Friday, December 31, 2010

46 Loom Knitted Hats


Here are some of Frank's latest loom knitted hats.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Mint Green and White Baby Blanket


I finished crocheting this newborn baby blanket this afternoon. I used the twin stitch pattern with Lions Brand Pound of Love Yarn.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Peach and White Round Ripple Baby Blanket


I finished this baby blanket last night. I used I Love This Yarn in peach and white.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Daisy Wheel Dish Cloths


I needed a new supply of dish cloths, so I dug out this daisy wheel pattern and dug out some cotton yarn and viola! 5 new dish cloths.

Rectangle Granny Square Baby Blanket


Here is a rectangle granny square baby blanket I crochet this week. This is my first one using the rectangle pattern.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Box Shell Stitch Baby Blanket


I used Lions Brand Pound of Love Off White for this baby blanket using the box shell stitch.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Bubble Gum Pink and White Baby Blanket


I finished crocheting this baby blanket tonight. I use the X Box stitch pattern with Lion Brand bubble gum pink and white.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Peaceful Pastels Round Ripple Baby Blanket


I just finished this Peaceful Pastels round ripple baby blanket tonight. I had started it last week, ran out of yarn and had to wait a few days to get more, but finally got it done. The pattern is from Mary Maxim.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Another Round Ripple Baby Blanket


I just finished crocheting this round ripple newborn baby blanket. These seem to go so fast for me.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Round Ripple Preemie Baby Blanket


This is my last Christmas preemie blanket. I shipped a box of 4 blankets to Gods Tiny Angels. Also shipped 8 sleep sacks, 10 regular preemie blankets, and 8 hats to the Preemie Project in Iowa City, Iowa. Then yesterday, Frank and I donated 50 loom knitted hats to a local shelter. These will be our last donations for the year. 1396 items.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

22 Loom Knitted Hats


Here are Frank's latest hats hot off his loom. These and others will be donated locally to a homeless shelter.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

3 Preemie Christmas Blankets




I have been crocheting some Christmas blankets for preemies. These are for Gods Tiny Angels. Here are 3. Hope to get a couple more done before I have to ship them.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Loom Knitted Preemie Sleep Sacks and Baby Hats


Frank has been loom knitting newborn baby hats so I had him loom knit some preemie sleep sacks. Here are 8 of his sacks and 13 hats.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Christmas Tree Skirt


As we are getting a new Christmas tree this year and want to get a white tree, I crocheted this Christmas tree skirt using white and red.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

White with Blue Stripes Baby Blanket


I finished this baby blanket tonight. I think it turned out pretty nice.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

2 Diaper Shirts with matching booties


I finished crocheting these two diaper shirts with matching booties tonight. Now I will be making newborn blankets.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Blue and White Baby Dress and Booties


I just finished this blue and white dress with matching booties.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Pink Bubbles Baby Blanket


I finished crocheting this baby blanket tonight. I had started in last September but it got put aside and I recently "found" it, so it got finished. The stitch is a simple sc and 2 dc in same stitch. It looks like small bubbles.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Baby Shoes


After Joanne S. a member of Gods Tiny Angels, sent this pattern link today, I just had to crochet a pair of these darling shoes. They are quick and easy to make. I used flowers I already had on hand. The pattern can be found here:
http://gardeners-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/11/easy-baby-shoes.html

Friday, November 12, 2010

Yellow dress and booties


I finished crocheting this yellow dress with matching booties today.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

4 More Preemie Blankets





Here are 4 more preemie blankets I have crocheted.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

35 Loom Knitted Hats


Here are Frank's newest loom knitted hats. 35 of them.

A Special Hat


Our niece Mary is a Pittsburgh Steeler fan so Frank loom knitted her this hat and I added the pom pom and sewed on the logo.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Preemie Baby Blankets





I have been crocheting preemie baby blankets this past week. Here are 4 of them.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Daisy Round Ripple Baby Blanket


I finished crocheting this baby blanket tonight. The picture is not showing the pretty white, pink and blue colors. It is a 14-point round daisy ripple, a pattern I purchased from SmoothFox.

130 baby items shipped today

We shipped to Gods Tiny Angels and lil-troopers today. A total of 130 baby items. This brings our yearly total to over 1300 items shipped this year.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

104 Loom Knitted Baby Christmas Hats


Well, Frank has kept me busy weaving in the ends of these 104 loom knitted Christmas baby hats. He made all these hats in about 20 days. I am now washing and bagging these hats to be donated to Gods Tiny Angels and lil-troopers.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Pink Gingham Baby Blanket with Ruffle


I found this pattern for a gingham baby blanket at crochetpatterncentral after seeing someone post a picture of there blanket on Crochetville. I just added a ruffle onto the edgeing. It was a fun blanket to make.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Red and White Christmas Sweater and Hat


Here is my latest Christmas project, a red and white sweater and hat set.

2 Boxes of Donations Shipped Today

Frank and I shipped 145 loom knitted and crocheted hats today to the Bridge and Beyond Project in Ohio and Children and Families of Iowa. It is such a good feeling to know we are helping to keep heads warm this winter.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Red and Green Christmas Dresses



Here are two Christmas dresses I crocheted this past week. They will be donated to Gods Tiny Angels.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Twin Sweater and Hat Sets


I crocheted these sweaters for the twin girls. Frank loom knitted the matching hats.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Two Round Ripple Baby Blankets



Here are 2 round ripple baby blankets I crocheted for a friend of my grandson who had twin girls a couple weeks ago.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Sugar Baby Stripes Round Ripple Blanket


I finished crocheting this baby blanket this morning. I used Mary Maxim yarn called Sugar Baby Stripes. It is so soft and easy to crochet with. The stripes made a very nice pattern in this round ripple.

Santa Jogging Suit


I had been looking for a baby pullover sweater and couldn't find any I like, so I decided to design my own. They pattern is not written yet, but when I do get it written, I will post it here. The draw string pants are from a pattern by Pat I found on the web.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Jake in Christmas Hat


Here is Jake wearing the Christmas hat I crocheted for him. Jake is 9 months old and I have been baby-sitting him a few nights a week.

Christmas Baby Dress


I finished crocheting this little Christmas dress for a newborn baby girl yesterday.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Christmas Cuddle Sacks with Hats for Preemies


Here are two Christmas cuddle sacks with matching hats for preemie babies born this Christmas. These and others will be donated to Gods Tiny Angels.

2 Christmas Preemie Blankets



Here are 2 preemie blankets I crocheted this week for Christmas babies.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Christmas Round Ripple Baby Blanket


I finished crocheting this blanket last night. It is about 48 inches across, a little bigger than I had planned on making, but it will keep a little baby very warm this winter.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Christmas Outfit


Here is a Christmas outfit I crocheted this week.