Crochet Me Crazy

I've been on a baby blanket making spree lately....




This is actually a blanket I made a while back but I'm not sure I ever took a picture of it.




This is the latest baby blanket that I finished. It turned out pretty but I won't make this one again because I had to
sew the border on and I'm not a fan of sewing.




I've got another baby blanket on the hook right now. I'll be finished with this one before the weekend is over. I'm
going to be moving on from baby blankets after that. I have a few other ideas of things I want to work on. One of them
is a Christmas blanket that will be for myself. Also, I'm thinking it may be time for me to make a blanket for Treelyn.
Brenna still has and uses his farm blanket I made him. I made Treelyn a baby blanket when she was a baby but I think
she needs a bigger one.

This is a vintage pattern called "Lucky Star"...hope I can finish this!! Gulp...



It's going to need blocked.

Well, I also gave in and started on the Sophie's Universe CAL 2015 - Look At What I Made. Click name and it will take you to the link! If you like interesting projects, then this is for you! Not only did I start on one....I started on two! I have a whole bunch of various skeins of Red Heart type acrylic yarn in all kinds of colors that I don't really like to use much. When I buy yarn new I buy Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn acrylic yarn because its a lot softer but I can't pass up yarn at thrift stores, etc. so I end up with a collection of odd yarns! Anyway, I wanted to use up some of this so I started on this one first using bright orange and yellows.



It's kinda ugly though. For once, I think the colors actually look better in the picture that in real life.

So then I decided to start one and I let Alison help me with the colors. This is what she came up with...totally different! It's really pretty!



Next up is my crochet & tulle dress I finished!

and now I'm home. Here's my the crochet I accomplished in that time span....

These are cami neckline cover-ups for my well-endowed daughter, Alison...Poor girl has a hard time with clothes. The black one worked out really well. It's light-weight and made out of thread. I don't know if the pink one will work. The thread is a little thicker and it's a bit heavy.



Next up is this cute little top for Alison. It is so cute on her with a tank top under it. (I made her try it on when she came to visit) It's really tight but I think it might stretch a bit. I may make another one of these in black and make it a tad bit bigger.



Lastly, I started on this baby dress yesterday. I love it. The color is a coral...not orange like it looks in the picture and the blue isn't turquoise like it looks. It's more like a seafoam blue color. I think I may make this one again too. Super easy and cute little baby dress. I could finish this up quickly and am itching to do it but I refuse to touch it again. I'm saving it for when I go back for two more 24 hours shifts on Wednesday and Thursday...actually it's one 24 hour shift and then another 30 hours before I come home because all day Friday is my normal shift. Anyway, I should be getting a nice check!



Got off and 10 am this morning and came home to my normal life. Washed everyone's clothes, washed the dishes and cooked dinner. I missed the Easter weekend with Jeff's parent's visiting. They came by twice to say Hi to me. I crocheted away and watched every show that comes on the ID Channel!

Oh, here is a picture of the pet deer that roams the neighborhood where I work. I fed him a carrot. His name is Kip.



He's not as pretty as my Gracie was. I sure do miss her....

Here's what I've been working on...I'm making these hats in various sizes and colors. Quick project to give me something to do at work. I figure I'll get a little stash saved up and I can try to sell them at the Trade Days one weekend.

The dress is for Treelyn but it's not quite finished. I have some trim to add around the arms and embellishments to add to make it look "patriotic" for the 4th of July. Come to think of it...maybe I better make a hat to go with it.

I had 3 long days working Friday, Saturday and Sunday again this past weekend. Hey, I get behind on my work at my own house but at least I get paid to crochet! I had this dress and barefoot sandals *almost* finished yesterday when I got off. I didn't want to fasten everything off and weave in the ends until I was sure it was going to fit her so I ran by last night to try it on her.

It fits!!



She's 8 months old now and she only gets cuter and cuter! She is crawling around now and laughing and being a little ham!

I love these two so much! I really miss not seeing them as much as I used to. We live so far from town now and we work so much....



Last night after I got home I finished up the whole outfit. I sewed matching flowers on the dress and made a headband to match! Can't wait to go over there and try it all on her!



Oh and if you're wondering what pattern I used. It's called "Halter Dress" by Mon Petit. First time I've ever used one of this designers patterns and it was very well written and easy to understand. No errors at all! I'll be making more of her stuff!

Next project on my list is to make a "tulle" and crochet dress for Treelyn....

Just got back last night from an over-night excursion to San Antonio. Jeff had to be there for business so Alison & decided to make a trip to do a little shopping. We drove over Wednesday and spent the day at the mall. We spent the night and did a little more shopping on our way out of town. I went to Hobby Lobby and splurged on some yarn!



This was the real splurge but luckily it was on sale. Baby weight yarn I'm going to be making some things for baby Treelyn.



I've never had baby yarn in my stash. I better make some stuff while she's still little and it doesn't take that much yarn!

Starting on this dress today in pink with turquoise trim....

Ravelry: Halter Ruffle Dress pattern by Mon Petit Violon

Well, you never know about me, do you? I posted a picture of two partially finished baby dresses and now I end up with this totally different third dress as my next completed project! Haha!



I've been having a real creative spree while trying to figure out what projects to bring to the camper. I wanted to have several projects started on to bring with but my biggest problem is not finishing them before I move!

I've been trying to line myself up with some crochet patterns and digging out the yarn I would need for them since I won't have my yarn with me in the RV. I've got 3 projects going right now. Problem is that I'm almost done with one of the baby dresses already. I'm going to have to find some more pattern and yarn so I will have something to work on in the RV. These aren't going to last me very long. I guess I can always just go buy the yarn I need when I'm in the RV.

This first dress is a baby dress from a Crochet World magazine called Vanilla Baby Dress. I hate the way this pattern is written and I will never make this again. Not fun and this thread type yarn I am using is very hard to work with. It twist up and gets tangled as you are using it right off the cone. Very frustrating project but I'm so far along now that I have to keep going. Luckily, I've got a big cone of this thread type yarn and I'm not worried about wasting it. It looks a mess right now but I think it'll look okay when I'm completely done with it. Now, I want to just finish it so I can be done with it and not mess with it anymore!



I prefer dresses with the necks worked in the round like this one. Looks nicer. This pattern is written nicely. Not sure if the thread I'm using is going to have a good drape though.



Here is the pattern I am using for this:

Pretty Pinafore - Crochet Dress Pattern

Finished this little dress for the grandbaby! I love how this turned out!



Here is the link for this free pattern -
This Housewife Life: Sugar N Spice Dress ~FREE PATTERN~

I had made this one last week. Both dresses match the blanket I made



Here's the free pattern link for this one...

Ravelry: Little White Dress pattern by SarahSweethearts

I'm going to lay off making the baby stuff for a bit and get to work on finishing the Farm Blanket. I have some completed squares I'll be posting pictures of over the next few days.

Have a great weekend!

Here's the dress I made to go with the blanket for the grandbaby...



Here's the link for the free pattern -- Little White Dress pattern by SarahSweethearts

I finished up the Pineapple Princess baby afghan! This one is going to my grandaughter that is due on June 22.



I love this pattern. This is the second time I have made this blanket!

Here is the one I made back way back in 2008!

I guess I can't technically called it finished because I still have ends to weave in but hey, I'm lazy okay!

Here is the Little Blossom Blanket being modeled on my daughter's bed. The blanket is actually a twin sized blanket...her bed is a double. It's looks so cute with all the pink in her room. Now, what to do with it? Sell it? Give it? Don't know...I'd have to get $150 for this to sell it. Buying the yarn alone would cost you $80. I had so much fun making it though! Sewing the appliques on was a bit of non-fun work though.



Here's a sneak peek of what I'm working on now....Can you guess?



I have the Pineapple Princess blanket on my hook too and I'm actually getting really close to finishing that one. That one hasn't left my crochet bag except when I'm at my caretaking job.

Well, I've got to run now...I've got a date with a really sweet little old lady. I'm picking up Ms. Janie to take her to watch Alison dance at ballet tonight.

Well, I have managed to finish my squares AND tonight I joined them all together! Joining was really quick and easy. I still have to add the border.



Here's the tutorial for how to join the squares. I love this method!

Carina's Craftblog: Granny square joining tutorial

Probably won't have time to finish this week because we'll be working at the stables for Spring Break!

Here's the squares I have completed! These are not in the right order...just the ones I've finished....



These are no fun to sew on for sure! The butterfly, the strings on the ballet slippers and the cherry stems were the worst!



Tomorrow I will post a picture of the finished Esquisite Baby Afghan!

I haven't had time to crochet much for the past couple of days but I am having so much fun making this Little Blossom Afghan! I've finished making all of the pink background squares. I started making the white background squares but I couldn't wait to start the appliques so I started on several of those!