Hand sanitizer pattern for sale on Etsy

Well, I listed my hand sanitizer pattern on my Etsy shop, justyarning, but there have been no takers so far. If anyone is interested, it's really easy if you know how to crochet in the round and it's just $2. Make a bunch and sell them if you want because permission to sell your item is included. Yay! Germaphobes will love having a cute way to carry about their trusty sanitizer.
Check it out at http://www.etsy.com/shop/justyarning

If you like them, but don't crochet, good news. I sell the finished product in the shop, too!

In other news, I started on a new baby blanket. I'm using this pretty peachy yarn that is actually a combination of white, pink, peach and yellow with a shimmery strand built it.
It looks a lot like this one:

I am using a different stitch for the body of the blanket, though. It's called the strawberry lace stitch and it has v-stitches mixed in with the "strawberries" which look to me like mini pineapples. It's coming along nicely. I had an edging in mind, but realized it's the kind you make, then sew on. Going to veto that. I might use the same edging as the one above. It's so sweet and feminine and really a showstopper, I think.

Here's a close up of the edging:

Hopefully I'll get this done and listed soon. I also have been thinking of making a baby girl blanket with different colored lacy pineapple squares. Or maybe just one square with an elaborate edging. Really, I need another crochet book just on edgings. (Hint, hint, hubby!)

I'm hoping to get another free pattern up soon. I have some egg cozies (wrong season, I know) but maybe someone might want to get started early for Easter!

Too much yarn... is there such a thing?

I have been buying yarn lately. A lot.
Too much?
Is there such a thing?
Well, maybe.
In my defense, I do buy with actual projects in mind, although I think it would take me a few years to get to them all.

Instead of seeing balls of yarn, I see possibilities. There are sweet little baby blankets and wooly mittens, animal ear hats and a cozy autumn afghan in a shade that reminds me of gingerbread.

It's like the yarn is calling to me. "I would look so cute in a baby blanket with that green, pink and white you already have," said a ball of orchid recently. OK. It didn't. But it would look perfect with those colors and I did buy it.

Also, I broke down and bought some pompom yarn. It was on clearance. It was hot pink. It was just calling out to be made into a plush round rug for the girls' room and so it shall.

I've been trying to avoid the craft stores, but I've had to go to pick up supplies for my Etsy shop, justyarning, where I sell the products of some of my yarn binges. Of course, the yarn is there in the stores. So much of it I resist, but who can say no to it all? I have not the fortitude.

Nevertheless, I carry on.

I'm just about finished with a really pretty cowl I plan to list in my shop. It is this great blue and beige color scheme with eyelets all around. I already made the gloves, so now I have a set. Yay! I bought the yarn a few months ago without a project in mind, but I'm glad I got it. It works up so beautifully.

Here's a photo of the gloves. I love these colors. So soft and warm.

Of course, there are those unfinished projects laying around. I usually do finish projects, but sometimes I get a fantastic idea and will drop everything to figure it out. Like the gingerbread afghan. Eh. I think I'm ripping it apart and starting new with something else. Shrug.