Babette blanket, finished!!

Babette blanket, finished!!

Finally after seven months, it's done! I've said elsewhere that it's like a big bundle of neon colored happiness.

Mr Swirly

Mr Swirly

I made this for a charity craft fair that my work is having, but I won't be able to participate as I'll be out of town that day. I was so close to finishing this, though, that I went ahead and sewed it all together. My motivation ran out at weaving in all those ends, though.

Still, I rather like it. It's traditional sort of baby blanket colors without being deadly dull pastel. They are sort of...bright pastels.

Since I obviously can't bear to have less than four projects going at once, I went out today and bought 10 balls of Caron Simply Soft in off white for an afghan that I am going to make for my boss at work.

Yet another new project.

I started a new baby blanket. I have about four projects in progress. I find I get bored with one thing after a few days and do better if I have something else to switch to. The pattern is here.

And here is my version, with better colors than in the original pattern (click for a better look):

Babette Blanket

This is the coolest pattern ever. It's from Interweave Crochet, Spring 2006. You can buy the pattern here. The best thing about it is that it's so easy to rearrange if you want to make it bigger or smaller. I decided to go with really bright colors:



I've added a few more colors since then. Here is what I have so far:

Mr Swirly Baby Blanket, 2009

They are having a United Way craft fair fundraiser at my work this summer. I've never done any kind of craft fair so I figured it might be a good way to give it a shot, being a fundraiser and limited to just my company.

I'm a fairly slow crocheter so I figure I'll start with smaller things, scarves and baby blankets.

This is the first baby blanket I'm trying. The squares are from a book called "Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs" by Edie Eckman. I named the blanket Mr Swirly because the blocks look a little swirly to me. The plan is to arrange the colors in rings around the multicolored square in the middle.

Lattice Scarf, 2009

Lattice Mesh Scarf for a coworker's daughter, in Lion Brand Homespun in Windsor. You'll need to be a Ravelry member to get to that pattern. But really it's just alternating front and back post double crochet to give a lot of texture. It feels very soft and squishy and stretchy. I was going to add a border but I kind of liked the way the edges look a little ruffled.

Curly Scarf

Made from Paton's Curly Q pattern with Joann Traditions Yarn in Chocolate Raspberry. The yarn was horrible. Very pretty but very very irritating to work with. It kept bunching up behind my hook and I'd have to stop and smooth it out. The black inner core of the thread pokes through all over, and there were multiple places throughout the skein where the yarn had been knotted together. The pattern is great though, and pretty easy. It'd be a good one to use with yarn that isn't so temperamental.

Puffy Scarf

Christmas 2008 gift to a coworker. Made (and slightly modified) from this pattern. Uses Lion Brand Homespun yarn in Baroque.

Estrella

My first completed beaded doll. She took months to finish, mostly because I don't work that fast.

Heather, 2008

First scarf, made for my boss. Just a simple single crochet stitch and some tassles, using Lion Brand Homespun yarn in Tudor. She seems to like it.

Jasper Cuff, 2006

I made a mistake on this one and had to take it apart, unfortunately (shouldn't be able to see the thread). I loved it, it was very heavy and felt good. One of these days I'm going to redo it.

Purple Dragonflies, 2006

Probably my favorite jewelry creation. I love the colors, especially.

Angie, 2005

Another very early creation. I liked this, but that was a bad clasp idea for a bracelet.

Ashley, 2005

Lots of crystals in a right angle weave. I have horrible fears that this probably fell apart. No one has said so, but it never felt very substantial to me. Still, it's very sparkly and pretty.

Blue and Gold

My first experiment with polymer clay. I don't know.I guess it's alright. I should have worked with colors I like better.

Think Pink, 2005

Patti, 2005

Made from turquoise barrel beads and sterling silver.

Shades of Grey, 2008

I think blister pearls are much more interesting than regular pearls. These are dyed, of course.

Debbie, 2005

A watch for my aunt. I wish I'd gotten a better picture of it.

Fall Colors, 2005

Shannon, 2005

Just something I quickly put together for myself. I liked it a lot, but of course the magnetic clasp isn't very strong. It caught on something in my car and fell off and I haven't been able to find it since.

First Beads

My very first bead project. I'd really love it except that there's a small chip in the center bead, which I didn't notice when putting it together but is of course fully visible in the photo. Oh well. Not bad for a first time.

Lyndsey, August 2005

Another of this style, made for my cousin Lyndsey.

Lezlie, October 2005

This was one of my earlier necklaces, made for my friend Lezlie. I like this style, but I wish I'd used something other than a toggle clasp.