On the Wings of an Angel

I found this pattern a few months ago. It was the first time I had ever tried making anything like it, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to do. I just finished another one last night:

This is for my sister's new granddaughter, Margaret Rose. I will include the purple hat that I made the other day to go with it:

I will also add a onesie for her to wear underneath it. The yarn I used is Caron Simply Soft; color is Baby Brights Ombre. This is fast becoming my new favorite yarn; it is reasonably priced (especially if you can find it at Wal-mart) and really lives up to its name, as it is very soft. It also comes in a wide range of colors. If you've never used it before, I urge you to try it... you'll like it!

Three More Baby Hats

I finished three more baby hats today:

As I looked through what I had made, I realized I had more hats for baby girls than for boys. I must admit it is so much fun to add the flowers and ribbons to the girls' hats! So I left the red and yellow hats plain, with no decoration.
I also started working on a blue one (forgot to take a pic of it) that is a different pattern than what I have made. All of the hats I have made so far start at the top of the hat and are made in the round; the blue one I started is made from side to side, so it will be interesting to see how that turns out.  I also found a new book today while shopping at Jo-Anns... more on that later in the week.

Monday Monday

It's another rainy day here in the desert (two days in a row now); that makes for good crocheting! Here are a few FO's since I last posted:

I was inspired by Ghost's blog to make one of these for my Mom:

And another inspiration was Molly with her spiral scrubbies. I tried it, but it came out really strange looking, so I frogged it and will try it again another time! I found another tawashi pattern and here are those:

 

I will work on more baby hats and blankets today, as I think I will drop off my donation to the hospital later in the week. Hope you have a very happy Monday :)

Signs of Spring

Look what bloomed in my backyard:

I've got more daffodils getting ready to bloom in the front yard too! The desert has some neat plants; these are a succulent:

I think they are called a pink ice plant; I've had them in this pot for years, and every year it blooms with these bright pink flowers. Hope you enjoy this glimpse of spring!

More Baby Hats!

I am getting addicted to this pattern! It is so quick and easy... I can do one of them in about an hour. I made two more today:

The green one is a little smaller, switched to a smaller hook for that one. I forgot to mention that I am using 3/8 inch wide ribbon, as it fits through the DC stitches perfectly. Barbara commented that these would be great for Easter and she is right... there is a lot of cute Easter ribbon in the stores right now that would look really cute with this! Hope you try this pattern out, I think you will really like it.

I'm Loving This Pattern!

Here is the new baby hat I wanted to try:

Isn't it just the cutest??? Found the pattern on Ravelry (it's called "Simply Sweet Baby Hat" if you want to get the pattern). It is made with Caron Simply Soft, which is an absolute joy to work with. I love the addition of the ribbon, makes it really girly. I found several cute ribbons on my trip to Jo-Anns, so I'm off to make more hats! 

I'm a Gemini...

But you probably could already figure that out... LOL! We Geminis tend to be mercurial in nature, flitting from this to that on a moment's notice.  As you have seen, that is very true in my crocheting; I am always looking for new patterns and projects, and never tend to stay on any one project for too long. Here are a couple more FO's:

I love doing the crochet edging on already-made baby blankets. I found some for $1 at Wal-mart (yes, only a dollar!) so thought I might donate some of them along with my baby hats. They are so easy to do, you just buy the blankets with the blanket stitch already done around the edge and you crochet into that. The baby hat is a new pattern I found on Ravelry (love that site!) that I wanted to try. I've already got another new hat pattern to try, but must run to Jo-Ann's for ribbon. I'll post pics later!