Hello again,

I'm still working on my three-button shawl, but I do see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I'm putting in the last button hole tonight!  And then it's just a few more inches and I cast off!  Yippeee!!!  Now I just have to find some really cool 3-inch buttons.  Maybe I'll google that after I finish this entry.  Isn't it interesting how "google" has become a verb?

BUT I digress!  I want to tell you about a pattern I found today from the Joanne's monthly newsletter.  This is a pattern for crocheted Easter eggs.  I'm not sure how useful they are...and I'm all about useful crochet and knit projects.  But I do think they would be cute in a little basket (or perhaps a felted bowl?) sitting on an end table for the holiday.  Also, this is a great way to use some of the little balls of yarn left over from many projects over the course of the year.  I have a basket full of these little balls of yarn right now crying for a purpose!

Another yarn stash project I saw last weekend when we took our recycled yarn class was the cutest scarf made by knitting 3 inches from various weights, and styles of yarn.  It was very colorful and fun.  In some places the scarf was actually more narrow because a different weight was used, or because of the type of yarn being used, it would stretch more than other parts.  I really liked it and am planning to use up some of that wonderful basket of scraps to make one of these scarves.

Ok, so get your little bits and ends and start to make yourself some Easter eggs!  If you have children, maybe you could add these to your traditional egg hunt, use them for Easter juggling balls, or other games.   I'll let you know if I ever make that scrap-scarf!

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