Learning new techniques.

 It's been a while since I made a blog post so thought I should update you all on what I have been working on. I have completed 3 hats since my last post. Two of the hats were patterns and I followed and one was of my own design. I had learned how to do a back cross double crochet and decided I wanted to make a hat with that stitch for my daughter who is living in another state. Her birthday is at the end of the month. I completed that hat and attached a cute little crocheted butterfly applique to it and it turned out really cute. Then decided to make her another hat. I'm hoping she loves the hats.
Next I have been fiddling around with a design in my head for a cute babydoll shirt for my older daughter. I was given some mohair and decided to use it with some regular yarn to crochet a shirt for her. Once I get this design worked out, I'll type it up and see if I can get a couple of testers to test that pattern out for me. Hopefully I will have a camera by that time so I can post some pictures of my work. As of right now, I'm finishing two afghans and knitting a shawl. I tend to work on hats as I work on my bigger projects so that I may break up some of the monotony that comes with big projects.
Also, I have found Swagbucks. I have been earning their currency by watching videos, playing games, searching through their search engine and survey's throughout the day while I work on my crochet projects. I am really enjoying this as I can redeem my swagbucks for gift cards for places like amazon, walmart, etc. I have a banner at the end of my posts, if any of you would like a way to earn some little extra freebies while you work on your projects, whatever they may be.