Ombre Rainbow Border

Done

 and ready for delivery:

Vintage Ripple pattern from Churchmouse found here.

Border is 1 ch, 1 sc in white all the way around,  

then several rows of V-stitches with alternating colors 

(V-stitch =1 dc,1 ch, 1 dc in same st, sk st and repeat.)

Finished off with a picot trim, in white.

  Yarn is Stylecraft Special DK

purchased from Wool Warehouse.

So soft and washed up so beautifully!

Aw, that feels good!

Towel Topper V

 Wouldn't this make a great gift with a matching dishcloth?

Love the fabric in this towel.

Towel topper pattern found here.

I hope all is well with all of you this season!

Towel Toppers IV

The other half from yesterday's post:

Just a simple light-blue gingham one.

Click here for pattern.

With a red rose!

Towel Toppers III

It's impossible to make only one of something.
(Sort of like potato chips, but eating vs. making.)

Here is another towel topper:

This time I used an old dish towel.

See here's the other side:

(Waste not, want not, right?) 

Click here for pattern.

Using a rose instead of a button.

When I get on a kick, I get on a kick!

Tomorrow I will show you what I did with the other half of this dish towel.

(The side sans cute embroidery.)

Towel Toppers II

More Towel Toppers!

Another "Dollar Tree" micro-fiber towel cut in two,

Click here for pattern.

Using a rose instead of a button.

Happy colors on our first day of snow!

Towel Toppers I

My latest obsession:

TOWEL TOPPERS!!!

Click here for pattern.

Using a rose instead of a button.

 Made from a microfiber towel purchased at the Dollar Store, cut in half.

Two dish towels = $1 USD!

Medium blue and light blue, both with red roses!

Made easy with the "Sharp Crochet Hook",

a favorite crochet tool!

I love working with gingham; 

the squares make it so easy to make straight cuts and line stitches up evenly.

One is here:

 and one here:

Don't for a second think this is the end of these....

It's just the beginning!

(But you knew that, didn't you?)

Granny Rose Bag

 A granny rose bag!

This bag was based on the Granny Rose pattern found here.

It has a square bottom:

 It's lined inside:

With a handy dandy sturdy reinforced strap: 

And a decorative and functional pull-cord:

 (in case of an emergency ;-) )

and it all started with this:

Oh happy day when a project is done!