second filet baby blanket of the season

December 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Here’s that second filet baby blanket I’ve been promising pictures of.  It’s finally finished!  It’s for a friend’s niece named Isabella, for Christmas.  (I barely made it in time!)  The blobs in the corners are supposed to be flowers with leaves, if you couldn’t tell, haha.

My Christmas plans will keep me busy for the next few days — I have engagements with not only my family but my boyfriend’s family as well, which is very extensive and will take many visits to see everybody.  I plan on going to North Carolina to visit friends for a day or two, as well!  I hope it’s just as snowy there this winter!  I know snow’s not good for driving, but SC it still in the 60s and I’d like to get some real winter weather.  It doesn’t even feel like it’s time for Christmas down here, and I haven’t gotten to show off all the hats and scarves and gloves I’ve made since last winter!

I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting a gift certificate to a local yarn shop for Christmas, so hopefully I’ll have some gorgeous pics to share with you throughout January!

Have a very merry Christmas, everyone!

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filet baby blanket

November 25, 2011 by 4 Comments

I made this in a couple of days for a girl at school — she wanted something to give to her new nephew for Christmas!  It’s a little narrow — she wants me to make another one for her niece so I’ll probably add more height to the next one.  In case you can’t tell, it says Noah.  🙂

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finished the wavy afghan!

October 14, 2011 by 10 Comments

Ta-da!  I’m finished, and it took less than a month from start to end!

As stated in a previous post, this afghan was made with Berroco Vintage Chunky yarn, a size J hook, and the double crochet stitch.  And again the step-by-step pattern can be found here, and it’s really easy, so check it out if you’re looking for a project!  Finished dimensions are around 5’6″ tall and 4’10” wide (that’s a rough guess), and took less than three balls of yarn of each of the seven colors.  Yes it was kinda expensive, but that’s how any afghan is gonna be, really, if you use good yarn.  I have some leftover yarn to make Christmas presents with, though, so that’s a bonus!

I’m really proud of this afghan.  I think everything about it is beautiful, from the pattern to the colors to the short time in which it was made!  This is my third [completed] afghan and it took less than half the time my other ones did, which was exciting because it didn’t even have time to get old.

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started a crochet ripple afghan

October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Started this yesterday!  Found a great pattern for a ripple afghan here — this woman makes such cool stuff!  I like the pattern because it’s reminiscent of the old zig-zag afghans our grandmas made without being so… old looking.  Now I did use “vintage” colors — in fact, the yarn is Berocco’s “Vintage Chunky.”  It’s a little expensive but it’s machine washable, very soft, and made of 50% acrylic, 40% wool, and 10% nylon.  Emphasis on ‘very soft.’

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knitpro 2.0

August 16, 2011 by 1 Comment

So there’s a pretty neat (and free) online program that lets you upload any photo and turn it into a crochet (or knitting) pattern for an afghan/blanket!  It’s called KnitPro 2.0, and it can be used for sc projects (one block = one sc) or even dc filet crochet projects if you upload a two-tone photo (one block = 3 sts)!  Pretty cool for a free thing.  The link to it is in my sidebar as well so you can always find it on this site!

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