Square #3

Square #3 of the Gourmet Crochet "Variations on a Theme" mystery crochet-a-long. We are stitching our squares in any color yarn we want. I'm going for variety!

Square #2

Square #2 of the "mystery crochet-a-long" I'm participating in. I completed it yesterday.

"Variations on a Theme" Crochet-a-Long

I found this website -- the Gourmet Crochet blog -- where this crochet designer is posting a crochet-a-long. She is posting the pattern for one square each day, and when completed they can be assembled to make an afghan. I thought it would be neat to try. This is square #1. Today there will be a new square instructions posted.

The site is:
http://gourmetcrochet.blogspot.com

Tunisian Crochet Projects

Here are two projects I did this year. The first is a lap robe done in Tunisian crochet -- the "scrapanator" pattern. The second is a scarf done from a pattern I found in an old issue of Interweave Crochet. It turned out gorgeous. Everyone loved it. Once I got the beading figured out it was awesome.

I'm currently working on another scrapanator afghan, a neckwarmer and a scarf. I also have a pattern for some fingerless gloves I want to try.

Trapping Season

Trapping season started Saturday but things kept coming up which prevented us from setting traps that day. We actually set yesterday, three traps across the road and my weasel box. This year I tried a lure that obviously had glands and other goodies in it. When we set, it was about 72 degrees. Whew! But my record holds firm. We went out this morning to check our traps. Nothing had bothered the dirt sets, but something had been caught in my weasel box -- a snake! We never expected that in a million years. I know one thing, though, the lure I used sure is attractive to rodent preditors. The snake was still alive, but I don't know how. It dipped down to 40 degrees last night. We are hoping he dies, because he is crushed in two places in the trap. We'll go back a little later. We will also take something that we can chop his head off with in case he is still alive. I have no idea what kind of snake this is -- other than it is attracted to mice! It's a drab brown color with white stipes all along it.

More Autumn Activities

Well, we have been busy around here. Hubby and son have been dyeing and waxing our traps. Trapping season starts November 7. We also bought a pumpkin and they carved it. I really liked the design that dear son picked out.

Fall Activities

We went out to the cabin last week and spent several days there, enjoying it before closing up for the winter. On Saturday we got to go to Huntersville Traditions Day, which was great. Lots of old time things to see and experience. Tuesday and Wednesday hubby worked on our yard. He weeded my roses and dug out the dead bushes, making room to move one in. He also got the landscaping cleaned up around our fish pond. I'm trying to finish up an afghan and will start on a new project.