I made these pretty pot holders for my daughter. I will store them for her until she needs them. She cut them out for her quilt and they were left over. They are  bright and colorful.
Talk to you later,
Karen
Tag: 100 Item 100 day challenge
#39- 46 of 100 items in 100 days Challenge!
Here is a huge addition to my 100 items in 100 days Challenge! I was super productive today and many things were started and finished! A huge Thanks to my Mom! She gave me some elastic so I could stay out of the fabric stores!
So here is # 39
#40
#41
#42
#43
#44
And a couple of pot holders that I finished last week but never counted!
#45
#46
Thanks, Mom!
Talk to you later,
Karen
Note: Almost all of these are listed in my Etsy shop: www.chocolatedogstudio.etsy.com
#39 of 100 items in 100 days!
Neon Rainbow Blanket #38
Remember when I showed you these yarns…
And this little beginning of a blanket.
Here is the finished blanket… in all it’s glory.
Here are the shots the photographer took.
It is 60″ Â x 45″ wide approximately.
It is for sale in my etsy shop… www.chocolatedogstudio.com
https://www.etsy.com/listing/179404749/blanket-hand-crochet-blanket-afghan
I Â love the bright neon colors combined with the black.
This blanket makes #38
Talk to you later,
Karen
New blanket
The new blanket…
These are stash yarns that I ordered before Christmas…in case you are wondering if I have given up the Challenge!
Just a little sneak peak!
Talk to you later,
Karen
100 items in 100 days: #30 – 35
We decorated the inside of these clear glass Christmas ornaments by adding crayon shavings and then melting them with a hair dryer. They were fun to make and now the box of six ornaments is gone out of my stash! We added them to the jar of sticks and hearts.
So this is # 30!
I crocheted these stars and snowflakes out of up cycled navy cotton yarn. I love the stars in the navy and they just need the hanging loops made. These would be #31-33. I would sell these in a set.
Then I tried these red and white stars. The red and white ragg cotton yarn is thicker than baker’s twine and I am not as pleased with these. This would be # 34Â 
These are made out the soft cotton yarn left overs that I use to edge the receiving blankets. It is soft and the colors are beautiful! This is #35
The stars are out of baby blue wool yarn and the snowflakes out of crochet cotton. I love these together but I made a ton of the snowflakes as they were so easy. I easily have 20-30 of the snowflakes. These are # 36 and 37.
Talk to you later,
Karen
Beautiful Brights!
I have been a bit under the weather but I am feeling better now. I spent the week hanging out on the couch with a blanket, yarn, crochet hook and netflix. I am working with these yarns that are from my stash and I have worked quite a bit on the 100 item challenge. I just didn’t take any photos as I felt so bad. I hope to show you some things later this week.
Here are some of the colorful yarns that I am working with this week.
It is Stylecraft Dk Special and I can’t wait to show you. It is another blanket and it is an easy one! I am working on writing up a pattern. It is looking good but I don’t want to give it away.
Talk to you later,
Karen
Rats, rats…. and double Rats!
Rats… the fabric I thought was 100% cotton muslin isn’t. There just isn’t any other way around it. It isn’t 100% cotton and it won’t wear well as a quilt, if it isn’t. I am not sure about the pedigree of some of the other larger pieces of fabric. The ones that are 100% cotton are patterned pastel florals, strong stripes, super dark polka dots. None that work with what I am trying to do…which is quilt. I almost have the top done but now I need to wait until April! Unless the fabric fairy comes to visit, which is really not likely and totally against the rules I set at the beginning of the 100 items in 100 days Challenge. So bah! Â I might be able to make a baby quilt, or placemats, or pot holders etc… I could make quilt tops but they wouldn’t be finished and that is the key to the whole challenge. I feel a bit lost, and this is a definite monkey wrench in the whole works. I need to regroup and see what else I can do with my scraps. Hmmm, I see some Pinteresting in my future as I pin, unpin repin things!
talk to you later,
Karen
P.S. Almost all of the larger pieces of fabric that I got from my Super organized MIL’s stash was labeled with fabric content and quantity. She was amazing.
100 items in 100 days: # 23 – 29
Yesterday was productive. I finished up quite a few Use Your Stash projects and thought about others.
Here are the ones that I completed along with the back story.
When I was a young teenager, my Mom made these stars for our Christmas tree. Â Parts of the stars were made from scraps of clothing she made for me. I have always wanted to make some for our tree but lacked the skills to get the points to turn out nice in the center.
Finally, I have made them and I do like them. I made five of them and will probably make more in different colors.
So, there are my Christmas stars ornaments. I made five out of scraps in my scrap bin. They count in my 100 items in 100 days and make up numbers 23 – 28! Yay!
I also finished a cute crochet pin cushion and I will post a photo later. Here is the photo of it in process.
Which makes number 29!
Woohoo! Only  79 or correctly 71 more items left, today is not a good math day!
Talk to you later,
Karen
Progress!
It has been a busy week or two or is it three since I started the challenge? Â Ok, I checked back and I started on Jan. 17. It has been 2 1/2 weeks or 19 days!
In that time I have finished 24 items! Yay! (As of right now, today)
I have written 2 new patterns and listed them on both Craftsy and Etsy.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/178258980/crochet-fingerless-gloves-pattern-pdf
https://www.etsy.com/listing/177236880/crochet-blanket-pattern-or-crochet
I have finished two major projects: the repairs on Kathryn’s quilt and the blue, white, red and grey crochet blanket
I have finished a bundle of little things, including 3 scarves, 5 headbands, and 2 purses.
How do I feel about the 100 item in 100 days Challenge? Â I feel pretty good about it, but I feel a little pressured. I have started some new projects but they are going to take some time to finish them. Â So, I am not sure if I can finish as quickly as I want to finish. My projected finish date was about April 28 or 29, if I complete one a day! Hmmm…
I really would like to finish up sooner than that. I have some shopping I want to do!=0)
Talk to you later,
Karen