All in a Weeks Work

It was my mom's birthday this last Saturday {Happy Birthday, Mom!} On Monday I decided that I wanted to make a warm cozy lap blanket for her {eek!} I fell in love with this pattern so, I bought 12 balls of Homespun yarn {in Tudor} and a size K crochet hook and got to work.

It took about 24 hours of crochet, but I got it done by the time she came to visit on  Monday.  Yep, 7 short days to make an approximately 50 inch square blanket. I think I saw smoke coming from my fingers a few times. It was worth it though.

It's such a warm, snuggley blanket. I actually miss sitting under it while I worked. Looks like I have more yarn to buy...

Weekend Whip Up

There's something about fall that makes me want to break out the yarn and crochet hooks. I'm sure it has to do with cool weather and the fact that you can never have too many cute, crocheted beanies. I put his little number together for my little guy last night with delicious, snuggly soft bamboo yarn. Doesn't he look like he's ready to hit the slopes? Well, he may be a bit young for that, but I think he looks adorable - so much that I couldn't resist his chubby little cheeks.

Diapers on the Clothesline

Seeing as I'm only two weeks (give or take) away from meeting my little boy, a lot of my sewing/crafting time has been dedicated to baby things. And though I feel like I've gotten a lot done, time is ticking away faster than I can handle at the moment. Who ever heard of a pregnant woman hoping that the baby would take its time being born?

I've gotten about 7 diapers sewn and am hoping to knock out 5 more before he gets here, but I still have to make all of the soakers for them and my serger is in the shop - great timing, eh?


I also crocheted a cute little hat from this tutorial to keep him cozy on cool summer nights.


Still on my to do list are a diaper bag that could pass as a handbag and a gender neutral nursing cover since I will be nursing both my son and daughter. Anyone interested in taking a poll to bet on whether I'll get everything finished in time all while trying to stock my new shop?

Finished Toy Hammock

You may remember me posting a tutorial for a crocheted toy hammock here a while back. After procrastinating working diligently for weeks, I finally have it finished, hung and filled in my daughter's room.

It took much longer than I had imagined and is much stretchier than I thought, thus hanging lower than planned, but a few minor tweeks took care of that. I simply used some of the double crochet holes to hang it instead of the loops at the corners to tighten it up a bit and voila! It works perfectly and looks awfully cute in my humble opinion.

Now that her plushies have a new home, I can clear off the rest of the changing table and move it into the new baby's room! Finally some progress! Now we just need to settle on a name for the little guy (I think hubby may be getting close to letting us name him Nevin,) make crib bedding, a new boppy cover, nursing cover, diapers, etc. and we'll be ready for him to make his arrival!

My next project...

...After I get all of my baby sewing done, that is! I stumbled on this really cute tutorial for a toy storage hammock, or as I called them when I was a kid, a "pet net." Since we will be moving the changing table out of my daughter's room and into the new baby's room, we will need a place to store her stuffed animals. They currently reside on a shelf on the table and I thought this would make a great new home for them. It seems like a pretty quick and easy project, and can be made to any size that you need. Perfect!

Still here...

The holidays kept us pretty busy this year, and with my husband off of work for two weeks, we were traveling and visiting people almost everyday! Whew! Time to get back into the swing of things! I thought I would share a few of the handmade Christmas gifts that I gave this year. Of course, I couldn't show them before Christmas in case any of the recipients checked my blog before they received them! Anyway, here they are, I'm really proud of the way they turned out and hope to do a completely handmade Christmas next year!

Here is a purse, zippered pouch and key fob for my sister-in-law

Etched wine glasses for my Step Dad. My apologies for the dark photo.
I didn't realize how difficult it is to photograph glass!

Hats and scarves for my sister-in-laws twins