Spring Afghan for Mother

I just finished an afghan for my mother.

It is to replace the one that never made it back from the hospital.

I am not generally fond of granny squares.

All those ends to weave in...

But this one had such a different soft spring look to it,

and the four square piecing

just appealed to me.

What do you think?

I tend to struggle with random,

 but this one seemed easier than most for me.

Crocheted Belt

As I was going through mom's craft boxes

I discovered the rings and large hook 

and a pattern for a crocheted belt.

It called for shoelace yarn...

have never heard of this.

It was kind of neat done up in this belt

however I opted to use up some 

Chenille Thick and Quick

that she also had in her stash.

Another fast and easy project.

Makes me feel like I am doing so much.

Then again I am laid up with sore ankles right now

so I do have more time.

Just for fun for Easter

When I saw this pattern in the Crochet World Magazine

I just could not resist.

It was the April 2010 issue.

Fun is timeless.

Slippers after all should be fun!

I was sure my granddaughter would agree.

And I think she did: