Promises Made = Extreme Crochet....

And My Favorite Throw

This is the most extreme crochet that I have had to pull together in a very short amount of time.

So how do you get yourself into a position to have to extreme crochet? Well for me it doesn't take much. A nice relaxing weekend at a club cruise, some wine, and the desire to help your Friends out. Yep that'll do it every time.

I was approached by a couple of our club members and asked  " If we purchased the yarn would you be willing to crochet another afghan like the one that you donated to the Freeze Cruise Raffle."

I didn't see any problem with that, the function they wanted it for was still a few months away, "Sure I can do that, lets get together later and pick out the colors."

Well then as time went by and the holidays approached I forgot about it. Until one day Mr.F came home from talking with one of our friends and asked me...
"So how is the afghan coming along for the raffle?"
"What afghan? What raffle?"
" I don't know I was asked to ask you how the afghan was coming along."
"I don't know what....." then it dawned on me "Oh that afghan."

Well need less to say I hadn't even started it. So I made a few calls let them know what was going on and asked what color they wanted and headed out to pick up supplies. By the way that's when I found out they needed it in 6 days. (WHAT!!!)

DAY 1:  Went by in a blur of shopping and finding a great deal on yarn.
                                                      
DAY 2: Looking for my pattern book that has my favorite afghan in it and not being able to find it. Along with all the other things I needed to get done that day. 3 hours later here it is.

DAY 3: Gather the rest of my supplies and get started.

• Crochet hook , check

• 3 lbs of yarn and some scrap yarns;  check, check

Now with a little quite time and many cups of coffee I start to see some progress. Yep, Yep, I see some progress.

By the end of day 3 I have just over 37" made and my kids are glad to see me put it down for awhile! I think they were getting tired of hearing me say "just a minute" or "shh I'm counting". I usually crochet in the evenings not during the day when they may need something, ya know like food or maybe a referee.

Day 4: We finished all of the cereal and milk that morning so it's a day of grocery shopping, and of course a little more crochet.



• Yes!!! Now on to the next step. 



• A few minor adjustments.

• Ahhhh....

• Trim all the way around.

• Just before dinner I got the last round on.

Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Day 5: Now a few finishing touches...... Sew in all the loose ends.... Perfect I'm Finished Yeah.

Would love to hear from you, Have you experienced any Extreme Crochet projects?

Thanks for taking the time to stop in and have a great weekend.

Shannon At 112th Street



Day 6:  The phone call was made and an early pick arranged. I felt relieved to be finished along with knowing that a promise was fullfilled and in time for the raffle that evening.

Apple Espalier 4 in 1

                              
                                 

Here is a picture of the Espalier that we planted on Easter.

What a great tree. It will produce 6 different apples.

I will have much to learn to care for it, but doesn't it just look fun.

I'll keep you posted.

Have a great day

Shannon  AT 112th STREET