I spent most of the day in the kitchen, and I'll be going back in a bit to make dinner rolls. The family was missing my homemade snacks we've had around the house the past few weeks, so I had to do some baking today. I made cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip pan cookies, muffins and the dough for the dinner rolls is in the bread maker right now. I've never made these dinner rolls before, I'll let you know how it goes. Sarah had quite a bit of 'home ec' today, helping me out in the kitchen.
The kids are outside right now riding their bikes (like Paulie would be doing anything else ). Paulie was having such a hard time getting through the day. Plus, when we woke up there was a dusting of snow on the ground. So at first it didn't look like there would be much bike riding today. But by this afternoon it's partly sunny and around 40. So outside they ran to enjoy the weather and ride on their bikes. We are suppose to get up to the 60's in a couple of days. I so hope that the weather man is right, the first 60's of the season, it would be great.
Now, here is an embarrassing yet funny thing I realized last night. OK, you know the bookmark I made that I'm giving Paulie, right? Here's a picture of it.
I used variegated thread, so it's hard to see each exact stitch, but the first and last row and the edging is mainly single crochets. I think I mentioned that I picked up some books at the library about crocheting and cross-stitching. I'm looking through the books, trying to find some designs and such. I look at the 'how to's' on making a single crochet stitch. I read it and re-read it, not really believing what I saw. I've been doing the single crochet stitch wrong this whole time. So I call my mom to see if I was reading it right. She agrees that yes, I have been doing the stitch wrong (with a little chuckle in her voice ). I'm not even sure how long I've been doing it wrong. I'm sure at one point in time I was doing it right, but not for a long time. I even remember when I was showing Sarah a crochet design recently I was showing her the single crochet stitch. She asked me if that was the right way to do it, and I said yes. See, my aunt, her great-aunt, taught her how to crochet, so she knew what I was doing it wrong. But since mom said it was right, she believed me. The funny thing is, the bookmark actually looks good with my made-up stitch in it. I'm sure somewhere the stitch is called something, though I have yet to find if the stitch I made up was a real stitch. So around here we are calling it the JoAnn stitch.
I had to share an embarrassing moment with you all. I am starting another bookmark, which I had planned to do before I found out I was doing the stitch wrong. I actually want one for myself, but this time I'm doing the stitch 'right'. I want to see what the difference between the two bookmarks are. If I can show the difference in a picture I will.
So that's been my day and I have woman's bible study tonight. I'll take a baking break tomorrow, then bake Paulie's cupcakes on Saturday. I hope you are all having a great and blessed day.
I just LOVE the bookmark. I do hope you take close-ups to show us the difference in the stitches. Didn' t you know that a lot of amazing discoveries were by "accident" [0; This could be a show and tell ( hint hint [0= )
The JoAnn stitch. That cool. Maybe it'll catch on! too funny...... I can see how that could happen, as it could just as easily happen to myself as well!
bethanyrae
Yummy! Your home must smell wonderful with all of the baking. Our oven died...so, DH and I are trying to figure out what to do (besides buy a new one).
Are you lefthanded? I ask because I am and I read instructions (backward). I taught myself how to knit and crochet with a mirror. And, I have been known to create stitches that do not exist. (-:
Mama Karen
LOL this is so cute, the JoAnn stich. I learned how to crochet in 8 th. grade home eco. This happened to me also, I was doing three chains on top of each other and calling it a DC and this lady who was helping me to refresh my crochet here in America me asked what kind of stich is this, we don't do this here in America.....I was so puzzled ????? LOL I went to look into a crochet book which has every single stich known to crochet world and it was not there.....(blush)
OK, I am supposed to be cutting down JoAnn, can can I come over for some tea and baked goodies....yummy I am hungry :)
love and prayers,
Katia
Since I have never learned to crochet, I would have never known yours were not perfect stitches. It still looks great to me. Have a great weekend, my friend.
Jenn
That's so funny about the JoAnn stitch. I often wonder, since I am self-taught in most of my handiwork, whether I do things "right" or not. Oh well, my way looks fine to me! Maybe you should continue using the JoAnn stitch as one of your decorative stitches ;o)
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I made cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip pan cookies, muffins and the dough for the dinner rolls is in the bread maker right now. I've never made these dinner rolls before, I'll let you know how it goes. Sarah had quite a bit of 'home ec' today, helping me out in the kitchen.
). Paulie was having such a hard time getting through the day. Plus, when we woke up there was a dusting of snow on the ground. 
So at first it didn't look like there would be much bike riding today. But by this afternoon it's partly sunny and around 40. So outside they ran to enjoy the weather and ride on their bikes. We are suppose to get up to the 60's in a couple of days. I so hope that the weather man is right, the first 60's of the season, it would be great.
So I call my mom to see if I was reading it right. She agrees that yes, I have been doing the stitch wrong (with a little chuckle in her voice 
