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.

Annalise's New Dresses!

This is my daughter showing off her new dresses!  Grandma Claudine gave her $100 for her birthday/christmas clothes.  Anna found these two dresses for $55 total!  The rest of the money will go for new black flats and tights to match.

And for good measure, here is Max the cat.  He tells me he's not fat, just fluffy.

Christmas Shawls

I finished two more shawls for Christmas gifts. They are all the same exact pattern found here: Angel Wings Shawl.  I did make them different lengths depending on the recipient.  All 3 are made with Caron Simply Soft, and drape nicely.  On the blue shawl, I increased the shells for the border. I did 5 dc in every other ch 1 space, with a slip stitch in the other stitches.  I used 7 dc for the V stitches, and 9 dc for the shells. The green shawl is crocheted as the pattern is written, including the border.

All 3 shawls - apparently I tend towards jewel tones!

Bottom of my bag!

This is the bottom of my bag - Attic24 inspired.  Links to follow.

Yarn for Next Project!

This is yarn I ordered from Deramores - super cheap.  Free shipping.  Very soft worsted weight.  I have many plans for these many colors!

Cranberry Shawl

Here is a cranberry shawl I made for my daughter.  It was made with Simply Soft yarn and an H hook.  The pattern can be found here.  I found the pattern super easy to follow, and it crocheted up quickly.

Green Soccer Balls

This is the last of the soccer ball fleece for a while.  I made all 3 different colors as gifts for cousins, for Christmas.  This was done the same as the blue soccer balls.  Using a C hook with Simply Soft yarn, I sc through the holes, then ch 2 around.  Then I dc twice in the ch2 spaces, around for row 1.  Then I did a reverse single crochet around for the final row.

Pink Peace

Just another fleece blanket!  This is intended as a gift. It's 2 yards of fleece fabric.  For the foundation row is sc +2 ch all around.  Then a row of sc in each sc and ch2 space.  The big shell/little shell pattern comes from "Around the Corner Crochet Borders" by Edie Eckman, border #104.  Beautiful book! 

Blue Soccer Balls

Here is my latest edgerydoo project.  Made as a gift.  2 yards of fleece, edged with green "I love this yarn" from Hobby Lobby.  Foundation row is sc, ch 2 around.  Row 1 is dc in each sc and ch2 sp.  Then I worked the reverse single crochet (crab stitch) in the final row.

Wolves

This is fleece my mom donated - the wild wolves!  Thought it would be appropriate for an older boy, through project linus.  I tried to keep the edging simple and masculine.  This was my first attempt at reverse single crochets - and I think it turned out well!  It flowed nicely while doing it.

The last picture I just had to include!  Those are whiskers, from my favorite kitty helper!  This project was worked with a foundation row of sc +ch 2 all around with a C hook.  Changed to a G hook, then second row was plain ole double crochets, then the third row is the reverse single crochets.