2023 year in review

 I can't believe it's been so long since I last updated this blog!!  Time sure flies and mostly I post to Facebook and Instagram but last summer my Facebook account got hacked so badly that I had to start over and lost all access to my Facebook business page.  So since I cannot access the old page I started a new personal page and am going to try to start up a new Facebook business page as well.  So here is the 2023 crochet year in review....

Pretty Posey Doily  was on the cover of Handy Hands Quarterly newsletter.  It is a crochet edging worked on one of their fabric centers in Lizbeth size 10 thread.  

4 My Heart doily is a filet piece worked in rounds.  It is in the February 2023 issue of Crochet World Magazine. It is worked in size 10 Lizbeth thread in the color #609 Coral Pink Dk.  

Antique Tractor Sculpture is one of my own self published patterns.  It is roughly modeling a John Deere 830 tractor and is about the size of a 1/16th scale toy tractor.  The pattern is available on my Raverly and Etsy pages.  

Belle Witch is in the Crochet World Magazine Spring 2023 Crochet Celebrations edition.  She is about 6" tall and has a bell inside.  

Connie Ellison from Annie's Publishing contacted me with a photo similar to this asking if I could do a crochet version for Annie's Spring Signature Collection.  It was so fun working on making this project.  It came out very close to the fabric photo she sent me.  It works up really quickly, too in Aunt Lydia's size 3 Fashion crochet thread.  

Farm Truck Weather Vane is in the Crochet! Home late Spring edition.  It is worked in Lizbeth size 40with a size 12/1.00 hook.  This is worked in the color #607  Charcoal.  It can be a centerpiece, placemat, sewn to a pillow or onto fabric to frame.  

Bunnies at Play runner is in the April 2023  Crochet World.  It is worked in size 10 Lizbeth.  It's very cute with the two bunnies tossing eggs over the bunny in the middle's head!!  

Lariet Necklace and Bracelet are in the June 2023 issue of Crochet World.  Very easy to make, the simple single crochets make the piece twist on it's own.  It is so fun to make you will want one to match all your outfits!!  

Filigree Table Runner is in the August 2023 issue of Crochet World.  A wrought iron porch railing was the inspiration for this project.  

Star Anise Purse in the Crochet World Autumn issue is worked in star stitches and very fun to make.  Any number of colors and strip patterns can make this design your own!!  

Addison's Delight Doily is in the Winter issue of Crochet World and is a series of small doilies joined at the corners to make one.  I had originally entered this in the CGOA Design Contest years ago and they said if I had joined the motifs a little differently so they didn't overlap at the corners it would have won first place.  So I revamped it a bit and they still touch and you can't see the joining stitch but they don't overlap, at least most of the time!!  Also it is named for my Granddaughter!!  

This fall the CGOA had an online Design Contest and my vest won first place!!  It is made up of large and small motifs in Aunt Lydia's colors of Cream, Olive and Soft Mauve.  It also won Best of Show at the Great  Frederick Fair!!  and first place at the Maryland State Fair. 

It's been a very great crochet year!!  I have several new patterns scheduled to come out in 2024 in Crochet World and I Like Crochet Magazine as well as Handy Hands Newsletters.  Stay tuned......