2019 came and went...

...and I did accomplish some positive things. Donated several boxes of items to a local resale shop that supports a local HGH school.

...I did use up a lot of scrap yarn on charity hats and scarves.

...I began making items for a local charity that helps parents with basic baby needs. Love making the tiny pieces.

...but my life changed in August. I worked for one law office part-time, but needed additional income. I heard about a need in a second law office and applied. I now work at both of the offices for a total of 35 hours a week.

This cut back on my crafting and decluttering time. ((Sigh)) Will try harder in 2020.

Square Pattern Soap Sack

Square Pattern Soap Sack

Size G crochet hook

Cotton yarn of your choice

Tapestry needle

For anyone who has made the double-thick pot holders, the bottom of the soap sack will look a lot like it.

Chain 14.

     1: Sc in 2nd through 12th chain; 2 sc in 13th chain. Turning, to go back along    

         original chains, sc in each of the original chains, join at top of first 

         chain.

2: Chain one, sc in each sc of previous row. Join.

3: Repeat row 2.

4: Chain 3; *skip 1 sc of previous row, dc in next sc, chain 1*, repeat around, join at top of chain 3. (14

     dc)

5: Chain 1, sc in top of each dc and in each sc space. Join in chain 1. (28

     sc)

6-15: Repeat rows 4 and 5, five times. (OR four times for shorter bag.)

16-17: Repeat row 2.

Loop: Chain 30, or number of your choice, leaving 6-8 tail; cut.  Using tapestry needle, weave tail of yarn into the sc of the last row. Knot. Trim. 

Insert soap and attach tag. I used Ivory brand soap. Finished size is 4 x 6".

Zero spending for 2019

My intention, based on the fact I have sooooo much in craft supplies, was to go on a ZERO SPENDING FREEZE FOR 2019. Eight days in, and I blew it.

Every couple weeks I go to a local thrift store, that sells items to benefit a nearby high school. My idea was to look for a glass cover for a dish that I love to bake in. I'd replaced a cover for another dish, and have been checking back to see about this cover. Two aisles away from those dishes was the craft department - and you know what happened. Yup, headed that way and found two 8 oz. skeins of Red Heart worsted weight yarn in military green. This size skeins hasn't been available for years and at $1.50 each I didn't even consider not buying them.

$3.17 spent. Will try harder next time.

This is why I don't get any scrapbooking done...

...very little is in a place where I can find it.

This will be my first project for 2019.