280

I'm so busy with biochemistry lab, so I'm going to make this brief. Total items donated is now at 280 with this latest shipment to ARC.

Items:
-11 hats
-1 pair of mittens
-1 scarf

-4 10" x 10" squares for an ARC project

Basketweave Scarf

It's a simple design that requires front post double crochet (fpdc) and back post double crochet (dpdc).


Pattern:


Materials:
Worsted weight yarn
I Hook


Ch 17. 
Row 1. Dc in third ch from hook, dc in each ch across. Ch 2. Turn. (15 dc sts)
Row 2. Dc in first st, * fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st. Repeat from * to the last two sts in the row. Fpdc in second to last st, dc in last st. Ch 2. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until the scarf is the desired length.


You can change the width of the scarf by changing the number of initial chain stitches. However, make sure the number of initial chains is odd, or else the pattern will no longer work.

263

So I've been home for fair stuff for about 2 weeks. In that time, I crocheted a lot, as usual. Here are the items that will be sent to ARC this week, bringing my total to 263.


Items:
8 Pairs of mittens
5 Scarves (two are scrap yarn)
2 Ear warmers
2 Hats
1 Cowl
1 Child's poncho
1 Baby blanket (only the blue one in the picture; the white one is at the MD State Fair, but it will be donated at a future date)

Every Other Row Hat

Pattern available at the new website here.

Some of my entries for the fairs this year...

The Howard County Fair and Maryland State Fair are very big in my life. I've always entered them in Home Arts and I usually volunteer at both. I just wanted to share a few of my entries before I enter them later this week. Here are the two I'm most proud of:


Kangaroo and her Joey

It turned out great, but it was a bit of a pain to attach everything.










Black-eyed Susan Man

The building theme for the Home Arts Dept at the HoCo Fair this year is our state flower. I usually don't enter the building theme, but this year I had a good idea so I went for it. This is my design, but I took some of the pieces from other patterns as follows:
Legs - Squiggy, specifically
Head
Petals (this pattern has moved or has been completely removed as of 1/5/13)




The kangaroo got first and the black-eyed susan man got third at the Howard County Fair.
At the Maryland State Fair, the kangaroo got Honorable Mention and the black-eyed susan man got third. I never do as well in crochet as I do at the HoCo Fair.

243

In between studying for the GRE and working at the Smithsonian, I was able to make these five items which have been donated to ARC. And now I'm up to 243 items donated since 2009.

Items:
3 scarves (I actually knitted one for a change)
1 small hat
1 earwarmer

The result of a 2 week break between school and my internship...

I crochet prolifically, especially when chem labs have kept me from the art. Durning my break between the end of finals and the start of my internship, I crocheted almost everything in these pictures (all except 11 hats, 1 scarf, and 1 pair of gloves). All of these items will be donated at some point during the summer, bringing my total to 238. 

Items:
21 hats
6 ear warmers
4 pair of mittens

4 scarves
2 cowls

2 skeins of yarn I can't crochet with

Total Fpdc Hat

Pattern available at the new website here.

One away from 200....

More donations, yet again. This time, 22 of them. This brings the total to 199 items donated since 2009.


All items were donated to ARC.

Items:
1 Scarf
1 Hat, adult
8 Hats, child/enfant
5 Earwarmers
1 Baby rattle
1 Pair of mittens, adult (good size for a female)
1 Pair of mittens, child
1 Cat mat
1 Cat bed
2 Beards (not pictured)


Craft on!

More Donations!

I've been crocheting a lot as a coping mechanism to get through some of the worst classes I've ever taken.  *cough*biochem 2*cough* The result will soon be sent to Awareness, Respect, and Compassion...I just have to find a big enough box. This will bring the total number of items donated to 177.


Items Donated:
Crochet Hats
    -6 baby/child
    -11 adult
Fleece Hats
    -1 baby
    -2 child
    -1 adult
2 Adult Scarves
1 Small Drawstring Bag


Cheers