One More Baby Afghan...

And here is the third crocheted afghan I've made in the past month and a half. Phew! Yet another Vanna pattern (though I ended up doing something wrong and it looks nothing like the pattern, oops!) with Vanna yarn. I have so much of this yarn around now that I have plans for about 5 other projects just to use up all these left-overs!


This one is for my friend-since-9th-grade Christie who is due at the end of the year. I'm really hoping that the baby comes while I'm still in town at Christmas so I can meet him before I have to come back home. Make it happen, baby!

Cozy x 3

I just finished my first commissioned order! My good friend Erin asked me to make a couple of these drink cozies/sleeves to give as Christmas gifts. I was so excited! These little guys are really fun to make. Erin only asked for two, but I just had to throw in one for her, as well.


While driving a few days ago I was struck with a new idea to do a crocheted ripple along the edge. I was so excited to get home and try it that I could barely drive! I'm so happy with the way it looks. Punching the holes, and crocheting with the world's smallest crochet hook takes a bit more time but I think it's so worth it.


I have another project in my head using felt and this crocheted edge that I'm soooo eager to make. It'll be my reward after I finish the Christmas gift I'm currently working on. Can't wait!!!

Manly Granny

I told you I was addicted to these granny squares, right?


This afghan is essentially the same as the previous one (same stitch, etc) but in different colors and with a scalloped border.


Lisa's baby shower was today -- this afghan is for her little boy due around Christmas. We are very excited to have another boy in our little group of friends so Will has some buddies. :)

Finished Granny

I loooove how this blanket turned out! The colors kill me and it was so fun and easy to make. It ended up being gifted to my friend Christy for her baby girl who will be born in just a few weeks! Can't wait to meet the little one!


I might be a little bit hooked (get it?) on granny squares now. I'm working on another one plus have ideas for some pot holders (so 70s!) and/or wall art. Oh yeah.

Granny

John has the fancy camera with him at an out-of-town shoot so I'm left with the PowerShot. Adorable kid though, right?
Here's a peak at another blanket I'm crocheting. It's just one big granny square and I love it. I had tried granny squares several years ago and they were always failures but somehow it clicked this time -- yay! This pattern and yarn are both Vanna again, and I can't get over how cute the colors are. I think I'm about half-way done and then I've got to figure out which of the five babies due in the next few months to give it to. Please tell me, does it look unisex? Or does the purple make it too girly? Hmm...

Ripples

Look at all that clash-y goodness!
Looking for an easy, mindless craft I could work on while also keeping William off the counters, out of the fireplace, out of the toilet and away from my purse, I settled on crochet. Crochet seems much easier to set down and pick back up than knitting -- especially something like this that's just simple single crochet.

I've been wanting to do a ripple afghan since seeing this one on Alicia's blog a couple years ago. I still like hers better, but I'm pretty happy with mine.

I used Vanna's Choice yarn (that's right...Vanna White) and a pattern from this book, also Vanna's. Who would have thought? There are actually a number of afghans I'd like to make from this book and I really love her color line. Also, even though the yarn is acrylic, it seems much softer and was much more enjoyable to work with than most nasty acrylic. Score!

I worked on this afghan for a collective 1-2 hours per day for about two weeks. It was super easy and quick and it's the perfect size for a snuggle on the couch with one's honey. And I looooove the way it looks with our couch! I just love that pea green color with the silver sage couch -- one of my favorite color combos! Those two colors along with white furniture are actually what my dream craft room/sitting room are made of. Yum!

Oh...come to think of it...that's the color scheme of this here blog, isn't it. :)