Witch and Bat Wreath!

 As we were driving through the neighborhood on our way home this morning I was marveling at the extravagant Halloween displays all around us.  Before we arrived home it occurred to me that I could add items to the wreath I made last year, maybe the year before, and which I had hung on the front door one day last week.

This is what I came up with--added the bat I had crocheted last year when we were having Book Group at out house.

There may be other items I need to add...but I will need to make them first!  We shall see.  I will let you know if I manage this!

Updated Wreath Again...

 Here is the newest iteration of the St. Patrick's wreath hanging on the front door.

It still looks kind of icky but that is all I had time for over the weekend.  Two puff flowers in green from Hooked By Robin on Youtube,   Two periwinkles from  the Knitted Flowers book...the green one was knit in worsted weight acrylic on US 5 needles and the purple one was knit with two strands of two different purples held together and using US 9 needles.  I did not put a different colored center in the purple flower.

Things are beginning to close in on me busyness-wise but I hope to post again soon, even if it is just a photo.  Best to all.

PS. If someone has ideas on how to make the wreath attractive, just make the suggestions and I will try to do it.  I really am not at all clever but I can make stuff that is suggested to me....

Out With The Old, In With The Updated!

 So Valentine's Day has come and gone so it was time to take down the heart-shaped wreath on the front door.  

Last year I had made a sort-of St. Patrick's Day wreath.  It was not so hot, but it was a decoration.  I put it up earlier this week but felt it was lacking in....character?  Or something else....so today I picked up a couple of balls of cotton yarn that needed to find a new home and tuned in to Hooked By Robin on YouTube. I really like that girl.  She is a wonderful crochet teacher.  Even the beginning-est beginner can create lovely crochet items by following her instructions.

Here is the wreath from last year hanging on the door.  Not so hot, but still, a decoration instead of a plain black door.

This is the rather pitiful flower I made following Hooked By Robin this afternoon in a short time.  (Sometimes a quick project is what you have time for but if you want a truly lovely result, more time is needed.  Like today. Oh, well.  Soon.) You will note that it is nowhere near as vibrant as the flower I made last year to go along with the "silk flowers" from Hobby Lobby.

Here is the updated wreath.  Still it is not so hot but I am happy enough with it for this afternoon.  I will look for some more patterns to use and some more vibrant yarns...which I am pretty sure I have!  After all, I am in process of organizing the yarn collection and should be able to find just what I am looking for, right...?!

NOTE:  The Hooked By Robin video I linked to above is not the flower I used but I did not quickly find that video so I shared this one.  I do like that puff flower and think I might give it a go and see what happens.  Stay tuned!