Wednesday WIP: Tiramisu again

I'm still working on the Tiramisu blanket that will have a pink ribbon running through the border. Here is a picture showing my progress so far. Haven't gotten much farther but the main portion of the blanket is over 1/2 finished and I think the pink ribbon I chose will be gorgeous. 

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One WIP complete and ...

Another about to the halfway point.

Here is the completed set I gave away today...

This blanket was crocheted on the diagonal. Easy to do so long as you keep accurate count of your stitches. :) This yarn was self striping which turned out really nice in my opinion. 

However, it makes the booties appear not to match in a way. If someone takes a close look though, they will see all the same colors and patterns within the set. I liked the cute little hat except I ended up with a bump of sorts in the back. I didn't have a chance to figure it out so I'll pay more attention on the next one.

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All wrapped up and ready to go!














And now for the one in progress. You can't tell the difference in this close-up but I'm slightly over 1/2 finished and I purchased the ribbon to go through the border this weekend. I'm excited to be working on it and getting closer to seeing the end result. 

And here is the green and white heart blanket, booties, and bib all ready to go to it's new owner as well.

Wednesday WIP: Tiramisu

 And a new project has begun. This is called a Tiramisu blanket and the pattern may be found here. I've made it before with pink as the main color and brown for the border with a pink ribbon around. This one will be all antique white with a pink ribbon around.  It's a tad larger now than when I took this photo yesterday and I hope to have it completed in the next 2 weeks for a gift.

 I have also begun work on another pair of baby booties for someone who just had a baby boy. As you can see, I haven't gotten very far. This is just the beginning of the cuff portion. These work up pretty quickly so I hope to complete them this afternoon or tomorrow - depending on the time I have to actually crochet today, which is one of my busiest days this week.

The photo below is of the yarn I'm using. I saw it on clearance at Walmart a few months ago in just a couple of colors and grabbed a lot of it. My daughter said I spent $28 just on that yarn that trip. How could I pass up that kind of savings on some great baby yarn? It's still selling at Michael's for over $4 a skein!

And yes, it is in a zip top baggy. I find that is handy when I'm taking something small with me. It keeps the hook with the project and keeps it from getting dirty when I'm out and about and I can squeeze most of the air out of the bag and make it almost flat for putting in my handbag.

We would love to have you join in on our Wednesday Work in Progress circle and share whatever you may be working on.
  Doesn't have to be crochet, or even a craft! It does tend to keep me going when I know someone is expecting to see how much more I've completed - even if it is only a row or two each week.

T1Diabetes Awareness

 My youngest daughter who is now 12, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes on December 23, 2004 at the age of 6. Yesterday she drew this picture on her t-shirt and painted it in. She is thinking of making them to sell to help raise money to find a cure. She needs to find a way to have them printed. Meanwhile, I just wanted to share with you.

Finally completed ...

Well, after several people commented about the finish on the green and white blanket, I decided to end with 5 rows of the white and let it be. I'm very pleased with the look. I went on to make a hat, booties and bib to make it a complete set. Here are the pictures. :)

Now I need to work on a completing a few other projects. ;)

Wednesday WIP - Green & White progress

I've accomplished a little on this blanket in the past week. I'm now at the point of trying to decide how many rows of white before I switch back to green for the final one or two rows. I am currently working on the 5th white row. Also, when I switch back, do I want to continue the "granny" pattern or put a scalloped or ruffled type edge on it? 

I realized too late that I had changed from using an F hook to a G hook, which has worked fine but is causing the granny portion on this outer section to ruffle a bit. I think it looks fine but leads me back to the question of how many rows and do I add an additional edging? I welcome your comments on this!

If you have a Work In Progress of any kind, please visit the link below and share with the rest of us!! It can be any type of work, not just crochet or needle work!

purple washcloth - new project started now a WIP

So, Marie Anne wrote a new pattern for a washcloth or dishcloth and I just HAD to give it a try even though I only completed one round and added one more to my blanket today. That's why I stopped at the end of row 3 of the washcloth. I can stick that one in my purse and work on it anywhere. :) Anyway, I thought I would go ahead and share. I really like the purple color.

I couldn't decide which picture showed the color the best but I believe it's probably the bottom one. It's called Hot Purple and it's Lily Sugar'n Cream.

You can find Marie Anne's pattern and lots more information at http://tinyurl.com/3459cxg and http://macrochet.blogspot.com/ and then check out the other participants in her Wednesday "WIP" (work in progress) by clicking the photo below of Rosie, the German Shepherd.

>>>>> WIP: Green Heart Baby Blanket

Still a work in progress but I think I'm going to make some changes to make it a more quick finish. There should be another round of the hearts. They are not difficult to do but just take a long time and twist the two colors up which must be untwisted about 3x on each side of the blanket on each round. I'd love your ideas. My thinking at the moment is to just continue the granny square rounds to the size it should be. I thought about making some plain squares instead of the hearts - less twisting but still ...

Anyway, here are the photos so far!