Wow... I haven't posted anything in quite a while!
{Please, please don't show the person(s) I plan on giving these to.
That would be greatly appreciated!}
FYI! I have decided that I can share some of the stuff I have made (reasons: some of the people I am giving these items to are too little to really know or care AND/OR will not be browsing my blog that I am aware of.) Any of these items that I made using a pattern created by someone else I will post who the creator is and/or a link to the pattern (if I find it or remember where I got them) for those of you wanting to make them for yourself! Also, I found most of the patterns while surfing google (usually under "free patterns and crochet and _________" just fill in the blank with what I was looking for. Ex: slouchy hat or tam. I would then click "images" and hunt through the pictures until I found one I liked and if there was a pattern there I would copy it.)
NOTE: If you find a pattern online that you really like, make sure you copy/save it, the web site you found it on and who created it. Sometimes things happen and the page is taken down/no longer availabe/no longer free AND you want to note if they are cool with you using it to sell if you plan on doing that later. Plan on referencing back to that page with the pattern, just to be safe.
Ready? Steady?! On we go!!!
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| For my nieces. Top Left: 12" squares using various block patterns. Top Right: Giant Granny Square using boucle yarn in red and black (with other colors in the skein). Bottom Left: Minnie Mouse blanket. Bottom Right: Baby hat, diaper cover and leg warmers. |
The kitty blanket was made using a kitty applique pattern (they used it for a scarf) and some various other blocks (mostly granny squares). I'm pretty sure the one with a flower was found on ravelry.
The mouse blanket was done using circles (I think I found a pattern for those hunting google images. It was based on a coaster pattern, if I remember correctly), then I figured out a pattern for the triangles. There was another basic pattern for the flowers and leaves between the mouse tirangles and then I just went around the outside with double crochets and then a picot stitch around that.
The earflap hat I got from Micah Makes (for free! She has the pattern for baby size all the way through adult size AND has lots of ideas to spruce it up), the diaper cover was off of Ravelry, the leg warmers were found here.
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| For some young cousins! I used the earflap hat from Micah Makes and just changed them to things I knew my cousins would love! I found the Batman symbol at Louie's Loops and created the oval and Ear parts myself. The other is inspired by Capt. America's his shield and then I used a star (found on Ravelry) and made up the ear/wings based off a picture I found. |
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| For some other young cousins! Left: Ravelry. I followed the pattern, but it still ended up really small.. Insert: Flowers and bow. Bow from the hat pattern, flowers from various patterns (Ravelry) or made up. I just sewed little pin bracket things to the back of them so they are detachable. Middle: Brainwaves hat and Car applique. Right: Micah Makes earflap hat. I think I based the owl coloring and parts off a picture I found. Similar to this pattern or this one. |
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| For hubby's friend. Used the earflap hat, but left the flaps off and extended the length a little. I used 2 different beard patterns (one on youtube and the other hunt on google). I came up with a way for the beard to attach to the hat w/ buttons and have it not gouge the ear. It's kinda like a little pocket for it. |
I have an idea I'm planning on using next year for gifts that will be a lot less time consuming! I should be fun! I'll probably be doing stuff for each family (like last year) instead of each person. . . ~(o.O )~
Until the next post (hopefully soon!)
