Crochet Inspiration #5: Babies Everywhere!

Sunday, I just found out, I will have a new baby cousin. In August. So many babies are coming! Or have just arrived. In my family. With my friends. They are all so very precious!

And it got me thinking. I need to start working on baby gifts. I have been crocheting, 100 MPH lately. But it doesn't seem fast enough. And I need some new ideas too!

I found this picture on Facebook. I've made 3 Call the Midwife Blankets. And I think maybe I'll be making a forth. But the little outfit is really cute too! I've been making diaper covers, to go with the animal hats I make. But this is just too cute! Would be perfect, for newborn pictures.

And let's be honest, we have way more girls, in our family, than boys. I need to make this set! To me, it just looks like some basic pieces, dressed up a bit. A little flower, and some embellishments. Time to get to work!

This little guy, kills me! My friend actually sent me this picture. She's expecting a baby boy. And her hubby is a HUGE baseball fan! This would be perfect! Heck, I might just surprise them, at the Baby Shower. She ordered it, but it might just be her gift...

And this blanket. I've loved it for a while now! I'm actually thinking of making this, our next Crochet Along. I have a couple of skeins of yarn, that would make a perfect blanket!

I'm already so far behind, in baby gifts! Not lying. And I've already hit our stash. We are down to, almost nothing. So my crochet hooks, will be going 100 MPH for a while. Baby blankets, little hats, booties, tiny toys, and cute sweaters...are all on my brain! This is just such, a ray of Sunshine for me!!! ❤

Crochet Inspiration 2: Snowflake Ornament...Turned Into A Snowflake Garland

I was looking for something fun to crochet. Something to add to my Dad's hospital room. You know, these rooms are a little boring and bland. And since it looks like it will be a few weeks until we get home, I need to add a little something-something to this place.

I was thinking of a garland. But Valentine's Day decorations are just a little too much right now. I'm thinking something for winter. A little bit of fun and whimsy. Then I thought about this little snowflake...

 

So I'm thinking, these little snowflakes, made into a garland. With a few wintery blue colors. 7 white, 6 little blue, and 6 medium blue...connected with white. I think it would make for a fun garland. You know, with all this weird winter weather that we are having. I think we need some snowflakes. Real snowflakes. Not the pretend things, that are all over the weather maps...and never make it to the sky.

 

Recently, I was telling a friend of mine, that patterns are just a little "roadmap" for you. It's there. It gives you an idea, or a direction. But it's not the "end all." You can change that pattern around. You can add to it. You can use a pattern like this, to add an applique to a hat, scarf, or even a blanket. Lots of times, I find a cute appliques, to make different garlands.

 

So the next time you see a cute applique, ornament, or other little trinket...think of all the things you can make with that pattern. This pattern, I've added to a scarf and hat recently. And it really came out nice. My little cousin likes that she has a "Frozen" hat and scarf. Funny how she made that connection. But it's a nice little treat. ❤

Crochet Inspiration 25: Out & About

At the beginning of the month, My Mom and I sold at our church's Christmas Craft Fair. We did so good. And sold a ton of stuff! I mean a ton! Many items that we'd had for a while. But we kept a little list of the top sellers. You know, we only have about 6 weeks to stock up. You know, before our next sale. :)

Well, I was trying to stock up on some of these items. One being a certain scarf. The real story being, my sister wanted a dark purple scarf that we had. She put it down, to look at a few other things. In case you don't know, my sister works on TV shows and movies. So she works long, crazy hours. And hadn't had time to go shopping. I think she did a good 50% of her shopping in one afternoon. Our fellow crafters, were very happy!

But when my sister put that purple scarf down, and a friend of ours...well she bought it. So I thought, I could make my sister the whole set for Christmas. Something that matched. In her favorite color. So she doesn't freeze on set, at 3AM.

Then I hit a snag. I couldn't find the pattern. Anywhere! And my sister is headed to Croatia. For 2 months! And I got a call. From a lady at church. Wanting to order 5 sets! What to do???

Fast forward almost 10 days, and I still couldn't find the pattern. I searched our containers of patterns. I searched online. And then I started asking friends. I kept coming up empty handed.

Finally I realized, when Coats & Clark merged their free patterns with Red Heart, not everything made the move. This pattern happened to be one of those...

So as any other crafter would do, I kept on searching. Then I remembered the pattern is called "Out & About." A few Google searches later...I found Purple Kitty Yarns. And the pattern! Don't you just LOVE it?!?!?! Now I better get to crocheting. ❤