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.

From Marie Anne: 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. You can play along even if it’s not Wednesday; I leave each WIP up until the following week. 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.

 

WIP Wednesday - Hot Pink Raised Heart Afghan

This pattern is an original that the sister-in-law of an acquaintance wrote a few years ago. Several friends have used it and I think it is gorgeous.  I am working through it with my crochet-along group of friends and when we work on a project like this I try to post some photos so the ladies who are still learning can see what the project should look like. Here are the photos I've taken of my project so far. At the time I'm typing this blog post, we are working a bit beyond where the photos were taken. Hopefully it will be completed by the end of the month but it may take a tad longer since I have other projects in the works that have more pressing deadlines than this one. Enjoy!

Showing how to start the row

Wow! Using the flash made it REALLY bright!

Showing how to end the row

Panoramic shot just after working row 9

Row 4

Row 5

Row 6

Row 7

Row 9

Row 10

Row 11

Row 13

 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. You can play along even if it’s not Wednesday. Just click on Rosie's picture and follow Marie Anne's directions to post. We'd love to have you join us!!

 

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. 

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. You can play along even if it’s not Wednesday; Just click on Rosies picture, visit Marie Anne's WIP and see what others are working on too! 

Bows

I saw very quick and easy pattern last week sometime and just had to try it. I used a smaller hook, more rows and then a MUCH larger hook and followed directions to a T. Here are my results. The picture isn't great again because I used my phone but you can see well enough. My 12yo is trying to make some of her own. I'll post some better pictures of our tries later. :)

. . . White Afghan...still in progress

Well, I thought I'd finish it tonight. However, it is taking a lot more yarn than I anticipated, even following what the instructions said to purchase. So, this is my update and I hope to get more yarn in the morning and finish the last 3 sides of the round 3 of the border before bedtime Saturday night.

Looking at my photos here I realize I need at least one more to show how the 3rd row is actually done because there is a single crochet between the scallops that isn't showing. I'll try to update sometime on later tonight. (since it's after midnight now)  =)

. . . . Crochet - My White Afghan

To help some friends get how to make a particular stitch used, here are a few pictures. It is a puff stitch but the pattern I am following called it a bobble. It raised a little confusion as people were trying to look up video on YouTube to see how to make the stitch. I hope this helps! You can click the photos to make them larger if necessary.

This is after I've made the
single crochet and getting
ready to start the bobble/puff.

This is the first wrap of
the bobble/puff.

This is after going through
the stitch below (same as
the sc was done in) and
wrapping the yarn and coming
back to the front of my work.

This was after wrapping
again, going back through
the stitch below, wrapping
and pulling back through
that stitch.

This is after the final set
of wraps. You should now
have 7 loops on your hook -
that includes the loop from
the previous sc.








Now I've wrapped the yarn
to pull through all those
loops on my hook.

I've pulled it through all the loops now.

Now I've skipped a stitch and
made my next sc.








Showing the puff/bobble stitch just
made and the next sc.











This is the "back" side of the stitches
just made.





I hope this has helped you get the hang of this stitch. I look forward to seeing the completed afghans everyone is making.