tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76721254896927257452024-03-18T04:30:32.900-06:00SnowcatcherThis is where you'll find me when I'm not wishing upon stars, chasing stars, stepping on stars or making stars...Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3933125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-15067731846308911502024-03-18T04:30:00.163-06:002024-03-18T04:30:00.137-06:00Snowflake Monday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-PBPps2k/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-PBPps2k/0/FRWQQMdQ53d8pNk74wMVtrxNHvK3jhP7PmrLmX5wJ/M/IMG_1133-M.jpg" title="Winter Storm Qadir Snowflake"></a></center><p>
I was seriously hoping to get some snowflake inspiration from our 30-inch blanket last week. I'm SO sad we had 30 solid hours of snow, and all I could shoot was five minutes here and there when work slowed down, which also coincided with slightly warmer temps, causing the snowflakes to melt in flight. I even tried freezing my glass to help the flakes maintain shape while I tried to focus.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-N8PJ7FJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-N8PJ7FJ/0/6V6J9wRStvsS9hxz8wP773rkKkgcNmNzWkvZXP5/M/DLA0187-M.jpg" title="melting too fast"></a></center><p>
We don't often get this much snow in one storm anymore, and this was the biggest one we'd had since 2021, when we got 19 inches, also on Pi Day. That reminds me I wanted to make a pi or pie snowflake, but I will try to keep that inspiration on the back burner for now. I have to come up with something meaningful to commemorate Winter Storm Qadir.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Yum/Sweet-Treats/i-TvZ8Kmt/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Yum/Sweet-Treats/i-TvZ8Kmt/0/CgqgbPPT7VLRqWrX7G3hSC2TKgM77GmHvhSGbQg8h/M/2071-M.jpg" title="my chilled oreo pudding pie"></a></center><p>
I've been through all 123 of my photos (most not clear or clean enough to share or even bother editing). I really need to crochet a <a href="http://www.snowcrystals.com/guide/snowtypes4.jpg" target="_blank">capped column</a> because this storm brought the most I'd ever seen. Capped columns are very difficult (for me) to photograph because so much depth of field is lost in macro photography. That means the amount of focus between the foreground and background. But it's so exciting to see them, even when they melt too quickly. They are just so unusual, in my opinion. Until this storm...<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-8k3QTSp/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-8k3QTSp/0/CWgMzNnPJJGqt46dT73pMks5z5KzmzXSsZ8PNZQSF/M/DLA0175-M.jpg" title="capped columns"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-sSj9Pcw/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-sSj9Pcw/0/TW77SLpsnqXVw7qz5PxRfMRmNsRLtgCHSLGdX8DR/M/DLA0158-M.jpg" title="gorgeous capped columns"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-fdTx2FQ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-fdTx2FQ/0/CWhK5BQVwcr3Bmwxx6HqhPcWjRNNZCDKxVQkRnPPQ/M/DLA0110-M.jpg" title="capped column"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-hkGkPTv/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-hkGkPTv/0/CQrvb7NNz2BFCzhZM9dZzGtJHC22gQ8Pss3FcbJ2S/M/DLA0090-M.jpg" title="capped column"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-hgNWXmf/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-hgNWXmf/0/C9xHLXrGXhz33rKwHNmT35VfcT46tLSLT7GHPbDxb/M/DLA0105-M.jpg" title="snowflake inspiration AND capped columns AND columns on plates"></a></center><p>
It's going to take me a while to figure out how to make a column that can hold its shape, so I'm sticking with two-dimensional snowflakes for now. Rest assured the challenge is not going unanswered!!! I will create a capped column. But today's pattern is inspired by one of three snowflakes I captured. Can you see which one influenced today's crochet?<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-bWbwCgC/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-bWbwCgC/0/CMZmXz6FbcHjKppx5GMkLFd68LKgV33JGVjsXkzGn/M/DLA0252-M.jpg" title="snowflake inspiration"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-kfq8vk5/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-kfq8vk5/0/FBjc5pG7PZ9PLCGxcmtCHDczPJ4MTFVWq7phWwKf3/M/DLA0163-M.jpg" title="snowflake inspiration"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-dzBJDfg/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-dzBJDfg/0/gWF2Qg8mRXkbp5rgmqKvjVwRp8vn3Lt9LGdjws2Z/M/DLA0152-M.jpg" title="snowflake inspiration AND capped columns"></a></center><p>
You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-rKPjCpZ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-rKPjCpZ/0/Dfg4sSMffLDz93dmks4B92LD3Bt2bRqKPBZgwfW9C/M/IMG_1139-M.jpg" title="Winter Storm Qadir Snowflake"></a></center><p>
<em>Finished Size</em>: 7 inches from point to point<br>
<em>Materials</em>: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line<p>
<strong>Winter Storm Qadir Snowflake Instructions</strong><p>
Make magic ring.<p>
<em>Round 1</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in ring, [ch 12, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 7, 2 dc in ring] 5 times; ch 12, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 5, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2. Don't pull magic circle to tight.<p>
<em>Round 2</em>: [Ch 2, sk next 2 dc and next 2 ch, sl st in next ch, 1 sc in each of next 4 ch, ch 8, sk over ch 4 picot, * 1 sc in each of next 4 ch, sl st in next sc] 6 times, ending * on final repeat; 1 sc in next ch, yo and draw up loop through each of next 3 ch, draw up loop through top of Round 1 final dc and 1st loop on hook (tunisian sc), [yo and draw through 2 loops on hook (tunisian sc)] 2 times.<p>
<em>Round 3</em>: [Ch 3, sk over 2 sc on next spoke and sl st in 3rd sc, 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 4 ch, ch 5, 1 sc in 5th ch from hook, ch 5, sl st in sc, ch 4, sl st in sc (tri picot made), 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, sl st in next sc] 6 times.<br>
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2024/03/snowflake-monday.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 4</em>: Ch 7 (counts as 1 dc and ch 5), [sk next 3 ch, 1 dc in next sc, ch 15, sk over tri picot and next 4 sc, 1 dc in next sc] 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 7.<p>
<em>Round 5</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc) [1 dc in each of next 5 ch and in next dc, sk next 3 ch, in next ch work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), sk next 3 ch, in next ch work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 5, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), sk next 3 ch, in next ch work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), sk next 3 ch, 1 dc in next dc] 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2; bind off. Weave in ends.<p>
<em>Finish</em>: I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.<p>
Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.<p><p>
If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Blizzards/i-gNSJWc7/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Blizzards/i-gNSJWc7/0/rzMv6zg2WTrSJTCp3CvSdvW8j8qq2TZjWJ2pLgcH/M/IMG_1216-M.jpg" title="Winter Storm Qadir Snowflakes"></a></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-16443222613372315872024-03-15T04:30:00.007-06:002024-03-15T04:30:00.251-06:00Time to Dye<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1WPlOxa6rh8?si=liTt_ITDL9rkIQ0v" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-87286900867966308392024-03-14T04:30:00.083-06:002024-03-14T04:30:00.135-06:00A Whole New Fab<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16645872-01-24-valentine-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-Qk3rWjx/0/FNNNPR3gHgSkjvSHTrGV8qD6gFGvZ9tNrqbj9btfN/M/InThePink-M.jpg" title="Jan-Feb 2024 Digital Valentine Temperature Quilt"></a><br>
<i>(affiliate links to my designs)</i></center><p>
Spoonflower had another fat quarter sale, so I had to make some new fat quarters.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2024-temperature-projects/i-gJ9ptfx/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2024-temperature-projects/i-gJ9ptfx/0/FFkP5rmtnhCfZL6Fn2n8cxfbx8qmPTHwdhTscvjXt/M/pinktempscale-M.jpg" title="my valentine digital temperature quilt color scale"></a></center><p>
I'd made a valentine card with six weeks of heartflakes on pink in digital temperature quilt style.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/occasions/encouragement/followyourheartlistenwithyourheart/pink-heartflakes-1823526?aid=133358" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MWFVt4g/0/DQzdnsqzPVppHp9N5mJJdKj6CR63Kq4b7t5p3t3C5/M/i-MWFVt4g-M.jpg" title="my pink temperature quilt greeting card"></a></center><p>
If I made the blocks three inches wide, I would need only a handful more to complete a fat quarter panel.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16645872-01-24-valentine-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-T7HDB4h/0/CvHNj99Nt6GwM8FxCwH8K3GtVbKnJnCRzVjNjdS4Q/M/IMG_0969-M.jpg" title="pink January 2024 digital snowflake temperature panel"></a></center><p>
The pink version turned out so well, I decided I should do the same thing with the blue digital snowflake temperature quilt blocks I've been doing each day this year to see how an all-blue temperature quilt would look. I LOVE IT!!!<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16645164-01-24-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-sMjVcKg/0/CvmJjsKKPrGPnpL3RRt3NM4hwJs7N47B58zqr2HxW/M/GotTheBlues-M.jpg" title="Jan-Feb digital snowflake temperature quilt (so far)"></a></center><p>
I most definitely will crochet a blue temperature project one day using my own hand-dyed blues. Yes, I have enough, and now that I know I don't want to use up all my hand-dyed thread, I don't have to ration my hand-dyeing anymore. I just have to make time. I. CAN'T. WAIT.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2024-temperature-projects/i-XQHXpKN/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2024-temperature-projects/i-XQHXpKN/0/5CCP7hcpwjNpwWFq27623d4jx2JQqSW7HRGMBBZG/L/bluetempscale01-L.jpg" title="my denim digital temperature quilt color scale"></a></center><p>
Gosh, I made the coolest greeting card, too. I could do a whole series of these and never get tired of them.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-cards/christmas-cards/snow-scene-snowflakes/greeting-card-1831452?aid=133358" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-wGtLsb5/0/DpDgwhWx39pLVXMVqJ6L86qdwDsWHVPXzXMrTNKQQ/M/i-wGtLsb5-M.jpg" title="my blue temperature quilt greeting card"></a></center><p>
I cannot wait to begin sewing these new fat quarters. I might have to add them to <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2023/08/blue-two.html" target="_blank">last year's digital snowflake patchwork fat quarters</a> for perhaps another quilted jacket!!! I would have the coolest jacket in the galaxy!<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16645164-01-24-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-DmKNpcT/0/FJvMvNSknnbBzV2hVQ5zqhmN6zV98jDpMhdVPmcqG/M/IMG_0968-M.jpg" title="blue January 2024 digital snowflake temperature panel"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-63207330092526986292024-03-13T04:30:00.026-06:002024-03-13T04:30:00.146-06:00Wordless Wednesday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-42jQTCm/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-42jQTCm/0/jtzchLTfVTfqdHcjXgn9BBhDq9kF9KqdMXtpwt5F/M/DLA9955-M.jpg" title="snowflake-shaped graupel"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-GZc3MfG/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-GZc3MfG/0/CTMwHZdLdwmqBstmmNftxdW8W47Z3CcC7SgPRM99n/M/DLA9970-M.jpg" title="what a cute little gloved flake"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-bHLtXJM/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-bHLtXJM/0/CtqptWfTGZRmRkwCZTSw6sRSkjNJ3Bv5snkvt2FF2/M/DLA9990-M.jpg" title="half and half"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-3SJHL4T/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-3SJHL4T/0/DmkQM4jXDmBnF2Cv3s3D7ccvMrtbtBRWHjmXcVg3W/M/DLA9999-M.jpg" title="more flaky"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-xz6Dks4/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-xz6Dks4/0/DvHPdkDmGF7z2L5RJHBqXV66SmZnTtrhvrgb5ZLXH/M/DLA0030-M.jpg" title="snowflake paradise"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-q9pGq7J/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-q9pGq7J/0/DqQTbP7jDsDMNC29bGF2k9fBkc3KjfNRFPJSJCgwH/M/DLA0054-M.jpg" title="like jewels"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-GgzpHgq/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-GgzpHgq/0/KML2Szg2WQqdbkdjn9LpzCzVRwbPSnCHr9RCfXQR/M/DLA0066-M.jpg" title="melting fast"></a><p>
<iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14771214178_SHKJZGM?width=640&height=360&albumId=61198550&albumKey=TDDJnP"></iframe><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-4xf9XK9/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-4xf9XK9/0/D7XL6DMJV3J3ZQ3FNH98fqFfZQNXfKWC7BfWZdrrT/M/DLA0083-M.jpg" title="melting too fast"></a></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-25708676739996459022024-03-12T04:30:00.243-06:002024-03-12T04:30:00.152-06:00A Different Breed of Sag...<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mMNg5v5/0/D33QS3qMDrrdw5L6CXbTRQ66ZtMrtxzg89dMTPQWk/M/i-mMNg5v5-M.jpg" title="lasted a long, long time"></center><p>
I should have taken a photo. I guess I could run snap one really quick before the large-item pickup comes...<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QVBxxbV/0/D7V6Lz8BW5xrrPsSJNJm6zHM3gx3XwnBtf4jWqDZ6/M/i-QVBxxbV-M.jpg" title="RIP, my 2018 home standing desk"></center><p>
Back in our bicycle touring days, my motto was "Death Before SAG." SAG stands for "Support and Gear" and is the affectionate and/or comical term for being picked up when unable to ride any further. I've never really liked the word. It has a negative connotation all the way around. But I see SAG in a whole new light now. Sagging isn't just for weary cyclists. It can mean SO much more.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Cycling/2012-Ride-the-Rockies/i-KFcCVFh/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Cycling/2012-Ride-the-Rockies/i-KFcCVFh/0/7PwV98MxnzFbw2rSSZGscGCwShBXgspPTbbC7fjX/M/rtr116-M.jpg" title="death before SAG"></a></center><p>
I was beginning my daily task of adding the previous day's high and low temperature squares to my 2024 digital temperature quilts when I noticed my external computer keyboard was not level. I looked beneath my first home standing desk set-up, which consisted of a very inexpensive short table atop my old sewing machine desk, and was horrified to see two of the table legs leaning so far inward, I was shocked they hadn't yet collapsed.<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5pvVXCZ/0/Cb8dPrPqHXMvLTVbx6xsS6QWDQBZG4RLj5wpb6WqN/M/i-5pvVXCZ-M.jpg" title="owie"></center><p>
All four screws on the bottom side of the table had completely stripped their housing, dramatically tilting all four legs. Two legs were severely skewed. If I had leaned on my desk, which I sometimes do while closely inspecting photo details via my (now four-month-old) computer monitor, that little table probably would have squished my year-old laptop and perhaps even destroyed my camera, which was nestled atop the sewing machine desk. I'm sure my computer monitor would not have survived the crash. The keyboard would have been usable, but I'm not sure any of the rest of the electronics would have lived to tell the tale. If I'd leaned just right, I think the resulting disaster probably would have physically injured me, as well. Especially if I'd been vintage me and had tried rescuing my camera, which you can darn sure bet I would have risked just about anything to successfully accomplish.<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-KZWWh93/0/DLbCj4gZxsbsr2XFckmz8kh5WptqK7NJTcp6CtSVJ/M/i-KZWWh93-M.jpg" title="one leg in the back beginning to collapse"></center><p>
The old desktop table had lasted a good six years of perhaps way too much weight whenever I leaned on it. I couldn't really have asked for a longer life for the $40 or so I spent on it back in 2018, long before I ever knew I might one day be working from home most of the time.<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TcbT8Sq/0/93MsnKdLwTVS2NkxmtnfwtpV3gXrn69WkGmDgDTd/M/i-TcbT8Sq-M.jpg" title="Rudolph was looking for a nose recharge..."></center><p>
I knew the desktop standing desk my bosses bought for me in about 2012 was very expensive; that's why I had such a cheap model at home. I was blown away when I looked at the post-pandemic prices of new desktop standing desks and new standing desks. I had initially thought it's probably time to just replace that old sewing machine desk. Now that I've thoroughly explored potential standing desk (scary price) purchases, I think that approximately $90 1984ish sewing desk has quite a few more years of very precious life in it!!!<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-7T7H98b/1/CsCBwHGW7jH4TmKW323r8mKTT4SW9hz25wwD7kXvN/M/i-7T7H98b-M.jpg" title="circa 1964 sewing desk"></center><p>
Last summer, a variety of furniture from our old work office was offered free of charge to anyone who wanted it. I asked if any standing desks were available. Lizard wasn't using his work desk anymore, so he gave it to me for my work-at-home office. It's tough as nails because he bought it way back when he was in college, back when we weren't expected to replace everything every time something new came out. I just love his desk, but, it doesn't go up and down. And I couldn't afford to purchase a new desktop standing desk in 2020. Or now...<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Bgq9MRK/0/FKsVTbGt45MW77hBHCPntmNGHzrzz8wZgWhBpPwJf/M/i-Bgq9MRK-M.jpg" title="Lizard's computer station"></center><p>
I had given the desktop standing desk my bosses had given me to Lizard for his virtual <a href="https://blog.lsvtglobal.com/lsvt-loud-speech-therapy-for-parkinson-disease-2/" target="_blank">LOUD therapy</a> a couple of years ago. It wouldn't fit on the desk he gave me, and we had to make it fit on the little desk we set up for his laptop. I quickly claimed one of the available desktop standing desks at work last summer, and that's what I'm using for my work computer at home now. PERFECT setup. Absolutely perfect. (At our new office, everyone has motorized standing desks, which also are absolutely perfect but absolutely unaffordable for me at home.)<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LXCqgpf/0/CkVrTrDLmcxdLjQkZ7JqGqPD5Bb5xdRmGgKjNDfzK/M/i-LXCqgpf-M.jpg" title="my new desk in the new office"></center><p>
Once again, Lizard told me he doesn't really need a desk anymore, even though he still tries to use his computer now and then, particularly for virtual doctor visits. He helped me move the desktop standing desk I had given him onto the old sewing desk. My new personal computer space takes some getting used to because it's pretty cramped compared to what it was before the old desktop table nearly folded. There was no room for my mouse if I centered everything!!! It's a tight squeeze, but my re-gifted desktop standing desk is free, and it works. I will adapt. I'm getting pretty good at adapting these days!<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9kCJ7tq/0/DHTJFwFL9r5vZnwm6tp66LpqqJhKqj9PD9rxpFGzT/M/i-9kCJ7tq-M.jpg" title="tight squeeze"></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-62357233498311947192024-03-11T04:30:00.078-06:002024-03-12T22:32:20.244-06:00Snowflake Monday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Fw9Pzzz/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Fw9Pzzz/0/CshbgXcCZcVr6kbs2nKvMF3vsSPmBMtSSG2NwQL3V/M/IMG_1541-M.jpg" title="Kornsnö Flake"></a></center><p>
We call it graupel here in the United States. But I think I like the Swedish word better!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-ktxKHB7/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-ktxKHB7/0/FWfbk3HVXJdHkdnchjTXDgSHJL9RS6RP5XWJdzhN5/M/DLA9697-M.jpg" title="Flake-shaped Kornsnö"></a></center><p>
You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-5PqbDNF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-5PqbDNF/0/8XrVKLZVJLN4fHDht2MwGJ8r73QkPSvkdWFH77md/M/IMG_1557-M.jpg" title="Kornsnö Flake"></a></center><p>
<em>Finished Size</em>: 6 inches from point to point<br>
<em>Materials</em>: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line<p>
<strong>Kornsnö Flake Instructions</strong><p>
Make magic ring.<p>
<em>Round 1</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in ring, [ch 6, sl st in top of 6th ch from hook (picot loop made), 2 dc in ring] 5 times; 1 sc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2, ch 2, 1 dtr in sc to form 6th picot of Round. Pull magic circle tight.<p>
<em>Round 2</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dtr directly below, [in next picot loop work (3 dc, ch 8, sl st in 8th ch from hook (picot loop made), 3 dc)] 5 times; 3 dc in next ch 5 loop, 1 sc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2, ch 3, 1 trtr in sc to form 6th picot loop of Round.<br>
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="hhttps://www.snowcatcher.net/2024/03/snowflake-monday_0961426047.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 3</em>: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), over post of trtr directly below work (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 trtr), [1 tr in gap between next 2 3/dc groups, in next picot loop work (1 trtr, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 4 ch, [ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 4 ch] 4 times, working back down spoke sl st in next 2 ch, * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 trtr] 6 times, ending * on final repeat; sl st in starting ch; bind off. Weave in ends.<p>
<em>Finish</em>: I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.<p>
Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.<p><p>
If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-26cHcvP/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-26cHcvP/0/bZtG6c9bbgkbr6JLBgR6b3fSMqrp76C94DCXDkhv/M/IMG_1516-M.jpg" title="Kornsnö Flake"></a></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-43453026144509350882024-03-08T04:30:00.002-07:002024-03-08T04:30:00.192-07:00Friday Fascination<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0bbLvHw1cNQ?si=MqaAWuRwagDnP44o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-57830231071595331802024-03-07T04:30:00.083-07:002024-03-07T04:30:00.132-07:00Snowflakes Galore<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-L5SpBKJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-L5SpBKJ/0/ChC7TpzKNL5bpRLH8zpB5v7CVvRp6KtmKvxZKQ4TW/M/IMG_0838-M.jpg" title="finally done"></a></center><p>
My first quilt finish since October 2022 is in the mail en route to recipient Baby Evelyn!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-kWHRW45/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-kWHRW45/0/DcX8xjc49MmWgKVJWMpGKRF34rpN5csB49m6CdHP8/M/IMG_0836-M.jpg" title="Evelyn's Quilt"></a></center><p>
Because there's not enough time left to make a quilt for my boss who is getting hitched this weekend, the newlyweds are receiving a stash lap quilt I finished back in 2022. It features two of my first Spoonflower snowflake temperature quilt panels, way back before I really knew what I was doing in creating digital temperature quilt panels from existing photographic images. I definitely love the cool side better than the warm side, but I think back to back, the two months contrast beautifully. I think my boss, who has always been a fan of my fiber creations, might enjoy it.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-p5njwD3/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-p5njwD3/0/CxZFVpzMcm9FB4xRvsZs5XpDvqvHLdbk8kDCPzJQB/M/IMG_9744-M.jpg" title="July 2021 Temperature Quilt front"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-5ZtjdJJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-5ZtjdJJ/0/FF2BXsDrwrHXF29GD29pjLXrmnTFRWDcP7b83LJ6t/M/IMG_9743-M.jpg" title="March 2021 temperature quilt quilt back"></a></center><p>
I cut rows off the December and November yardage of my 2023 digital snowflake temperature quilt yardage to create the border for Evelyn's quilt. I had designed the Spoonflower fabric to be cheater panels for puff quilts, but I found out the hard way puff quilts take a LOT of work. My <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2023/10/puff-magic-temperature-quilt.html" target="_blank">January/February sampler</a> is going to be awesome when I finish it, but the remainder to be quilted it too big to push through my little domestic sewing machine, and I don't really want to try to do it with the longarm. Which means I'll probably end up doing it by hand. No worries; I can do it. I just have to do it. Maybe now that I have my first two 2024 deadlines out of the way, I can get some work done on this project and get an idea of how long it might take to complete it by hand.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-CT29FSR/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-CT29FSR/0/CX5NgRSM8T4zgsHcF2mfghpBD9dwD4cWmtnrV5Kns/M/IMG_0885-M.jpg" title="shaved yardage"></a></center><p>
I have ten more yards of 2023 panels. All of them were 9 rows by 8 rows. The two I cut up to finish Evelyn's quilt are now 6 rows by 6 rows, which I thought might work great as a very large quilt. So now I've cut up the other ten yards to match. Sewn together, all 12 would make a GREAT puff quilt, but I don't know that I want to put that much time into it. I can do a regular quilt without the puffs, and although I'd have to keep reloading it only my baby quilt-sized Sweet Sixteen (which I affectionately call Ringo), it would still take a while. I've got time to think about it, so the panels are stacked in order by month until I decide what to do with them. Meanwhile, I've got plenty of snowflake strips now from the trimmings I will be able to use in countless projects. Perhaps another baby quilt, but also, maybe the blue squares can become part of the backing for my <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2022/04/snowflake-monday_01310503922.html">Moda Blockheads II quilt</a>...<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-46SnsMQ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-46SnsMQ/0/DfJFv7TcvNcMqzg7Jwc9dwRq7mJcb72MSxtxrmCHz/M/IMG_0886-M.jpg" title="scrappy happiness"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-75521747471141908532024-03-06T04:30:00.045-07:002024-03-06T04:30:00.246-07:00Wordless Wednesday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-BHgMJZH/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-BHgMJZH/0/Czgfrkgp4xKpC5NjpqvfJ3rB3KsBkF5WfKKqCQHMF/M/2023snowflakequiltJAN-M.jpg" title="Digital January 2023 Snowflake Temperature Quilt"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-CF3RSgK/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-CF3RSgK/0/FRT24ZRmrXszdk4whb4wkFnZpJv8G5zFrRCpv8SNT/M/snowflaketempscale-M.jpg" title="2023 snowflake temperature quilt color scale"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-Xr7pCX9/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-Xr7pCX9/0/C8Rq4GLm9tQN6S2ZhmF9bXMCXcJMqDbLHNzdf4gCz/M/IMG_9593-M.jpg" title="January and February digital snowflake temperature quilts on Spoonflower fabric"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-zsVWRdX/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-zsVWRdX/1/DvTGGpzdBTjXZg4r7Dwckxs68g3zg9vTJGGdqTcq2/M/2023SixMonthUnfinished-M.jpg" title="five months"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-2h2dPH4/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-2h2dPH4/0/ctcFVGdNdBPWrHHmsmkTsf7tFNrkLFj4HBJtg6fv/M/IMG_4057-M.jpg" title="half year of fat quarters"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-rcVpWvJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-rcVpWvJ/0/C7pXNNwKX4LjLFcrkkKfjCsXzpFgnNWt429WHzqVS/M/2023SixMonthFnishedHorizontal-M.jpg" title="January-June 2023 digital snowflake temperature quilt panel"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-XGc4Hvr/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-XGc4Hvr/0/DPM6S9JsW4rj6wFWNSCdJF7RBSjQLzhCVSdZwB2zc/M/2023snowflakequilt4ToGo-M.jpg" title="four months to go"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-8QBGTxd/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-8QBGTxd/0/CCNdJXsV27XMdmQVnNK6GQbsk3FWXK9ZN3bwWZqr5/M/2023snowflakequiltWholeYearunfin-M.jpg" title="four more days"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-N4nGT8X/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/2023-Temperature-Projects/i-N4nGT8X/0/DT4bCgq6cRRRD6fVmpJB4rT7BpN8JVhvHZFH3CGfV/M/IMG_0498-M.jpg" title="first 11 printed blocks of the mini temperature quilt panels"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-z7zmvpD/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-z7zmvpD/0/DnVbMmHc5WXQjSrczVcN8B2BgKZfZFc9WbFS7KtN/M/IMG_0117-M.jpg" title="all 12 segments"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-53FDfk8/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-53FDfk8/0/f4nfHK6LVSxkZcCKMtCtZCFDN45g95XhnC7Jz9fm/M/IMG_0118-M.jpg" title="edged"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-93XgT2K/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-93XgT2K/0/SHDjNZ2ML65RGMKQCN7CghhfwmSk5sMzTFQdJvWg/M/IMG_0119-M.jpg" title="ready to sandwich"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-H8cjGj6/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-H8cjGj6/0/DqdwS2M52g34j2CNSHNPpRFZGcTjDQDkwRbDd52jS/M/IMG_0778-M.jpg" title="Evelyn's Quilt"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-R532jWW/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-R532jWW/0/Cvtbx4Lq5QjNcQ32PJT5QsMRfDKjrdMxNXdrCKZnj/M/IMG_0842-M.jpg" title="all done"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-BK8x2hc/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-BK8x2hc/0/QtQcpsTLfCmTB35Tx4H42nhxhnBTNtdhBfSnD2nj/M/IMG_0846-M.jpg" title="ready to mail"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-36974158597012241682024-03-05T04:30:00.026-07:002024-03-05T04:30:00.135-07:00Resilience<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Cycling/A-Whole-New-Ride/n-R9CMXH/i-CCjjBSB/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CCjjBSB/1/D5Pskq9rKvCkG3w2LMfZtSJdwzDPQGMJ9QVn8SN6R/M/i-CCjjBSB-M.jpg" title="hiking again"></a></center><p>
We’ve been shut-ins the past three months dealing with Parkinson's-induced health issues. We've been walking around the block the last couple of weeks, and last weekend we enjoyed our first hike since last summer. Lizard "hit a wall" about 3/4 of the way through this hilly 2.2-mile loop, and I wondered if I'd have to flag a park ranger to get us back to our car. But Lizard pressed on and said he finally got his second wind about a quarter mile later. He completed the entire loop! Each time Parkinson's throws a road block at us, we are never sure how much he will get back. I honestly did not know if he'd be able to do more than a few hundred feet today, but he's constantly vowing to kick Parkinson's to the curb. Boy, did he ever do that today!!!<p>
<center><iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14750873500_QHh5QSM?width=640&height=360&albumId=187451863&albumKey=MCSM5R"></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-8652492994637955812024-03-04T04:30:00.011-07:002024-03-04T04:30:00.127-07:00Snowflake Monday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Zrjwx7H/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Zrjwx7H/0/fhzZt5PCbqjq4x6gqpN98XmmP4b5ZRfCStskhnzw/M/IMG_0805-M.jpg" title="Rejuvenated Snowflake"></a></center><p>
Today's gigantic pattern was written back in December of 2012. While wrapping up some of my routine snowflake administrative tasks last week, I discovered I had accidentally overwritten the pattern during my dark streak in 2020. Not a great year!!! I went back through backup CDs, DVDs and external hard drives to find my original pattern. I probably could have easily rewritten the pattern, but I'm thankful I had a backup copy. And an external hard drive that still works. (I've learned many older external hard drives give up the ghost after 10 or so years…)<p>
While testing the pattern to make a white version of the originally mallard colorway flake (which prototype I presume was inspired by the lovely colors in the thread), I decided to replace all the cluster stitches with popcorn stitches for a touch of texture, and I really like that detail, but I didn't change the pattern. So feel free to experiment as you desire with fancy stitches. I'd love to see what you come up with!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-2Dvq2mm/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-2Dvq2mm/0/qFvfGDtFTPLC9fWfp9qxWJzBWZwdkDW82dLDQ2WP/M/flake429a-M.jpg" title="Rejuvenated Snowflake"></a></center><p>
You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Gx24kXb/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-Gx24kXb/0/FSQ48FgWcFHQKnGW8kSLcZBcBfH2pKPwvFBkPbSJ4/M/IMG0805j-M.jpg" title="Rejuvenated Snowflake"></a></a></center><p>
<em>Finished Size</em>: 10 inches from point to point<br>
<em>Materials</em>: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line<p>
<strong> Rejuvenated Snowflake Instructions</strong><p>
Make magic ring.<p>
<em>Round 1</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 11 dc in ring, sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2. Don’t pull magic ring too tight.<p>
<em>Round 2</em>: Ch 7 (counts as trtr), 1 trtr in same dc, * sk next dc, 2 trtr in next dc, ch 8, 2 trtr in same dc; repeat from * around 4 times; 2 trtr in same dc as starting trtr, ch 4, 1 dtr in 7th ch of starting ch 7 to form 6th ch 8 sp of Round.<p>
<em>Round 3</em>: Ch 2, [yo and draw up loop through sp below, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook (beginning dc cluster made), * ch 3, 8 dc in same sp, 8 dc in next ch 8 sp, ch 3, 3 dc cluster ([yo and draw up loop from sp below, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook) in same sp, ch 3, 8 dc in same sp; repeat from * around 4 times; 8 dc in next sp, ch 3; sl st in top of starting dc cluster<p>
<em>Round 4</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, *ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, ch 3, 3 dc cluster in gap between next 2 8/dc groups, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp; repeat from * around 5 times, omitting last 3 dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2. <br>
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2024/03/snowflake-monday.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 5</em>: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) 1 dc in gap beneath sl st just made, * 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, 1 tr in each of next 2 ch 3 sp, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, 2 dc in gap between next 2 2/dc groups, ch 3, 2 dc in same gap; repeat from * around 5 times, omitting last ch 3 and 2 dc of final repeat; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form last ch 3 sp of Round.<p>
<em>Round 6</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, 1 tr in gap between next 2/dc group and 3/dc group, 1 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 7, 1 dc in same sp, ch 5, 1 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 7, 1 dc in same sp, 1 tr in gap between next 3/dc group and 2/dc group, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; repeat from * around 5 times, omitting last ch 3 sp and 3/dc group; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form last ch 3 sp of Round.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="http://www.snowcatcher.net/2017/07/snowflake-monday_16.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 7</em>: Ch 7 (counts as 1 trtr), 1 trtr in same sp, * 2 trtr in next ch 7 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, 3/dc cluster in next ch 5 sp, ch 3, sl st in top of cluster, 3/dc cluster in same sp, ch 5, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 2 trtr in next ch 7 sp, 2 trtr in next ch 5 sp, ch 10, 1 dc in 7th ch from hook, ch 6, 1 dc in same ch, ch 6, sl st in same ch, ch 3, 2 trtr in same sp; repeat from * around 5 times, omitting last 2 trtr of final repeat; sl st in 7th ch of starting ch 7; bind off. Weave in ends.<p>
<em>Finish</em>: Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap. <p>
If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch the snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-62Bw7cf/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-62Bw7cf/0/FgS8DnvZkSwgtwjkcW9XPmkFMt7szgJxV4NWrFjbV/M/C0C295B7-35B7-4962-B488-D976D80216CC-M.jpg" title="Rejuvenated Snowflake"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-24163388506702027272024-03-01T04:30:00.062-07:002024-03-01T04:30:00.139-07:00Friday Funny<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-gMqqDDM/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-gMqqDDM/0/DBqszjFVWPXLNzzwFVkkzZDfNhTqjpmJXsMRwCWtf/M/i-gMqqDDM-M.jpg" title="too shy"></a></center><p>
My sister-in-law has been indulging my wildlife addiction for a couple of years now. I've received whimsical (NOT hot) bird seed creations the last two Christmases. Her most recent gift was one I'd had my eye on for a while but didn't really know if my winged friends would fall for.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-WcFpnvH/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WcFpnvH/0/6ws3NXh9SCmK5mP6g7X7gKd3KQRM8ZFWwMShFv9m/M/i-WcFpnvH-M.jpg" title="my newest feeder"></a></center><p>
It's a transparent feeder that sticks to the window of choice. It's sheltered from the wind and the snow. But the only time the birds use it is when my curtains are drawn to keep the sun off my computer.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/Oh-Christmas-Card-Oh-Christmas-Card/i-CHGbCS5/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Challenges/Oh-Christmas-Card-Oh-Christmas-Card/i-CHGbCS5/0/QxN9dFVvM85nqFg8dnFSJftht9pd9ZbMthvQRtB3/M/DSCN4266-M.jpg" title="almost good enough for a Christmas card"></a></center><p>
I had a feeling this might happen because I've been trying for years now to get good CLOSE photos of a bluejay from my window, but all birds are very sensitive to my presence when they are feeding. I know they have to be.<p>
<center><iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14727739546_SwccNTb?width=640&height=360&albumId=41091556&albumKey=whNNBS"></iframe></center><p>
The squirrels, the raccoons and the deer aren't quite as shy, unless I am about to get a great photo. They can't reach the window feeder, but they have emptied all the (not hot) seed feeders time and time again. They have pulled down my baffles and my shepherd's hooks more times than I can count! I don't get to watch the deer and the raccoons choking on the newer cayenne-pepper-laced bird seed, but I've enjoyed imagining what must have transpired overnight as I slept when I find tipped-over feeders during the day and nearby nose and mouth prints in the snow!<p>
<center><iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14395590731_qvftkbR?width=640&height=360&albumId=41091556&albumKey=whNNBS"></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-49382198586636589112024-02-29T04:30:00.023-07:002024-02-29T04:30:00.253-07:00So Close<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-H8cjGj6/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-H8cjGj6/0/DqdwS2M52g34j2CNSHNPpRFZGcTjDQDkwRbDd52jS/M/IMG_0778-M.jpg" title="Evelyn's Quilt"></a></center><p>
Thread ends on the back still need to be woven in. It needs to be washed and properly photographed. And it needs to be mailed. But Baby Evelyn's quilt is coming right along! It's the first quilt I've finished since <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2022/09/matthews-quilt.html" target="_blank">Matthew's quilt</a> in August of 2022. I knew it had been a long time, but, oh, my goodness! Hopefully I can keep progressing now!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-RhHvCm3/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-RhHvCm3/0/FbSdmjsfzWqdmFF397xwWkGGTw3JHP2mfQq6PKtG3/M/IMG_0779-M.jpg" title="thread ends still need to be woven in"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-21320047075733855402024-02-28T04:30:00.025-07:002024-02-28T04:30:00.268-07:00Wordless Wednesday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-rsvW6st/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rsvW6st/0/nd7KvxGXcN5ZGFxvGtkD6rgpWVxjZMCqCxnXZCTB/M/i-rsvW6st-M.jpg" title="brrr"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-KqdGSgS/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-KqdGSgS/0/MH6bnzrLLfKqhrxrjvZTB5ZGxNcWfpMh52r874jv/M/i-KqdGSgS-M.jpg" title="junco"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-VPJGZjn/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-VPJGZjn/0/Cm9KRkLmcgXWdCQgZwcWmjqgB3Jv2nqswM2zxj6bK/M/i-VPJGZjn-M.jpg" title="waiting in line"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-Xv9ZRQc/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Xv9ZRQc/0/CHNqZDdzNPhR9mxVGzdRndF5DFgNMDzkXVXZmLqd4/M/i-Xv9ZRQc-M.jpg" title="no need to dig here"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-Cdfb22L/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Cdfb22L/0/CXw5BZcRv5d7CRv57HXTF4XfbSBWN3HjsbjTTNTZj/M/i-Cdfb22L-M.jpg" title="downy woodpecker"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-xqMBCsL/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xqMBCsL/0/FRN97sGXNDPTWKN4gDHJDfSXqH5th2gWmCzRsmh9Q/M/i-xqMBCsL-M.jpg" title="what the raccoons knocked down but couldn't stomach"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-J9pm5bG/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-J9pm5bG/0/C7R7K8PSdWWWXZ7CcmwSkxmJx7cKbkgMtxgjxdq2r/M/i-J9pm5bG-M.jpg" title="sing away"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/The-Birdhouse/n-FQCPz/i-vc4NppD/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vc4NppD/0/5wfBCSCqd29QCZ5Jth3r73csXF2hkZ8dVNST6HGc/M/i-vc4NppD-M.jpg" title="curtain of ice"></a><p>
<iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14543384485_fF6Bnwh?width=640&height=360&albumId=41091556&albumKey=whNNBS"></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-51708706038995324382024-02-27T04:30:00.043-07:002024-02-27T04:30:00.128-07:00An Early Spring<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-t6pxkhC/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-t6pxkhC/0/cSdfTBwjJhR4VjjhQrxst2RdvkMQCnqcr9Txp3Fz/M/IMG_0192-M.jpg" title="indoor pasqueflower"></a></center><p>
On one hand, I'm looking at the calendar and thinking how in the heck we got to March so quick. On the other hand, holy cow, it looks like we are going to get an early spring!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Critters/On-Wings-of-Snow/i-kZW9Ljw/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Critters/On-Wings-of-Snow/i-kZW9Ljw/0/Q3frRVWS6pbX6z5sQPTwbW42F49f7Wbhv6jJbjjX/M/DLA_45820a-M.jpg" title="harbinger of spring"></a></center><p>
Over the weekend, I saw my first robin of the year. It may have been here longer, but it was the first time I've seen one in quite a while.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Recent-Shots/Rise-and-Shine/i-Tg9Dt6D/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Recent-Shots/Rise-and-Shine/i-Tg9Dt6D/0/FcxXXMkwMRsdQpQRQQVVx4ZXgxtgF4FckRp9CxdfW/M/IMG_0029-M.jpg" title="melted ice fisherman tracks"></a></center><p>
The reservoirs and ponds nearby never truly froze all the way across this winter, except for the three-day negative double digit stretch back in... I can't even remember now! Mid-January, I think.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-bnZf3BF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-bnZf3BF/0/CP3cCQqLQfDVbhfwKvksWwCxtz8mwtxWN3TGMdNDF/M/IMG_0361-M.jpg" title="can't wait to see what color this one will be"></a></center><p>
Although I love winter and can't wait for the next opportunity to shoot snowflakes, it's really awesome to see spring coming on full bore. Indoors, my new amaryllises are all putting up blossoms, but in the garden, my goodness, all the volunteer sunflowers and larkspur trying to come up!!! Woohoo! Unless we get a hard freeze that takes them all out... (There should be plenty of volunteer and bird-scattered seeds still on or in the ground to constitute a whole new crop!)<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-2JHLdRq/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-2JHLdRq/0/mVDXfknC438X9v7VwS4Rt5JC7jtwZDtWWLvHfhXM/M/IMG_0430-M.jpg" title="baby sunflowers and larkspur"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-17890412426987020982024-02-26T04:30:00.060-07:002024-02-28T07:29:45.606-07:00Snowflake Monday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-qJ3LjFs/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-qJ3LjFs/0/cgHJW4Q6crcGC5Dk39Ns42jD8Hz7rzZ2wjz8VstG/M/IMG_0416-M.jpg" title="Odysseus Snowflake"></a></center><p>
Leave it to me to be snowflake-inspired by a six-pointed object!<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/n-qMqbN/2024-Blahg-Shots/i-3bj3436/0/C6WvZ3fDpdfn9tknj6gk3LMcvGsrqWPmkVN4PgRwZ/M/IMG_0363-M.jpg" title="Odysseus after separation from Falcon 9's second stage"><p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Eks-bXSsvc4?si=mplHSO3njEGL6aYx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><p>
You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-9RR9PvJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-9RR9PvJ/0/CfWXxX2jQvMxgxmB3R6d2zHskptVkh896FGLV94n6/M/IMG_0417-M.jpg" title="Odysseus Snowflake"></a></center><p>
<em>Finished Size</em>: 5.5 inches from point to point<br>
<em>Materials</em>: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line<p>
<strong>Odysseus Snowflake Instructions</strong><p>
Ch 24. Taking care not to twist chain, sl st in starting ch to form ring.<p>
<em>Round 1</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [1 dc in each of next n3xt 3 ch, 2 dc in next ch] 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.<p>
<em>Round 2</em>: Ch 9 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 7), sk next 4 dc, 1 dc in next dc] 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.<p>
<em>Round 3</em>: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), [1 sc in each of next 7 ch, 1 sc in next dc] 6 times, omitting last sc of final repeat; sl st in starting ch.<br>
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2024/02/snowflake-monday_01335295009.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 4</em>: [Ch 7, sk next 3 sc, 1 trtr in next next sc, ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, 6 sc in ch 3 ring just made, sl st in top of trtr (ring picot made), ch 7, sk next 3 sc, sl st in next sc] 6 times; bind off. Weave in ends.<p>
NOTE: This snowflake might be adorable worked with six large beads on the points instead of the ring picots or perhaps even glued onto the ring picots after stiffening.<p>
<em>Finish</em>: I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.<p>
Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.<p><p>
If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-DpwDcQb/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-DpwDcQb/0/Cb4GGxbFBGjKpDXgQjwnnXW37TcfcMc4WpkVmM3Q7/M/IMG_0410-M.jpg" title="Odysseus Snowflake"></a></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-33035363614303444162024-02-23T04:30:00.003-07:002024-02-23T04:30:00.160-07:00Friday Fascination<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XXjXX-WRyhs?si=mpxCgHdg6liy593U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-87355994236120537672024-02-22T04:30:00.033-07:002024-02-22T04:30:00.134-07:00Late, late, missed a very important date...<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-vsGJDXL/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-vsGJDXL/0/57hLFBdNGwtX3LTkVvjWVqXsp6TmVrMbPSFq2xHG/M/IMG_0355-M.jpg" title="basic quilting"></a></center><p>
The baby beat the blanket. I'm almost done with the (very basic) quilting, but I'm late in getting this gift to my newest little niece.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-RhJbQt9/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-RhJbQt9/0/nhpBnLDHnnkWDznX2V3wJHJHPd42ZnvRFbmB8zVv/M/IMG_0357-M.jpg" title="the back"></a></center><p>
Nevertheless, I think it will be as cute as she is!<p>
<center><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xRRzKkG/0/CWBVgQm5v3S3wgj4j74GwLfNjszbMnPZ2KMCrnTvf/M/i-xRRzKkG-M.jpg" title="Evelyn"></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-87452250491494017862024-02-21T04:30:00.031-07:002024-02-21T04:30:00.137-07:00Wordless Wednesday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-Q9JZtZF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-Q9JZtZF/0/313a233a/M/IMG_0604-M.jpg" title="Christmas Gift"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-s86Z9XS/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-s86Z9XS/0/2c027bdb/M/IMG_0452-M.jpg" title="freckles"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-PHNhjhb/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-PHNhjhb/0/fe30728d/M/IMG_1495-M.jpg" title="aging freckles"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-bHT6ZpX/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-bHT6ZpX/0/c15a7e50/M/IMG_1742-M.jpg" title="gonna bloom"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-S2VhxJk/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-S2VhxJk/0/e95e2683/M/IMG_1739-M.jpg" title="so pretty"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-7CG3CTx/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-7CG3CTx/2/4b32999f/M/IMG1754-M.jpg" title="two varieties, a week apart"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-Z93mtd6/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-Z93mtd6/0/730c34ae/M/IMG_1925-M.jpg" title="gorgeous hue"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-Xt3KKxG/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-Xt3KKxG/0/c4d7d8f6/M/IMG_0078-M.jpg" title="deep maroon"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-78jpzbF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-78jpzbF/1/C5gv6rcK5n4xndx7PZGrWd5MXW2MH9wsfHhcrPCRV/M/IMG0201-M.jpg" title="rich hue, rich sunset"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-zSN7Lr4/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-zSN7Lr4/0/FPHnXjsQsP8KcngSt4PxC3WW9Ph645GMn7qpLJQ7x/M/918C8004-8D61-4819-AE56-EDAA091B0C64-M.jpg" title="velvety maroon"></a><p>
<iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="540" height="291" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/embed/14689838627_5RnbzBz?width=540&height=291&albumId=55422931&albumKey=VStn9d"></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-38357020432344717222024-02-20T04:30:00.037-07:002024-02-20T04:30:00.142-07:00Naughty<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-xkK3gJs/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-xkK3gJs/1/53824784/M/IMG_1499-M.jpg" title="new amaryllis bulbs"></a></center><p>
Yuppers, I did it again. I cannot be trusted when amaryllis bulbs go on sale after Christmas. I MUST rescue!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-FfC4Kqz/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-FfC4Kqz/0/f6577f2b/M/IMG_1500-M.jpg" title="new kid on the block"></a></center><p>
No regrets! Two of the four new babies should be new colors I've never had before. Two should replace bulbs that are no longer flowering.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-NBtF8BP/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-NBtF8BP/0/60bbec63/M/IMG_0004-M.jpg" title="newbie"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-8tx5rgJ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-8tx5rgJ/0/30489cb9/M/IMG_0005-M.jpg" title="tall and freckled"></a></center><p>
I also received a brand new amaryllis bulb at Christmas, and the first of its eight blossoms opened on Valentine's Day.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-7BS5N7Z/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Number-5-is-Alive/i-7BS5N7Z/0/c2835436/M/IMG_0605-M.jpg" title="Christmas gift"></a></center><p>
Another brand new color for me! I have never seen one so velvety deep maroon! Isn't it spectacular?!?<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-zSN7Lr4/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Amaryllis/i-zSN7Lr4/0/d5fea5bd/M/918C8004-8D61-4819-AE56-EDAA091B0C64-M.jpg" title="velvety maroon"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-84853937215670752892024-02-19T04:30:00.063-07:002024-02-19T10:21:44.183-07:00Snowflake Monday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-CzXHTMn/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-CzXHTMn/0/2c928a3f/M/IMG_1362-M.jpg" title="Lantern Rouge Snowflake"></a></center><p>
I've been slowly working through <a href="https://www.snowcatcherphotos.com/blahg/patterns/SnowcatcherSnowflakeDirectory.html" target="_blank">my Snowflake Directory</a> to most non-white snowflakes with freshly created white versions. During a recent editing session, I noticed I called <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2010/09/snowflake-monday_27.html" target="_blank">my 2010 Lanterne Rouge</a> electric candle holder a snowflake. The tips of the lantern top and bottom are indeed snowflake points. But I hadn't created a standalone snowflake pattern. Well, fixed that!!!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-7qQFzGk/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-7qQFzGk/0/6e5addd9/M/IMG_1458-M.jpg" title="Lantern Rouge Snowflake"></a></center><p>
You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-xGhXbGG/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/SnowMon-the-second-decade/i-xGhXbGG/0/b4ef838b/M/IMG_1471-M.jpg" title="Lantern Rouge Snowflake"></a></center><p>
<em>Finished Size</em>: 4 inches from point to point<br>
<em>Materials</em>: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line<p>
<strong>Lantern Rouge Snowflake Instructions</strong><p>
<b><i>SPECIAL STITCHES:</i></b><p>
<i>Popcorn Stitch (pc)</i><p>
Work 5 dc in designated st, take loop off hook, insert hook through top loop of 1st dc and replace loop on hook, pull loop through top of 1st dc.<p>
Make magic ring. <p>
<em>Round 1</em>: Pc in ring, [ch 3, pc in ring] 5 times; ch 1, 1 dc in top of starting pc to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round; bind off. Don't pull magic circle too tight. <p>
<em>Round 2</em>: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 3), in next ch 3 tip work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc)] 6 times, omitting last dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; q1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 5 to form 12th ch 3 sp of Round.<p>
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2024/02/snowflake-monday_0963319968.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see the original.<p>
<em>Round 3</em>: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dc directly below, [3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp] 5 times; 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, sl st in 2nd h of starting ch 2.<br>
<em>Round 4</em>: 1 sc over sl st just made, [ch 1, in next ch 3 tip work (1 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 1 dtr, ch 1, 1 trtr, ch 3, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 trtr, ch 1, 1 dtr, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1), 1 sc in next gap between 3/dc groups] 6 times, omitting last sc of final repeat; sl st in starting sc; bind off. Weave in ends.<p>
<em>Finish</em>: I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.<p>
Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.<p><p>
If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Digital-Quilts/Quilted-Flakes/i-dzzhdkn/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Digital-Quilts/Quilted-Flakes/i-dzzhdkn/0/0a2402f6/M/IMG_1480-M.jpg" title="Lantern Rouge Snowflakes"></a></center>
Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-37397940268711747872024-02-16T04:30:00.004-07:002024-02-16T04:30:00.216-07:00Friday Fascination<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/q-PQk2-Po-g?si=txmkrrljIgXWyXOH" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-12069030864278181342024-02-15T04:30:00.059-07:002024-02-15T04:30:00.193-07:00Flaky Flimsy<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/15286291-jan-2023-jan-2024-temperature-quilt-cheater-panel-small-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/ISell/My-Spoonflower-Designs/i-Szm5HWc/0/3fce8570/M/2023snowflakequilthorizontal-M.jpg" title="Ta da!!!"></a><br>
<i>(affiliate links to my designs)</i></center><p>
I know. Last thing I needed is <a href="https://www.snowcatcher.net/2023/04/anniversawip.html" target="_blank">another unfinished quilt</a>. But I'm going to be an aunt again any minute, and for this particular baby, nothing in my UFO stash seemed quite right.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/collections/164024-cheater-panels-by-snowcatcher?inner_page_offset=40" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-TD2PgBd/0/b039fb15/M/IMG_0498-M.jpg" title="the nearly finished 11-piece panel"></a></center><p>
Meanwhile, I finally printed <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16344744-12-23-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-small-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank">my final 2023 digital snowflake temperature quilt segment</a>, and it was itching to be made into something.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/15286291-jan-2023-jan-2024-temperature-quilt-cheater-panel-small-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-z7zmvpD/0/88f883dd/M/IMG_0117-M.jpg" title="all 12 segments"></a></center><p>
First, I finished the mini panel crafted from entire month-long segments printed on fat quarters. Then I put on a black sashing to make the center stand out from the planned border.<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/15286291-jan-2023-jan-2024-temperature-quilt-cheater-panel-small-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-53FDfk8/0/57e22e0d/M/IMG_0118-M.jpg" title="edged"></a></center><p>
Then I cut off the extra rows on <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/16344724-12-23-temperature-cheater-panel-fabric-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank">my five-inch, full-yard panels</a> and used them to create the border. The 11 already-printed fat quarter panels were already cut and pieced. The rest was all completed in one night. All I need to do now is layer it, quilt it and bind it. I am one super happy camper. I think this might make a perfect baby quilt!<p>
<center><a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/collections/179301-crystalized-by-snowcatcher" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-93XgT2K/0/0e3d17e7/M/IMG_0119-M.jpg" title="ready to sandwich"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-57169559901074566952024-02-14T04:30:00.025-07:002024-02-14T04:30:00.281-07:00Wordless Wednesday<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-8zPx7RC/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-8zPx7RC/0/165dcd36/M/DLA9797-M.jpg" title="every once in a while I get a really good shot"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-jWRwSvB/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-jWRwSvB/0/a3e28785/M/DLA9838-M.jpg" title="snowy snowflakes"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-w8fpRwp/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-w8fpRwp/0/0ba76aa4/M/DLA9795-M.jpg" title="interesting formation"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-vVGr725/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-vVGr725/0/c1e3baa0/M/DLA9788-M.jpg" title="totally backlit"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-r6R9scD/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-r6R9scD/0/99f58f5c/M/DLA9685-M.jpg" title="more backlighting"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-RK9ZZf5/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-RK9ZZf5/0/0f805cb8/M/DLA9671-M.jpg" title="nice one"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-BJkT6PP/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-BJkT6PP/0/438d98fa/M/DLA9649-M.jpg" title="ghosted"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-fCmzRdr/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-fCmzRdr/0/5bf038ed/M/DLA9800-M.jpg" title="must crochet this one"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-zMgpHZp/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-zMgpHZp/0/04dfe28c/M/DLA9665b-M.jpg" title="butterfly lookalikes"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-37845666323973856072024-02-13T04:30:00.045-07:002024-02-13T04:30:00.154-07:00Frosted Flakes<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-VVXWX8D/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-VVXWX8D/0/973774e0/M/DLA9635-M.jpg" title="just look at the detail"></a></center><p>
We got 14 inches of gorgeous, heavy, wet snow the day after our resident marmots didn't see their shadows. Oh, how joyous! However, this much-needed moisture wasn't very good for snowflake photography.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-t8zLS2J/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-t8zLS2J/0/13922a78/M/DLA9597-M.jpg" title="inspiration even though warm"></a></center><p>
Snowflakes were melting as quickly as they hit my glass.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-BXDbwJx/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-BXDbwJx/0/2d19a673/M/DLA9563-M.jpg" title="melted"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Qnx4NpN/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Qnx4NpN/0/bfc5cff7/M/DLA9548a-M.jpg" title="melting fast"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-HhLDDfp/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-HhLDDfp/0/7916df38/M/DLA9782-M.jpg" title="melting too fast"></a></center><p>
We had another storm last weekend that gifted us another six inches. I had a little better luck this time, but most of the snowy day, the snowflakes weren't delicate and photogenic.<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Fp7xWJh/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Fp7xWJh/0/1f31da12/M/DLA9880-M.jpg" title="the next morning"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-kB7HCn8/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-kB7HCn8/0/0776bce4/M/DLA9827-M.jpg" title="half-dressed"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-NQss5zM/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-NQss5zM/1/05b6e873/M/DLA9770-M.jpg" title="pretty, but..."></a></center><p>
They had put on their winter coats!<p>
<center><a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Gx6tfGs/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Gx6tfGs/0/91343a2f/M/DLA9735-M.jpg" title="dressed for winter"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-qpGF7DZ/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-qpGF7DZ/0/74638dc4/M/DLA9833-M.jpg" title="winter coat"></a><p>
<a href="https://snowcatcher.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-nsXRNR5/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-nsXRNR5/0/6a150d1d/M/DLA9714b-M.jpg" title="kind of unique"></a></center>Snowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.com0