Friday

Sophie's Fine Yarn Shoppe


"Come browse and be inspired" is the invitation on Barbara Franc's business card for her yarn shop Sophie's Fine Yarn Shoppe.  Sophie's is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has been in business for eight years.  The shop was named after Barbara's mother she told us.  Sophie's has a nice selection of well-known yarns.  There is a wall of knitting and crochet notions and another wall with yarn project totes.  The swift and yarn winder were both very busy readying customer yarn purchases.  I purchased three skeins of Alpaca with a Twist in the color Kentucky blue (color #120) (not really the name of the color from the company, but it is the color known for Kentucky University).  This yarn company is located in Georgetown, Indiana.  If  you live in the Louisville area and Sophie's is your LYS, LUCKY EWE!

Tuesday

Crochet Camera Strap for Anna


My daughter who is 30-something has become crafty.  I've been crafty all of  my life; my mother says I got it from my paternal grandmother who always had many projects going at the same time.  She called me to say "I need to learn how to crochet."  And my response to her was "Why?  Do you have something you want to make?"  She tells me that "Anna" saw a crochet camera strap with a flower and wants one for herself.  I recommended to "Candace" (my daughter) to find a beginner crochet tutorial on You Tube and get started.  Meanwhile, I crocheted the camera strap for Anna so "Candace" could gift it to her.  I used Vanna White "Vanna's Choice" in Black for the camera strap in all single stitch in the round (25" x 2.5"), the yarn for the cabbage rose is Stitch.Rock.Love Sheep(ish) in bright pink by Caron and the green leaves (actually four-leaf clovers left over from St. Patty's Day) are dark green,Simply Soft also a Caron yarn. 

Her husband bought "Candace" her own tools. She has made a wooden child's table and one chair to match.  She's also just finished one of her two daughter's headboards for their beds - lined with upholstery foam, lining and fab-fabric and some talented stapling.  She is a late crafty bloomer but "wow" she is good!