While 95% of this blog centers around the boys, I wanted to show of some of the things I've been doing lately. First I learned how to crochet last fall thanks to Mama Mickey. While basic stitches I understood, anything more complicated than that and I was calling for reinforcements. With that said most of my creations have been done using a basic double crochet stitch.
My first creation was a travel/car blanket. (It's in the car and I never remember to bring a camera with me so there's no pic)
I meant to make it for just one of the boys but it got too long and so I made it for two of them. William and Matthew sit in the back so it's the perfect length for them to have enough to cover their laps.
Creation #2: Matthew's hat.
Matthew loves hats so I made this for him last fall. Mama Mickey helped me start though it took a long time since we made up the pattern as we went. But I LOVE the end product! And so does Matthew! He looks so cute in it and he's easy to spot outside.
Another creation was my ear warmers. I didn't have a pic of them since they're still packed up but I made them for myself last year. I like them ok though they're not as tight as I wanted them to be so they keep falling over my face. Might make another one this year. Oh and that was my first "did it in a day" project.
That's all I did last year. Three projects. Well this year I've done three and a half and more still in the works!
The end of September I started on blankets for the boys. I wanted to make each boy their own blanket. Eric said that they can use them in the car but I kinda want them in the house so they can use more often. Anyway here they are.
I finished William's in time to give it to him at his birthday party. He loves it! He sleeps with it under his pillow and likes to make a fort with it. Matthew also got his. I just gave it to him this past week though it had been done for several days. He enjoys just packing it around. One note: I used different size hooks with each blanket. This gave a different look which I was aiming for. William got the biggest hook, Matthew medium and Samuel the smallest. With Samuel's I found the perfect color for his blanket. Unfortunately I only bought one skein of yarn and the store no longer carries that color!! Lesson learned: buy what you need for your project the first time!! So Samuel's blanket is unfinished and I'm still hunting for more of the same yarn. This is what I have so far.
My latest project, as of this post is this hat with ear covers.
What's scarier looking the hat or the monkey?
I wanted to practice the pattern in hopes that I can learn it well enough to make a hat for a gift for someone. I was so proud of myself for learning one, how to read a pattern, I swear it's written in a foreign language, two for learning how to make a magic ring, half double crochet stitch and decrease stitch all in one sitting. And I made this hat in one evening!! (Ok not quite true, I started the magic ring part late one night and then spent the next two hours struggling with the next round of stitches. Mama Mickey had to keep explaining things to me and finally I took it apart and started over the next day. Thus the hat was done in one day.) The only problem is that the pattern said it could fit 3-6 month babies but when I tried it on a 3 month old it was too small!! So I added the purple yarn to lengthen it. That changed the shape of the overall hat but it still looks cute.
Now to go out and buy more yarn so I can do all the things I want to this season!!
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