Calligraphy

 I can use whatever font and I can write anything in writing for you, just let me know. The examples are of my bubble letters, but I can do any font and I can get a poster board and draw it on one of those even! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088837213922&mibextid=ZbWKwL is where you can find me and write to me about your want.

I can do any art project you can dream up too so holler for that too.

And as you can see from my posts I also crochet anything so holler for that as well.

I need y'all's help to get me out there so if this offer isn't fitting you maybe it will fit one of your friends or family on your friends list somewhere copy the link and paste it in a post for me. Tell them about me and how artsy I am and can be. I bend wire into art also and can write things out in wire too! The limits are endless! It's possible I can glue yarn a poster board writing out things too gluing the yarn to the poster board, I mean the prices are endless! So share this blog and my page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088837213922&mibextid=ZbWKwL to help me get out there, I appreciate you all who do this for me! When you are done come back here and write done, sharing the link to your public post and I will enter you all in a drawing for anything you want me within reason of course, idk yet about shipment but I hope you I can pay. But depending on what is being made and size weight etc. I hope you inderstand. Thank you! 😘

Stillborn chapter of my life

 The doubts in believing what I thought was happening, kept weighed in the back of my mind, as I tried everything I knew to make the baby inside my body move. Maybe tomorrow he/she won't be so worn out, and will start moving again. Crying myself to sleep, hopefully over nothing, to make tomorrow come faster, so my mind could finally be put to rest.

It had to be my imagination, lighting doesn't strike in the same spot twice, right? (Prior to this pregnancy we had a high risk pregnancy where our daughter had Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome and Turner syndrome) The hospital can put my mind at ease like they always have in the past.

Every inch of my belly gave no sound I longed to hear, the nurse went to get the sonogram machine, returned, and the stillness before my eyes had to still be my imagination. A higher quality sonogram machine was brought in, surely the other just was too old to be able to see the slightest glimmer of hope flickering away deep inside my womb. But to no avail the motionlessness remained in image form before us, confirming my biggest fear.

All pains of delivery came soon after induction began. It shouldn't be like this when you are to bring a motionless baby into this world just to be able to say goodbye forever. No justice in that at all. Though its not really forever we hold on to the promise that someday we will be reunited into heaven with those who lives ended here on earth. 

A little boy was placed on me motionless after he was cleaned up, Seven Months being inside my body, now my journey was ended. my trust in sonogram and echo-cardio gram was pointless. 

My trust should of been more in the Lord, even though I had trusted Him, I think I could have trusted a little more.

I was told I could keep him as long as I needed and I kept him over night. While I slept two hours he rested in the newborn bed motionless. 

I was visited again in the early morning by the lady from choices. She took some pictures for us. Then I got my breakfast and then house keeping came. I was eating by light from the bathroom, and the house keeper shut off the light so I used my cell phone to see my food and I think it helped me choke the hospital food down.

story I wrote when I was younger

Jonathan the bald eagle...and the                                     toupee

                        By 13 yr old Rabeka F 

                                                                     

                         Chapter 1

    Once upon a time, there was a bald eagle. He had no hair. His name was Jonathan the bald eagle. Jonathan was not like the other birds. He just did not have any hair. One day he went to town, when he came across a man his hair fell off when he bent over to pick up his hat. That night Jonathan thought and thought and thought, then he said his hair had fallen off too. The next day he went to town saw a furry thing hanged on a stick. Jonathan flew down and grabbed it, it was too heavy for poor Jonathan. Then Jonathan started to cry. A nice looking lady came out and said "why so sad?" Jonathan said "Well I can't pick up my hair like the man on the street." The lady said "That's not a toupee, that's a mop!" Jonathan felt a little silly then asked "whats a toupee?" the lady giggled a little then said "A toupee is a piece of hair but falls off once in awhile, but people wear them because they are bald like you." then Jonathan said "I will have to get myself a toupee." then paused and said "Where will I find a toupee?" the lady said "you will find in your heart that it really doesn't matter what you look like on the outside it matters who you are on the inside." Jonathan said "What do you mean?" By the time he was finished the nice looking lady was gone.

                                                            Chapter 2 

    That night Jonathan thought about what the lady had said that day. The next day Jonathan went to the hair place sat and watched as people went in bald and came out with hair. When Jonathan pictured him with hair and thought he looked good so he flew down and walked in the owner kicked him out then he thought about the nice looking lady and what she said. He thought long and hard and turned around and went back in. The wonder again threw Jonathan out and said "If you want hair steal it! you don't have any money, so go home!" Then Jonathan went home and thought what "Steal" meant and thought what the nice looking lady said. Then he went to bed. The next morning he went to the place that he meet the nice looking lady. When he got there he had to cry to get her to come so he cried, and when she came out she asked "Whats wrong?" and Jonathan said "I don't know what "steal" means." the nice looking lady then said "If you chose to steal you will pay for it. It means to take something from someone that does not belong to you." Then the nice looking lady was gong. Jonathan went to the hair place and watched then when a man with the perfect toupee for Jonathan walked out. Jonathan flew down and grabbed it and flew away. Jonathan went home and tried it on. Then he thought what the lady said to him before he got kicked out the hair place. Then Jonathan thought about what the lady said to him about stealing. Jonathan thought he could give it back to the man that he "stole" it from.

                                                           Chapter 3        

    The next day Jonathan went into town to return the toupee to the man that he took it from. Soon Jonathan found the man and flew down and put it back, the man got mad at Jonathan and grabbed Jonathan and then Jonathan got scared and he thought about what the lady said about paying for it and then the man through him in a cage and locked it then Jonathan really got scared. The man took the toupee and put it on his head and it looked messy then he started to yell at Jonathan and then grab Jonathan by the neck and was ready to kill Jonathan when the nice looking lady walked in and said "let go of that bird!" and he did, then the man said "He took my toupee and look at it just look at it!" then the lady took out her wallet and pulled out money and said "I'll pay for it if you let him go." Then the man looked at the money and at the and went over to the bird and said "Do you promise that you won't steal anymore?" then Jonathan nod his head and the man said "O.K. but if you don't give me the money after I let the bird go I will shoot him." And the nice looking lady said "I will." then then man open the cage.

                                                            Chapter 4

    Jonathan flew away and the lady gave the greedy man the money then left. Jonathan went to the place that he met the nice looking lady. When he got there the lady was already out Jonathan didn't have to cry. Jonathan said "thank you." and the lady said "did you learn what I meant when I said that you will pay if you steal? and that it is wrong to steal?" Jonathan said "Yes." And the lady said "some people steal but don't get out of trouble as easy as you did some times people don't even get out of trouble." Then Jonathan said "Well I would of been dead if you had not come." Then Jonathan said "Thank you.." and flew away. That night Jonathan could not sleep because he was thinking of how to repay the nice looking lady. Then he had a perfect idea for her. He went to sleep finally. The next day Jonathan went to a open field and grabbed a lot of flowers and went to the place he meet the nice looking lady he sat the flowers on the ground and started to cry to get the nice looking lady to come out and see the flowers she did and she said "why did you get these for me?" Jonathan said "for saving my life." Then the nice looking lady was speechless she started to cry because Jonathan was the first to give her flowers in a long time. She asked him "Will you live with me here?" Jonathan said "I would love to." Then they lived happily ever after.

                            Moral of the story is...

    ...DON'T JUDGE A PERSON OR YOURSELF BY LOOKS, JUDGE THEM OR YOURSELF BY WHO THEY OR WHO YOU ARE ON THE INSIDE. AND DON'T STEAL OR YOU WILL BE IN MORE TROUBLE THAN YOU THINK.

The Cat with owl eyes by 13 yr old me

The cat with owl eyes

 By Rabeka F

    It was a dark and stormy night, and all the cats in the neighborhood were asleep except for the cat with owl eyes. She never sleeps in the night only in the daytime. Her name was the flying cat. Do you know why? She has wings about the size of an eagles wings and claws about the size of a tigers claw and whiskers that reminded everybody of a daddy long legged spider. The thing that she could do that no other cat could do was fly. She liked to catch large rats and put them on peoples houses. The night before Halloween the cat went outside, we followed her, she went down the gutter and she went to hide and she came out with a rat, we watched her and she ran a little and jumped up and flew over the neighbors roof and we went in the street and looked on the top of their roof. There was three rats on the roof. Three days later we went out and looked again and there was 6 rats on the roof. We went back inside and drunk coco. Three days later we went out again and there was 9 rats then 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 15, 16, 17, 18. We went back in and three days later we went back out again and there was 21 again and again and again and again and again. Finally we went out again and there was 39 on the roof. We were amazed to what we saw right before our eyes. 6 days later there was 45. Three days later 48, 51, 54, 57, 58, 60, 63.

    Three days later 66, 69, 72, 75, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96, 99, 102, 105, 108, 111, 114, 117, 120, 123, 126. 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 144, 147, 150, 153, 156, 159, 162, 165, 168. Their houses were big humongous  Large By 300 rats on their roof it was covered with rats I mean 300 rats, that's a lot of rats. We went over to the neighbors and asked them about the rats. They said we were going to move because of a funny smell. So they went up and cleaned the roof and gave them to our cat with owl eyes and they lived smelly ever after.

The End

Trying my hand at writing a story

She is a terrible person, but is this really what she deserves? Ironically her name is Karma. And as it seems she is getting a much deserved full circle Karma rule outcome.
Karma was boldly showing its face to Karma and she knew it. Why stop it? I mean after all she was a terrible person, but dare she help it along? She just revealed an answer to a security question freely, so risky, so dangerous, yet what really can be done aside from ruin her life? Is her life really worth saving she asks...This looming existence of a man weighs heavy on her mind and heart. Tugged in so many directions. As if she can't win so give up and give in. All she wants is respect no matter how unrealistic her reasons are. This man is dangerous, he has been gathering security question answers slowly and patiently he is gathering everything he needs to make her life a living hell, but little does he know her life is hell already and she has just released her control she tried to have over it all and doesn't care anymore.

No Sew Crochet, 4 Bump, Building Block For A Baby Blanket Pattern

Free Building Block No Sew Crochet Blanket Pattern :-) have fun! And comment how it worked for you thanks!

Materials: 

*Redhart yarn (or yarn of your choice) and how ever many colors you desire with this one I'm using three colors instead of five like with my past ones)

*Hook your yarn calls for or the hook that makes your work not curl (since there really isn't any gauge in this and we just go by what looks good roll with whatever works)

*Scissors of course lol and darning needle to weave in ends as you go so the job gets done and doesn't become and overwhelming task.

I hope I make sense and you enjoy this pattern, of course I won't know unless people comment my post, you can now log in with google and comment so please do comment and let me know how things turned out for you, so I can make things better and more understandable for future users of my pattern that was yes altered from another pattern I found online but my son who pointed out that the 3x2 Building blocks are the less common Building Block and the 4x2 and 2x2 was more common so I had to alter it to make him happy. Here is the Building Block pattern I got the idea from: http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Afghan-Patterns/Lego-Block# found it by watching this YouTube video http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OIxoLHOMU  


Anyway I get overwhelmed easy and making blocks to sew together at a later date just isn't something I can do. So I really altered and feel I made the pattern mine by attaching as I build the blanket instead of sewing  the blocks together later. But idk if I can claim it or not so it's free. Plus I don't believe patterns should cost money because not everyone crochets like the pattern owner, so patterns don't always turn out exactly like the owners version and that just makes the customer feel gypped and that's not right IMHO. OK on to the pattern! 

Pointer ignore the chains they don't count as nothing.

 Row 1: ch 12 turn sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across (11 sc)

Row 2: ch 2 dc in 1st sc space and dc across (11 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster stitch ending with 3 hdc.

Row 4-5: ch 2 dc across (11 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row 

Row 7: ch 2 dc across (11 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across (11 sc) fasten off weave in ends. Done with first building block.

Now comes the fun part the buildings up without having to look forward to or dread the task of sewing each block together later.

Attached yarn color next in line to make pattern to your hook and here we go. Working on the top of the block.

Row 1: attach yarn with sl st on any corner of the previously made block. Ch 1 sc in same sp attached yarn and across top of the block (11 sc)

Row 2: ch 2 dc in 1st sc space and dc across (11 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster then end with 3 hdc.

Row 4-5: ch 2 dc across (11 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row 

Row 7: ch 2 dc across (11 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across (11 sc) fasten off weave in ends. 

And repeat this until desired length or width whichever your preference to have the Building blocks lay out.

Now to get all complicated and stuff. Building to the side of the block.

Attach yarn with sl st at bottom corner of the wide enough or long enough strip of Building Blocks just made.

Row 1: ch 12 turn sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across (11 sc) sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks 

Row 2: ch 2 sl st top of ch on block from first column of Building blocks, dc in 1st sc space and dc across (11 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster then end with 3 hdc. sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks

Row 4-5: ch 2 sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks dc across (11 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks

Row 7: ch 2 sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks dc across (11 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks (11 sc) fasten off weave in ends.

Build up column in same fashion as the previous column only sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks as you go along. Build it as wide and tall as you need. And good luck!

Comment rate and subscribe to my youtube channel www.youtube.com/rabekajo send suggestions of what pattern I should make a no sew next I will write it up and do a how to video on it and mention you as the suggester of the pattern and video! Thanks for stopping by! Hope to make more patterns sooner than the last pattern of course I copied and pasted it pretty much editing to suit the new pattern but hey the work was already done...why not right?!

here is the how to video:

No Bake Cheery Cheese Junk Recipe

My mom Sally Jo made this for the family throwing aside her perfectionism and OCD and just throwing this all together to make a cheese cake that tastes great but doesn't require perfection. So here it is hope you and our family enjoy it as much as ours has and still does.

Ingredients:

3 packages of cream cheese
1 tub of cool whip
3 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup powder sugar
1 can cherry pie filling
dime sized crushed honey graham crackers (usually use 6-9 sheets (a little over half of half a package (2 per box) to give an idea) to consistency of your desire.
Or you can use 2 cups of the pre crushed graham cracker crumbs (my new preferred choice now that they have it)

Directions:
In a large bowl blend cream cheese, cool whip, vanilla, and powder sugar until vanilla mix and cool whip are mixed to the consistency that you desire.







this is the consistency I enjoy.

Add Cherry pie filling and mix well with a spoon.

 This is how mine looks and how I enjoy it.

Add graham crackers and mix well with spoon too.

 This is how mine looks after the crackers are mixed to my liking.
 Chill in the refrigerator with saran wrap over it if longer than a couple hours before serving. Stir before serving, and then Enjoy!
Tell me what you think in the comments below!
This is my first attempt at doing a recipe I hope I did OK. Thank you for the support :) My daughter seemed to like it :-)

Free pattern Four bump building block Baby blanket

Finished my baby girls building block blanket :) she loves it!

Row 1: Ch 12 sc in second ch from hook and sc across ch 2 turn. (11 sc)
Row 2: DC in first sc and across ch 1 turn (11 DC)
Row 3: Hdc in first and 2 following DC (3hdc) then cluster stitch (yo put hook in next DC pull through as if DC (3 strands on hook) yo pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain) yo put hook through same DC yo pull through (4 loops on hook) yo pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) continue fashion until 6 loops are on the hook then yo and pull through all loops hdc in next 3dc and repeat cluster stitch hdc to end (3 hdc) ch 2 turn.
Row 4: DC across (11dc) (hint: the securing hdc loop is tricky make sure you got 2 threads on the hook when going through the stitch)
Row 5: DC across (11dc) ch 1 turn.
Row 6: repeat row 3 ch 2 turn
Row 7: DC across (11 DC) ch 1
Row 8: sc across (11sc) finish off and tie in ends.

You can repeat this in whatever colors you desire my baby blanket is 12x14 blocks seems like a good size for a baby blanket. And then sew them together or you can do my no sew method found on my other post for the four by two bump blanket on my blog. (That's the method I used)

Thank you for looking at my blog, I hope I explained it well enough for you...let me know in the comments I can improve it...thank you for positive feedback if you enjoyed this pattern I will continue to make no sew block patterns...have a suggestion? Leave me a comment thanks :)
Have a blessed day and happy hooking :)

Happy New Year! Puzzle complete!

Every year since I can remember we always put a puzzle together since I can remember it's always been. This year I picked a tough angel shaped puzzle with tons of little angels inside it. It was difficult but I got it done! Started in 2013 and finished in 2014. At 11pm cst we banged pots and pans after (Dick Clark's rocking new year Eve party with R.C.) ball dropped to ring in the new year. Then again at midnight our time. Another yearly tradition I grew up doing, usually we called it a night after the ball dropping pot and pan banging. Lol I barely could stay up that late as a child. Anyways. Here is the puzzle pictures enjoy!

It was hard but I love a challenge! I did a dove shaped one with pictures of stuff related to Jesus years ago, it was awesome to do too. Just like this one.

I figured to pick this one in memory of my mom, and my two babies who died. It was very therapeutic.

Anyway hope you all had a safe and fun happy new year and I hope this year and every year to follow will be happy and healthy and encouraging! 

What do you do traditionally to ring in the new year? Comment below may have to add some new traditions to change it up a little. Thanks! 

Talk to you later!

Sincerely,

Rabeka Jo D

Alteration to previous building block blanket

Free Building Block No Sew Crochet Blanket Pattern (alteration to previous pattern instead of working left or right we will be building up in length not width unless you want the Building Blocks to be long ways going up which would still be cool your blanket your way of doing it to make it look how you want it to :-) have fun! And comment how it worked for you thanks!)

Materials: Redhart yarn (or yarn of your choice) and how ever many colors you desire with this one I'm using three colors instead of five like with my past ones)

Hook your yarn calls for or the hook that makes your work not curl (since there really isn't any gauge in this and we just go by what looks good roll with whatever works)

Scissors of course lol and darning needle to weave in ends as you go so the job gets done and doesn't become and overwhelming task.

I hope I make sense and you enjoy this pattern, of course I won't know unless people comment my post, you can now log in with google and comment so please do comment and let me know how things turned out for you, so I can make things better and more understandable for future users of my pattern that was yes altered from another pattern I found online but my son who pointed out that the 3x2 Building blocks are the less common Building Block and the 4x2 was more common so I had to alter it to make him happy. Here is the Building Block pattern I got the idea from: http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Afghan-Patterns/Lego-Block# found it by watching this YouTube video http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OIxoLHOMU 



anyway I get overwhelmed easy and making blocks to sew together at a later date just isn't something I can do. So I really altered and feel I made the pattern mine by attaching as I build the blanket instead ofsewing  the blocks together later. But idk if I can claim it or not so it's free. Plus I don't believe patterns should cost money because not everyone crochets like the pattern owner, so patterns don't always turn out exactly like the owners version and that just makes the customer feel gyped and that's not right IMHO. Ok on to the pattern! 

Here is my how to video sped up 2x's it has the first part of my how to video sorry youtube capture screwed up my uploads http://youtu.be/lS8gm107MuQ



This is me crocheting it at normal speed http://youtu.be/w3NDPiTgt8k but it starts part way through the sc across the chain part...but its how fast I crochet at normal speed...I am trying to help you all understand this best I can I hope this visual helps you to know how to go about building this blanket. The second part of joining the next row video had an error so I will have to rerecord that at a later date...if you want it sooner I suggest you to comment this post and I will hurry to make a how to attached a next row. Anyways hope it helps Blessings to you and happy hooking!

Pointer ignore the chains they don't count as nothing.

 Row 1: ch 20 turn sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across (19 sc)

Row 2: ch 2 dc in 1st sc space and dc across (19 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster and row in this fashion ending with 3 hdc.

Row 4-5: ch 2 dc across (19 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row 

Row 7: ch 2 dc across (19 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across (19 sc) fasten off weave in ends. Done with first building block.

Now comes the fun part the buildings up without having to look forward to or dread the task of sewing each block together later.

Attached yarn color next in line to make pattern to your hook and here we go.

Row 1: attach yarn with sl st on any corner of the previously made block. Ch 1 sc in same sp attached yarn and across top of the block (19 sc)

Row 2: ch 2 dc in 1st sc space and dc across (19 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster and row in this fashion ending with 3 hdc.

Row 4-5: ch 2 dc across (19 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row 

Row 7: ch 2 dc across (19 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across (19 sc) fasten off weave in ends. 

And repeat this until desired length or width whichever your preference to have the Building blocks lay out.

Now to get all complicated and stuff.

Attatch yarn with sl st at bottom corner of the wide enough or long enough strip of Building Blocks just made.

Row 1: ch 20 turn sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across (19 sc) sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks 

Row 2: ch 2 sl st top of ch on block from first column of Building blocks, dc in 1st sc space and dc across (19 dc) 

Row 3: ch 2 hdc in 1st dc and next 2 dc (3 hdc) cluster stitch: yo put hook in next dc space yo pull through as if to do dc, yo pull through 2 loops leaving 2 loops on hook yo and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc to secure cluster stitch hdc 2 more times (3 hdc) repeat cluster and row in this fashion ending with 3 hdc. sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks

Row 4-5: ch 2 sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks dc across (19 dc)

Row 6: repeat cluster row sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks

Row 7: ch 2 sl st in ch on block from first column of Building Blocks dc across (19 dc)

Row 8: ch 1 sc across sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks (19 sc) fasten off weave in ends.

Build up column in same fashion as the previous column only sl st in ch on block from first column of Building blocks as you go along. Build it as wide and tall as you need. And good luck!

I hope this is a better way of explaining and doing this. Feedback is very much appreciated :-) God bless and happy hooking! I'm a hooker and I ain't afraid to admit it! Lol

Close up of the worked together Building Blocks so you can see how it don't look too bad doing it this way

Closer close up of worked together Building blocks hope you see it well

Showing the four blocks I did so far they were shown how in my YouTube but it cut off the first part of the video...my laptop is probably down for the count...but still trying to scan it...but those instructional videos are deleted from my phone to make room for my sons birthday party pictures and videos...so I will re do it later when I have time and a laptop to get my videos off my phone so I can upload them to youtube to help you visualize this method better. The sped up version you see the first of the video but it cuts it off at the end...the end is on the slowed down video I will go through the video and time stamp all the steps so you can skip to key points on how to do things just need a laptop to be able to do that sorry...hopefully soon. Anyways hope the pictures in the mean time help my videos can be found on my channel http://www.youtube.com/rabekajo
Hope the link works if not I will have to fix it on my computer later dang this sucks not having a computer :-( ttyl

Here is the finished Building block blanket: :-)

Hope you can see it well. It's on a twin bed to give you an idea how big this many blocks is compared to a twin bed. Have fun with designs and the lay out make it yours...my next one will be a baby blanket for my baby to be about 3'x3' probably be more rectangle though but we shall see...may end up doing a 2 bump by 2 bump and make it square more lol...anyway I will update with pictures when I get it done...next is black bomb bird from angry birds hat for my son...then a camo sweater for my son so far that's the game plan for projects...baby won't be here until April...anyway got some time...ttyl! 

K-State wildcat blanket

Think I'm finished but may need more width and length but won't be a big deal...opinions welcomed on what to price this k-state wildcat lap blanket...double crochet took about a week of working on it, here and there the last two/three days but for 7/8 hours with breaks from time to time for the first five days...my pointer finger  has a groove where I yarn burned my finger...idk how to explain it stay tuned for update picture on my finger lol I used 2.1 (just a bit of the third skein of purple) and used 2 skeins of white redhart yarn...so 4.1 skeins of yarn...everyone I talk to and give my figures they say I'm selling myself short...so input is very much welcomed...thanks guys

Sorry I forgot to update with pics of the Building block blanket

Sorry I forgot to update this blog with the finished product (finished Dec. 14, 2012) and please don't mind my son's messy room lol and cluttered bed he insists on sleeping with all his pillows and blankets and stuffed animals and I think somewhere under there is actually a living breathing dog...but OK anyways here is the finished blanket...I plan on making one for my niece but trying to talk her out of mixing the colors she wants together but I guess purple does go with rainbow colors...IDK anyways probably will be the same size as this...and this is a twin sized bed...its a little smaller than the bed but that's OK...my son loves it and so do I...anyways I got some feedback on my pattern...I may edit it someday just not any time soon...I am always open to suggestions too...because I don't exactly know what I am doing when writing patterns I just write it as I think patterns should be written because I usually get confused with regular patterns...so I usually try and sit down and write it all out in English lol and then work it on my own...anyways ttyl enjoy sorry for the blurry one at the bottom I didn't think it turned out well and it didn't but there its laid out flat on my king sized bed you can't see the whole bed in it though so that doesn't matter huh? lol sorry I am tired...

Happy Hooking everyone!

Sincerely,

Rabeka Jo 

ps. new readers read the previous blog for the pattern of this no sew Building block afghan altered by me original done by the link you have to copy and paste into your web browser because I don't know how to make it hyper linked yet lol sorry bout that

My attempt at free pattern for building block blanket

I will post the original pattern I got the idea from which made building blocks with six bumps instead of eight (which is my version here I'm about to share with you all). I find my way to be easier even with the original pattern because instead of being overwhelmed with squares you need to sew together you just join and tie off as you go. Alright so here I go you adjust it to fit your preferences I crochet kinda tight so your gauge may make it look different than mine but that's ok experiment and figure out what works for you. Have fun!

Using I/9-5.50mm hook which is what red hart yarn calls for so whatever hook your yarn calls for should work but again alter to make it look the way you want it to its your blanket :-)

Starting chain: ch20 turn sc in second ch from hook and across...you should have 19 scs.
Next row: ch3 turn dc in second sc from starting chain of this round. Dc across...easy enough so far?

Next row: ch2 turn yo stick hook in first loop of the dc below pull yarn through all three for a hdc...do only three of these then comes the cluster bump...ok so fourth hole from end...(am I making sense?) yo stick your hook in yo pull through as if to do a dc yo pull through 2 loops then leave the two remaining loops on the hook tighten a little then yo and go back into the same space you did the first in and repeat until you have 6 loops on your hook (does this make sense? Feedback is crucial here so I can help you and others understand how I did this) then you want to hdc in the next dc space to secure the bump then stick your finger in it to go the way you wish it to go you can change this later if need be... Ok so hdc total of three then repeat cluster bump explained above you should end up with four bumps and three hdc at the end (the last hdc goes into the top ch of the last rounds ch and turn)

Next row: ch 3 dc in second hdc from last end of the row...dc across should have 19 dc (remember to count the ch as one dc)

Next row: same ch 3 dc second dc from previous row and dc across...

Next row: repeat the clustered row method above with 3 hdc then cluster bump all the way across ending with three hdc third on in ch from previous round.

Next row: ch 3 dc second hdc from previous round and dc across should still have 19 dcs....

Next and final round ch 1 turn sc in first dc from last round and sc across you should still have 19 stitches...at the end yo pull and cut off tail weave in loose ends on top and on the bottom of your block...congrats you finished your first block!

Now comes the adding on part that makes me the procrastinators job easier :-)

Ok so you have your next color you wish to use you join it on whichever side you wish to continue working and pull it tight so you don't confuse it as a stitch to be worked in (I did this once) ok now that its secure ch 20 then sc in second ch space and sc across then when you get back to the side of your previous square you want to slip stitch in the top of the sc or where it doesn't look too far but even with the previous block (again does this make sense?)

next row: ok so you ch3 then again you want to slip stitch into the top of the dc from your previous block where it would line up with your new block...the dc in second sc from precious round... And then dc across again check for 19 dcs

Next row ch 2 turn and hdc in first dc space then next two dcs then go back to the cluster row making sure to end with three hdc which you work into whatever space you can get your hook into because the slip stitch kinda hides the top ch of the last round just wing it you will be fine....(questions can be wrote in the comments section) sl stitch in top of the cluster row on finished block use your judgement...your doing great keep going....

Next row: ch 3 slip stitch so it lines up with the dc of the block aside from your new block then dc in second hdc from previous row and dc across again checking for 19 dcs at the end

You got this method down yet? Keep going your doing fine it may look a little funny on that edge your joining to but it will sort its self out when it's done and it will look fine in the end just don't forget to join each row with a slip stitch if you still don't got it keep reading...if you do got it scan on down to the next step building up the blanket making it taller not wider which is what this part is doing....

Next row: ch 3 dc in second dc from previous round and dc across slip stitch in top of dc of the finished block

Next row: ch 2 join at the top of the bump row of finished block hdc in first dc and repeat bump row of 3 hdc then bump pattern (yo go into fourth dc yo pull through as if to do dc but don't make one just yo pull through two hoops leaving 2 loops on your hook and yo and go back into the the same dc space yo pull through then yo and pull through two leaving 3 loops on your hook and repeat until you have 6 loops on the hook... Then yo and pull through all 6 loops then hdc in next dc space and continue same pattern of 3 hdc then one bump stitch)...

Next row: ch3 turn dc in second hdc from previous round and dc across then join top of dc in finished block ch 1 slip stitch into the top of sc of the finished block then sc in first dc space and across then yo cut tail pull through then weave in those ends...



Ok so you got the just of it you keep doing that all the way until its wide enough for the blanket you intend to make again depending on your gauge will determine how many blocks you need to build out...

Now lets talk about building up the blanket so you know what goes on there...



Building up your blanket to be taller not wider:

First row join color next to the block below so you have same colors running diagonal or do your own thing be creative it's your blanket after all...join the color to the top of the outside sc of the block below where your next block will go (so its on top of that block right make sense? If not comment below and I will try to explain better) ch 1 turn now working in sc from the block below...sc in first sc you joined into...sc across make sure you have 19 sc at the end

Next row ch 3 dc in second sc from previous row...dc across....

Pretty much same pattern here to make your first block...so blah blah blah don't want to sons like a broken record lol

So the only difference from here on out is no more chaining 20 to start your next block...nice huh? (I always have to recount my chains so frustrating) just when joining in the sc of the next block over count all the way down make sure you have 19 before you start your sc row of the next block and don't forget to join each block up the sides of the block beside it and you should make it out fine!

I am curious as to how yours turned out so if you could send me pictures and who you made it for that would be awesome! I will plan to post pictures of my readers finished products and I am here if you need more guidance you can get ahold of me on google+ Rabeka D stay at home mom or you can go to my profile here on this blog to the right and I think my info is there for your use of me helping you...

I appreciate you looking at my blog

The picture I posted is of the pattern found on YouTube when searching for how to crochet a building block blanket...again I plan to post that video on here later if they allow embedding and someday if demand needs me to better explain how to do this one I just wrote to you I will make a video as to how to do it so you can see better...but I need feedback on that because I'm kinda talking to a wall right now with no interactions which is what keeps me motivated into doing more things like this for you my viewers...
I also included a picture of the progress of the blanket I'm making with this pattern sorry its dark and maybe grainy but I think you get the idea of the six bumps block vs the eight bump which is this pattern :-) make sense? Enjoy your blanket :-)

God bless and hope I didn't confuse you too much if I did comment bellow and I will try to better explain things...thanks again for looking at my blog if I get enough feedback I may have to do this again...suggestions for next pattern? Write a comment below :-) talk to you all again soon!

Sincerely,
Rabeka Jo D
I have altered the pattern and that pattern can be found here: http://myhobbiesandsuch.blogspot.com/2013/11/alteration-to-previous-lego-blanket.html
Ps. I don't own the cluster pattern as I stated it was found on YouTube...I just posted this to help those who never can sew blocks together because they are overwhelmed by the thought like me...thanks

Here is the link to the video on YouTube for the six bump Building block blanket that you sew together but I personally did my method shown here to build the one you see in the picture finished brightly colored :-) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OIxoLHOMU you may need to copy and paste the link sorry...the YouTube person posting the video shared a blog that has the actual pattern wrote out here http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Afghan-Patterns/Lego-Block# they have many patterns that are free I am not affiliated with them but I do love their free pattern site :-)

Building Block blanket I'm working on

I'm making a Building Block blanket I cut out the green border and lost first row of sc but I rescued it and you can't tell at least so I'm told...I'm a perfectionist so it's hard to not see it for me...but I will post a picture of it soon just right now am having to finish the row I'm working on first which maybe tonight I just don't know because I really need to go to sleep soon...anyways just thought I would share....I got the free pattern off YouTube but altered it because after I got two of each color I totally got overwhelmed with the thought of having to see them all together...so I figured up a way to just join each color and build the blocks together as I go along and I think it's turning out nice...the green solid strip ended up needing to go because as you can see it was rippling and looked wrong so I cut it out...big mistake but like I said I think I figured how to fix it...I plan to show my method of the blanket on YouTube soon...just trying to figure things out as I go with this blanket before I get people on board with my method...
I been trying to figure out how to make an afghan with 100 hearts one being blue and larger than the 99 red ones to represent 1 of 100 births effected by congenital heart defects...if anyone has suggestions pleas do comment and let me know as I'm really having trouble trying to figure it out in my head...I plan to make a bunch of them and sell them on eBay and take the money and pay for the yarn then donate the rest to its my heart or mend Maddies heart or children's heart foundation or association I forget which it is...or all of them depending on how much I can raise on them...they all are great foundations that help chd families and research...anyways just a thought to ponder...your welcome to join me in making such blankets just be sure to send me the pattern so I can help too...anyways....
Thanks for stopping by sorry I've been so wrapped up with depression all this time and failed to continue my creativity which I have thoroughly missed greatly and forgot how therapeutic it can be...hope to continue...my next project will be this same blanket only different colors more like the colors found in Building Blocks with Harry Potter series colors...anyways wish me luck and with that one I hope to record it and put it on YouTube as a how to video so I can share how it's made so be sure to subscribe to my YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/rabekajo ttyl all
God bless
Sincerely,
Rabeka Jo D

What I have been busy doing....a 3D ginger Bread House puzzle OH BOY!

Two days later and here it is...I was baffled cause there were several extra pieces I think who ever had this puzzle before me had a different puzzle maybe and mixed it with this one I have no idea...but at least I had almost all the pieces missed only ONE so yeah that was a good thing...anyways I enjoyed it I want to do more 3D puzzles now lol...gives me more of a challenge...ttyl Sincerely, Rabeka Jo

Wolf Purses

Wolf purses I made