Crochet Necklace

Necklace made for me by Jane Griggs ,in exchange for making a lining for a handbag Jane made, she crocheted this necklace for me out of ribbon and yarn.
It is very simple to make .

Crochet Mask

This is a mask that my Pastor took a picture of when he was in South America 3 or 4 years ago on a missionary trip. I had forgotten all about it until I just now come across it again. I don't know whats going on with the nose .....but it looks like there may be quite a few crocheted dolls in the back ground too.
I can't remember the area he was in at the time .
I thought it was interesting to show.

More Crocheted Rugs made by Mom

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Sorry I have not posted in a few days ,I had been sick for a week ,then I just was not up to posting .I need to take new photos soon .These I had stored in my computer.

When Rexa & I went to Mom's before Christmas she had 6 of these rugs in her closet .

Every year she makes a bunch to give us

She told us to pick two each ,I did not lay them out flat enough when I took the pictures ,sometimes we have to tug and pull on them to get them flat.

Most of the time she makes them with cotton's from selvages  & old clothes , sometimes she used old T-shirts ,there have been times when she even used old sheets (Tina's favorite) and I have one made from Flannel that I love ! She has also used lightweight double knit but those stretch too much,so she doesn't make those very often.

We always get at least one or 2 a year and always a different look !

Remember These -Something New !

I had purchased a package of these for the girls to give to them at christmas , I wanted to make them pretty .

So I made some with cloth

 And some I did crocheting

A variety of yarns were used

These above 3 are heavy rope like thread,soft ribbon and thin crocheting thread.

Below is very soft yarn that I removed from a neck scarf and dollie I did not use any more.

I am still making them for  future gifts.

Crochet Rugs

Last year when  I made some jackets and small fleece blankets I had some scraps left over , I am a stcker for saving everything ,so I took them with me to Mom's and asked her if she thought we could make a rug out of it and she said we can try ,well she started it and then I finished it but I think I cut most of it too wide , it is ok but I am afraid someone may trip over it so I thoughtt maybe I could put it in a lawn chair or something .this is the top one .

This other one is from a couple of my skirts that I wore to church and they were getting kind of ragged so I cut them up and made this one ,it is very light weight ! but I love it and I plan to keep this one by my bed  .They were fun to do and I plan to make more ,Mom has used t-shirts, sheets and mostly just any cotton fabric's ,I have learned alot from my Mom and she will probably have something new for me to learn when I see her next .

I have seen alot of new ways to use fabric for crocheting and the fleece would be good for the totes and handbags, maybe bowls ?