Thursday, April 6, 2017

I wasn't meant to blog yesterday!

I wrote a post 3 times yesterday and somehow I hit some key or tried to capitalize and I lost it all.....3 times and we all know 3 times is charm so I gave up! LOL!  I thought I would try this morning....I was pretty tired yesterday anyway as we had storms the  night before that kept me up so I'm sure that might have had something to do with 'hitting the wrong key'. 
My first Hermione's Everyday sock is coming along nicely..........I'm on the leg and round 27 of 72....so far so good!
 On Sunday I forgot to post about my doily.....so here it is about 1/2 way done........these are both items on my YOP list..............I was truly amazed at myself being able to work with that tiny steel crochet hook!
The other night I watched Cherry Heart podcast and Betsy Makes podcast (they're friends) and they are collaborating on a CAL (crochet along) involving a shawl pattern by Christina Hadderingh called Hotel of Bees....isn't it gorgeous?
    The pattern was inspired by the novel by Andrew Doerr...."All The Light We Cannot See" which I have not read yet....some of you may have read it already as it has been a best seller and a Pulitzer Prize winner.............
From Amazon: "From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II."

 On April 8th you can enter a code for a discount on the pattern...BEE20 and the CAL starts on April 14th which gives you plenty of time to gather your supplies or order yarn.  You need to join Cherry Heart and/or BetsyMakes groups on Ravelry in order to qualify for prizes at the end of the CAL.  Also, Sew Sweet Violet is having a MAL(make along) that has anything to do with bees in any craft.  Thus, for prizes you could 'triple-dip'!  Check out their podcasts for all the details.  Here is the link to the pattern
on Ravelry.  
I think it would be great fun to read the book and work on the shawl at the same time and be involved in the CAL and MAL!  I love anything to do with bees so this is truly a wonderful opportunity!  Bees are also an engineering marvel.  I remember Joan Rivers, who had a bee pin jewelry collection, stated that by all standards bees (based on their body weight and their wing size) should not be able to fly but they do!  She always used them as her role models....ie; don't ever let any limitations of any kind stop you from doing what you want to do in life!  Yes, bees are amazing creatures and so necessary for our survival too!  So come along and let us all salute bees by joining in this CAL and maybe reading a great book at the same time!  
Happy Trails!

21 comments:

  1. Hi Sam :))) Wow...that JUST happened to me. I wrote my blog post, pressed something or another and bleep! All gone. I was panicked...you know I write long posts!!! I called up desperately to Alex and he told me not to panic, press "Control Z" which is the "undo" button, it's supposed to undo whatever you just did. That didn't work, so he said "press Control = Y" that's the "redo" button. It worked!! My post came back. Keep that in mind for next time!!! :)

    The colours of your sock are GORGEOUS!!! I love it! And the shawl is so nice. Hope you have a great day!! :)

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  2. My writing is bad today, let me rewrite:
    Control + Z
    Control + Y

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    1. I didn't know this! Yes, blogger's "undo" does nothing, but I didn't realize it could be still be saved! Tell Alex thanks!

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  3. Thank you for the tip! Usually when that has happened in the past it has saved a draft but not this time. Then after I reblogged this morning there were the 2 drafts! Crazy! they weren't there when I started rewriting it. Google must be working on something behind the scenes.

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  4. You're welcome :) I think Google is planning on taking over the world behind the scenes lol...

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  5. Your sock is working! I am so happy for you. Love the doily. Those tiny hooks are so hard on my hands. I really likr the Hotel of Bees shawl. Might have to drop that pattern into my library. Thx for telling me I would enjoy your update. I am so happy to see you knitting again.

    The Crochet class is at our church's school. There are 10 5th and 6th graders in it but only 2 are lefties.

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    1. Yes, I am so happy to be knitting again too! I thought you would like that shawl and it's crocheted so I thought it would be a nice project for you while you are waiting to knit again. How wonderful of you to teach that class! A lifelong skill and joy!

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  6. Oh S.I.A.,,, I am always hitting the wrong key when I am on ly Kindle... I blame it on old lady eyes! lol!
    I had to run down the mountain to take care of a few things,,, and it Walmart while I was there... lol! Almost bought a 'Simple to Learn' book on crocheting, was rags mostly,,, but I put it back on the shelf, as I know it will be a decade or 3 before I sit down and try to re-learn simple crocheting...lol!
    Oh sigh,,, one of these days I will be motivated to try one of your projects... heeheehee!
    Hope your weather is better,,, rains are here now, so it's back to the sewing room I go!
    >^..^<

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    1. You're smart to do what you enjoy most...my problem is I enjoy ALL of it!

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  7. Oh good stars!! I meant, "I am on MY Kindle", "and TO Walmart" "WASH rags mostly",
    see,,, I told you, Old Lady eyes! snork, giggles!

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  8. I hope the storms avoid you! Your everyday socks are looking great. That little thread drives me nuts:):)

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    1. We've been really lucky so far with the storms! I won't be doing many with the thread...I just wanted to try one. I will be using yarn and bigger hooks from now on!

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  9. Wow! Look at you! The sock are coming along well and so is the doily. It was just. A matter of waiting to get the socks going. :-). That shawl is fabulous. I would be so tempted if I didn't already have things going.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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    1. I am so happy to be knitting again and socks which are my favorite. I wish I wasn't attracted to so many crafts! I'll never live long enough to do everything I want to do! LOL!

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  10. Thanks for that title. I'll have to look for it now.

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    1. It's supposed to be great so we shall see....it's a Pulitzer Prize Winner and you know how I feel about them! LOL!

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  11. What a fun fact Joan Rivers told and thanks for telling us. The shawl design is wonderful and how neat it was inspired by that book, one I need to read.

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  12. I love the shawl pattern! But of course, I love bees. :)

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  13. I love bees too. In fact I have a Pinterest board called "Bee Happy!"...lol!

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