opening smaller, you'll have to knit a few less rows on the sleeve cap to compensate - or, if it was at the initial bind-off for the armhole, just decrease fewer stitches to match what you did on the armhole. :) It shouldn't be any big deal - just hold up the sleeve cap to the armscye as you go and eyeball it for fit.

How cool you were in the Haight! Come on - surely that coat would've fit right in with some love beads & flowers in her hair? hehe

[Carolina Lange]

Thanks for the pictures! Now I must have that magazine!

[Phyllis]

I found this blog by accident and I am glad I did. You have some great stuff here. I saw a blog that had been posted on Jan. 17, 2007. It had a picture of "Easy Crochet" in it. I saw the pictures of yellow and blue kitchen items and was wondering if you knew where I kind find the patterns for them.

Please email me back if you can. By the way, I am going to make the Victorian Mitts. I love the pattern.