Birthday Surprises

I had a most enjoyable weekend and day for my birthday today.  Thank you to all who sent birthday wishes.  I slept in and then went to visit some family.  It was nice to see my aunt's and my Mimi today.  Showed them some of my crochet items.  I gave  Mimi my white shrug who I'm sure could use it more than I could.  My one aunt who crocheted a bit herself unknowingly gave me some of her yarn stash and some started projects.  I gladly took them off her hands.  As well, gave me her sewing machine.  Yes, I did just get another but it doesn't hurt to have another that may work better or that I may just be more familiar with.  Who knows, I'll give it a try.  So here are some of these items....

Some started granny squares I can continue and make into a blanket.

French knitter.

Sewing machine

Cotton throw blanket and 2 big skeins of yarn.  Looks like the width of a double bed.  

Even done another 2 rows on it today.

And some more stash.  Some of this being from another acquirement via Ebay. LOL

After my lovely visit I went to see my fellow crochet buddy, who is as Krazy as me with her crochet, hence her name of her Blog - Krazy Momma Kreations

But for a birthday gift she gave me this fun bag she made, using the crocodile stitch that she had been saying after a while she hated doing.  I have yet to try it myself but intend to.  How can you hate this stitch when it produces such a nice effect.

So I came home and found my box of yarn for my ripple blanket had arrived.  I realised that I was going to need at least another skein of each colour.  And in the mailbox my new Crochet Today Magazine and a lovely birthday card from another one of my aunt's.  It was sunny but cool today. A nice change from the cloudy and gloomy weekend we had here.

I decided to organise the stash since I had new items to sort and add to it.  

Oh and for last night, honey and I watched Wrestlemania.  Mostly I just wanted to see the main match, John Cena versus The ROCK.  I love John Cena but I have a thing for the Rock and was rooting for him.  It was held in his hometown of Miami in fact so, sure enough he won.  I was actually surprised a bit as The Rock will go back to his usual making of movies.  Oh well still fun to watch.  

Back to the weekly grind.

Have a good week everyone!