2023 Crochet projects were numerous. From finishings to to beginnings to brand new things the yarn nearly flew off the hook! And the best is that there were far more than twenty three items done by the end of the year. This writing is only the highlights! No costs calculated… Sorry, not sorry. The regrets are minimal. I loved them all!

January crochet projects included finishing a beautiful mosaic poncho that went to the “holiday in June” gifting basket. Not really sure who found this one a fried. The other project was making a scarf to go with a hat and mitten set that I had made the previous year. It seems there was another mosaic off the hook that month, but I can’t seem to find it in my photo album.

February found me putting together another mitten and hat set. This time I used some homespun wool and an acrylic blend mix. The hat and mittens are my favorite “warm” set for when it is really cold.

In February and into March the GgQq blanket was completed. I love both the thickness and the mixup of the geometric or greek symbols

March found me getting back to the easy C2C stitch. I really love the fast pace of this stitch. And how the project gets done quickly. Make a children’s blanket that we have used a few times for the kids when they are here to visit.

April gave the chance to finish out the salsa C2C that I had started the year before. At some point I ran out of yarn.. Finally had the rest of the yarn to comlplete the project. It is also a new favorite blanket.

May of course was a very busy garden and greenhouse month, but I did find time to make this “handbag.” Then I took the bag to my mother for a jipper addition and probably won’t see the bag ever again. Ugh. Well, it was sweet and I can always make another one, right?

June found me making Bags or sacks or packs or purses. It became my next obsession. It began with one and soon multiplied. The two tone reversing pattern is so addicting to create. I had a blast making a dozen or more of these for the family holiday basket give away. And they ALL were taken. Not one left, so I began again.

Mixing up the colors soon became my favorite hot afternoon past time through the summer months.

July happened on quite quickly. And I received a commission project. Some lovely lady had a child’s blanket that suffered loss in a house fire. It was such a pleasure to replicate the siblings “Grandma crocheted” blanket with the best attempt at color matching possible. The original blanket that I copied was 25 or more years old. What fun to give back something once lost.

August turned out to be even hotter. So I decided that no more blankets were in order until the season changed from air conditioning to heating. Back to the doilies I returned. The pattern took on new finishing touches though. And we renamed the doily- “love multiplies.” I got a little hooked on the little hooks and made five or six of them.

September was busy with harvest and canning. I don’t recall making anything that month. I know I did some yarn shopping for future projects. But kitchen duties were louder than the crochet stash.

The end of September, the 27th to be exact I found a little six pound distraction. For more reasons than I can count, this little black Shih Tzu puppy caught my eye, my heart, my time, my energy and everything else for the next two months.

October and November the hooks remained silent except for my pattern attempt. Here he is sporting the little seven pound sweater. Now Kona is about ten pounds the temps are ready to go sub-zero and I am at it again to update the sizing.

December came with a flourish of activity as we anticipated the new little arrival. I made one blanket and scratched the project because the colors did not speak baby girl very well. So I went back to the store for some yarn that was more girl talk. And there she is! Our little star was born just before Christmas. The blanket was done about ten days to spare.

And finally the old year passed away and the new year began. So I decided to take out the 15 year old sea shell pattern and make my favorite C2C. The sea shell just seemed so busy always and I do so love the farm checked patterns. So another skein of jumbo aran yarn would do and and I was off into the new year and a new project on my lap.