I wanted to let you know how some of my projects are going. I have completed the Temperature blanket through this week. It is coming along nicely and the color changes are getting interesting. I will include an up to date photo of it in today’s post. For those that are interested in the pattern I based this on here is the link Simple Chevron Blanket

I am also working on some other projects that I hope you will find interesting. They are a knitted zigzag blanket and some stick markers that can be used for both knitting and crochet projects.

The zigzag blanket was started last year. It is worked 10 stitches at a time. The zigzags are done by increasing, decreasing and joining as you go. I am using a verigated yarn by Red Heart. If I do this again I think it will be interesting to use a slow color change yarn or possibly change the colors with each row.  Here is the pattern Ten Stitch Zigzag

My last project is the stitch markers. I have been seeing people make and sell these and thought I would like to try making some. I did not follow any instructions or tutorials I just did trial and error to figure out how to do these. I had some polyamer clay, left from another project, so I decided to see what I could do. I used some cutouts and made some hearts from some small amounts of different colors that I blended together. Then I had to figure out how to connect them to the clasp. I found some eye pins that I stuck through the clay hearts then I attached the clasps and baked them in my toaster oven. While they were cooling I used a small cheap paint brush to apply a glaze to the baked clay. After the glaze dried, I clipped the end of the eye pins that were poking through and they were finished. I have since done several sets and will include a picture these in today’s post.

I hope you have a great day and happy crafting to everyone!