Wednesdday WIP - Assorted

 So, I'm still working on this round ripple baby blanket, however, I've put it down for a few days to work on some special requests from my 12 year old. Other things like that kitty hat from last week. She has requested a Panda hat now. When I mentioned that I had a few people want to know WHERE??? So I created a toddler sized one shown to the right. I'm now working on a larger one for my daughter and yet another pattern for a child between 3 and 8. My daughter wants one slightly smaller but very similar to the kitty hat. Meanwhile I found a different hat I'm working on that I think would be very cute. No pictures of either of those just yet. ;)

I'm also working on this pink baby shawl (that's what the pattern calls it) that will be a nice large receiving blanket size. It takes a little more concentration for the pattern but I'm loving working on it! I love the color and the feel of it in the Caron Simply Soft yarn.

So, what are YOU working on this week? I'd love for you to share! You can see other WIP's by clicking on Rosie's picture and joining the WIP circle of friends!

New WIP - Round Ripple

Yes, I've started a new blanket that I call a round ripple. But before we get to that, I wanted to show you the completed pink hat I had started. My intent was to make it a scarf with a built-in hoodie but I was crocheting during the church business meeting that lasted entirely WAY too long and ran out of yarn. (In my mind, that right there should have ended the meeting!)

My 12 year old daughter liked the hat just like it was but requested one addition - kitty ears. So, I made a pair of kitty ears and sewed them on. The hat is a bit big for her but she likes it so she gets to keep it. Maybe one day I can get a picture of her wearing it to share. :)

Kitty Ears on hat

So, now on to the new round ripple blanket. I saw this in a pattern book while I was out of town last weekend. I knew I didn't have room for the book in my luggage so I read through the pattern pretty well and was able to get it started. Now I need to go buy the book so I can finish it correctly. LOL However, I think I'm doing pretty well on my own so we'll see what happens. I've worked a round ripple before but it was more of a 7 point star pattern. I like this one because it almost has the look of a cabbage rose in the middle to me. We'll see how I add the other colors as I go. Here is the picture...

 

 

variegated white, yellow and green baby round ripple

I've also begun another tiramisu blanket.  Haven't gotten very far but it will work up quickly and I'm expecting to have some time to work on these projects next week!

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SURPRISE!!

My sisters and I totally surprised mom for her 65th birthday by flying me out to visit without she or my dad having any knowledge or even a hint of a clue. This video is her response when she opened the door. :)

Happy birthday mom!!

Pink hat WIP

I had seen a picture of a project I wanted to make but decided to work up my own pattern instead of purchasing one. I started thinking one direction on things and changed my mind after a bit of work. :) Then I ran out of yarn (I was using leftovers to figure this out) and my youngest said to leave it like this but she made one request - that I add kitty cat ears to it. :) So, I'm off to find the right pink and white to make the kitty ears to go on top. 

I do now have a much better idea for my original project so my daughter gets a hat she likes and my other recipients will benefit with a much nicer project when I work theirs up in a couple of weeks.

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Wednesday WIP - Tiramisu Set completed & Baby Booty Story

Completed Baby Gift Set

So, here is a photo or two of the completed set I had been working on. It turned out beautiful in my own opinion and I'm ready to make another for someone else expecting a baby soon. :)  


You can click the photos to enlarge them

Now, I had promised a few people the "baby booty" story. First of all, here are the completed booties I sent with the set to my friend.  Once I figured things out, they turned out well and I plan to make more for gifts to others. :)

 

Ok - lesson learned...when you start working on a pattern, read it COMPLETELY through. I found this booty pattern in the middle of a set which had a sweater and bloomer pattern, the booty pattern and then a hat pattern. Since the booty pattern was in the middle, that is where I began and ended. Didn't check anything else except the materials needed for the hook size. :)

Frankenstein Booty

Platform Booty

Please note that patterns written in the UK use the same terms we use but have different explanations.  So, once the first booty made it extremely clear that I had used the wrong stitches and ended up with a platform booty, or as one daughter said, a booty to fit baby Frankenstein's foot, (insert total surprise face) I thought about it (still not looking at the pattern) and changed my stitches.  Here are pictures of that first one... Now you can see why my kids said it looked like platform shoes or a Frankenstein shoe. LOL

Bottom is still too deep

So, now I've changed the stitches to what I think is the correct conversion. I was still off a bit as you can see...

Comparison shot

And so here is a shot of the properly crocheted set. Moral of the story is to always read through your instructions COMPLETELY and check every page of a multi-page pattern for extra notes, conversion charts, etc. If I had done this, I wouldn't have made the mistakes because it was clearly stated on the LAST page of the pattern in a set of two stitch charts - one for the UK and one for the US so you could easily figure out which stitch you needed to use.

Properly crocheted baby booties

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