Busy Creating

At first I wanted to call this entry 'Busy Working', but that's not at all what I do, nor you. As a creative part of society we don't work, 'We Create'.



Create is such a lovely word and thought;

1. to produce through imaginative skill - create a painting

2. to make or bring into existence something new


This is what we are about. My latest projects have kept so busy that I haven't slept much, too excited to see the finished products and can't wait to get to the rest. In between putting some patterns together, I decided to make a line of shawls. They are actually the same shawl but with different borders. The borders inspired the colors of the shawls I made.


Now they can be done in any color one chooses and I don't have a problem giving the customer the color of their choice with the border of their choice, but I can't guarantee the overall look. When I use to sew for other's on a personal level there was usually a clash of the creative mind and the novice. They would like to have a copy of something I made personally out of the fabric of their choice and when told it wouldn't work or have the same look as mine, they would disagree. Forced to give them what they wanted, ( the customer is always right ), I hated the finished product and they didn't care much for it either. I remember hearing, "You don't sew for me like you sew for you", this get's to be disturbing after I've told you it wouldn't work. So this is why I chose to do Etsy and open another studio on Artfire.


With that said, here are my newest creations, hope you like them, they gave me great pleasure.

Makings of a Pill Box

My Newest Project


Well, it’s Wednesday and here it is. It’s a one piece Pill Box Hat. Something I had been dieing to make for quite sometime. Finally got up the nerve and patience to give it a try.
First, thought it couldn’t be that hard and second thought what if it doesn’t work. The second was fear. Fear, something that seems to stop a lot of us from achieving our dreams. It wasn’t as hard as I thought.

Finished Product:

I first started with a simple chain, connected the ends to form a ring and proceeded to crochet in rounds. You want to crochet this hat in rounds for a nice smooth effect, if you connect the end of the row into previous rows you’ll get a bumpy effect, the connection shows.

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Circle measures about 7 to 7 ½” wide, side to side.

At this point we start the sides. To do that we crochet in back loops only. You will get a raised look.

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Here you can see the sides starting to form.
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For my hat, I continued to crochet in rounds until my hat measured 2” deep for the sides. The deepness can be whatever you want or feel comfortable with.

Once my hat was the size I desired, I connected my last row and started began my crab crochet stitch around the last row. Some call this stitch reverse crochet. You just crochet from left to right if you’re right handed and vice versa if you’re left handed.

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At the end of last row, use a yarn needle to weave in the ends. It’s really easy, especially with this crab stitch to hide the loose ends.
You’re done.

It is easy and a fun piece to make. Your finished item can be adorned with whatever your heart’s desires to give it that appeal you want. Have fun and enjoy. Make one for yourself, friend or family member.

I’ve made several, they will be for sale at my shop soon, http://www.newdaycrochet.etsy.com/.
If you’d like instructions, they can also be found on site or contact me, newdaycrochet@yahoo.com . Type ‘Pill Box’ in subject heading.

Negatives Into Positives

Now that I have explained the title of my page, I think it’s time to get down to business. Being virtually new to this blog thing, I’ve found that it does get easier the more you do it. It can even be fun.

I spend a lot of time online when I’m not crocheting or watching old movies, re-runs of some of favorite family sitcoms hoping for a hint of inspiration. Sometimes I find so much inspiration, I get lost, as I would venture to think most creative minds do. I’m constantly asking what do I do next or now. What colors do I feel the need to work with or what pattern turns me on.

Crochet has come a long ways since its meager beginnings. We can now imitate knit and confuse the public; I like that…even though I always wanted to learn to knit. This year I accomplished that goal. My car was stolen; I was going crazy, wondering what am I going to do now. I wasn’t prepared for a car note and all the other things that come along with it. I wondered what kind of person would come into one’s driveway and take what didn’t belong to them without a single thought of how this would affect the owners. Sure, I left the keys in ignition, sure the motor was running, it’s cold outside and I was sure I had locked the door. Well, to get on with the story, I took that time, worry, and turned it into something positive. I learned to knit. Sure, it took 38 years, but I can now cast on and bind off. I knew it wasn’t hard, it was timing. It was time to learn.

We sometimes have a habit of wanting things, to happen when we want them to happen. I’ve found that the universe just does not work that way. Things happen for us when it’s time. We must learn to enjoy our place in life for the moment we are there, appreciate it all that it holds for us at that moment, so we may benefit more when we move on. There are lessons to learn everyday, in everything we do. Until those lessons are learned, moving on would be fruitless.
I, like most want to be a success. I wish that everything I touched would turn into gold, but I’ve come to a point in my life that I know it’s not as easy for some as it is others. We would like to skip some steps to get to where we want to be, but you can’t. You can’t skip steps until you know all the steps. Make sure that everyday what ever it is you do, you do it proudly and to the best of your ability. If it doesn’t work now doesn’t mean it won’t work at all.

Disappointments, failures are learning experiences. Use them wisely, keep pressing forward. You know what you left behind; take the past into the future as a torch to light the way. Never be afraid of pressing on, be afraid of being left behind. We are all bright shining stars in life, in someone else’s life, in our own eyes.

I haven’t become a Super Seller on Etsy so far, I’ve only been at it a year. My work hasn’t paid my bills yet, but it will. What I do is time consuming to say the least. I don’t let this bother me, I spend hours looking at other shops and stats and think, I can do that. Nothing is impossible, highly improbable, but not impossible.

By the way I got my car back about two weeks later, undamaged and about a half of a tank of gas in it. That was nice. I gave it away once; I don’t plan to do that again. You see, I learned something. I also knitted about 10 pairs of gloves during the time my car was missing. Something good can come out of something bad. Keep a positive attitude, always look for the good. Look hard enough with open eyes and heart, you will find it.

Talk to me, comment, or as usual ‘Communicate.’

Sherryl