Crafty Carolinagirl

New Store Coming Along

I've been keeping myself very busy working on items for my new store. I am hoping that I will be able to open it up the weekend of Memorial Day!

Some of the new items I am working on are stitch markers. I have seen a lot of knitting stitch markers floating around Etsy, but very few for crochet. I guess this is just another example of knitting bias. In any case, I have been feverishly working on some very retro crochet stitch markers. I think I'll keep those under wraps for a little while longer, but to get a feel for my crochet markers here are some I whipped up last night:

They feature five crochet abbreviations: CH (chain), SC (single crochet), DC (double crochet), HDC (half double crochet, which for some reason always reminds me of double secret probation), and TR (treble).

Here is how one fits in a crochet stitch:

Nothing fancy, but they really do the trick!

Bessie (WIP)

I am taking a very quick break from studying to check on a few emails and my Etsy store orders, so I thought I would post a WIP that I have in the works.

This is Bessie. She is part of my new Bug Girls or BGs trio. She still is in need of a few things, like her antennae, but she is mostly done. Her friends Evie and Phoebe are in the works too, but are not as far along. I'll try to post pictures of them as they come together!

Thing A Day Project #20

Today I made. . .

Some felt eggs for a future Etsy store item.

Thing A Day Project #18

Today I made. . .

A few jam cookies. I still need to stuff and sew them before they are done. I might add a few beads to them as well.

Thing A Day Project #11

Today I made. . .

More stripes for my VVS Afghan.

I decided to scrap the other one, because the colors were atrocious. These are the colors on my duvet cover, so I will be using this afghan on my bed. Drusilla will love that!

Knitting Project, Still in the Works

Well, I thought I would be able to finish this dishcloth, but knitting is taking me longer to do than crochet.

In any case, here is what I have so far. . .

It looks a little ragged, but so did my crochet in the beginning (at least that is what I keep telling myself). Notice the big, gaping hole in the middle? That is where I missed a stitch and didn't realize it until two rows later. At least I am learning :)

How do you like the neon yellow color? I am in the process of changing my kitchen to spring, which includes pink, green, and yellow. My goal is to do a dishcloth in each of those colors. We'll have to see how that goes.

Don't forget to check in tomorrow for the Bloggy Giveaway contest!