Ravelry Group - Compassionate Yarn Artists

Are you suffering from constant pain, illness or other life conditions and need a little compassion or are you just passionate about yarns, fibres and fabrics? We are a group that offers both passion and compassion…. Whatever your life is like you are welcome here.

We are an all accepting group who just want to have fun and feed our yarn addictions with love, life, and laughter.

Photos of your WIP and/or FO’s may be placed in the appropriate thread. Please do it this way so that others can easily find and see the arts they wish to see.

We will chat about our various yarn arts and stashes, our other hobbies and crafts, our chronic ailments, our favorite recipes, and whatever comes to mind. We might have a swap or two for those who enjoy swaps, and will help one another with artsy problems and ideas.

The Phoenix in our Icon, is representable of each of us arising from the troubles in our lives, to live our Life to the fullest and to the best of our abilities~
 
http://www.ravelry.com/groups/compassionate-yarn-artists
 
~All Yarnies Welcome~

Pot and Plate Pincher Variation

Pot and Plate Pincher Variation : Original pattern -   http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=108845

This variaton differs from the original in that it is crocheted in one two piece, and instead of both ends matching in size, one end is for your thumb.
    I fell in love with them, for removing plates & other items from the microwave.  Cudos to carovan for this terrific little item.  And if you happen to know her, or how to reach her, please let her know that I have listed this variation and would love to hear from her so that I may ask for her permission to leave it listed.

Cotton worsted weight yarn
H hook

Row 1: ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to end. Ch 1, turn. (9sc)

Row 2 – 10: sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Row 11 - sc dec, sc in next 5st, sc dec. Ch 1, turn. (7sc)

Row 12 - 23 - sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Row 24: 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to end, 2 sc in last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (9sc)

Row 25: 2 sc in 1st st, sc across, ending with 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn. (11sc)

Row 26 - 36: sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (11sc)

Row 37: sc dec, sc in next 7sc, sc dec. Ch 1, turn. (9sc)

Row 38: sc dec, sc in next 5sc, sc dec. Ch 1, turn. (7sc)

Row 39 - 40: sc across. Ch 1, turn.

Row 41: 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to end, 2 sc in last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (9sc)

Row 42: 2 sc in 1st st, sc across, ending with 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn. (11sc)

Rows 43 - 53: sc across. Ch 1, turn.

sl st acoss to end.

Fold large half together to form finger pocket, sc in each st around the edge, stitching through both thicknesses. end off.

Attach yarn at first st in beginning ch, sl st across.

Fold small half together to form thumb pocket, sc in each st around the edge, stitching through both thicknesses. end off.

Weave ends in.

Hey, Lookie what I just bought!

I just got this pattern from Crafty Deb and HAVE to show you!   I love it and will be making two of them between now and Halloween.  I want to take them to Starbucks so they can sit on the table with us and have a cuppa with Wendy and I~    I think they will give us two of the sample cups so our new friends can share a cuppa with us~  He has a lovely smile, don't you think?

I think they will be the hit of the day, don't you?

You can get the pattern, and it's well worth the cost, at http://www.craftydeb.com/index along with many, many more patterns.  I also got this one today, and want to make these to give to kids.  Aren't they Adorable?

Gotta love her eyes!!!

PS:  I buy my patterns from her just as anyone else will.  I am posting this only because I love her patterns so much, not for any form of gain!

A New Etsy Store

A friend has opened an Etsy store and has some lovely things, with excellent pricing.
This is the web address for it - - -
   http://www.etsy.com/shop/knottiegirldesigns?page=1

And this is just one of her many hand made soaps for sale there;

It is a Green Apple Glycerin Soap.  Did you know that the scent of green apple helps reduce headache and suppress hunger? Yes, indeed it does. Just a small fact for you.

She also does beautiful knit and crochet items such as this crochet purse;

It is beautifully lined with green ivy cotton fabric.

There are also afghans, including this baby afghan;

And many more items.  I hope you will go take a look.  Christmas is only five months away~

A RAK and a Hogtopus!

Yesterday I received a package from Britian!  It was a RAK from a dear e-friend there.  She sent some marvelously wonderful things for me to use!

Delicious yarn in TWO flavors! Beads and Sequins in three color ranges, and Safety Eyes for my Amigurumis!  What an absolutely wonderful friend!  And I know just what I'm going to use each of the yarns and eyes for already!  The beads and sequins will go on a LOT of future projects.  A terrific haul!

And my Hogtopus Amigurumi is finally looking the way I wanted it to look.

Now all I have to do is figure out what I did to get the Hogtopus this way~    Oh, the two little creatures with the Hogtopus, are Yarn Clipping Peeps~

PJ Damnit Day

Preface: Our daughter has had since birth, multiple medical conditions that cause constant and unrelenting pain.  Along with those, she has other medical conditions that cause her to be tired all of the time, sometimes so tired that it is an effort to simply keep breathing in and out.

Several years ago, our daughter woke up one morning hurting so badly and so exhausted, that she said, "F--k It!  I'm staying in my pajamas all day and not doing a single thing except rest!"

Thus was born PJ F-It Day, which I cleaned up to become PJ Damnit Day~

I now have them also, due to the medical conditions that caused me to retire early on disability.  Sometimes she and I have them on the same day.  Sometimes on different days.  Now and then, when she drives the hour-plus, to visit and stays overnight, we have a PJ Damnit Day together.

Those are fun days, sort of.  We sit in our PJ's, watching goofy movies on the TV, watch the four cats play, crochet, read, compute, and chat, for the entire day.  We have a very easy, simple lunch and supper, unless my DH brings take-out home for the three of us.  If we could get rid of the pain and exhaustion, those would be totally wonderful days!

What do you do on your PJ Damnit Days?

                Stitch 'n Frog                             and                  Ladybug

My Favorite GoBag and Two New Alien Amigurumis

This is my favorite GoBag that I have a smallish project and some Amigurumi to give away.  It was designed and hand painted by a dear friend in Texas, Gina.

 Thank you soooooooo much Gina!  I love it!

And these two little guys are my newest Alien Amigurumis~  They are soooo much fun to make.