I'm going to be in the New Makers Market at An Affair of the Heart!

I'm so excited!   Several weeks ago I entered for the chance to possibly be selected as part of the New Makers Market at An Affair of the Heart craft show in Tulsa.  See the announcement here... 

They were going to notify those selected this week, and sense it's Friday, and I hadn't heard anything, I made the assumption that I hadn't been selected.  Which I was bummed about, but I'd live.

Imagine my surprise when I opened my email this evening and the very first thing I saw said "Congratulations! You've been selected...."   I scanned it, replied instantly to make sure they knew I was still interested and then read the rest! :)  I'm over the moon excited for this opportunity, I just can't tell you!

Now I have a ton of work to add as much as possible to my inventory in 27 short days.  

Just wanted to share my happy news!

Have a great weekend all and Happy Father's Day to all the Dads!

Simply Beautiful Throw -Pattern now available

I was trying to come up with a throw design that was easy to whip up like a c2c, had an easy design and would show off color changing yarns like Lions Brand Mandala and such. I think I’ve finally came up with one that ticks all of those boxes.

A sweet lady suggested I name my pattern “Simply Beautiful”, well she may have said “Beautiful” but I’m adding Simply because it is really simple once you get going.

I used one cake of Mandala Gnome to create a small and sweet lap blanket which works just as well for a stroller blanket. To make a larger throw simply make your foundation grouping chain longer. If you are using a color change yarn like Gnome, I would create more of these lap throws the size in the pattern and then connect them together. This should help continue your pattern design with the colors in the order you’d like.

You can also work it using separate colors and using a Magic Knot to change the colors where you’d like.

My finished lap throw measures 22”x31” using just one cake of Lion’s Brand Mandala Gnome.

I will be making a larger one of none color changing yarn and adding those details as soon as I’m finished. Will add more pictures also. 

To purchase my pattern use this link 

Thanks so much for all of the lovely comments.





Please check back. I'm now working on the sweetest baby dress pattern.  It'll be added soon!

Out on the truck with Hubs

From time to time I get to hop on the truck with hubs for a round or two.
We originally left Tuesday, for A three stop in texas; Austin, San Antonio and Houston.
Then we were to reload in Baytown, but the company that ordered the truck decided they couldn't fit their product into the trial because of the quarter inch rub rails on the bottom. Seriously?!  We sat two and a half hours for them to do lunch, them a meeting and THEN they tell us they can't use us. Talk about non/use of the truck! do we basically sat wasting our time for. Itching.  Finally got a load out of a Houston the next morning, which they wanted up Ron seminole, OK by 5pm. Yeah that wasn't going to happen.  The product t (plastic trash cans) were hand loaded and it took them almost 2 hours to load, which means we didn't get out of there until 9am. Okay, so yeah, technically it takes about 7 hours to get from Houston to Deminole, however, that's not taking into account the fact that if we go 70mph (which is what's the truck Ian governed at) hubs risks his fuel bonus for the month, nor does it take into consideration the TRAFFIC in Houston and Dallas! Oh and let's not forget that truckers have a mandatory 30 minute lunch break that must be taken.   And did I mention stopping for a atheism break can take 15-45 minutes depending on the craziness at the truck stop?  So needless to say we only stopped once, and made it up there around 5:30.  Talk about a long exhausting day!  But we did it and the receiver was really nice.

Anyway, we made it to the yard, dropped the trailer, bob-tailed to get another trailer that a driver left and then grabbed out pickup, bought a few groceries, ate a sandwich and went to bed, utterly exhausted.  This morning we got up, took our pickup to the Flying J and grabbed showers and coffee.

Now we're set and ready to head to Denver!

I know, Boeing.. but I'm getting to the good stuff!  I picked up some beautiful pale yellow yarn to work on a baby set for show inventory.  I also picked up some size 10 crochet thread to work on the maxi skirt I've had requests for.  I'm excited to see how it works up. I'll post pictures of my progress, so check back or check my Facebook.com/TraceysTracery

New Snuggle Lovey, Blanket Pattern in Progress and more

I went on the truck with hubs for a few days and started working on an original pattern for a circle throw.  I'm really excited to see how it turns out. I'll be posting about it soon.

Now I have been on a Snuggle Lovey kick and have had a few custom requests, which I love to do! Just before I left with hubs, I completed a Yoshi inspired snuggle lovey and my mom was sweet enough to pop it into the mail for me.  So he's on his way to his new home and I can't wait to see what his new owner thinks of it.  I'm hoping they send me pictures. :)

I can't wait to see what else someone requests.  There are so many things I want to make into snuggle loveys, it's just overwhelming, which is why I love when people make special requests.

Happy Monday.. no really. :)

Monday's aren't always the best day of the week. Some weeks it comes too soon. Other weeks it comes along at a normal pace, but is packed with havoc.

Some weeks my "Monday" is Sunday, depending on when my hubs has to leave with his first load of the week.  This week, my week starts today, which is actually a Monday.  

We got up just before 6am, had coffee out under the carport, where it was actually cold enough to need a jacket, not what you'd expect for mid-May in Oklahoma, Well, not what I'd expect anyway.  We laughed over the "news" (what hubs laughingly calls Facebook), got his things together and headed out. If you don't  know anything about trucking; it's not easy. For years my husband has stayed out for weeks and sometimes months on end, now we're blessed that he is able to stay "regional" which means he's rarely further than 700 miles from the house.
He gets home most weekends, although that can mean he gets home Saturday sometime and has to leave out first thing Monday, so not actually a full weekend, but we take what we can get. :) 




Anyway, we had a nice weekend.  Hubs and I mowed, I started some vegetable seeds and I finished up a couple of new Snuggle Loveys.  I'm calling them snuggle loveys because people get too confused with Lovey Blanket, expecting it to be a big blanket or something to that affect.  I'm so excited with how my frog (Ferdinand) and my Groot-inspired ones turned out.

I've not used a pattern with any of them, so far.  I like to make things up as I go, but I'm starting to get requests for duplicates, so I'm going to have to write my patterns down.

I've had requests for a penguin and a Yoshi-inspired snuggle lovey, so they're on my list for today. :)

I hope you enjoy my completed ones as much as I enjoyed making them!

I'm currently offering them for $15 and ship worldwide, at customers expense.

If you would like one of your own, send me a PM on my Facebook page: Tracey's Tracery

Wishing you a wonderful Monday!

I Love Lovey's

Yes, I'm still in love with these little darlings.  Something about them just makes me smile and I want to making one in every animal and character I can imagine.  Yes, it would take a while, but hey a girl can dream, right?!  ;)  There are so many possibilities I find myself stuck trying to decide.  Which is why when a client places an order I am over the moon, because I have their request to work on without having to make a decision of what to make next.

My past Lovey Blankets have been on the larger size, which are great for a little one that is walking well, but for the wee ones that aren't walking or so they can be more like a blanket doll, I've made some smaller.  My elephant and giraffe are small (they fit on the seat of my dining room chair when spread out) and seem to be the perfect fit for little hands.

I'm really quite happy with how they came out.   

Since they are smaller I am asking only $15 for them and will be happy to ship worldwide.

Custom color, and animal,  requests are welcome. 

I'm currently working on a Frog and someone asked about a Penguin and a Groot-inspired, so that will be in the works shortly also! :) 

Handmade Lovey Blankets

I made my very first lovey blanket for my granddaughter, before she was born.   One day when she was around 14 months old, her mom (my wonderful DIL) sent me a picture of her carrying it around and said she drags it around with her everywhere.  I can't tell you how this made my heart sing.  I know, it probably sounds silly, but when I create, I put a lot of love and patience in every item, so knowing that my granddaughter was dragging her bunny blanket around everywhere, made me so incredibly happy.

 Lovey blankets are cute and fun and I will continue to revamp my designs.  They're washable and durable, so they can live up to being drug around as a little one will.