Preemie Project Boy Hats

The Preemie Project put out a facebook cry for help the other day, they are in desperate need of baby boy newborn hats.  So...  this is what I came up with.  I am not thrilled with them all, but they will serve their purpose.  I used THIS beanie pattern - found that with H hook and simply soft yarn I need to make 7 increasing rows at the beginning.

Pink Box Stitch Blanket

I played around with the diagonal/box/crazy stitch this past weekend!  I love the self-striping yarn used, Lion Brand Baby Soft in the Circus print. It's not quite as big as I would like it to be, but it was all the yarn I had.  Will be going to Project Linus or somewhere similar.

Scrappy Round Ripple

Here is my very first round ripple baby blanket.  I have to say, I think round baby blankets are kind of dumb - but I did enjoy making it!  Super easy.  I followed the pattern from Crochet Dad - 9 pointed star round ripple. I found the pattern very easy, and after the first few rows, it was a great tv watching project.  I am using up scrap yarn - Stylecraft DK in miscellaneous colors. I just closed my eyes and reached into the box for the next color. I love the stitch definition with an H hook.  Very soft. My border is a reverse single crochet.  I think it looks nice - but it did curve my star points more than I wanted. This blanket will go to Project Linus.

Nursery Babies

This is a baby project made for a woman/baby that my mom's work had "adopted" for the holidays. Took me 2 days to complete this one. I love this pattern with the orange ruffled edges. I actually went back and bought 2 more blankets worth of fleece, that I am keeping on hand for gender-neutral baby blankets. I may try a lime green edge - but I just love the orange. Not very often can I find ways to incorporate orange into my life!

I poked the holes with the Edgerydoo. It's a plastic template and awl system that help you get perfectly spaced holes to crochet through. Please ask if you have any questions about the edgerydoo - I LOVE this tool!

The pattern came from the edgerydoo site here. I love the ruffled edge this has!