June Craft Thread

Very nice. I love the colors in the yarn.

This 'stress free stripes blanket' is the blanket I'm working on. I'm using Bernat Bundle Up yarn in blue dawn (lighter blue), beluga (darker blue) & marshmallow. I'm doing it in rows:
white
dark blue
white
dark blue
white
light blue
white
light blue
white
dark blue
white
dark blue
white
light blue
and so on...

I planned for it to have a grey stripe too, but I hate that one yarn I bought. It keeps coming apart, it's so hard to use. I have a section of it done already (I was too stubborn to pull it all out), so after each set of blues I'm adding one stripe of grey.

It's pretty easy to work on while I have something on tv as long as it's not something I have to pay close attention to. I usually have the Red Sox on, or some trashy reality tv.

I like how it's coming out. I got the yarn at Michael's, and see online that it's on clearance (of course it is, I like it). I hope I don't need more of it to finish this blanket.


The grey is a michael's brand I think.  I wish I'd stocked up on the marshmallow Bernat, it's not a super  bright white, and I really like it.

No crafting for me so far this month as I've been busy with doing some decluttering and organizing.  This weekend I tackled my craft armoire and ran across these old craft catalogs an old neighbor gave me about 10 years ago.  It was so much fun going through it today, so I thought I'd share a few pics.  One was a summer 1944 McCall Needlework Knitting Crocheting book, that cost a whole whopping 35¢!  Some of the crochet and knitting patterns had the instructions, while others just gave the pattern number.  

If anyone is interested, I can post pics from the 1948 catalog tomorrow.

An ad for Mountain Mist quilt batting, as well as a quilt pattern to honor the Army Air Corp and Navy Aviation.  

A Singer ad, touting the money that could be saved by remaking old clothes and making new one.  Money that could be used to buy war bonds.  To see all the services that  Singer Sewing Center offered was amazing!  I don't think any of them did much of that by the time I was learning to sew in the 70's.

Adorable children's clothing to knit/crochet.  

Fancy a new hat?  Just crochet one!  My personal favorite is the Matador - Styled with a Snood.  

I would actually wear that ladies cardigan today.  The men's cardigan has a Mr. Rogers feel to it.  

RedSquirrelUK fabulous and so cute

**GypsyGirl** - I’d love to see more please

Thanks all!

**GypsyGirl** I love those catalogues! I enjoy making small items for babies, and what's wrong with just whipping up a crocheted hat before bedtime?

jeremysgirl, I just want to play today. It may be just that for me; we will see. I usually take Monday's off because I work Sundays but I have so much work too, I am torn.

And **GypsyGirl**, I would love to see more. I LOVE things like that.

Oh gosh yes, I am SO not in the mood to do anything workwise. 


It's early afternoon here.  The DGDs will be here in about an hour from school, then, as I take over the working shift from their mum, we all swop over and she gets the kids and I get to work.  I should be doing paperwork before they arrive but I've been procrastinating.  Gah.

I work till 9.30 p.m.   It used to be 10.30 p.m. but I brought the hours down a little from the first lockdown so something good came from that!

I have a 2 page layout for my ds’s preschool book to do. Then order the last of the pictures for it so I can be done with it.

I really should start looking ahead at my math for next year since I’ll now be JUST math 6th-8th grades next school year. But… the books are sitting on the table staring at me. Lol

Thank you! I have never painted before - I like the tutorials from "Let's Make Art"

I first watched several "beginner" videos about how to use water colors, the different types of paints (solid, liquid, tubes) and color theory and the basics of using watercolors and such and then I found the Barnyard Landscape tutorial and followed that.

gramma those are adorable!