Well, I did it again! Instead of working on what I should have been working on, which is getting Christmas gifts done, I settled in with the crochet project that I had told myself that I would just work on periodically. And now it is almost done. Almost because I need to go back and buy another skein of yarn to finish it. It's either that or tear it back a few rounds to get enough yarn to finish it. And I might make a smaller one later, but for now, I don't want to do that. I got into the 3rd round of the pocket that creates the tuck away spot for the tote. And I ran out of yarn! Only need to do 7 rounds, so it really is a shame to need to buy more! But I will. In fact, I probably will go buy it later today. And will probably finish it later today as well.
And I have a skein of black in this yarn also. The idea was to make 2 of these totes to have with me for small purchases instead of bringing home more plastic bags that I end up tossing more than I reuse. I even stop them from putting pop or milk, laundry detergent & such that have handles into the bags, but I still end up with a ton of them. I know my dh does not do all that since I will be the one taking a half gallon of milk out of a bag when he brings it home. Don't know why he doesn't see how ridiculous it is to put things like that into a bag when it has it's own handle to carry it by, but he doesn't. Anyway, I think when I make the black bag I will make a change or 2. I think I will make both pieces of the pocket before I start the actual bag for instance & then connect them together as I start crocheting the mesh of the bag. That should save sewing it together later. On the blue one I did make a change for the handles. The instructions said to start the handle by sc in the next 2 stitches, but then you were to ch 1, sc 1 for the next row & repeat that for 10". So instead, I sc the next 2 stitches together, which reduced it down to just 1 stitch, then did the ch 1, sc 1 for 50 rows before attaching it by doing a sc next 2 stitches together at the correct place (there are 160 stitches around, so when you take out 8 stitches for the 4 ends of the handles, that leaves 38 stitches evenly spaced between each spot) and then did a sl st to join it without there being an odd point left on the handle.
Yesterday was Labor Day here in the US. It is a holiday celebrating the working man/person. Most holidays we try to get together with the family, but this weekend we didn't. I decided to just relax a bit. My dh decided it was the perfect time to tear down his van and see if he could get the water pump replaced - again! He thinks that since his previous water pump, the bearing had gone out in it, that it created junk in there that messed up the newer water pump. So he was replacing it again and trying to clean out the junk to try to make sure it doesn't go again. In years past, I have been the one to help him, but about 13 months ago, I developed an issue with my right hand that causes it to hurt terribly if I put much of a strain on it, I have trouble picking up ink pens, etc. I even have trouble writing now. Most others say they don't see a difference, but I can see & feel it. And because of this, I couldn't get a good hold on a bar that he wanted me to use to help move the motor, so that he could get all this work done. So we had to ask our son to come help him & my dh isn't known for having patience with others schedules or plans. So it created a few tense moments, but gone done in the end.
Saturday night, September 1 was the 10th anniversary Sherman Junior High School reunion. They had the 1st in 2002, but I didn't become aware of them until about 5 years ago and since I had always sworn I would never attend a reunion, since I didn't have happy memories of school, was never allowed to participate in extra-curricular activities, etc. I didn't think I had a reason to. But 4 years ago some Facebook friends convinced me to try it and my son agreed to go with me, if I wanted. So I did & to my surprise, I did enjoy it. I went again the next year. Then last year I woke up with a bad headache, so didn't go. This year I went again and not only did my son go with me, but my dh joined us also and I think we all had fun. Although my son & his gf were having some issues, so he was involved with that a lot of the night. This year I even felt comfortable enough to go up to several people that I hadn't seen in years & introduce myself to them first! It seems like nothing ever runs totally smoothly, but we keep trying! I know my dh was enjoying himself because every time I asked if he wanted to leave, he told me no, that he was enjoying the music! So hopefully he will go with me again next year, as long as his work schedule allows it.
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
And I have a skein of black in this yarn also. The idea was to make 2 of these totes to have with me for small purchases instead of bringing home more plastic bags that I end up tossing more than I reuse. I even stop them from putting pop or milk, laundry detergent & such that have handles into the bags, but I still end up with a ton of them. I know my dh does not do all that since I will be the one taking a half gallon of milk out of a bag when he brings it home. Don't know why he doesn't see how ridiculous it is to put things like that into a bag when it has it's own handle to carry it by, but he doesn't. Anyway, I think when I make the black bag I will make a change or 2. I think I will make both pieces of the pocket before I start the actual bag for instance & then connect them together as I start crocheting the mesh of the bag. That should save sewing it together later. On the blue one I did make a change for the handles. The instructions said to start the handle by sc in the next 2 stitches, but then you were to ch 1, sc 1 for the next row & repeat that for 10". So instead, I sc the next 2 stitches together, which reduced it down to just 1 stitch, then did the ch 1, sc 1 for 50 rows before attaching it by doing a sc next 2 stitches together at the correct place (there are 160 stitches around, so when you take out 8 stitches for the 4 ends of the handles, that leaves 38 stitches evenly spaced between each spot) and then did a sl st to join it without there being an odd point left on the handle.
Yesterday was Labor Day here in the US. It is a holiday celebrating the working man/person. Most holidays we try to get together with the family, but this weekend we didn't. I decided to just relax a bit. My dh decided it was the perfect time to tear down his van and see if he could get the water pump replaced - again! He thinks that since his previous water pump, the bearing had gone out in it, that it created junk in there that messed up the newer water pump. So he was replacing it again and trying to clean out the junk to try to make sure it doesn't go again. In years past, I have been the one to help him, but about 13 months ago, I developed an issue with my right hand that causes it to hurt terribly if I put much of a strain on it, I have trouble picking up ink pens, etc. I even have trouble writing now. Most others say they don't see a difference, but I can see & feel it. And because of this, I couldn't get a good hold on a bar that he wanted me to use to help move the motor, so that he could get all this work done. So we had to ask our son to come help him & my dh isn't known for having patience with others schedules or plans. So it created a few tense moments, but gone done in the end.
Saturday night, September 1 was the 10th anniversary Sherman Junior High School reunion. They had the 1st in 2002, but I didn't become aware of them until about 5 years ago and since I had always sworn I would never attend a reunion, since I didn't have happy memories of school, was never allowed to participate in extra-curricular activities, etc. I didn't think I had a reason to. But 4 years ago some Facebook friends convinced me to try it and my son agreed to go with me, if I wanted. So I did & to my surprise, I did enjoy it. I went again the next year. Then last year I woke up with a bad headache, so didn't go. This year I went again and not only did my son go with me, but my dh joined us also and I think we all had fun. Although my son & his gf were having some issues, so he was involved with that a lot of the night. This year I even felt comfortable enough to go up to several people that I hadn't seen in years & introduce myself to them first! It seems like nothing ever runs totally smoothly, but we keep trying! I know my dh was enjoying himself because every time I asked if he wanted to leave, he told me no, that he was enjoying the music! So hopefully he will go with me again next year, as long as his work schedule allows it.
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
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