It’s that time of year when babies are arriving. It’s great because that means I get to craft gifts for them all! This gift is a giant granny square baby blanket I crocheted. I used a really soft and fuzzy yarn and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I made it about 35″ square. What is your favourite gift to make and/or give a new baby?
The boy and I spent a great day together while the girl and her father went visiting. The boy apparently had plans for me making him some exciting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT) costumes for him. As a good mother (who was being told “Crochet! Crochet! Is it done yet? Crochet!”) I created a Pinterest TMNT board with ideas so he could decide what exactly I was to make him. He reviewed it many times throughout the day. He decided on a Donatello (the purple turtle) mask. We chose the right shade of purple and I used this tutorial from
March was a very productive month. I was able to mend a few items (snow pants and pajamas) as well as complete several projects and prepare fabric for future ones. First, our daughter’s 7th birthday and party was March 17th. The invitations had an ice cream cone made of yarn look and she was very taken by the theme. So, I crocheted 12 ice cream purses for her crochet-themed birthday party. We are welcoming several babies. I found this great tutorial from Missouri Quilt Company on how to make baby blankets. I made two of these and I love
Last week I booked a party room at Michaels and arranged to have a crochet teacher come in to teach my daughter and her grade one friends for her 7th birthday.I was pretty proud of myself for coming up with the idea. I figured my daughter would be very excited as I have tried to teach her over and over without success (she is a lefty and I am a righty, I am mom so she knows better so she’d disbelieve what I was telling her, and so on). She came home from school and I excitedly told her what
Next Sunday is my daughter’s 7th birthday. She loves to watch me crochet and knit so I thought it would be a great idea to host a yarn crafting party for her. We are still working out the details of what would be appropriate for the grade one girls she has invited to join her. I booked the party room at our local Michaels and was promised the resident crochet teacher who will lead the class. (I have tried several times to teach her but I am right handed and she is left handed. Even using a mirror she finds
Did you know that years have colors? Emerald green has been named the 2013 color of the year. Here are two beautiful quilts that are inspiring me to make one!! “Celtic Jewel” by Happy Stash QuiltsYou can buy the pattern here. Mariners Quilt I don’t know about you but I’m inspired to try my hand at an emerald green quilt this year! What projects will you make this year that pay homage to this colour?
I didn’t make very many handmade Christmas gifts this year since I am working diligently on the Christmas Beast king-sized quilt for my parents that I hope to present just after the holiday break (I need to work on it a little over the break). I’m on the borders though so it is VERY exciting to be getting to the end. I did, however, make a cute sock monkey hat. Now, before I show you mine, I want to show you the original one I purchased at the store. I wasn’t quite convinced that it was absolutely adorable. I also thought that
My little man (4 years old) is all about superheroes this year. When he saw the Hello Kitty crochet hat I made my daugher, he quickly put in his order for a Batman hat. Plus a cape.The hat is ready to reveal. I’m proud of myself because I couldn’t find the exact hat pattern I wanted so I made up my own. I have never written a pattern before so if you try it, please let me know if the directions need clarification. I think it looks pretty good if I do say so myself. He is just a little thrilled with
I have been on a crafting roll. Friday I finished up this cute and easy Hello Kitty crochet hat for my dear daughter. Now the boy is asking for a Batman hat (as well as each of the superheroes he can think of!!). Good thing I have a lot of yarn ;) The boy is so crazy about superheroes that I even created a Superhero Pinterest board for ideas. Here is a closer look that my daughter helped me “pose” on the counter… If you want a free pattern of this hat, check out Crochet In Color’s free pattern.
Isn’t it amazing how one granny square can become a beautiful baby blanket? I used the free Grandma All Squares pattern from The Royal Sisters for the granny squares and this fun joining technique thanks to Carina’s Craftblog.
