Baby Girl Set

Hello,

I'm here to share a baby set that I made for my niece.   Her favorite color is yellow.

The blanket still need blocking.  I used Red Heart pattern.  You can fine the rose patter here.  You need to go to page 10 for the rose pattern.  I can't wait to make another one or two with pink or purple.

 For this top, the pattern is here.

 The baby booties pattern is here.

Until next time.....

Helen

Sequince Circular Vest

Hello,

I bought this yarn at Joann Fabric from the yarn bin.  It sold by the pound.    I used about half a pound and size 4mm needle  to make this circular vest.  I found a graph pattern on line.  Sorry I don't have the link to the pattern.

The finished vest looked very nice.  I wanted to keep it but it didn't look nice on me so I took it to the craft shows.  My thought was if I sold it, then it's good.  On the other hand if it didn't sell, I'll just keep it.  It attracted lots of attentions  and finally sold it on my third show last Saturday.

I  wanted to thank you everyone who stopped by my table last Saturday.  It was a great show! Don't you just love the communality who appreciate handmade craft.  The weather was bad but it didn't stop the craft show shoppers.    They came out and supported us. They were also very considerate of us.  They paid us in small bills.  I didn't need to use the changes that I brought .    I think all vendors did well.

 Faye also had been crocheting.  She started learning to crochet earlier this year.  I asked her to practice one stitch at a time.  The first stitch was the chain stitch, then the single crochet stitch, and so on.  She made this purse while watching some movies.

  I was curious how she made it.  She said it was easy "I just crochet a long rectangle, fold into a purse shape and sew the edges together."  I asked her how come the flab edge is not straight.  She said she likes it like that.  And look she helped herself to one of the button.
 

Until next time....

Helen

Crochet Baby Boy Afghan

Hello,

I made this for my friend daughter.  She is having a baby boy. 

I really like the Flat braid joining.  Click  here for tutorial.

Crab stitch or reverse single crochet edging tutorial here.

Enjoy the weather.

Until next time...

Helen

Crochet Jackets

Hello,

It was all started with this little jacket for the AG doll.

It looks so nice so I can't just stop at one jacket.  I made  one with no sleeve.

Isn't that just adorable?  Then I thought, hmmm, may be I can make one for Faye.  Lucky me last month Joann online had Red Heart With Love yarn (love that yarn!) on sale at almost 50% off plus FREE shipping on top of that.  What a deal that was!  So Faye and I were shopping together choosing the colors.

Here are all the colors

I must had about 30 skeins because they came in a big box.

I was hopping Faye would choose the Hawaii Blue

 for her jacket since she looks so nice in blue but she wanted hers in gray so here it is.

 I took me three try (many wasted hours) before I finally got the right stitches for her size.  After that everything came quickly.  It took me two days to finished her jacket.

Then I wanted one too.  I wanted fun color.  Most of my clothes are in dark color so I made mine in Hawaii Blue.  It turned out the blue was a little too bright for me.

 As some of you knew, many times I don't follow pattern.  They are too confusing. I never understand the gauge, the stitch and the inches.   Some patterns had too many unnecessary wording while others didn't have enough explanations.  So I set out to fine my own pattern.  I spent 5 hours on this piece here.  It turned out too big for me so I had to take it apart and start over.

Once I had the right stitched, the jacket was pretty quick to make.

Although the color was too bright for me, I wore it any way since I made it already.  My sister Sue was visiting us and she liked it.  I told her I would make one for her since I still had plenty of yarns plus this one is a bit small for her. She said it's o.k the jacket will stretched.  Here is the funny part.  She tried it on.  She kept on pulling the jacket and sure enough it stretched.  It fit her and it is too big for me now. (lol)  I told her I couldn't give it to her yet since I need it for sample.  My niece wanted one  in gray and I am thinking of black  or teal for myself.

That it is for this time.  Have a fantastic Monday!

Helen

Crochet AG Doll Afghans

Hello,

As if I didn't have enough scrap yarns already.  Katie at Westie and Julep sent me some more scrap wools.  She asked if I can used her scrap wools, sure I can.   I used what I can to make the center of the granny squares and then I used Lion Brand Pound Of Love to finish off the afghans.

This first one was sent to Katie.

I made these white daisy flowers long ago.  I was hoping to make an afghan to fit a twin bed but I didn't have enough flowers.   So I used what I had to make AG doll blankets.  Do you like the joining?  It is called flat braid. You can fine the tutorial here.

 

 I like day bed so I built a plane one for Faye's dolls from scrap woods. 

Another doll blanket in progress

Aren't they cute?  They are pretty quick to make and I think they would make wonderful gift.  So Faye's friends will be getting one set each on their birthday.

Thanks for looking and Happy crocheting!

Helen

Craft Show Sunday 1 PM - 4 PM

Hello,

 (Scold down for craft show info)

Made this set for Faye to give  to her friend up coming birthday.

Free pattern here. 
I made another one using cotton yarn. I like the feel of it.

 This is for my local blog readers,  I will be at the Fireworks Dance craft show this Sunday afternoon from 1 PM - 4 PM.

Fireworkds Dance Center
MacDade Crossing/ MacDade & Fairview
(next to Raymour & Flanigan and LA Fitness)
1326 MacDade Boulevard
Woodlyn, PA 19094


Helen

Crochet Crocodile Flower Square

Hello,

After I  finished the crochet Autumn afghan, I was in search for another crochet square pattern.  I found this beautiful crochet dahlia square on Ravelry.  The best part is it is a free pattern.   Link to free pattern here.  This square measure about 10" square.

Here is another pattern.  It looks very much a like.  It is also a free pattern.  This one is about 12" square.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Helen

Crochet Autumn Afghan Finished

Hello,

I finished my friend Autumn afghan.  However, I forgot to take the finished afghan before she picked it up.
This picture here shown 11 blocks x 14 blocks about 65" x 78".  Rachel wanted a queen size so I added two more rows.  The finished afghan measure approximately 85" x 90".  

And look at her thank you card, simple yet so pretty.  I love it.

 A gift card on the inside.  I was totally surprised.  I did not expect this at all but Rachel won't have it.   Thank you Rachel.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Helen

Crochet Autumn Square

Good Friday Blogger Friends,

I am on the roll of making another crochet afghan.  This one is not for me.  I offered my friend, Rachel, to make her a crochet afghan.  Rachel loves Autumn colors and these are the colors and design that she chose.

Enjoy this beautiful Fall weather.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen

Crochet Circular Shrug For Me and Faye

Hello,

I saw some pretty crochet circular shrugs on google search.  I saw this pattern here.  However, I couldn't make the shrug based on the diagram so I changed the pattern from 6 petals to 8 petals.

It turned out more like a sweater than a shrug since I added the sleeves.  It looks really cute on her but she didn't really like it.  She didn't even give me her best effort post.  I think it was because of the color.  She likes a deeper blue color.

I really like how it looks on Faye so I made another one for myself.  I used cotton yarn for mine.  I heard that the cotton yarn stays in the original shape better.

Thanks again for looking.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen

Super King Size Crochet Afghan Finished

Hello,

I started this super size crochet afghan a few months ago.  I didn't expect to finish it so soon but I finished it; however,  I do not like it.

I think it has to do with the colors and the design.  Plus it is so big. How big you were wondering?  It is bigger than the king size flat sheet.  I finished the edging using the crab stitch.

I am keeping this for now but I will definitely be taking it a part next year.

Thanks for stopping by.

Helen

Pink Crochet Willow Block Afghan

Hello,

When I first saw the crochet willow block, it is just like love at first sight, lol.  I wanted to crochet the block so badly.  I searched the web for the pattern but I couldn't fine any. However, I found a few good shots of the crochet block and gave it a try. I got it or it  looks very similar to the crochet willow block that I like.

So when I went to FL last month, Walmart down there had some yarns on clearance.  You know me, I got some yarns and started to make this afghan. 

I finished all the squares while in FL.  At first I just wanted to make a small baby blanket but when I finished the first skein the blanket was too small so I got the second skein and made a bigger blanket. I used Caron Baby yarn. 

 I finished the edging when I got back home.

 I mentioned earlier that I love this crochet block and I wanted to make it even better so I changed the center pattern.  I always like flower in the center of crochet block.  I saw the tutorial here for adding the green round to make the block solid.

I like this new willow block too.  What do you think? 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen

Pink Flower Crochet Afghan Finished - Yay!

Hello,

 I  finished this afghan a few weeks ago.  It measure approximately 50" x 70".  There are 70 crochet blocks.

I added a row of half double crochet around the border.  It looks like I weaved ribbon around the afghan.

 
I really like how it turned out but I should have use softer yarns.  You can get this  pattern from  here.
For those who wondering, it took me about 10 days to make this.  I used 9 skeins Red Heart super saver, 7 skeins  Aron, 1 skein Tea leaf , and 1 skein light pink plus a little Shocking pink scarp yarn for the center.

Update on this afghan,  this is going to be a big one.  I wanted it at least 90" x 90"  and I needed about 250 crochet blocks. Yike!

I am almost done.  I need 50 more crochet blocks but ran out of yarns.  Luckily, yesterday I received Joann Fabric flyer and there were five 50% off coupons that I can use.  Don't you just love that!

Well, that it for now, until next time....

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Helen