2015 T3 Shawls for Hospice

2 shawls were donate today to Hospice..:O)

3T Shawls

Just finished up these shawls to donate love the quickness of the pattern and they use less then 3 skeins...

My Slipper Project

I came across a pattern from The Pink Slipper Project website that I will be using to crochet slippers for Hospice patients who could really use some new style slippers that will stretch to accommodate various sizes.. Thank you for sharing your pattern Judy Warehime for sharing your crochet pattern...:O)
I took the option to use single crochet for a tighter stitch to keep feet extra warm...

PATTERN STARTS A THE HEEL & WORKS TOWARD THE TOES

SIZE SMALL FOR CHILDREN ENDED UP MEASURING 9 INCHES

Slipper Time Part 2

I found the pattern I like (easy for me) and was able to create a few pairs of slippers that  will get donated to Hospice..
Right now I was testing it out since I made a few changes. I did a single stranded yarn vs 2 stranded & I changed the hook sizes....
I use 3 hooks sizes to create these slippers G-H-J
Kids Size 5-6 with J hook chain 50
Women Size 8-11 with J hook chain 60
Men Size 11-13 with J hook chain 70

Slipper Base: Create your chain then using an H- Hook single crochet in the second chain from the hook into chain and repeat to the across.. Chain 1 turn and repeat for 15 rows then ..End weave in all ends.

Then fold your piece length wise in half the stitch across the bottom, up the toe, then across the top stopping at these following numbers from the tip of the toe (you will stitch it up until this point go around this stitch a few times then weave in the ends then start the cuff.)
Instead of slip stitching as called for the in pattern I changed it to just sewing it up until that point stopping...

****Weaving close the top of the slipper up these many stitches
Kids-13 stitches
Womens-17 stitches
Men's- 20 stitches

For the Cuff:  Use the G- hook Do a single crochet in each stitch  around then keep single crochet in the round vs rows (w/ a join) to create a cuff .. I did 7 rows slip stitch close & weave ends in...

I will try to take some pictures soon to show the steps... My first pair is for a guy which I had to figure out the chain due to the changes I made...I think if your guy has a bigger foot  length increase the chain a few more stitches..& if the person's foot is thicker increase the number of rows up...

These blue slippers fit a man's who wears a size 12 shoe..as you can see it stretches nicely to fit....

 




 
   

Morning in the Meadow 3

Just another shawl for the summer light and airy for the hot summers in Phoenix....Went up a hook size and really like the feel-openness of the mesh...

 

Rectangle crochet granny square lapghan

Just finished this last night it doesn't look to rectangle to me? What about you?? It worked up slow but it was slow due to the hook size I used which was a G and the size of the project as I have been doing small cell phone in less then one hour this took over a week to complete...this measured 36 X 32

Hospice Donation Tracking

Cell Phone Holders 2014 YTD 18
Lapaghan 2014 YTD
Shawls 2014 YTD 17

Shawls 2013 YTD 36
Shawls 2012 YTD 21

DD sewing projects

My daughter is also a crochet volunteer as well as an office volunteer. 
Here are a few sewing projects she is testing from written patterns give to the Hospice office to see how well they turned out and make sure they are correct in size/length/shape as well as getting ready to start making more to donate..

Foley Bag Cover- For patients who have urine drainage bag and want to have privacy of the contents.

Hand Clutches for patients who need to be able to relax their tight hands a well as to prevent them from having their nails cut into their palms of their own hands..