1. A white, lacy throw modified from a design by Terry Kimbrough entitled, "Rosebud Afghan",
and appearing on the cover of the Leisure Arts pamphlet, "Romancing the Rose". 
My version, begun in the fall of 2001, uses no rosebuds (did I mention "modified?!?"). 
It consists of 4-1/2" squares made by holding together one strand of baby yarn
and one strand of # 10 crochet thread, using a G hook. 
Progress: 23 of 63 squares completed and joined, and put aside for a while.

2. A Beribboned Tissue Box Cover from Crochet Collection by Leisure Arts. I made it
with white Simply Soft Yarn by Caron, held together with a strand of white Knit-Cro-Sheen,
and a size H hook.  Laced with red and royal blue ribbons, it's a decorative touch for my little
red, white and blue half-bath.
Completed on 08/14/02.

 3. A lime sherbet green and white "Vertical Stripe Sweater" which I heavily adapted from Rosanne Kropp's pattern in the Spring 1994 issue of "Crochet World".  
Begun 09/19/02, it's 3/4 finished. 
I've no idea why I set it aside in October...

4. A super soft  "Floral Bouquet Afghan" - a Coats and Clark pattern - which I'm making
for my living room using Caron Simply Soft yarn (yes, I know, that was tacky of me!) in white,
off white, and eggnog.  It features a popcorn stitch. 
 Begun in July of 2002, I have 15 of the 35 squares completed,
and my crochet hook mysteriously disappeared...Hooray! 
The hook just as mysteriously reappeared on 01/31/03. 
I'm back in business!

5. Another cuddly afghan for my living room, "Quick and Toasty Throw", designed by Maggie Weldon, from the October 1998 issue of "Crochet with Heart".  It's done with a Q hook holding
three strands together (once again, I'm using white, aran and eggnog).  It's a simple project,
great for making while watching TV. 
Barely begun (ran out of eggnog AND aran yarns - must go shopping!).

6. A basket of flowers done in ecru, eggshell, and white size 10 threads held double, to be appliquéd to an off white "curtain" for my living room bookcase.  The basket was designed
by Anne Halliday, and was found in her 1975 book, Decorating with Crochet.  The flowers
were from a design called "Basket of Flowers" from Issue # 26 (June 1983)
of Magic Crochet magazine.
The basket is done, the flowers begun, and the curtain just needs to be hemmed.

7. Christmas ornaments are a never ceasing ongoing project for my friends and family.  Almost all of the designs I made this year involved crocheting  over a plastic ring, and required no blocking.
 This design is actually a variation of a Photo Wreath pattern which appeared in the 1988 issue of Christmas Crochet magazine.
It's such a quick pattern that I even signed up for two online ornament exchanges!  Such fun! 

I lost count of how many ornaments I actually completed this year,
but there was a great multitude.

I came across a "Flower Motif Afghan", designed by Katherine Satterfield
Robert in the October 1996 issue of "Leisure Arts - The Magazine". 
It's a puff stitch design of 7" squares, very quick and very effective. 
Needless to say, I fell in love with it,
and am already working on two more afghans:

8. One for my living room with centers of variegated  ivory and pastels by Lion Brand;
"leaves" of sage by Caron Simply Soft; and surrounded by backgrounds of Red Heart Aran. 
Begun on 11/01/02; I'll need 35 squares, and I completed and joined 24. 
Then I noticed a mistake in one of the corner joinings and started ripping,
ripping... and laid it aside for a while.
Hooray again! I repaired the error on 01/31/03, and on 02/04/03, I FINISHED!
The edging itself was of my own design. I really like this afghan as well as
anything I've ever made. It has a nice weight, yet appears lacy, and the colors
are perfect for my living room.

9. One for our queen size bed in Red Heart Yarns: white, light and royal blues, two variegated
light blues (one is called "Ocean"), plus emerald green "leaves".  This friendship afghan will
have 99 - 8" squares.  I joined two online granny square exchanges, so I'll receive 6 - 7"
squares from three women in one group in late January (which will be in the bottom row), and
33 - 6" squares from eleven women in the other group in May.   I'll add white borders to the
donated squares so that they'll all measure 8", and crochet the other 60 squares in this puff
stitch pattern myself.  The May squares will form the entire center section of the afghan.
 Beautiful and exciting!  I started assembling it on 01/23/03, and by 01/25/03 
thirteen squares had been joined together.  Then I decided to redo the last two
rounds on half the squares, so I completely dismantled it, and put it back
together again on 01/30/03.  It's much prettier now.  Then I ran out of white yarn. Rats.
I bought more white yarn, and as of 03/23/03, there were 33 squares assembled:

L = light blue centers O = ocean centers R = royal centers V = lt. blue, pink, white variegated centers 1, 2, 3 = January exchange squares MOS = May exchange squares

My squares from the 11 other gals in the exchange started arriving in May, and by 05/14/03, there were 44 squares happily joined together, as shown by the dark blue "squares":

Having abandoned this entire project for over five years, I picked it up again
on 08/07/08, and within seven days I finished 27 more squares. By 08/13/08
there were 71 squares connected. I also decided to eliminate the top row
as it was long enough to be effective without it.  Now with a goal of 90 squares,
there are only 19 remaining plus the edging, and I will have completed it at last!
 

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Fayetteville, NC

Another square was completed shortly thereafter (pale blue on the above chart);
a glimpse of the finished afghan is shown above. Then with 18 more squares
and the edging remaining, we unexpectedly moved to Edwardsville, IL.
The project was (incredibly!) laid aside for another 2-1/2 years...

On 05/23/11, another square (light green on the above chart) was added
at last, two more the next day, one more the next, two more on 05/27/11,
another the next day, and now only eleven squares plus the edging remain.

The center sections of those eleven squares are complete, but I ran out
of white yarn again. As we're moving back to Fayetteville this week,
I'll wait until I'm there to purchase it and resume crocheting.

TIME PASSES...

Having traded our queen-sized bed for a king (and with a fresh skein of white yarn handy),
I was inspired to at long last finish this afghan. I decided to eliminate the top row as well;
now it will have only 81 squares. The 80th square was finished on 03/27/14
(no, seriously!), and the 81st on 03/30/14, whereupon I immediately began to work
on the edging - and I'm actually done!
 

Here are some of the squares
I made in this puff stitch pattern
for one of the exchange groups.

BEFORE:

Friday, July 27, 2001
Colonial Heights, VA

I really LOVE this lace!  The dress looks entirely
different now.

Sunday, August 24, 2003
Fayetteville, NC

11. A pair of Christmas booties done in
emerald green, white and red for an
adorable little four-month old baby boy
in my life. 
Started AND completed on 12/07/02.

12. A LONG stocking cap for my son, Joshua.  I designed it according to his
specifications, waist-length, and striped.  Made using Lion Brand yarn, "Edwardian"
(a dark heather gray) Homespun, and "Yukon Gold" Chunky with a size K hook,
it uses a couple of different stitches.
Begun on 02/09/03 and completed on 02/19/03.

13. A leper bandage as part of a service project for my church. 
It's 3" wide and as long as the ball of thread allows, and made with
white Spring Maid D54 thread and a size D hook. http://www.thefamily.com/countrycottage/charity/bandages.html
Begun on 02/19/03, this should be a snap, but it is incredibly tedious,
and I can't seem to build up any speed.  ARGHHH!

17. A Winter Cap made with blue, vibrant orange, and Aran Red Heart yarns and a
size G hook.  Designed by Ruth Jacksier, this appeared in the 1991 issue of
Christmas Crochet magazine. 
Begun on 04/13/03 and finished on 04/14/03.