Bags and Butterflies

I had some good time to crochet this past weekend and did some quick projects for a couple of Crochetville swaps I joined. One is a notions swap where you send your assigned partner a small gift with crafty type things (buttons, ribbon, yarn, etc.). I made this bag and put the notions in it - now it's on it's way to Altoona, PA. It will be fun to see what arrives in my mailbox!


The other swap was a Wish List. People join a wish list and list things they would enjoy receiving (tea, crocheted items, patterns, etc.). Other people can then send you the things you list as a RAOK (Random Act of Kindness). It's kind of fun way to encourage someone else. I made a little drawstring bag and the butterfly and added a Burts Bees Lip Balm, which was on her list, and sent this to a woman in Iowa.

Baby Poncho 2

Here's the bigger version. I think this one will fit just fine (thanks to Caitlin, my fitting model) :-)

Baby Poncho

My cousin and his wife had a baby girl, Megan, and I got to meet her a few weeks ago. I made this cute poncho for her, but misjudged her size and it's too small! Oh well. If you know a newborn girl, let me know! I'm in the process of making a bigger one to send to Megan - hopefully she doesn't grow too quickly!

Grannys for Cancer

Another Crochetville CAL - Prayer Afghan Ministry Squares. A woman in Kentucky has a ministry that makes afghans for cancer patients who are in chemotherapy. She, and a group from her church, assemble the 12 inch squares they receive into afghans and pray for the patient who will receive it. Each type of cancer is represented by a different color. I've been making a bunch of navy blue squares, representing colon cancer, in honor of my father-in-law who survived colon cancer five years ago. He passed away two weeks ago, so it makes this project even more significant to me. I've also done a couple of teal for ovarian cancer, orange for leukemia, and lime green for lymphoma. This is a really cool project. Here are some pictures of a few of the squares I've sent to Kentucky.

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