​2020 

* * *  UNDER CONSTRUCTION  * * *

With the past few weeks of this unprecedented event (Covid-19)... my website has
taken a back seat to life.  I have focused on my daily life: home & work and
it has left little energy for this venue.
My apologies to those who have followed me. 
Thank you for bearing with me during this trial.
I hope to get more current ideas, pictures and patterns uploaded within the
​next couple of months. 

Stitching &  More Stitching

Posts here are the few projects I am working on this spring.....
Quick Projects
A procurement of multi-colored pom poms - ready to embellish new projects...
a couple of quick projects I've done in April... fun with 'bubbles' and with cables... 
​(Bubble Knit hat by Kristen at Knit Studio / 'Big Cable-Little Cable' hat by Rainbow Warrior on Youtube)
​Repair-Restoration
Granny Square Afghan
a labor of crochet love

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This afghan has seen a lot of years and a lot of love.  The yarn is breaking down and there were so many areas that needed attention, so much of it was damaged or thread bare. I could not get to every area in need unless it was dismantled.  A lot of the yarn was beginning to disintegrate.  Many of the squares were so badly damaged, I could not save them.
During the dismantle, I salvaged as much of the dark yarn as possible so I could repair squares with the same yarn; I couldn't find anything even close to match it.  The cream colored yarn was even more worn and could not be saved at all.  I found a lighter wool to use and then after some squares were repaired, I found an even better match for the cream - almost exact! This was a great find because more of the lighter yarn would be needed for repairs and for replacement squares later on.  
A year and over 180 squares later... I nearly have all the damaged squares repaired (there were a few that still had enough integrity I didn't need to repair them).  Reinforcing edges has begun as well as making replacement squares for the the ones lost in the revival of this heirloom.  I am hopeful I will be able to reunite this beloved afghan to it's owner this year.  This has truly been one of the most challenging refurbishments I've attempted.  I was not prepared for the delicate state of the fiber, but I am so happy to be on the re-building side of this project.  I'll post more pictures here as I progress.  
Stay tuned... 
4/26/20 -- another dozen granny squares have a border completed... 40 more to have all grannies with a completed border.  After that - a layout to see how many extra new squares will be needed for fill in.  
More posts in a couple of weeks to see what comes next.  

TIME FOR CROCHET MARKET BAGS!

Time to start stitching up little crocheted market bags for spring farmers market trips. These little bags are so versatile.  Use them in your larger bags to keep things separated OR from getting smushed!  Click the link below to go to the crochet pattern page to download your copy today!
CoziCrafts Original crochet patterns in 2 online stores - 
Ravelry - patterns HERE. 
​Love Crafts - patterns HERE. 

You can find me under COZICRAFTS - let me know who you are so I can see your projects.
​Happy Stitching everyone!
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2011 - My first conference in Greensboro, NC. Here I am with Lily Chin!
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2014 - With friends {from left-me, Lynn W./Linda Dean/Katheryn White}
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2014 - CGOA 20th Anniversary 'Yarn Cake'

Yarn bombing the bull in downtown Durham...

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Here I am with "Off The Hook Crochet" members, we had a great time dressing the bull in Durham during craft month (March 2011)