Under the Awning Baby Blanket

I was looking around online and saw a bunch of cute blankets by FeltedButton and decided on the Under the Awning Blanket as my first project for our baby girl coming in April 2017. Since she is coming in the spring, I didn't want to make a heavy blanket and I liked that this one seemed very airy. I used Bernat yarn and it wasn't my favorite. I loved the colors, but the yarn split so many times that it was frustrating to work with. I like the finished product, but I am bothered by my edges and how they didn't come out straight, even though I didn't lose any stitches. Oh well. It's just for us anyway. :)

Also, I didn't follow the border that was with the pattern. Since I didn't use as many colors, I wanted to just do something solid and I hoped that a ruffle would help hide the crooked edges.

Grinch Ornament

My kids have been really into the Grinch this year. It's so cute. They dressed up as the Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max the Dog for Halloween this year and they ask to watch the Grinch movie every single day. Of course when I stumbled on this Grinch ornament I had to make it. I made it during a football game with Red Heart yarn and some safety eyes that I already had.

I found the free pattern on the blog, Sewrella, and it was perfect and easy to follow.

Spiderman Hat (kind of)

I don't love this project. I wanted to make a Spiderman hat for my son's 4th birthday coming up because he loves Spiderman. I saw a pattern for doing a web on a hat, and I decided to alternate the blue and red (Spiderman colors). The hat turned out okay, but I don't think that the black really looks like a spider web. Also, probably because I crochet tightly, it is too tight to fit my older son. So, to the almost-2-year-old it goes for his birthday.

I used the ideas from My Hobby is Crochet to make it.

Arrowhead Striped Blanket

My youngest is going to turn 2 very soon and last year I gave both his brother and sister crocheted blankets. Now it's his turn! I followed Caron's pattern for the Arrowhead Striped Afghan, but I changed the size of the stripes and although I love the tassels at the end, I left them out. I just pictured my son sucking on them and making them gross. But I think the blanket would look awesome with them. I used Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn.

Warm Toes Booties

Another friend is having a baby in a few weeks. Hers is a boy and I feel like there aren't as many cute boy patterns as there are for girls, but I did fall in love with these little boots when I saw them online. I used Hobby Lobby's I Love this Cotton. For the first time, following the pattern actually gave the expected size (usually I must crochet too tight because things always turn out smaller). I started out with the 6-12 month pattern because this baby boy has tall parents, so I am expecting long feet. Plus, he could grow a little over the next couple of months and still have time to wear boots. Well, I was surprised that they worked up to actually be the expected size for 6-12 months, so I made another set in 3-6 months, which I gave my friend last night.

The pattern can be found on Etsy.

Baby Wrap Boots

I still have friends having babies and I'm still not in the mood to make another baby blanket. I saw these boots a while back and have been wanting to make them because they are so cute. The pattern is by Lorin Jean.

I used Hobby Lobby's I Love This Cotton.

Easy Bag

I needed a quick project to make for my 5-year-old niece and I found this cute little bag on Pinterest. I was able to make it one evening and I think it turned out nice. I used some of Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn that I had left over from other projects. The pattern is from Tangled Happy.