Previously Finished Projects

I just wanted to post pictures of a few of the projects I have completed over the last couple years. This is not by far a complete list. Just a few of the ones I have not previously posted.

WIP Wednesday

This week I am working on more Mug Rugs (coasters) for my Etsy store. I am also still working on my daughter's blanket. I am finding it difficult to find time to crochet.

Work In Progress Wednesday

Click the WIP box above to see what other crafty people are working on.

Well, my daughter did not wait long before wanting me to start her blanket. These are the colors she picked out. It is actually working up pretty quick and is turning out better than I thought it would.

 This is a special surprise for my daughter. I am also making her a baby doll blanket to match her blanket. She will be so surprised when she finds out. I have to work on it when she is in bed at night so she won't know. Hope she doesn't read my blog.

I am participating in a gifting game on Facebook called Pay It Forward 2011. This is what I posted as my status: "Pay it Forward 2011: I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They must in turn post this and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. ***The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011." 

The blue dishcloths above are for the first person who responded to my status. I think that this is a great idea and will be fun to surprise my friends with a gift this year. I may try it on this blog in the future, you will have to stay tuned to see when. ; ) 

The red and white dishcloths and the "Mug Rugs" (or coasters) below are for my Etsy store. I need to get some new things listed.

Finished Baby Blanket

I just finished this baby blanket. I am a little worried that it is not as big as I would have liked it to be, but I think it will be okay. I will be gifting this blanket to a lady from my church.

 

 

Finished Project!!

When I got my scarf yarn back out in January, I found that I had quite a bit of Simply Soft yarn. I decided that I was going to make something for Kurt. I had not made him anything in all the years that I have been knitting and crocheting so I figured it was time.

 

  

Here is the finished product. It is not a huge blanket. Just the right size for one person to cover with but I like it. I think for my first big project it turned out pretty good. It took me a while to crochet all the squares, but I worked on other projects at the same time so all my time was not devoted to just this project. I crocheted the squares together and put the border on while Kurt was at work last week so he would not see me working on it. I think he was surprised that I had made it for him and he likes it.

More Finished Projects!

I have been very pleased with my Etsy store. I actually sold two items very quickly (within two weeks of opening my store) and then sold two set of coasters to friends I graduated high school with!!! I could not have been more pleased to have these sales so soon after opening my store. I wasn't expecting to sell anything for at least a couple of months. God is so good!!

I just completed an order for another friend from high school for 12 dish cloths. This was an awesome order!! I love when I get orders for something because then I work faster trying to get it done.

It had been about 15 months since I had knitted anything. Remember, last year all I did was crochet gifts for Christmas--no knitting. I had boxed up all my scarf yarn and put it away in a spare closet and forgot about it while buying up all the cotton yarn for my dish cloths. Well--I got out my scarf yarn and sorted through it. I really had a lot more than I remembered having. It was like getting a gift. Then I got my knitting needles down and knitted a scarf. It felt so good to be knitting again after such a long time of only crocheting.

My New Store!!

As some of you know, I have been using all the things that I crochet or knit over the year for Christmas gifts. After seeing how much I had completed in a year my husband mentioned to me that I might try to sell some of my things. Then I found out about Etsy. It is a fabulous online store for all things handmade. They have some really beautiful things there. Many great gift ideas.
So, I decided to take a chance and see what I could do. I am starting out with mostly dishcloths. The reason for that--I have so much yarn stashed away from last year!! I am also hoping to make some more baby blankets. I really did enjoy making them and was happy with the finished product.
I will also take custom orders. If you have a baby shower, house warming party, or wedding to attend and are looking for a great handmade gift let me know and we can work something out. You can check out my store by clicking any of the items on the sidebar.

Finished Projects

Originally posted 12/24/09

This was the last of the baby blankets I needed to make. This one is for my sister. I finished it in November but didn't want to post a picture of it until I gave it to her just in case she happened to visit my blog ; ).

Now I am finishing up the last of my dish clothes and then I will start a new venture. More on that later.

Blessings to all this Christmas season. 
Yarn Used: Bernat Baby Coordinates (I used a double strand.)
Colors: White, Lemon Custard, Baby Pink, and Soft Mauve

Finished Projects

Originally posted 10/23/09

This is my second baby blanket. I finished it a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed this project much better than my first. There are 99 of the squares stitched together in this blanket. I really didn't mind stitching it together and really like how it turned out. I am gifting this one to my cousin who is expecting. I can't wait to give it to her. 
Yarn Used: Caron Simply Soft Eco
Colors: Baby Blush, White, and Lilac Bud

Finished Projects

Originally posted 10/23/09

I finally finished my first crocheted baby blanket. Well, actually I finished it several weeks ago and am just now getting a chance to post about it.
I really did not enjoy this as my first "big" project because it was 146 stitches across and very time I did a white row I had to count the stitches to make sure that I still had 146. Not all that fun.
But I do like the finished product and am excited about gifting it to my sister-in-law. 
Yarn used: Red Heart Soft Baby Steps 
Colors: Binky Print and White

Finished Projects

Originally posted 8/28/09

This week I took a break from the baby blanket that I have been working on. I didn't feel like I was accomplishing much since I still don't have a finished project. So on Monday I decided to work on some dish clothes. As I said before, these will be Christmas gifts for family, friends, and the girls teachers. My list keeps growing. I took a very long break from crocheting from April to August, now I have a lot of work to do. I am not unhappy with my progress. I completed 9 dish clothes this week. Gotta go--more work to do!!

Current Project

Originally posted 8/16/09

This is my current project. A baby blanket.
It is quite obvious from my previous post that I usually stick to small projects. I just like the satisfaction of starting a project and in a couple hours having it finished.
While we were in South Dakota recently I was asked if I could make my niece a baby blanket. I was not sure that I could tackle such a "large" project. Thank goodness I wasn't asked to make a full size blanket!! LOL
But I got home from visiting and decided that being asked to do it might just have been the motivation I needed to venture out to bigger projects. I went out and bought a book with many different patterns, decided on a pattern, bought the yarn and got started. I started it just a week ago but I have not devoted much time to it. So this is about as far as I have gotten. I am looking forward to the finished project. I already have the next pattern picked out, which is good since I have two family members who are expecting. I can't wait to give them as gifts!!

Finished Projects

Originally posted 8/16/09 

I have been working on some projects for Christmas gifts for my family in PA, OH, and SD. The past couple of years everyone has received scarves that I knitted. This year I decided to teach myself (with the help of the internet and a friend from church, thanks Jan) how to crochet. My Aunt Kathy is an inspiration to me. She makes beautiful projects.
Anyway, I started out making dish clothes. Then decided to add some pot holders. Then I wanted to do some round projects so decided to do some coasters, doilies, and wash clothes. When I went to visit family in PA in March I took a large plastic container full of finished projects with me for my Aunt to hold until Christmas at which point she can distribute the gifts. She is so sweet to store them for me and then I won't have to worry about the cost of shipping them.
I like crocheting and knitting because I can be creative. I can choose the color of yarn, the project, the stitch, the size project. There are endless possibilities to the things you can create with a little time and effort. I am making a separate post about my current project, but I look forward to sharing future projects.