Sunday, April 25, 2010

My new Dishcloth Pattern Crochet this way


I thought I would share this pattern with you crocheters. It is my first pattern and I think the dishcloth turned out pretty cool. Enjoy!!

Oh Orange-Sicle

Ingredients:
Size G crochet hook
1 ball color A (orange) Peaches and Creme cotton yarn
1 ball color B (creme) peaches and Creme cotton yarn
Large eye darning needle for weaving in ends

Stitches used/Glossary:
Ch = chain
St = stitch
Sl st= slip stitch
DC = double crochet
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip
Sp = space
RS = right side
WS = wrong side

Instructions:
Row 1 RS With color A ch 4. Join with a sl st in last chain. Ch 3 (counts as first DC) 11 DC in ring. Join with a sl st in top of first ch 3. (12 st)
Row 2 ch 3 dc in same sp 2 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of first ch 3. (24)
Row 3 ch 3 sk first stitch sc in next st. *Ch 3 sk next st, sc in next st* around. Join with a sl st in the same st as first st of first ch 3. (12 sc and 12 ch 3 spaces)
Row 4 Change to color B. Join with a sc in any ch 3 space. Sc in same ch 3 sp. *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch 3 sp*, all around. Join with a sl st in top of first sc. (36 sc)
Row 5 Ch 3 dc in next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, *dc in next 3 sc, 2 dc in next sc* around. Join with a sl st in top of first ch 3. (45 dc)
Row 6 Ch 4 * sk next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3 * around. Join with a sl st in bottom (1st ch) st of first ch 4 (23 sc and 23 ch 3 sp)
Row 7 Change to color A. Join with a sc in any ch 3 sp. Sc again in same ch 3 sp. * Ch 1 2 sc in next ch 3 sp* around. Join with a sl st in first sc. (46 sc 23 ch1 sp)
Row 8 ch 3 dc in next sc sk next sc 3 dc in next ch 1 sp *sk next sc dc in next sc 3 dc in next ch 1 sp* around ending with 2 dc in same space as ch 3. Join with a sl st in top of first ch 3. (92 dc)
Row 9 ch 3 *sk next dc sc in next st ch 3 * around. Join with a sl st in first st (bottom) of first ch 3. Fasten off. Turn cloth to WS (46 sc 46 ch 3 sp)
Row 10 Join color B with a sl st on WS of dish cloth in back loop of any sc directly behind ch 3 loop of previous row. Ch 3 dc in same loop. *Ch 1 2 dc in back loop of next sc* around Join with a sl st in top of first ch 3. Fasten off color B (92 st 46 ch 1 sp)
Row 11 turn to RS. Join color A with a sc in any ch 1 sp. *Sc in next 2 dc sc in next ch 1 sp* around. Join with a sl st in first sc. (137 sc) Fasten off. Weave in ends.

The Great Lizard Hunt Colorado, ....Calgon Take Me Away ...

Did you ever tell someone you would babysit their pet and then accidentally kill it? We started watching a lizard for Brandon on Monday, and Tuesday morning when I went to turn on the lamp, it was dead. BAH What did I do to it? So into the freezer it went. Yesterday, Saturday, I went on the great lizard replacement hunt. Petco, Buckley and Quincy... a not so fun place to shop ..... workers were standing around looking at lizards and frogs but they were not too interested in helping customers. I finally jumped in and said I needed help. 2 workers immediately disappeared and one asked what I needed help with. Out from my purse came my frozen little lizard. "I need one of these only breathing," I said. The worker studied the lizard for a few seconds and told me it was a Bahama Anole. I said OK, I need one. He said, "We don't have them." I said, "OK, do you know who does?" He said he would check. He walked away and I waited for 5 min. When he came back he said that 2 stores had them. One was in Southglenn at Arapahoe (about 15 miles away)and University, the other store was in Englewood at (about 20 miles away) Broadway and Hampden. So I went to Southlands, because I knew the kid really did not check. Of course Southlands did not have any but, they were sure the dead one was a Green anole. Then I decided to check a PetsMart before going all the way to Southglenn, no anoles. So it was off to Southglenn. I drove around Southglenn for 15 minutes, no Petco. I stopped and asked a security guy to show me where the Petco was. IT WAS NOT THERE! Petco is down the road at University and Dry Creek. OK .... off I go. The guy in his store was sure the poor deceased was a Bahama anole and No they did not have those. But, he was more than happy to call a store and find one for me. Oh Boy, there is one just another 10 miles to the west and they will hold it for me. WhooHoo .... off I go. When I got there, the dead lizard had turned into a Green anole again and No, they did not have any of those! All they had left was 1 Bahama anole that did not look like the dead one.

I was done, I bought the stupid lizard and made it home before 9:00pm. Now what am going to do when Little Jared notices that this is not his lizard?