Saturday, December 31, 2016

I Love You To The Moon And Back Baby Blanket

I have been so sick this entire month of Dec. that I got very little crocheting done but I did manage to get this baby blanket finished. I used Pound of Love yarn and a H hook. The pattern was purchased from The Baby Crow.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Donations and Call The Midwife Baby Blanket

Frank and I donated 52 baby items to our local hospital yesterday and here is a baby blanket I finished about a week ago plus 25 hats Frank loom knitted.


Saturday, November 19, 2016

Ripple Baby Blanket

I finished crocheting this baby blanket last night. The yarn is from Herrschner's in worsted 8. I threw away the wrapper and can't remember the color name, but I think it turned out really pretty.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Granny Square Baby Blanket

I crocheted this granny square baby blanket using 2 shades of yellow and a light gold. I think the colors go good together.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Spider's Web Baby Blanket

Here is another Spider's Web Baby Blanket.  I like this pattern as I get to do a triple crochet. I used a g hook with Pound of Love yarn for the white and Herrschner's Worsted 8 yarn for the blue.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Shades of Purple Round Ripple Baby Blanket

I crocheted this 12 point round ripple baby blanket using three shades of purple and white. The yarn is from Herrschners Worsted 8. I used a g hook.

Friday, October 28, 2016

Crocheted Steelers Afghan

A friend of our grandson wanted a Steelers afghan so we got busy sharing the crocheting and finished it today.

Two Cuddle Sacks with Matching Hats

Here are my latest cuddle sacks with matching hats. I used my Twin Stitch pattern with a g hook.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Call The Midwife Baby Blanket

I really like this pattern. It goes so fast.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Baby Granny Quilt

I just finished the baby blanket this morning. I really like this pattern and how it turned out.  I guess I didn't mind all the sewing involved as it went pretty fast. I used Pound of Love yarn and a H hook.
http://www.lionbrand.com/crochet-pattern-baby-granny-quilt-1.html

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

250 Hats Donated today!

We donated 250 hats, 2 crocheted scrap blankets and 1 coat to the Salvation Army Coats for Kids Drive today. It feels great knowing you are helping people to keep a little warmer this winter.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

50 Loom Knitted Hats

Here are another 50 loom knitted hats by Frank ready to be donated later this week.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Mindy

Here is our dog Mindy, ready for her morning walk.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Pink Moscato Double Shell Baby Blanket

This was a fun baby blanket to crochet. I used Bernat Baby Sports yarn with a g hook.
http://www.allfreecrochetafghanpatterns.com/Lace/Pink-Moscato-Double-Shell

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Ripple Coral and White Baby Blanket

I found this color yarn that I had not seen before. It is Bernat Baby Sport yarn called Coral Crocus. I bought two skeins and and decided to to a ripple baby blanket. I used a g hook. I love this coral color.

Monday, September 26, 2016

Easy Blocks Baby Blanket

The name says Easy Blocks Baby Blanket and it was so easy to crochet. I used Pound of Love yarn and a G hook. The pattern can be found in this link.
http://lacycrochet.blogspot.com/2013/10/easy-blocks-baby-blanket-my-free-pattern.html

Sunday, September 25, 2016

25 Loom Knitted Baby Hats

I asked Frank for 25 baby hats and he delivered! Thanks Frank.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Three Cuddle Sacks with Matching Hats

Here are three cuddle sacks with matching hats I crocheted. I used various yarns and a g hook using my twin stitch pattern.



Friday, September 9, 2016

A Cuddle Sack, Hat and Granny Square Baby Blanket

I first crocheted the cuddle sack with matching hat and wondered what to do with the left-over yarn. I decided to add white and make a granny square. I had to made several rows all white but just had enough of the corlored yarn to do the trim. This was some yarn I got at AC Moore. Not sure of the brand.


Tuesday, September 6, 2016

12 Point Round Ripple Baby Blanket

Here is another baby blanket I just finished. I used Pound of Love yarn with a H hook. It went really fast.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Red and Black Queen Size Afghan

Frank and I worked on this afghan together. It was done by request for a friend of grandson Erick. We started it together then I had hand surgery so Frank finished the body then yesterday I finished up by trimming 2 rounds in red. It is pictured on our king size bed.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Call The Midwife Baby Blanket in Creamsicle

This baby blanket went really fast even with my bad hand. I used Pound of Love in Creamsicle and a g hook.

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Shells Baby Blanket

I used Bernat Baby Sports yarn for this little baby blanket. Also used a g hook.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Blueberry Ripple Baby Blanket

I finally finished this blanket. It was slow going before my hand surgery and it is still slow going. I am crocheting a few row every day. I used Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop in Blueberry for this ripple baby blanket. I used a g hook.

50 Hats by Frank

Frank just finished 50 more hats. We got a lot of yarn from garage sales this summer so he had a lot of colors to choose from.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Hand Surgery

About 2 weeks ago I had surgery on my right hand. I had a trigger finger and thumb. I will be getting the stitches out this week and hopefully can get back to crocheting soon.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Donation Day

Today we took baby items to our local hospital. A total of 94 for this month donated. The nurses really love looking at the baby things we donate.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

ABC Baby Blanket

This has been an ongoing project for sometime and I finally finished it today. I use Pound of Love yarn and a g hook.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/100697349/upper-case-alphabet-letters-a-z-crochet?ref=shop_home_feat_1

Monday, July 11, 2016

20 Pairs of Booties

I have been working on booties this past week. These will be sent to God's Tiny Angels. I have to take it easy on crocheting for awhile as my "trigger finger" is acting up and my thumb on the same hand is popping now. Another trip to the doctor.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Call The Midwife Baby Blanket

I finally finished another baby blanket. It seems I have been busy and not doing much crocheting this summer. For this Call the Midwife Baby Blanket, I used Pound of Love yarn and a g hook.

Monday, June 27, 2016

4 Cuddle Sacks with Matching Hats

I mostly crocheted these four cuddle sacks and hats while in Myrtle Beach. I used various yarns and a g hook.


50 Loom Knitted Hats

Here are 50 hats Frank loom knitted. He took his loom with him while we spent a week in Myrtle Beach and got a lot of hats done then.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Two Cuddle Sacks with Matching Hats

Here are two cuddle sacks with matching hats I just finished. I want to get a few more done before our next donation day.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Little Miss Sunshine Baby Blanket

Here is another baby blanket I just finished. I learned a new stitch with this blanket.  It is the Triple Cross Cluster (trcr).  It was a fun pattern to follow. The pattern can be found here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-miss-sunshine-2 

Thursday, June 9, 2016

25 Loom Knitted Baby Hats

Here are 25 hats Frank loom knitted. He never gets tired of making hats.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Spider Web Baby Blanket

Here is another baby blanket using the spider web pattern. I used Pound of Love yarn in blue and white
and a g hook.

Monday, May 30, 2016

4 Diaper Sleep Sets

Here are 4 of my latest diaper sets. I used various patterns and yarns. I want to get a few more made before July gets here.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Cotton Candy Baby Blanket

I finished this 12 point ripple baby blanket a couple days ago. I used Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop yarn with a g hook. The yarn is Cotton Candy. It is very soft and easy to work with.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Strawberry Ripple Baby Blanket

Here is another baby blanket I finished up last night. I used Lions Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop yarn with a g hook. The color is strawberry. This is a 3 ply yarn and very soft.

Monday, May 16, 2016

100 Baby Items Donated

We have donated 100 blankets, cuddle sack sets, diaper sets, booties and hats to two of our local hospitals. The nurses were thrilled with our donations taking everything out and looking at everything. One nurse had picked a diaper set to give to a new mother and baby right away. We left with a good warm feeling that we are helping babies to keep warm and well dressed.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Happy Colors Baby afghan

Here is another baby blanket I did using Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop yarn. The color is Lemon Swirl and I used a g hook.
Also I finished up another baby blanket using Pound of Love yarn. It is called Easy Peasy Baby Blanket.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Suffolk Baby Blanket

This pattern is from lionbrand.com and is called Suffolk Baby Afghan. I used Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop yarn and a g hook. The color is Tutti Frutti. This yarn is 3 ply and oh so very soft.
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L60004.html

Monday, May 2, 2016

Two Scrap Afghans

Frank and I have been trying to use up our scrap yarn and we crocheted these two afghans. They measure about 48" x 60". They will be donated to our local Salvation Army next fall when they have the annual coat drive. We have enough scrap yarn to make at least one more blanket maybe two.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

12 Point Round Ripple Baby Blanket

I just finished crocheting this baby blanket this morning. I used Lions Brand Pound of Love yarn and a H hook. The pattern is one I got years ago from Mary Maxim.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Twin Stitch Baby Blanket

Finished this baby blanket last night. I used the twin stitch and Pound of Love yarn with a g hook.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Mint Green Spider's Baby Blanket

I finished this blanket a few days ago. I used Pound of Love yarn and a g hook. This patterns goes really fast.

Monday, April 11, 2016

Teddy Bear Cocoon

I just finished this blue Teddy Bear Cocoon. It is a paid pattern from Shady Lane. I had to watch a video to learn how to do the special stitches. It was fun but a lot of counting. I use Pound of Love yarn and a g hook.

Friday, April 8, 2016

Shells Baby Blanket

I finished another baby blanket. I used the pattern for the Pink Shell baby blanket found here: http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Baby-Afghan-Crochet-Patterns/Pink-Shell-Baby-Blanket I used Pound of Love yarn and a g hook.