Oh Baby!: Booties and Hats

Can you believe it? I already have finished the second blanket! I can't believe it myself. 

It turned out pretty nice. Ben likes it too! So that makes me feel better and that I chose the right colors and pattern. 

Working on the Ripple

The blanket is nice because its soft, not too big and not too small. I can imagine, when the baby comes, laying the baby on it or laying it across a car seat in the winter.

Most of the yarn used in it was Red Heart Soft. The yarn selection I had was pretty expansive, but this particular yarn seemed to fit the bill perfectly. The denim colored yarn I had on hand from one of my other baby projects, unfortunately I forget what brand.

 Lucy's ripple pattern from Attic 24 was simple to use and very easily learned. With the results I got, I am entirely happy! Defined colors and a fun pattern to boot.

Beautiful finished project!

I twiddled my thumbs for a little bit after I finished the blanket. But it didn't take long to find some more yarn to use and a cute pattern as well!

The yarn I found is Plymouth Yarn Dream Baby DK  that I found at a local second hand store. It was fairly priced and even though at the time I didn't know I was having a boy, the light blue and speckled white was perfect for any baby.

So I made a cute little cupcake hat found in a specifically baby and kids crochet magazine. It turned out pretty cute.....

Then I thought, maybe some more booties would do. So I used a cute little gumdrop booty pattern found in the same magazine. They turned out so cute and the baby has a matching set!!

I still have some of that yarn left, so I'm in process of making another set. A friend of mine is also having a boy and I plan on sending the set to her. 

Twin booties and hats.

Just a little something to get her started!

My next baby project I will be making another little cardigan for my little one. I realize it will be awhile, most likely before he wears it. But it is so cute and classic.

Start of Cardigan

By then, I think (and hope) I'll be all done with things baby for awhile. Because I still have projects I want to try for myself....like a pair of socks and a shawl for my writing room.

Well that is all I have for today!

Oh Baby!

Well, I don't know if you caught it in my New York, New York post, but my husband and I are pregnant!

We found out we are expecting a little boy! Just another one to add to Ben's already large family clan.

So since I've known I've been pregnant I've been hooking away at the next baby project. One of them I've been waiting to do for a long time. It is a cute blanket found in Vanna's Choice: Color it Beautiful Afghans book  I purchased. It is inspired by the log cabin effect you can get by quilting.

 It is already finished! I whipped it up so quick that I had to frog one line because I had already reached the size limit.

It looks great. I love the yarn and the colors. The yarn I used is called Stylecraft Life DK. I heard about it from one of my favorite blogs Attic 24.

The yarn is a fantastic mix of acrylic and wool, so you don't miss out on the refined wool, but you can machine wash it, which is a plus. Especially since it is a baby blanket.

Log Cabin Baby Blanket

Before I knew it was a boy, I decided to make some booties. They are cute little high tops! I made them green in an effort to be "neutral". They got rave reviews on facebook. I hope you enjoy them!

Next project on the list is another baby blanket...Ben thought there was way too much pink in the other one to really be a boy's blanket. In all fairness, I bought the beautiful yarn before I knew what we were having, plus I was following the pallet given (to some extent).

I have started the next baby blanket. It is now a navy blue, denim, tan and green one. Again, inspired by Attic 24. I am using Lucy's ripple pattern . It is a classic pattern and since it won't have any holes, baby's feet won't get stuck.

Sneak peek!

I'm not planning on making it super big, unfortunately I don't off hand know HOW big. So I'm just going with the flow.

I think that'll be it for baby projects, even though I might find I want to make more, since I have some cute baby yarn I came across at a second hand store. But we will see.

Thanks for stopping by! See ya next time.

Spring has Sprung!!

The weather has been a bit trying this year. It would snow, then all of it would disappear. Then after the snow we ended up with cold rainy days. 

In late April some of the state received some snow.Thankfully where I live we didn't receive anymore, we just had dreary rainy days for several weeks.

 The last couple of days have been extremely warm. The plants have enjoyed growing in the weather.

Luckily we have a few plants that made it through the rough patches the Iowa weather has handed us. We are pleased to have  a  blooming, bleeding heart and some tulips to enjoy.

I am very thankful that we have gotten out of the nasty weather!

A Completed Goal: Animals Finished

I finally stitched up my last animal!! Boy has it been a little bit of a ride, trying to figure out which animals I would do and if I had the yarn to do it.

I finished off the animals with a Boston Terrier, a teddy bear and another lion. They turned out super cute.

 I hope that they will bring happiness to the intended children! I hope their parents will be able to choose ones that will fit their children as well.

I'm not sure what else to say, except I made my goal of twenty-eight animals and I look forward to the hopefully positive feedback I get.

Course once an animal is made another pregnancy is announced...but I hope to get one to everyone!