Laura also sent me this fabulous poncho! It's made out of ribbon yarn in an autumn palette (these are my colors). I was wanting to make myself one just like this, but hadn't gotten around to it, the yarn is pretty expensive. Thank you so much Laura, it's soooo perfect! 

I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me on Saturday afternoon. My crochetville secret pal is Laura V. There were actually 4 See's candy pops, but they didn't make it to the photo shoot. We don't have a See's candy in Alabama, but I remember how much I loved going to See's with my mother when I was younger and we lived in California. My boyfriend (who is from Nigeria) also loved them. There are 6 YANKEE CANDLES (my personal favorite, they are the best). And a Lion Brand knitting spool which I am quiet curious about.  

It's here! The yarn winder. I wound the boucle yarn (which were on large cones) into nice center pull skeins. Soooo easy, and worth the $$$. My boyfriend was as amazed as I was. Maybe I can get him to do some? 

Only 5 more squares to go on Baloo's afghan. 

Attempt to organize the yarn in the garage. 

More boring crochet chatter

Baloo's blanket is almost half done. I finished 2 squares last night and attached them. I've got a couple of custom orders to this weekend, nothing really major, a very open weave poncho and a scarf. I am hoping my yarn winder gets here by the weekend. I started organizing all the cones, and putting the cones by color is pretty effective for me. Now I know what I need as far as colors, I am searching for a nice burnt orange. I am hoping to join a yarn swap on Crochetville after the winder arrives. Maybe I can swap some nice boucle for some orange yarn

Here are the first three squares of Baloo's afghan. You can't really see the color well, it's a soft brown/bronze like boucle yarn with chocolate brown boucle trim. Only 9 more squares to go! 

Everytime I leave one of my afghans lying around, Baloo always cuddles in it for a nap. I decided that I needed to make him his own and put it in a bed, I think he'll probably sleep in it. I want his bed to match my bedroom.