Two birthdays (actually three . . .continue reading for more details :))
One wedding (provided the singing)
Numerous basketball games
4H meetings
One crochet blanket completed (details a bit further down)
Rotary meetings
One holy day of obligation
Ran only 15 miles. WILL do better in February!
School activities...
and there were the usual family, work, and church obligations: household chores, grading papers, helping hubby build fence, playing HORSE with the kids--just the normal grind. One very exciting happening this month was the birth of our TWINS! Meet Amy and Marley.
My husband decided a few months back to invest in a goat operation. He is a cattleman, not a goat man. I was very leery in the beginning, but slowly grew to accept the idea, especially when coming home one August day--there they were! Meg, the mama, delivered triplets one early January afternoon. One of the kids did not make it :( These two, however, have brought us all much joy and laughter. This is also why we were building fence this weekend. Parceling out various areas for these guys, or gals, and the others!
One other January accomplishment was the completion of my first JAYGO blanket. I am a self-taught crocheter and this is the first time I pieced a blanket together. I was so excited to get it back from the cleaners. I let the local dry cleaner block it for me as I don't have the materials nor the space to do it myself. Here's the finished product. Ta dah!!
Not the best picture and the entire blanket isn't shown, but you get the idea. I tore the wrapping off and wrapped myself in its warmth, basking in my joy, and I heard from my daughter, "What's that?" My stomach sank! As I looked at the blanket, one of the centers was gone! Shredded looking. I nearly died! All of my hard work . . . for nothing I thought. Well, I calmed down and thought of a way to fix the problem. Check it out for yourself. How do you think I did?
All I could think to do was crochet the center piece and sew it in place. Once this one was fixed, I noticed a second!!! I must have, when clipping my ends, accidentally snipped something I shouldn't have. This time, I used the same colored yarn to avoid the more noticeable fix in the above picture.
Honestly, when using the blanket, I have a hard time finding these two squares. This was quite a labor of love! 100 circles using scraps of purple, blue and green. I added some cream for contrast. I started making my circles in November and began squaring them up and joining them mid-December. It is a lap sized blanket. This project has been a learning experience. I've learned to; wear my bifocals, work in bright light, use a smaller hook, and be very careful with what I cut! This project has also made me a little hesitant in giving my crochet pieces away. Hats, scarves, baby booties are one thing, but a blanket! The idea of giving someone a defective blanket is causing a panic!! So . . . I'm playing it safe with my current WIP. A granny scrap baby blanket.
It is a baby gift for a former student, actually the mom and dad are both former students! Baby shower is next Friday. Single color, four round squares. Joining as I go. I REALLY prefer this method. Will share the finished product and details in my next post.
Right now I am off to youngest's last basketball game of the season. What a fun time it has been, and what a great month January was. Here's hoping February is chock full of wonderful things as well! Enjoy this first week of February!
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