Mohave Trading Post Pictures

As the title says I am posting lots of pictures today of the 3 Busy Sisters set up at the Mohave Trading Post on Joy Lane in the Bullhead City area in Arizona. We will be selling there through the end of April.

Next is the flyer I made to hand out to share all the creativity shown by out workl

Check out what 3 Busy Sisters have made just for you!

For Your Kitchen

Wood Spoons, Trivets in Cork or Slate, Cutting or Charcuterie Boards, Bottle Openers, Wine Bottle Stoppers, Pizza Cutters, Bowl and Plate Cozies, Potato Bags and Tortilla Warmers, Turtle Mops, Dishcloths and Potholders, Kitchen Towels, Appliance Handle Covers

Personal Gifts

Crossbody Bags and Tote Bags, Shopping Bags, Sunglass Cases, Earrings, Display Stands and Hair Clips, Key Chains, Knit or Crocheted Shoulder and Neck Warmers

For Your Home

Rope Bowls, Box Lights, Mirror Lights, Night Lights, Laser Etched Tins and Jars, Coasters, Wood Flowers, Plant Stakes, Magnets, Sun Catchers, Hemstitched and Crocheted Table Toppers, Pillowcases

Just For Fun

Notebooks and Pens, Turned Pens and Seam Rippers, Screwdrivers, Easter Baskets and Trick or Treat Bags, Cornhole Games, Tic Tac Toe Games, Puzzles

…and new items from 3 Busy Sisters added all the time. 

Where Creativity Meets Craftsmanship

All those things are in the pictures and we are expanding our selections all the time. If you are in the area please stop by and say hello.

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Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

March Memories

Google told me that 17 years ago today I was taking pictures of this rug. The close up you see is the strips that I cut and latch hooked onto a base that I crocheted to make the rug. It is heavy and washing machines don't always handle it well. I need to pay attention to what I wash with it to help maintain balance during the spin cycle. I love this rug, I made it, I am still using it in my home and will from the looks of it keep using it for a very long time. It will very likely outlast me and then my kids can figure out what to do with it when they have the chore of cleaning out mom's things. At that point I won't know or care.

In other grand news, it is raining to day here in the desert and it is so wonderful! Rainy days are so rare here and deserved to be enjoyed whenever we are blessed to have one. The patio is completely wet now and it is still raining. I can hear the drops hitting some of the windows and I love that sound! How do you feel about rainy days? I suppose it depends on whether you live in Phoenix or Seattle.

Back with more again soon.

Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

Below you can check out one of the affiliate posts I put up on Blue Sky yesterday. I like the look of this sweatshirt and it has pretty good reviews. I did notice however that in the product title it says 4 leaf clover when the image only has 3 leaves. Maybe they need to check their content better.

A question for you...

Will you be wearing green on the 17th or do you just not bother?

First Weekend Back at Mohave Trading Post

So last weekend was the first one back at the Mohave Trading Post. 3 Busy Sisters, the is Karen, Kristi and me are going have a booth there for the next 2 months. I thought this first weekend went okay. I wasn't completely skunked after all. See the lemon kitchen towel in the picture on the right? I sold that. I know it is not much, but it is a start. The ice has been broken.

If you happen to be in the Bullhead City/Laughlin area come on by. We have a booth filled with Karen's woodwork, Kristi's tremendous sewing skills and my knits and crochets.

This week I have been working a new pattern, Icing Scarf, from Ravelry.com and some interesting yarn I found at Joann's. I'll show that knitting of when I get it done and blocked.

BTW any of my readers sad at finding out that Joann's will be going out of business?

Over on Blue Sky this week I posted some affiliate linked aquamarine jewelry for gift ideas for March birthdays. I was on such a daily hamster wheel posting all the time on X before I left and I don't want to repeat that in the new place. I am thinking I will check in there with my own new posts and reposts of my followers on Wednesdays for now. That frees up about 8 hours a week for more knitting (certainly not for housework LOL). You can find me there if you are interested at @CozybyKathy I follow back and repost if you follow or repost me. I think sharing that way is great for all of us.

Back with more again soon.

Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

National Banana Bread Day

Did you know that here in the US we actually have a National Banana Bread Day? Well now you do and you're welcome. I don't eat sugary foods anymore and I know there are recipes for Banana Bread using sugar alternatives, but I am sharing something today that will save making a mess in the kitchen in the first place. How about a (affiliate link) banana bread candle? What I really want to know about all this is why there is no mention of walnuts. IMHO no banana bread is complete without walnuts in the recipe. What about you?

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Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

Another Finished Crochet Project

Yes, that's right. I have another finished project to share here today. This is based on the Summer Sprig Lace Scarf. I say based on because I did the main body according to the pattern, which you can find on Ravelry.com by the way. Because I was in serious danger of running out of yarn trying to do the edging pattern as written I modified it. In other words I made up a kind of shell and loop pattern and had just a tiny bit left when I finished that row. I do like how it turned out.

The yarn used is from Joann's. (It looks like lots of their stores will be closing soon, did you hear about that? https://knitting.craftgossip.com/joann-bankruptcy-updates/2025/02/14/). It is 100% cotton in the k&c line. It comes in hanks that have to be wound and has about 400 yards in a hank. Last time I saw it in Joann's it was marked half price, originally $10 down to $5 and because it on clearance you can't get any more discounts on it.

In other ugly news and for once I don't mean the current state of our dying democracy, Jim has a lot of little things going on that are taking lots of appointments to sort out. He started with fluid on his lungs, then stubbornly high blood pressure, a blood clot in his heart, some spots on his lungs that could be from Valley Fever and oh yeah, a mass on his right kidney. There have been MRIs and PET scans and sonagrams and blood draws. He is getting weary from all the appointments that don't lead to cures but just more tests and a new appointment at another specialist. It is worrying but I don't even know what to worry about most. I say he is going to pieces. He says, "How can so many things be wrong when I feel pretty good?" He did feel good until yesterday when he got what seems to be a terrible head cold and I have no idea if this could be related to his Vasculitis or any of the other issues that are being investigated. 

Enough for now.

Back with more again soon.

Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

National Snack Food Month

I didn't know but I do now courtesy of NationalDayCalendar.com, that February is National Snack Food Month. Sounds good to me, after all what would a day be like without a snack sometime during it? I lean towards salty and crunchy snacks since I don't eat sugary foods. Chips are my weakness but I do like all kinds of nuts, popcorn and combinations like cheese and crackers or crackers with peanut butter.

I found the bags below on Amazon Handmade from the Bright Eyes Boutique. (affiliate link) This online shop is the combined work of a group of women in Utah and they have plenty of things like these bags and bowl covers that will help you reduce your need for single use plastic.

Check them out and let me know if anything catches your eye in the comments. I would love to hear from you!

One other thing, I have left X and joined Blue Sky. If you are there too follow me and I will follow you back. (7) CozybyKathy🌻 (@cozybykathy.bsky.social) — Bluesky

Back with more again soon.

Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb

Getting Ready for March and April

In what seems to be a never ending quest to justify my constant creating I, along with my sisters, are planning another 2 months of selling at the Mohave Trading Post in March and April. We were pretty pleased with how things went in November and December so we'll do it again in the Spring hoping to get customers that are local as well as the snowbirds before they all head home around Easter. 

Above you can see that I have finished up some more hanging towels. These are all in gray for those who like only neutral colors for their kitchens. I will have about 50 to choose from. I also crocheted all the cotton cone yarn I had into potholders. These blue and green colors, the pastel and the bright were both my best sellers. This spring? Who knows but hopefully folks will still like them. Those little bags with the white ties you see are soap pouches. I use them myself and they are great for helping you hold onto a slippery bar of soap and to use your soaps to the last sliver easily. Those will go into a give away basket we keep near our Square checkout system. We 3 all make little items to go in the basket and are a gift to anyone who makes a purchase.

Below is my latest hot off the hook cotton summer scarf. These are so perfect in the summer when you find yourself right under an air conditioning vent. They are just enough to keep your neck and shoulders comfortable. This one is not in colors that I typically would choose to wear myself but crocheted into the scarf I think it is very pretty. As usual with me I am showing it to you with the ends still needing to be woven in and it also need a good press to open up the lace a bit more. 

So that's it for me right now. What have you been making, reading or watching? I would love for you to share in the comments!

Back with more again soon.

Take care and stay cozy!

If you shop on Amazon you can use the affiliate link below if you wish to go shopping. I could earn a bit from qualified purchases and that means more yarn for me and many thanks to you!

(Amazon) https://amzn.to/431rKIb