Crochet, Crochet, Crochet!

I did not do a good job of getting photos of my finished crochet projects while I was on vacation! I
hadn’t taken a lot of photos before I gave Christmas gifts because I knew I couldn’t post them, and I intended to force my family into a mini crochet fashion show so I could get photos while I was in Virginia. I needed photos of the hat I sent Emily for her birthday last February, the hat I sent Mom in September, and the scarf I made Claire for Christmas (unfortunately the hat I made Ben didn’t fit him, so I need to start a new one). I got photos of not a single one of those things. Maybe Emily and Mom will read this, take photos, and send them to me so I can share them, too! ;)

In the meantime, here are a few photos of the scarf that I made for Pete’s mom. I wanted to make something that would match the hat I made her last year without being super matchy-matchy, and I think it worked. The purple yarn here is the same that I used for her hat, and the granny pattern is similar to a few rows of granny-esque stitches in the hat as well. Hopefully it’s keeping her toasty warm out in Wisconsin! If you’re on Ravelry, you can find the project details right here.

I still have some of the multi-colored yarn (seen right here) left. I love the colors, but I haven’t figured out what to do with it. It’s not enough for another entire scarf, but too much to just write off…suggestions welcome!

I’m also working on an blanket that is a belated Christmas gift for my newest niece, Adele. I don’t have a very good progress shot, but here’s a bit of a sneak peak. Sorry for the quality, the photo was taken with my phone…you’ll have to be patient and wait till I can get the entire thing finished for a better look! I’m not joking about the patience, it takes much longer to make 76 individual squares and put them all together than I thought it would! Next time: afghan pattern made continuously instead of with granny squares. The up-side is that when you’re making 76 of the same pattern square over and over again, each one looks a bit better than the last!

Cabled


This is Dad, sporting the hat that Santa commissioned me to crochet for him. That goofy look is because in another second he stuck his tongue out at me.

I can make shit!


Holy crap! I actually made something! This little bowl?! Yeah, I made it.

I have phases when I want to be crafty, and I try crocheting something (usually a scarf, because I always thought that seemed like the easiest thing to make) and never finish. Not this weekend, folks! Lately the crafting urge has been out of control, and this weekend I spent a lot of time browsing crafting and crochet sites and blogs and finding patterns of things I’d like to make. I thought I should start with something simple, and I found the pattern for this bowl. It’s not perfect (not even close, actually), but it’s pretty dang cute and I love it. I felted it after I made it, although just barely because that’s something that may be just beyond my crafting skills. At least for now!

Now I just need to decide what to do with the bowl!