Yarn and Hooks

Picked up a few skeins of yarn at a thrift store this week.  $1 for 2 skeins of an old Caron yarn in white.  Perfect for my baby sweater I'm working on for the edging and a skein of a hunter green for

50 cents.  Gotta love getting yarn that cheap.  I also had a new Etimo Tulip Crochet Hook come in

the mail this week.  

I really love these hooks, so comfortable in the hand and no snagging.  Here is the progress

on my first baby clothing item. I hope it works out.  I saw someone on Instagram making it and asked where they got the pattern.  It's on Bernat's site.  It will have a hood.  However, I was a bit thrown off by how they worded the pattern.  So, I'm kind of improvising. 

I got two more gumballs to go before turning these into squares. 

And as for my arm issues, still so so.  I am going to try acupuncture with my chiropractor this 

week.  I hope it helps.

Happy Weekend All!

Granny Love

A co-worker requested a baby boy blanket.  So far, this is what I have.  I'm going for that plaid effect.

Maybe another of the same amount of squares long and then a border will complete it. 

The wrist, elbow and shoulder pains have eased up but comes and goes depending on how much I'm doing ie. typing, crochet. 

 

I have a few more of the gumballs made.

These too will eventually be squares.  I have a thing for squares and

blankets. Not a whole lot new - work, crochet, trying to enjoy spring while it lasts.

I had more car issues this past week. It's always something.

 

HAPPY WEEKEND!  

 

So Much Yarn....

Another productive weekend.  Before Christmas I had started a puff stitch hat.  I finally finished it, edged it and added a Dahlia flower I had previously made.  It's quite warm.

I made some flowers to go with the "special project" I am hoping to get that all together this week.  Some supplies are needed and Michael's has a good sale on tomorrow.  

I also made a few baby hats on my loom.  This was the second one and I used a decrease method that tapers the top shut better than the usual pull the string method that tends to make top of hat bulkier.  It's fine for adult hat but since these baby hats are so small it's a much better method I find.  Again thanks to you tube tutorials on how to do the decrease method of casting off the loom.

Another Granny Square made.  

  

I decided to finally start a crochet bag a la Lucy (Attic 24) with my cotton yarn I've been trying to get a nice rainbow of colours to make it in.  The picture was take in the vivid mode, it just looks more lovelier that way. 

Hopefully I will get more done on the bag this week as well as my special project, even some more Japanese flowers for my shawl and I can post the progress.  Have a great week everyone!!

Baby Ripple Blanket

Finally done! I managed to finish the edging over the holidays.  For such a small blanket, it sure is warm.  Now I have to make one for the single bed.  Sadly, probably won't but may do a granny blanket as they seem to get done faster.  We'll see.  So here it is.

According to my ravelry post I started in Sept.  I got side tracked with some Christmas projects and hats. I also made a small mandala pot holder a la  Crochet with Raymond style.  

Now what to do next.....

Merry Christmas

I would just like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and Best Wishes in the New Year!!  It's a lovely eve night and having a glass of wine an watching one of my favourite episodes of Mr. Bean.  

I love my banister with the garland and lights at night.

And today, I managed quite a bit of progress on my ripple baby blanket. 

Baby gifting and more

     So my friend's shower was yesterday and had been working on the Baby Ripple Blanket but I just couldn't get it done on time.  At first it was going to be in January but was moved to first weekend in December.  Anyway, I tried. Unfortunately I am a multi-tasker with ADD as I always say and tend to do other projects.  Here is the progress so far on the blanket.

I plan on doing a border once it's done to length. So I wanted to at least show up with something.  She knew about the blanket anyway.  So I whipped these up in a day & a half.  I got the pattern from Mamachee's blog.  Granny square baby booties.  

They were fairly easy to make.  Just have some buttons on hand.  And yesterday I also started for her a baby hat.  I was even still crocheting it at the Santa parade prior to going to the shower.

I also browse my favourite blogs and come across the flower shawls.  I started the Japanese flower shawl from Attic24 blog like last year.  Summer came and progress slowed as I knew it would be too warm to wear it.  I ended up crocheting flip flops.

But I will get to finish the shawl this winter, it's nearly there.  Just a bit longer.