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I Won!!!!

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There were 12 entries for the giveaway of my review copy of Erika Knight‘s Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects, courtesy of St. Martin’s Press, and the winner was number 2…

Nicky, who blogs at D’NALI!

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After a work week from hell, it was FANTASTIC to come back from Unemployment Court to find out that I’d won a prize from Marie’s giveaways.  It’s crazy!!!  I don’t enter giveaways all willynilly because I DON’T EVER WIN!!!!  😦  But Someone smiled on me yesterday because sure enough … I won this time!!!  😀  Errr … did I ever tell y’all how much I :heart: Erika Knight?!!! OMG!!!! ( said in my teenage voice).  I can’t wait to get it!!!!

I’ll have to do a separate post about Marie, but while you wait for that … go check her out — her crochet and knitting skills are as the kids used to say, “off the chain!!!”   😀

Happy Friday!!!  I know I can’t wait to get home today.  Hope you’re having an awesome week and will have an even better weekend!!!

Not Exactly A Slacker :P

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Although I haven’t been able to craft much over the last two weeks or so, I have been able to make some progress on these W.I.Ps:

I did cast on my Dr. Who inspired (aka Who’s Cousin :D) scarf.  I’ll be making modifications to this scarf because I don’t want it as long as the original.  I want to be able to wear it and not trip over the ends! 😀

In honor of International Crochet Day, I’m showing the WIP of the Granny square cushion I started at the end of July.  I haven’t been able to work on my squares that much — especially now that I’m back at school (graduate) and working full-time, but it’ll be done.  The colour is too awesome to not finish this project.  With the colour combo sorted out, my goal is to set aside from noon until whenever on Saturday to craft — crochet and knit.  My goal is to finish the rest of the squares for the front of the cushion (7 squares in total) and possibly begin the squares needed (25) for the back.

I’m also participating in another swap with my Knit Picks Swap group  — last one for the year — (whomp, whomp 😦  ), and I’ll be using some of my Nashua superwash for one of the four handmade projects I’m making for my partner.  That’s all I can really say about it until she receives the box.  😀

I hope you all are having a great “Hump Day”!!!!  And P.S. Happy International Crochet Day to my fellow hookers !!!!!! 😉  

Don’t forget to pop over to Tami’s for today’s installment of WIP Wednesday and be inspired!!!