The Years... They Fly By

I don't have a lot of excuses as to why I haven't written. I -have- been crocheting. There's always a new adventure to be had, you just have to find the muse and means to follow it. So with that in mind, I'd like to show a few of the crochet adventures I've had in the past two years that I haven't written. Definitely not using this owl hat to hide my shame...

This little beauty is an owl hat for my sister-in-law's soon-to-be baby girl. The eyes are a little offset, but hey, it gives the little hoo some character, yes? I found this pattern on Ravelry, but you can also find it here: Repeat Crafter Me. I'm loving her stuff so check out the rest of her site. She's given me some great ideas!

Super cute. Super simple. Super fantastic! I am in love with these slippers and you can find the pattern here: Two Girls Patterns. It is a paid pattern, but it's so worth it. It comes in women's sizes 5-10. And you can do so many different things with it. And another positive: They are super duper comfy!

And the last pattern I am going to show in this post is from one of my new favorite websites for crochet: Moogly! It's seriously fabulous and she has some great patterns listed for free. There's a lot of tips and tricks and hints to help with each pattern she has that might be a little tricky. In any case, I found this little sweater to be pretty easy to do. By the end I was hating shells, but, I have a couple more pairs of those slippers to make in between other projects so I figure when I roll back around to doing another project, I'll be ready to tackle shells like I never disliked them at all! 

All this sweater is missing is a couple cute buttons. I think I'll go with owl buttons to complete the look. The sweater is a little thick, so I figure it'll make a nice jacket. The baby will be born in September, so it should work pretty well in the chilly fall air. Ahhh the changing of the leaves. Good times. Anyway! 

These are three of my favorite patterns from the past two years. I'm hoping to do some more designing soon. I saw a blanket pattern that I love, but would like to do some changes to. We'll see what the next two years bring?  

LetsCrochet.com's Mystery Crochet Along #3! Complete!

Well... complete as in, I finished the instructions and came up with a new handle instead of using wooden ones. Now I just need to line the whole thing and be done with it! I am thinking pale pink. I'll give it a go today and see what comes of it.

I like it on the whole. It's not too big, not too small. It's pretty good.  Ha.

Butterfly Blanket FINISHED!

Insert sigh of relief here! This one was a really long project, I have to say. I got seriously tired of doing those circles. But it turned out really well, and my daughter loves it. What more can I ask for than that?? I will have better pics later now that I've finally recharged the battery on my Nikon. Syd is already making up poses to show off her new butterfly! I found this pattern in Crochet Today!'s Ultimate Blankets issue.

LetsCrochet.com's Mystery Crochet Along #3!: Days 4 and 5

This purse is really moving along. Everyone should check out the website letscrochet.com or our Facebook page Crocheting. I'm really enjoying the mystery of how it will ultimately turn out. Will I stick with the original pattern or will I modify the end to make my own handles? Only time will tell!

Day 4

Day 5

LetsCrochet.com's Mystery Crochet Along #3!

Today is day two of our mystery crochet along. This CAL is in a purse theme. So I know it'll end up being a purse... of some sort. I'm pretty excited about this! It's a nice break from the butterfly blanket for my daughter. That project is almost done, so I'll be posting pics of it soon. I'll be posting a picture of each day's progress, so here's the first two day's progress! So exciting!

Day 1

Day 2

Hooded Baby Blanket: Complete!

I've finished it finally! Woo! It was supremely easy to do, I can't imagine anyone being physically able to mess this pattern up. It's also gorgeous, which is a bonus for me. I'm sure my little Bear won't mind.

Without further ado, here it is!

The Forgotten Project & a Pattern Idea

The forgotten project! It's so wonderful, really. I love, LOVE this pattern. It's a bit of a pain in a sense, because when I did this I was new to crochet. A nearly total newbie, if you will. My husband saw a version of this and set me out to find the pattern ASAP. Here is the finished product (with him in it!)

Yes! You see it correctly! It's a beanie. It's a beard! It's... the Ultimate Bearded Beanie! Of course, I used the hubby's preferred beanie pattern. It's a very nice pattern I found over at Lion Brand. I LOVE most of their patterns. Go figure. The beard comes from a lovely woman on Etsy. Her shop is called ByLauraDesign. I like the texture of this one versus the original beard, but they are both truly awesome. A very, very cool play on the traditional ski mask.


Onto the pattern revision. I'll probably edit it into the original post but I'll stick it here for now. On the Tri-Strand Easter Basket you can do double crochet instead of half double crochet. It makes for a different look AND gives you the ability to weave some ribbon through and give the basket a bit of a different look!