Hello from the Willamette Valley area (in Oregon)

[OnceUponAHook]

Joined a few days ago, made a couple of posts:D . Have a break this afternoon from running kids around and thought I had better put the yarn away and make my hello.

 

My name is Bonnie. I learned basic crochet when I was about 8 years old. Taught myself more about 18 years ago when I did not want to pay $400 for a tablecloth I saw on our honeymoon that was hand crocheted from thread. I decided I could do it for a lot less. Made several since then.

 

I am now a sahm of 3, was a paralegal before becoming the kids chauffer.

 

I like to crochet clothing. Sometimes I like to follow a pattern but lately I have been creating without patterns. Best time to crochet is after they go to bed and when I am waiting for them in the car so I always have some project trailing along behind me.

[quirkyvirgo]

from Oklahoma! W. Valley is one of my favorite places! I was just there in Dec, it is so beautiful there.

This is such a great place for ideas and encouragement! We'd love to see some pictures of your work!

[ranieannie]

Hi. Welcome from sunny southern California.

[funkyreporter]

Hello from Los Angeles... I've only been here a couple weeks and I'm a court reporter, also a self-taught crocheter, so we got a couple things in common already~ You're gonna love it here~

[Twinnish]

Hi and welcome to Crochetville from unseasonable warm Massachusetts (60 degrees here today, unreal! Four days ago we were in the middle of a blizzard.

 

I was in Oregon during the first week of December, mostly the Portland area. I liked it a lot, especially the fact that it rarely snows there!!!

[Colyak Crocheter]

I'm a bit north of you in Southeast Washington.

[aussiecrocheter]

G'day, and Welcome from Australia. :kangaroo

[OnceUponAHook]

Hi and welcome to Crochetville from unseasonable warm Massachusetts (60 degrees here today, unreal! Four days ago we were in the middle of a blizzard.

 

I was in Oregon during the first week of December, mostly the Portland area. I liked it a lot, especially the fact that it rarely snows there!!!

 

 

Except for we are currently getting a blast of artic air coming from the North and temps are the coldest we have had all winter. Worst is to hit tonight and Friday - in the teens overnight and maybe above freezing during the day - Woo Hoo!!!

[OnceUponAHook]

from Oklahoma! W. Valley is one of my favorite places! I was just there in Dec, it is so beautiful there.

This is such a great place for ideas and encouragement! We'd love to see some pictures of your work!

 

Thanks for the welcome. This is a great place, but we do get quite a bit of rain - guess that is why everything is so lush and green.

 

I currently have one pic up on my blog at: http://onceuponahook.blogspot.com/ . I need to get some of my other completed projects up so they would be in one place to view. The picture there is something I made for my youngest sister-in-law. She brought me a picture of something she saw in a fashion magazine and said can you do this?? It was FUN!!!

[OnceUponAHook]

Hello from Los Angeles... I've only been here a couple weeks and I'm a court reporter, also a self-taught crocheter, so we got a couple things in common already~ You're gonna love it here~

 

Worked for 13 years - a few years doing criminal work in Yakima, Washington and then various legal areas the rest of the time here in Salem. Very interesting. Both attorneys I worked for keep calling and asking if I am available to come back yet. Not yet as my youngest is 4 years old.

[Sarah]

Hello and welcome from Wisconsin!

[moonspinners]

from Connecticut

[BarbH50]

Hi!

 

from Barb in Molalla, Oregon. I just joined this group the other day. It's nice to see a neighbors face in the crowd. I didn't realize how many people here were from this general area until I read your post and the replies. I have been having a ball meeting people from all over the world since I joined this list. It's so neat! I am looking forward to getting to know a lot of you better... seeing some of your work and sharing ideas and links...

It's down right cold here and I hear it's going to get worse the next couple of days....

[jimbo]

Isn't the Willamate Valley the place where all that famous Oregon Pinot Noir is made? mmmmmm good stuff.

I'm Jimbo and i'm a self taught hook whittler.

I think you'll like it here..

[NurseFrawg]

Welcome from a neighbor in Amity Oregon! And yes it is a wee bit chilly. Good few days for snuggling up with a hook and some yarn.

Elizabeth

[divaborn]

from NY! Love Oregon - have some really good friends and was just there in November!

 

Hope you like it here and find loads of inspiration!

[dennymare]

Welcome from Cottage Grove, Or. So nice to see more Oregonian on the board.

 

Mary

[MamaHooks]

Welcome,Onceuponahook. I live in McMinnville a hop, skip and jump away from you .

 

So welcome again.

 

MamaHooks:cheer

[ferosah]

Hi Bonnie,

Welcome to crochetville from the sunny Island of Trinidad West Indies

 

Ferosa

[natcat]

Hello once upon a hook!!

Welcome, & I know you will just love it here, everyone is so nice.

I went to your blog site, & you do absolutely beautiful crocheting:manyheart

& your bead-pierced earrings are so gorgeous, I already have some, & love them, I feel, that a person can never have enough:c9

Have A Sweet Day!!!

[jimbo]

Welcome,Onceuponahook. I live in McMinnville a hop, skip and jump away from you .

 

So welcome again.

 

MamaHooks:cheer

Oooooh i stayed in Macminville at the Hotel Oregon. What a fun place. Loved all the little faces painted on the plumbing fittings. And the town... just a really fantastic place. I'd go there again in a heartbeat!

[Terri/LadySorce]

Howdy from Oklahoma

 

Welcome to Crochetville

[marymac]

Welcome, Bonnie, and hello from New Mexico!

[OnceUponAHook]

Isn't the Willamate Valley the place where all that famous Oregon Pinot Noir is made? mmmmmm good stuff.

I'm Jimbo and i'm a self taught hook whittler.

I think you'll like it here..

 

Yeahhhhh. . . I just live on the otherside of the hill from Willamette Valley Vinyards . . . sigh.. . . HoneyWood Winery has a really good Blackberry Wine too (they have great case sales!!)

[OnceUponAHook]

Hello once upon a hook!!

Welcome, & I know you will just love it here, everyone is so nice.

I went to your blog site, & you do absolutely beautiful crocheting:manyheart

& your bead-pierced earrings are so gorgeous, I already have some, & love them, I feel, that a person can never have enough:c9

Have A Sweet Day!!!

 

Thanks for looking at my stuff! Looking back there is a lot that I have given away that was pretty cool without me taking a picture of.

 

Yeah . . I have a bead stash too. . . I haven't done very much beading since my first child was born though. Just an ocassional project now and then, but beads are fun, fun, fun.