Three more lap afghans for the seniors.

This one is my Purple Stripes afghan.

This one I got the pattern from "Crochet" magazine.

This one I decided to see what it would look like if I just took the bits and pieces of left over yarn and sewed them all together. Turned out pretty cool I think.

Meatball Soup

20ish meatballs-cooked
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can sliced mushrooms or fresh
1pkg frozen mixed vegetables
1 can chicken broth
1 can cream mushroom soup
3 potatoes peeled and cubed
1/2 onion
2 tbls butter
1 tbls chopped garlic
Italian seasoning
salt to taste
water

Peel and cube potatoes, put in a large pot with about a cup to a cup and a half of water. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, mixed vegatables, chicken broth, cream soup and meatballs. May need to add a little water to cover everything. In a small pan saute onion and garlic in butter and Italian seasoning until onions are clear. Add to pot. Salt to taste. Simmer at low to medium heat for about 30 minutes. Really good next day.
Serves 6 to 8

No Bake Sweet Potato Pie

No Bake Sweet Potato Pie

1 large can of sweet potatoes
1 sm tub of Cool Whip
1/2 individual serving of applesauce
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 4 oz pkg of instant vanilla pudding
1/3 c. chopped pecans
1-1/2 tblsp butter melted
1 tbls brown sugar
pie crust

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix melted butter, pecans, brown sugar and put in pie crust before cooking.
Cook pie crust according to directions on pkg or your own recipe.

Drain sweet potatoes, whip with electric mixer until fairly smooth, mix in pudding, cool whip, spice, and half a serving of applesauce. Put in refrigerator until pie crust has cooled. When cool put in crust and serve.
Serves 6

Shock of all shocks, my picky son loves this recipe!

These are 2 of the 3 afghans I made for our United Way Campaign last year. Different people donate items and then we have a not so silent, silent auction. The one with the trees I got out of one of Vanna White's pattern books. It is crocheted using 2 strands of yarn.

The snowflake afghan I got the pattern online at http://www.artoftangle.com/snowflake.htm

Very quick and easy.

Another afghan for the Fellowship Center. My DH loves this one. I may have to make him one like it.

afghan and shawl

This shawl is partially my own design, it is a shell crochet with a collar and pockets. The pockets are mine I decided to make them because I made it too long. The rest of the shawl I got from a knitted picture.

The lap afghan is from an unfinished full size afghan I had started years ago. I took it apart because I didn't have the yarn to finish it. I make lap afghans throughout the year to give to the seniors at a fellowship center in my county for Christmas gifts.

scarves and lap afghans

I made these scarves while waiting at the hospital. My dad had another stroke. They are still running tests to try and find out what is causing them.

The lap afghans I work on at home after everything else is taken care of and I have a little time to crochet and watch TV.