Broomstick Lace crochet scarf & Yarn Haul plus Yarn display

 Hello All,

I hope this finds ya'll doing well and staying cool, it's a humid 85 degrees here in NC, had a little bit of rain but it didn't knock the humidity down at all. Tried to "unplugged" most of the day and do some crocheting and have been working on a new broomstick lace scarf  after a little clean up and reorganizing & making room for 3 more yarn orders and 1 swedish weaving order.

I bargain shop and always look for clearance yarn and other items. These orders amounted to less than $20 each. 

Orders

#1  Mary Maxim order for the 1lb.Bag of Yarn- Solids (on sale this time for $4.99), hopefully I don't get the natural white again, the last batch of 1lb. yarn I decided to learn the moss stitch and making washcloths/dishcloths with it. Plus 3 skeins of Bernat Handicraft Cotton Yarn in a Blue Jean color. 

Mary Maxim Sale & Clearance

#2 Yarnspirations had a limited supply of Mystery Bags of 1 lb. yarn. I was lucky enough thru an email to snag one this time. Not sure what I will get in this one as it's my first time snagging 1. Still going on while supplies last 40% off so snagged it for $8.99

Yarnspirations Clearance

#3 Premier Yarns Premier Coffee- Sumatra 3 skeins/cakes. This is a new to me yarn that I found after watching some youtube videos. I also have Premier Nordica yarn I am currently working with( I didn't realize the name brand until I pulled it out for this blog lol) So I'm not sure how much I will like working with this yarn. I may try crocheting a small lap afghan with it. They also have a rewards program that I am going to look into and I have also signed up for their newletter & created an account with them. 

                                                        PHOTO FROM WEBSITE

                                                       Photo from website

Premier Yarns Clearance

Most if not all online yarn stores like these listed above do offer a percentage off your 1st time order and do send emails with sale items and sometimes promotion codes. Keep in mind I am in no way affiliated with any of these companies, I just want to share my experiences with you about them.

Now onto finishes( yes finishes!)

1st up is the finished hairpin lace crochet shawl. I finished it this past week.

Little bit larger than I expected but all worked out good. Pattern is RED HEART WOMAN'S HAIRPIN LACE SHAWLCURRENT link to free pattern just click download pattern and it will open a PDF in your browser, then you can download it for later use.

Next time which will be after I finish another broomstick Lace scarf , I'll be doing a smaller shawl with light weight yarn which I'll show in my haul after a shopping trip Saturday evening with a good friend of mine, she does crafts as well and we get along great. 

Current project broomstick lace scarf using 😐 Premier Nordica Self Patterning Design in Harbor Grey

not sure how long I will make this one, just going along until I feel I want to stop with what seems like a good length, plus I am using stitch markers I got with a set of crochet hooks from Amazon. I'll show those as well in my next set of pics with a yarn haul.

I just decided to use the stitch markers because I kept having to recount my stitches and loops 😒😂

How on to the haul and organization to make room. 

Saturdays shopping Haul with my friend from Michaels and Hobby Lobby. ALL this was on clearance and I paid less than $20 for all of it. I do weaving also which is why I am stocking up for "Snow Days" " No Power Days" etc. I have a lot in mind for all this yarn and I will share with you when I figure out what I want to do next, my mind always changes lol

Learning to Crochet- Yarn Haul Part 2

 Hello All once again. I'm back to share a finish and new to me crochet stitch I just learned. Not perfect but doable with practice. 

The finish is the broomstick Lace scarf I showed in my last blog post. Learning to Crochet

This is 2 skeins of the Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Grey Sky , it's over a yard long and thick and warm

Next up is learning a new crochet stitch called the Moss Stitch. I found the video Moss Stitch

Now back to the Hairpin Lace Crochet Shawl. I'm working on #4 of 5 strips, almost half way thru the strip and hoping to have it done by the end of the month. 

^ 3rd strip ^

 That's all for now

Until Next time....

Happy Stitching and May you have smokin' needles...xxx

Learning to Crochet- Yarn Haul

 Hello All, It's the ever MIA East Coast Stitcher back again. I am hoping that once I change jobs at the end of this month that I can get back to regular blogging... we shall see......

Anyhoo I have added a new to me craft to my ever changing craft addiction. I haven't been able to learn how to crochet even though my grandmother tried to teach me upteen years ago. I've been watching videos on the weaving and a couple of videos "as Suggestions" popped up on the side, so intrigued I was and I went to watch them and boy oh boy was I saying to myself " that looks simple" And Boom It was!

Not sure if I showed you my yarn stash on my weaving blog post but I'll dig some pictures up later on and show you the ever growing yarn stash 💕

I've been learning the Hairpin Lace Crochet and will be making a shawl. I found the pattern on Yarnspirations

I've done 2 of 5 but the first one is a different brand of Black yarn so may not use the strip on the shawl.

I am using Craftsmart Value yarn from Michaels worsted weight 4 and the Hairpin Lace loom by Susan Bates found on Etsy. Deb's Devine Designs

Next up is the Broomstick Lace and I am making a scarf. Many videos show you how to do this but I found this video and it's the most straight forward one I have seen. American Crochet Association

Since I just started out with both these, they are a work in progress and I chose what I deem the hardest type of yarn to start with that I found on clearance at Michaels which is the Loops and Thread Cozy Wool Super Bulky #6  in Grey Sky. I bought the last 5 skeins they had.

Using a 50/US 25.00MM knitting needle found at Michaels also and a 10.0MM crochet hook recommended on the band of Yarn. That's going pretty well so far the first picture is just 1 skein of yarn, It got me 14 rows of 25 stitches across and I'll be using 1 more skein and that should be just long enough. I don't know much crochet lingo so bear with me as I write about all this. I don't understand gauge or even know half the abbreviations so I have to look them up. 

Now I went from 1 super bulky to 1 that is a light #3 for another broomstick lace scarf with again yarn found on clearance from Hobby Lobby this time, so my small haul run me around $20 on clearance that regular price would have run me around $78 total

Again bought all they had left in the 2 colors. The bottom picture shows Premier Nordica in Heather Grey. I'm fine with that considering what I am making I know I should have enough. Love the clearance when they have enough in each color, I'm not one to pick up a single color unless I am using it in my weaving which I know 1 skein would get me 1 square of how and what I am making with them.

You may or may not have noticed a change in the header of my blog. I changed the name to Christie's Creations since I am doing way more than just cross stitch now which I seem to have put on the back burner for a while now and concentrating on making numerous swedish weave & crochet gifts.

That's all for now...

Until Next Time.....

Happy Stitching and May you have smokin' needles ...xxxx