Summer Starfish Crochet

I shared my knitted sand dollar washcloths, now I’ll share another sea creation—crocheted starfish.

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The pattern is a free offering from Coats & Clark.

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While I’m not as comfortable crocheting as I am with my knitting, making the starfish is fun and surprisingly quick.

Summer Sand Dollar Knitting

Summer is coming and I’m getting ready for it. Here’s one of my summer-readiness projects.

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I made a complete set of washcloths from a pattern found on Ravelry. It’s the Keyhole Sand Dollar pattern by Maryann Walsh and is a free Ravelry download. I took a couple of my finished cloths down to the beach to photograph as any excuse to be at the beach makes me happy.

Although I mean for these to be used in our bathroom at home, I generally take a washcloth to the beach with me in a baggie with some ice cubes. The ice cubes melt pretty quickly which leaves me with a refreshingly-cool wet cloth to wipe my face. I do the same thing on the golf course in the summer.

May Day

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Wow, it’s already May—what exactly is Father Time doing spinning the hands of the clock around so fast?

Along with sewing, quilting, and so on, I have also been sharing my time with volunteer efforts for a number of organizations. One of those is with Save Our Cats and Kittens, Inc. (SOCKS)—a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a healthy, free-roaming, no-kill shelter for cats and kittens awaiting adoption.

Source: SOCKS

Their funds are so low right now they are at risk of losing the ability to continue daily operations. You can find out how you can help here.