Tribute to Darski

One of my favorite 18" Doll Designers has decided she is done with designing and donating her patterns to all of us. I am so grateful for all the patterns she's shared that I decided to go back and revisit the items I've made through the years. Sadly I don't have pictures for all the items I made with her patterns. However, I thought it would be nice to demonstrate how many children ended up with items made with her patterns. So thank you Darski. I have so enjoyed finding your new patterns at Crochetville. However, I am pleased to see you are still posting pictures of the clothes you love making there.



November 19, 2010 Original Blog Post here





December 1, 2010 American Girl Mrs. Claus Original Blog Post here




December 21, 2010 Holiday Dress Original Blog Post here



December 22, 2010 Mrs. Claus based on Darski's We Gather pattern. The original blog post is here.

July 1, 2011 American Girl Colonial Outfit Original Blog Post here

July 19, 2011 Witch Costume again based on the We Gather pattern Original Blog Post here

October 6, 2011 Another Pilgrim Doll Original Blog Post here

October 20, 2011 Mrs. Claus again it is one of the more popular outfits for donating Original Blog Post here

Blue Pilgrim November 26, 2011 Blog post here

Pilgrim Dress December 4, 2013 Original Post here

December 17, 2013 American Girl Christmas Dress Original Post here

December 18, 2013 Mrs. Claus Original Post here

American Girl Witch January 9, 2014 Original Blog Post here


Darski, I know I've made other patterns of yours, but I don't have them documented here. I know that I return to the We Gather pattern constantly, as you can see here. I also have made your Christmas Dress even more times than documented here. I am truly grateful for you sharing your gift. Thanks to you and other creative people I have been able to make gifts for family and friends. Now that most of those children have outgrown the dolls I've continued with my yearly doll donations. Without the genrous offerings of you and the other free designers my costs would make the donations much smaller.

Crocheted Dishcloths Arrived in the Mail

I love Crochetville. It is a wonderful, friendly online community. I participate regularly in their online wishlists and less frequently in their swaps.

On Saturday, a package arrived only marked as coming from my FGM. With the postal markings I was able to figure out it arrived from NC. Inside was a delightful spread of summer dishcloths to brighten my day. I also got a hot pad and what we used to call a Boo Boo Bunny.

I continue to be amazed at the thoughtful carrying people that participate there. So thank you FGM and thank you to all the people who make it such a welcoming and friendly community.

Free Dishcloth and Holiday Patterns Available on the Following Blog Pages:

Free Crochet and Knit Dishcloths Patterns

Valentines

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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Acts of Kindness

I received this beautiful thread crocheted witch cookie cutter doll as part of the Crochetville Wish List and it could not have come at a better time. I lost a family member at the beginning of September. It was not unexpected, but it hit me harder than I expected.

This woman was a mentor. In fact, she introduced me to crochet and knitting. She patiently worked through my challenges, although I never really did move beyond dishcloths with knitting. However, her mentoring went beyond crafts and while I knew the time was coming that we would part, it did not make the parting easier. Having experienced other partings, even closer in relation, I thought I was prepared I was not.

With Halloween and all the other fall holidays coming, I'm working my way back into crocheting again. I have boxes to mail and kids waiting for toys.

When the package arrived with my witch in it, I was so pleased. It was something I never could have made myself. As I have blogged about on numerous occasions, thread is beyond my talents. It kicked started me into continuing a project that I had put aside in frustration.

I have some Halloween projects to post this week and I hope to get back into regular blogging again as I work on fall and Christmas holiday projects.

This gift was a reminder that acts of kindness do matter. We can reach people at times we may not even know the person is in need of a kind act.

Thankful for Thoughtfulness

I am always touched by the thoughtfulness of the members at Crochetville. The wish lists have changed to quarterly offerings and I have had some very wonderful fairy godmothers grant some of my wishes. While I said my thank you comments on Crochetville I also wanted to take time here to again comment on the generosity of the members.

I want to thank all of them for making me feel so special.

Through Ravelry I got a Red Riding Hood/Granny pattern, a Leprechaun, and a ducky pattern that I plan on posting about in the future. Another thoughtful fairy godmother made me dishcloths for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Christmas.

I already have plans of my own to play fairy godmother, which is all part of the fun.

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Crochetville Holidays in July Package

I received my first package from Crochetville's Holiday in July RAOK. A very kind elf sent me a row counter and an angel spoon.

This is the first time I have participated in this event and it has been fun. I am looking forward to trying more events there.

Crochetville Toy Drive

I made myself a promise that I was going to do more charity crocheting this year. When I saw the posting for a Hospital Toy Drive at Crochetville I realized this was a great chance to add to my commitments in a fun way.

I wish I had more notice, but I did manage to have some fun putting together my box.

The Dinosaurs

Knights, Princesses, and Dragon Finger Puppets

Alien Finger Puppet

I really enjoyed this project. This has me pursuing some local charities that accept hand donated toys. I need to put a reminder on my calendar for January to put a few toys away for this drive for next year. It is easier to work ahead than trying to do it at the last minute.