Last Month in Crochet

I started June by making a scrap basket out of four thrifted partial yarn skeins in pretty shades of blue.

I made a star blanket out of leftover thrifted Sweet Roll Cinnamon Pop yarn.

After getting off to a difficult start, I stuck with and crocheted this blooming flower blanket out of Premier Puzzle in Acrostic, Hobbii Amigo Chunky in turquoise and green, and a few yards of Loops & Threads Charisma in off white because I ran out of everything else.

I made a drawstring pouch for my new dice set out of Berlini Memento ribbon yarn from my stash.

I finally finished crocheting the scarf I started back in May, made from fingering weight Azalea yarn. What a slog!

By rolling my new dice to decide my next project I settled on a bulky yarn throw from the Make in a Weekend pattern booklet and, yes, made it in a weekend from thrifted bulky yarn.

For my second roll of my dice I selected an adorable Pepperoni Pizza purse to make, and used thrifted and scrap yarns to make it.

I used bejeweled handspun yarn and a vintage basket for my very first attempt at art weaving, and I will probably crochet a liner for it in July.

I used 31-1/2 skeins of yarn in June, bring my total for 2026 up to 219.

This month the sheer number of projects, finishing the Azalea scarf and my overall success, particularly with patternless projects, really made me happy. I think summer arriving and my relief over no longer having to worry about medical insurance factors in for sure. Onward to July!

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On the Beach

Last week my guy and I went to walk Daytona Beach, which was mostly (and eerily) deserted. This is what our beaches used to look like when I was a kid. It was a beautiful day, cold and breezy but calm. It feels like 2026 is getting off to the right start.

Eight Plus Numbers

When I was looking up the retail on the small lot of yarn plus a tapestry kit I got a lot of surprises. This Red Heart Roll with It Sparkle skein in "Diamonds" was actually a cake that sells $10.99 on Yarnspirations. The lot included two Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo skeins, which retail for $8.99 each, and stuck in the center of the buff color I found a 5.5 mm crochet hook. This is a skein of 100% Icelandic wool, which can be really expensive. It's marked with a price tag of $7.00, and I found it selling for $8.00 online. The needlepoint kit is the biggest surprise of all. It makes a pillow, and hails from the UK, where it sells for £45.00 ($60.76 US). Since it's flamingos I definitely have to finish it if I can. Altogether my eight plus lot retails for $125.04; I paid $21.30 total for the lot with the buy-it-now option and one penny shipping. I indeed got a very nice bargain.

Halfway Month Blues

Last week I realized on the 14th that two weeks of 2026 flew right by me, and right now I'm writing during the third week. I wanted to be finished with more projects by now, but life and work have to come first. I think this might be when most crocheters start a new shiny project to boost their spirits. Not me. I kept working away at my first project for the year, and here's why: I don't like being surrounded by unfinished things. I also tend to get fatigued and abandon projects more easily if I've left them by the wayside to do something else. Finally, the payoff of the finished project gives me a much better spirit boost than messing around with several projects at the same time. I have a couple of strategies for sticking to working on one project at a time, which I can use to keep myself focused on reaching the finish line. Planning my next project is probably what I do most often by pulling the yarn from my stash, getting out the printed pattern for the...

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