Sunday, August 26, 2012

Really?!

Was at the fair today, and it was an enjoyable time.  However, this is one of the things I saw.  How unfortunate for the person who put all the time, energy and hard work into this afghan!  I’m sure it’s gorgeous…if a person could have seen the right side of it.  Why, oh why, would the fair people display it like this?  I really feel badly for the person who made it.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Baby Hat

This little hat makes me smile.  :)  I made it last weekend…same weekend I made the ornaments.  Can hardly wait to see grandbaby #3 wearing it.  :D  If you’d like to make one of your own,  click here to be taken to the pattern.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ornaments

Today I am excited to share with you the main project I worked on while house-sitting for my dd’s family over the weekend.  Ornaments!  This yr. I want to do my Christmas tree in all crochet/yarn ornaments. Being that it’s August I figured it is none too soon to get busy with some of them.  And since I was alone the entire time, I was able to work on each one without being interrupted constantly.  Therefore, I had a very productive weekend crochet-wise. I used a pattern from here, but I did not stuff mine. I also didn’t put the pointed edge on mine, or the button in the middle.  That’s one thing I love about crochet…everybody can do their own thing, and it is still just great!  I love these colorful ornaments and can hardly wait till Christmas rolls around to use them. That, and the fact that grandbaby #3 will be making an appearance around that time.  :D

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You might notice that the one finished with yellow is bigger than the others.  That was an oopsy on my part.  LOL  I inadvertently crocheted 12 hdc in my first row rather than 10.  No worries, though, it is still pretty.  :)

I also had a go at this little crocheted boot. For this little gem, the pattern can be found here. I hope to make more of these before December rolls around.  :)

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Beginnings of a Bunting

I had been at my dd’s place for a few days, but am now back home.  I crocheted up a storm while at her place, and will be sharing photos soon.  But first I wanted to share the photos of what I worked on prior to going to her place.  I have the triangles all ready for a bunting for grandbaby #3’s room.  Dd isn’t sure how long she’d like for it to be yet, so for now, they’re content to just be triangles.  ;)  These match the blanket I made for baby’s room.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!  :)

If you’d like to make your own triangle bunting, it’s very easy.  There are many tutorials and patterns out there, but this is where I got mine. I didn’t pin mine out as pointed as these, although either way is pretty IMHO. :)  I also added a sc border around each.

Since dd isn’t sure how long she wants it, I am probably just going to thread these onto some yarn when the time comes.  That way they can be scooched (scooched isn’t a word, but perhaps it should be!) as needed.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Wrap Around Baby Boots

This past weekend I made this little pair of baby boots.  Hopefully they’ll work for my grandbaby born in December.  Since we won’t know the gender until baby is born, I used a neutral colored yarn. If you’d like to make a pair, the pattern can be found here.

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Color Field Doily

The actual name of this doily is “Bright Planet”, but I am calling mine “Color Field” doily because I used the color field picture from Design Seeds as my inspiration for the color scheme.  I also improvised, and did not complete the doily as per the pattern.  I did my own thing for the last few rows. As always, I thank you for checking out my blog.  I appreciate, and enjoy, all comments.  :)

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