Wednesday WIP - baby booties

I know I'm a day late with this post but yesterday it just wasn't going to happen. I had 3 webinars to work, lunch with my in-laws (it's a standing date) and then my youngest had a rash on her face that kept growing. So I spent the entire afternoon at the doctor's office with her. Turns out she has a horrible case of poison ivy on her face as well as a broken toe. (Might as well get that checked while we were there!) We left the Doctor's Office and headed across the street for an x-ray of that toe and then to the pharmacy. Our regular pharmacy was out of the meds prescribed and so we backtracked about 3 miles to their next closest location to get the lotion needed for the poison ivy. Today we need to pick up the liquid antibiotic and hopefully hear the actual results of the x-ray. Tomorrow is a recheck for the poison ivy (told you it was a pretty bad case).

So anyway, I decided not to wait but to go ahead and post my WIP.

Just got them finished! I need to make about 4 more pair though. February seems to be the month to have a baby for a lot of people I know, and I think so far every one has had a girl. 

I'm also working on a baby blanket (or two) and a hooded scarf that was requested as a gift. So, here are the photos of the completed booties and a couple of actual W'sIP.

 I really like this booty pattern and I wanted to try the twisted yarn ties. I haven't totally made up my mind about those ties. I will probably stick to ribbon most of the time but the twisted yarn ties are handy if you need to finish a pair and are out of ribbon that matches. :)

Pink booties with ribbon ties

Violet and cream booties with twisted yarn ties

Cream booties with pink ribbon ties

Hooded scarf in progress using the pattern from Lionbrand.

Lacy border baby blanket from a free tear off sheet I grabbed at Michael's.

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Wednesday WIP - Light Pink and bright pink

 I have now started a couple of new projects - one being the crochet-along that I am doing with my crochet group. I've sent them the first 4 rows so far so I'm posting a photo of it to that point.

First 4 rows of our Raised Heart afghan pattern

showing the ends which fringe as you go

The baby shawl I had posted a few times as I was working on it has now been completed. I love it but you really have to pay attention as you work to keep from missing a stitch here and there or losing which row you are working. It's a nice size and will be nice for spring. I just need to tuck in all those random ends and it's good to go. You can find the pattern here.

Light Pink Baby Shawl

close up of the baby shawl pattern

I've started a hooded scarf that will be a gift. A mom asked me to make it for her daughter who saw a different hat I'd made for my youngest. This one will be much more mature for a young lady who is about to turn 20. The pattern for this project may be found here.

Beginning the light pink hooded scarf

Close up of the end of the hooded scarf

  The last photos are of a baby headband. I followed the directions to a t - including the size hook, etc. and it is larger than I think it should be. It was supposed to fit a child age 18 months - 2 years old. I think it will fit my 12 year old. Oh well! She will use it. LOL  The pattern can be found here.

 Followed the pattern but it's too large.

close up of the headband. I need to add the decorative piece. 

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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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WIP Wednesday - Yellow Baby Blanket

This is a blanket I started a while back and had put away. Now I have a recipient in mind and need to get it completed quickly. The pattern intrigued me because it was a take on a granny square but is set on the diagonal. The photo in the pattern book is just so pretty that I had to try it. Here is where I am so far...

 

 This isn't the best picture but I can work on that next time. lol

This blanket has about 5-6 rows of yellow and then one row of "baby print" yarn. I think it would have worked a tiny bit better if I'd used two yarns of the same weight but I used what I had in my stash and I think it will be fine.

To play along on Work-in-Progress Wednesday, make your blog post for Wednesday be about something you're working on - some type of craft, renovation project, landscaping, even that novel you're writing. Copy the code below Rosie's picture and paste it into your blog post so that others can follow too, and see the rest of the projects that are posted here.

 

. . . . . . Ribbon Candy Blanket WIP

 
Here is the "Ribbon Candy" blanket again. Haven't spent much time working on this afghan since I needed to complete the baby gift. I'll be working on it this week though and hope to get a lot closer to the finish line with it.

I had a chance to work on it for about an hour or so last night and here is the progress I made... I believe I got 6 rows and started a 7th before I put it away.


It looks so much longer when you photograph it from the end instead of the side. LOL  And actually, the stripes will go up and down her bed instead of across it. Of course, this was folded in 4th's instead of covering my bed completely.

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Wednesday - Pink and White WIP

These were taken this morning before I left to sit and work while the girls were bowling for Phys Ed. I was able to finish seaming the booties, hide the tails on all the projects and sew the button on the bib. I also began working on the diagonal receiving blanket to match. I still need to add the loop button hole on the bib.









I really love how easily and quickly these items work up. I have also completed this set in camouflage for the grandson of a friend. I just think they are adorable!











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