Mantilla Doily

I just started working on this doily today.  I'm doing it in size 30 white crochet thread with a size 1.00mm(0) steel hook.  It's going to be dainty and lacey. :-)  As with all of my projects, I'll post a picture of it once it's done.

I'm going to be talking to a lady who owns a consignment store down the road from me about renting some space from her for my things.  I'd like to start trying to sell what I make to earn some extra money.  I've created around a dozen things so far to sell, and I have a display unit to put them all on.  I'm in the process of making more things to help keep my inventory up once I do start selling things.  I have quite a few pieces of jewelry to sell as well.

Speaking of jewelry, I'm once again working on my friend, Holly's, gothic style choker.  I couldn't find the wolf heads I wanted for the piece so we discussed alternatives.  She decided on some gothic style crosses which I have attached to the choker already.  I'm going tomorrow to get some drops and a length of silver chain to finish the piece.  I'll post a picture of the finished piece once it's done.

Tiny Tulips and Baby

As promised, here are the pictures of the baby items I made from the Bernat Baby Sport yarn in Tiny Tulips.

This first picture is of a baby hat made with an "H" hook and a few ounces of the yarn:

Tres cute, non? :-)


The next two pictures are of baby booties also made with the "H" hook:

I think next time, I'll use a darker solid color for the ties.

The next two pictures are of the baby blanket I made.  It's 38 inches square and made with a "G" hook.  One is of the blanket hanging from a headboard and the other is a close up of the stitch I used which is the Box Stitch.

I had fun making these things. :-)

I have a gift bag and a headband I also made from this same yarn, but they're not completely done yet so I'm not posting any pictures of them here yet.

One Project Becomes Many

I had bought an 8.5 ounce skein of Bernat Baby Sport yarn in Tiny Tulips with the intent of making a baby blanket - my last post was about this intended project in fact.  I had to buy a second skein to finish the baby blanket and then, I was left with most of this second skein.  I was so in love with the color I decided to make more baby things.  By the time I lifted myself out of the fog that was Tiny Tulips yarn, I had made a pair of baby booties, two baby hats and an adult size head band that now needs a flower added to it to complete it.

Where are the pictures of these lovely, cutesie things I have wrought with my two hands and a couple of crochet hooks?  I haven't taken any yet - :-)  That is on tomorrow's agenda.  Oh yes, I almost forgot, I also made a gift bag. I need a length of ribbon to complete it.

So anyhoo, tomorrow will be picture day, and you'll get to see what I made when I was lost in the Tiny Tulip fog. :-D

Just Had To!

I went to Wal-Mart today with the purpose of getting more cotton crochet thread for the tote bag I'm making, and I just had to get something else instead! That something else was a one pound skein of Bernat Baby Sport yarn called Tiny Tulips.  The colors of this yarn are so pretty I couldn't resist!!

I took it home and decided since the yarn was so thin, I'd use the box stitch and a G hook to create the baby blanket.  I plan to make it 38 inches square and then put a border of two rows of single crochet around it.  If anyone has a better idea for the edging, please let me know. :-)

I've already begun the piece and have 15 inches already done so by tomorrow evening I should have a pic of the completed piece posted. :-)

Catching Up-Again

I just got back online after moving from a small efficiency place to a two bedroom apartment. My youngest son came to live with me right before the Christmas holidays this past year so, I needed more space for both of us.  He's 18 now, he was 17 at the time.  He needs his privacy as much as I do.

Now, I'm back on, and I'll be able to post on a more regular basis now. :-)

What have I been up to since I've been offline?  I made five baby blankets for various co workers for their babies. One was a premie so I had to be quite selective on the yarn I used.

I'm going to list my current projects and post pics of them as I finish them so you can see what I'm doing.


Tote bag - using Sugar N Cream cotton crochet thread in yellow.
Afghan - using off brand from Big Lots in pewter blue
Mixed media Necklace - lots of different beads in different dark hues
Blanket - Homespun in Lagoon
Gothic style Choker - mixed media with this one too.


I'll post pictures of some things I've finished already in the next few days as well. :-)