Off The Hook - Operation Clear The Plate...

...has failed! LOL I can't help it! I'm always finding stuff I want to try and there's always stuff I *need* to do... I started my stroll jacket! I'm so glad I'm on Ravelry the ladies there have been so helpful. I learned a new technique! The chainless single crochet foundation. The ladies in my crochet along suggested it and I learned how to do it by watching a video Teresa, a fellow raveler, has on her blog! I will never use a regular starting chain again...

I also started fooling around with some scarf ideas to use up all the random yarn I've collected..ok not *all* of it! The legwarmers are started...I messed up, and may need to start over..UGH! But we'll see...I still need to make pajamas out of my mountain of flannel...but I guess it keeps me out of trouble! I was talking to my husband earlier about a large purchase I'm anxious to make (my cell phone upgrade) and he said to be patient and be a good girl (translation: don't buy anything over the internet until I say so) then said "go play with your yarn"...yes dear! LOL

So for the moment I bring you the beginning of my stroll jacket I have lovingly dubbed "Rae's Red Riding Hood" I'm loving my tomato colored yarn! The main stitch is the marguerite stitch, or star stitch, and being as it is a decorative stitch it doesn't work up too quickly...there's 5 rows in the picture (11 at the moment)...slow and steady wins the race!