Finished Object Report, Part II

I volunteered to help out Enthusiastically Human's rag rug project. Not so very altruistic as I knew I had t-shirts to use and needed to find a home for them. But when I read the description of who this project will help, it did tug at my heart. And even though I vowed not to crochet any more rugs, I broke out the scissors, t-shirts, and a crochet hook and gave it a try.

So here's what I came up with:



The colors don't quite match the irises as the purples are fading, but the whites are coming in nicely to compensate.



I am much more pleased with this effort than my last rug failure. The round size was challenging as I was using conflicting instructions, but I finally re crocheted until I got it to lay flat. I really like the colors and am pleased with the squishy factor that a good rug should have. I wish I had one more shirt to make it a bit bigger; it falls a few inches short of the 24" round goal.

Now I'm off to figure out the mailing!

Peonies and Other Bloomers

The peonies are here, the peonies are here!

This week, the first blossom burst on the scene:



Since they are my favorite flowers, the first peony bloom is big news around here. And as this will be our last season here to enjoy them, the blooms are even more cherished. The whites always get off the block first, but the pink (and the clematis) are not far behind:



And what else could be blooming?



A new project is blooming, whose colors seem a lot like the irises that are peaking in the back bed:



What will it be? I'll give you a few hints: it will use up the old t shirts I've been saving and will help some kids in needing a soft touch to start their days.



And now that I've posted these pictures, I'd better go get cranking to finish it up for the reveal!