Even on vacation...

...I crochet.

Well, maybe not all the time! I'm just back from visiting my son and his fianceé in Florida. I flew down and had no car, so I knew I'd go stir crazy while they were at work. However, if I'm crocheting, I don't notice the time. So, I pinned lots of afghans on Pinterest and told Diana to pick one, and colors for it.

That's 2 weeks of crocheting!
At first glance it looked easy, then I actually read what was said about it. "I don't have the pattern, but it's very pretty." AARGH!!!
I was determined to make it because that's the afghan she wanted and James had already bought the yarn. Luckily, the pictures were good enough that I could enlarge them and count stitches and rows. I'm thinking that this afghan would also be pretty done in shades of pink for February. Eventually, I want to have a different afghan for each month.
It was a lovely vacation for me. I could sit on his porch and crochet.
Except, I like to have more than 1 project going at a time..... So I told Diana to collect plastic bags for a plarn project. She wanted a beach bag.

 She had a few for me. Even with all the different colors, it wasn't enough.

I started it. 7 inches wide. I didn't get far because I was concentrating on finishing the afghan. She's going to ask coworkers for more bags, so I hope that by next year, she'll have enough for me to finish her bag.

 This is a "life hack" someone posted on Facebook:
Fold the bags in fourths length wise.
Place the 2nd one on the first one, up a couple of inches from the bottom.

 Start at the bottom of the first bag, roll up.

 Keep adding bags and rolling.
You can cut the handles off or leave them on if you might have other uses for the bags beside making plarn. If you leave the handles on, alternate which side they'll be in the roll so one side isn't thicker.

 Keep rolling.....

Air is squeezed out as you roll. This is a space saving way to store bags.
That's 2 projects for Diana. What did James get? Besides cooking and clean laundry? Another Pinterest project. Swiffer covers.

 Most of his floors are tile. He uses lots of disposable covers. These crocheted covers are washable and reusable.

 After I had made a rectangle to cover the bottom, I made end pockets to hold the ends on. His swiffer has an extra long base.

Finished, with ties near the middle so it stays in place during use.
So, I had a relaxing (and productive vacation). I got to enjoy James and Diana's company and some Florida warmth. Now I'm back in the cold and it's time to go back to working on my capelet.