Blanket Update

So here we are up to day 20, and I have been working my backside off, trying to get this blanket going. I am now up to 4 blocks of 47 different colors!

Claret, Scarlet, and Red

Black, Heather Grey and Grey

Taupe, Cafe and Wood Brown

Carrot, Orange and Mango

Persimmon, Melon and Light Coral

Calliope, Country Twists and Baby Print

Artist Print, Plum Pudding and Greens

So now that I'm up to date on my colors (I think), I and now I'll show you my (very slow) progress on my Granny Square Blanket... my very bright, colorful blanket!


Day 8

Day 11

Day 20

9 rows by 10 rows... I've gotten so so far LOL

I hope you like it!!
Love, Missy

Springtime Wreath 2012

This is our new Springtime Wreath! Its crocheted 6 rows of double crochet in the round, make two rings, and 2 leaves added to the bottom to anchor. 7 big Picot Flowers made in bold colors and 6 small flowers to fill in space. All have buttons in them! The wreath is padded with a cardboard ring.

#Crochet #Spring2012 #Wreath #SpringtimeWreath

Memorial Day Weekend

With Memorial Day Weekend upon us, I found myself with out a project and 2 boxes full of new yarn.  It was like Christmas here at my house!  I had bought some off of eBay; they came included in the trasaction with the Spruce I had to track down so my Mum could finish her blanket.  Only took me 3 months, but I did it.  Who's complaining?  I got yarn out of the deal!

I pretty much just tossed the contents of the boxes on the floor.  Why the heck not, my Mum was at the store, she had no clue what I was doing ;0).  One by one, I lined up colors along my couch.  I started with light Baby colors.  It is not that shocking.  I do mostly Baby items.  But then I started tossing in darker colors that complemented them.  And my line up grew.

Now everyone knows I'm a sucker for color.  This should be no surprise to anyone by now, but I'm talking I had like 25 different colors and I was considering tossing in more.  And I also have to be perfectly honest, I still had no idea what I was going to do with them at this point.  But colors speak to me.  I can't help it!

By day 2 I had picked out Light, Medium and Dark shades of 6 different colors; Green, Aqua, Yellow, Pink, Blue and Purple.  I decided I was going to make up some Granny Squares.  Yes, they have become my favorite thing to do.  They are quick, easy, and fun to do and so very versitile.  By day 3, I had 4 blocks of most of those colors, 14 to be exact, made up! 

Aqua, Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue, and Purple

That's 56 adorable little squares all lined up nice and pretty like, just waiting for me to make something with!  Of course, I have to finish the rest of my blocks first.  And of course, decide if I'm going to pick those other colors I was talking about earlier.  Yes, I know I'm a sucker.  What can I say?  I was also considering throwing in some ombre prints as well for a touch of funk!  I haven't decided that yet.  It depends on how many blocks I have made up when I'm done, and just how many I need when I am all said and done.  Right now, these are what I have!

Delft Blue, Robin Blue, and Yale Blue

Shocking Pink, Pink, and Young Pink

Medium Purple, Medium Violet, and Rose Orchid

Cornmeal, Maize, and Pale Yellow

With Monday upon us, I have counted only 56 blocks. And honestly that is not going to get me anywhere. I need to get my back side moving if I want to get this blanket make sometime this year. I have finished the Aqua and Green trio blocks at least!

Clover Green, Seafoam and Mint

Teal, Turqua and Nile Green

At this point I have pretty much dumped my yarn boxes all over the floor savaging for colors to use. I have like one color left and nothing to go with it. I'm going to have to hit the store again. In the mean time, I might as well toss in some prints to go with it. If it doesn't look right in the end, I guess I'm just going to have to take them out, right? No big deal. Worse comes to worse, I already have blocks made up for another project!

Sherbert Ombre, Violet Stripes, and Wedgewood

End of Day 4!

And this is where we come to an end of Day 4 my friends. 84 wonderful, pretty, little squares, all begging me to do something with them from their bag! And with this I bid you all a Wonderful Memorial Day! Sunflower #Crochet #GrannySquares #MemorialDay #MemorialDayWeekend #2012

New Pocketbooks

Ok, so awhile ago my Mum started messing around with the idea of making herself a new pocketbook.  Fine, dandy, suit yourself, and have fun even.  Then of course, she sucked me into her adventure.  I'm a sucker for a new project.  Especially when it comes to picking out colors.  I love it.  And seeing as though my Mum got the bags pattern from Attic24, I decided to go hog-wild with the colors!

This is an Attic24 Bag that my Mum made for herself. Its made with Periwinkle, Honeydew, Light Raspberry, Pale Yellow, Light Coral, Soft White, Orchid, and Petal Pink. There are two straps made of all of the colors and and there are four flowers made of all of the colors as well with buttons in the middle. This bag is lined with cotton fabric and has a button sewn inside to close.

  Attic24 is known for her love of color, which I think is why I am drawn to her creations.  It seems like just about everything she makes, I instantly fall in love with.  There are so many of her lovely creations that I want to make.  You should really check out her webpage if you are like me and dig lovely colors!

This is called Flower Power Beach Bag! We made it out of Pale Yellow, Honeydew, Periwinkle, Light Raspberry, & Light Coral. It has 6 Flower Blocks on each sides, and it has stiff boarders all the way around, both sides and the bottom. It is completely lined with cotton material, and has a pocket. And has a button in the middle you can button it closed if you would like.

Now this bag was supposed to be for me, but its way too big for me.  And then we tried to give it to my Grandmother, HA.  Well, my Grandmother makes fun of everything.  Needless to say, I still have the bag.  This bag was a project.  It was full of hard decisions, and tough hours of thinking and reworking things in my head.  It wasn't quite the way it should be, just the way it was written by Bernat.  Of course, Bernat intended it to be a Beach Bag, not a Pocketbook, so of course it needed some tweeting here and there.

And then there was the lining.  Oh, the dreaded lining.  If I was just going to line the bag with fabric, ok no problem, but this bag needed stability too if it was going to be used as a Pocketbook.  So I had to not only make a template for the lining but for a cardboard liner as well.  I took the cardboard and lined the two sides and the bottom of the bag. Then I sewed then each piece of cardboard separately into the bag, piece by piece; three sides of the bag lined, two to go.  Eh, the other two sides were easy.  Now, we're all complete! But, if it were up to me, they would be Sunflowers not Daisies ;0).  I'm still looking.  It will happen, I promise you.

#Crochet #Attic24Bag #FlowerPowerBeachBag #Pocketbook #Daisies

A Gift For A Friend

Baby Boy Baseball Cap 6 months made of Soft Navy and Soft White

                                 

Baby Boy 6-12 months Football Earflaps Hat made of Wood Brown and Soft White

My life these days revolves around crocheting and going to the Doctors.  So, its not a surprise to hear that most of the people I talk to are Nurses from my Doctors office right?  Maybe?  Anyways, one of the girls there was pregnant and she was told the whole entire time she was having a girl.  She was delighted!  She already had an older boy, so this Baby Girl meant the world to her.  She had everything ready for her, couldn't wait for her to come.  So, I made her a big bag full of adorable Baby Girl stuff and she was in LOVE!  Everyone in the office was fussing over it for weeks.

The other day I went in to get my levels checked and on the door I see a picture of this adorable little Baby Boy.  Kelly had a Boy!!  So much for all of that Girl stuff!!  So, what do I do?  I go home and start gathering up Baby Boy stuff to replace what I had given her the first time.  Of course, there are things like Headbands you can't replace, so I whipped these bad-boys up to replace the headbands!!  What do ya think?  Hopefully this will make up for all of the super girly frilly stuff she has to swap out.

#Crochet #BabyBoy #BabyBaseballCap #BabyFootballEarflapsHat #EarflapsHat

Jewel Tones Ripple Blanket

This is a beautiful Jewel Tones Ripple Blanket. It is made with Acrylic yarn in shades of Country Blue, Spruce, Light Raspberry, and Lavender. It measure approx. 48" x 65".

#Crochet #Ripples #JewelTonesRippleBlanket

Marrakesh Granny Blanket

This Granny Square Blanket is a beauty! Just look at all of those rich wonderful colors; Cornmeal, Carrot, Magenta, Cafe and Marrakesh all whipped up into a cozy bundle of warmth that anyone would love to cuddle up with at anytime of year! 

Of all of the stitches I have learned how to do, Granny Squares are my favorite! They are so easy to do and so fun to make! This blanket is made up of 35 big blocks, 7 rows by 5 rows; which makes it 64”x47” that includes the shell border.

You can buy this blanket HERE

#Crochet #GrannySquare #MarrakeshGrannyBlanket #Cornmeal #Carrot #Cafe #Magenta #Marrakesh