Crochet Me Crazy

This is a new recipe I found that my family likes. I've made this quite a few times and I guess it's graduating to being added to my recipe box so I thought I'd share it here. I will also include this in my cookbook I'm making for Alison.

24 oz. spaghetti sauce
fresh spinach leaves
4 cups chicken broth (I use water and add a couple of chicken bullion cubes)
2 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. sliced mushrooms (I haved used fresh and canned both)
16 oz. frozen torellini

Combine spaghetti sauce, cream cheese, broth and mushrooms in slow cooker. Cook LOW 6 hours.
Add tortellini & boil until tender. Add spinach.

I forgot to post the picture of this hat when I last posted....This hat is supposed to be for a lady at church that requested the green and the scallops...

I got some crocheting done since I was elderly sitting for so many hours! I saw this pattern for this hat and I had to make it! I made the black one first and I loved it so much, I made another one in pink. The hat pattern is designed to look like knitting but it's not. Those are slip stitches!



It's so similar to this knitted hat that Alison bought at a shop here in town.



I see these on people everywhere! I can tell you I wouldn't be selling mine because I would have to charge way more than the $15 that Alison paid for hers that was made in China. This hat is a lot more time intensive because of all the slip stitches. I can't whip this hat out as fast as a normal crocheted hat.

I drove to work with fluffy snowflakes falling down all around me. It's so pretty when it falls. It only snowed here for about 30 minutes but it all just splatted on the ground. It's really strange because it wasn't even freezing today. It snowed a lot more where Alison works. She even got to see it settle on the ground but it was only white for 15 or 20 minutes. That's enough for me! I'm good...don't need to see snow as far as I'm concerned! HA!

Well, my feet always get cold at work so I decided I need some slippers to keep my toes warm. I made these today....

An online crochet buddy tested my pattern for me and there were a couple of typos and other little stuff wrong with it.
I've updated the pattern below so if you saved it already, you might want to re-save it with the corrections!

Well, I finished the crocodile stitch boot cuffs that were inspired by the hat I made! I haven't had a chance to get them modeled by my daughter because I've been working alot but I did get a picture taken!



Here's the pattern....I wrote it in a hurry.

Crochet Me Crazy's Crocodile Stitch Boot Cuffs

WW Yarn
I Hook

Note: I chain 46 for the boots cuff for our family but you can start yours using any multiple of 2 depending on the size you need and where you plan to wear them on your leg.

Round 1 - Ch 46, slip stitch in beginning chain to form a ring

Check to see how this fits on your leg. They will stretch a little bit and you want them tight enough not to fall down. Also take into consideration that you will most likely be wearing them over jeans or leggings!

Round 2 – Ch3, *Skip 1 Ch, HDC in next chain, Ch 1, Repeat from * around. Join in 2nd chain of beginning Ch 3.

Round 3 – Sl St in first Chain space, Ch 3, *HDC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1, Repeat from * around. End by sl st around post of beginning Ch3.

Round 4 – Ch 3, * HDC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1, Repeat from * around. End by sl st around post of beginning Ch3.

Round 5 – 8 – Repeat Instructions for Row 4

Round 9 – Ch 3, DC in same space as Ch 3, *Ch 1, DC in next ch space, Ch 1, 2 DC in next Ch space, repeat from * around until you get to the last space. You want to make sure you are ending with just 1 DC in a space so you will skip that last space and go ahead and join with your beginning Ch3.

Round 10 – *5 DC down around post of first DC in your first set of 2 DC from the row below. When you get to the bottom you will now place 5 DC going UP the 2nd DC of this first group of 2 DC. (First Crocodile Stitch Made) Slip Stitch around next single DC, Repeat from * to make crocodile stitches on each group of 2 DC around with a slip stitch around each single DC. End with a Slip Stitch in the last DC

Round 11 – Ch 3, DC in same Stitch, Ch 1, *DC in the middle space of your Crocodile Stitch, Ch 1, 2 DC in the stitch where you slip stitched between your crocodile stitches, Ch 1 Repeat from * around, Join with sl stitch in beginning Ch 3

Round 12 – Repeat Row 10 and finish off.

Finish off your boot cuff by flipping it over and finishing off with a round of single crochet!

What a beautiful day today is! It's very crisp today but it's sunny --- the sun makes all the difference in the world!

Well, I finished this hat with crocodile stitch edging yesterday. A lady at church wants a green hat. She wasn't specific but she said warm and feminine. I made this but I'm not sure if this might be a bit "much" or not! It was fun to make though! I'm going to start on another hat today or tomorrow and I'll let her pick which one she wants.



When I was making this I thought this technique would be cute on a boot cuff so I started making some Crocodile Stitch Boot Cuffs and I'm writing the pattern down as I go. I'll share that in a few days!

Yay for me -- a completed project!

I had a pattern for how the V-Stitch Pattern. I liked the look of the stitch and wanted to try it out so I turned it into boot cuffs!



Well, last night we didn't have any water when we got home from church for some reason. When we got up this morning still no water....Jeff went to look at the well to see if he could figure out what was wrong. Well, he figured out something was loose and he fixed it but now the water if frozen so still no water in the RV. They have water in their house now though.