Totes: Christmas 2015

I made these totes for all of my Bible Study ladies. There were 10. I put a pen, notepad, and hand sanitizer in each one.

I also made wine bottle/sparkling cider bottle holders for friends:

For Christmas 2015

HULK

 

 

 

 

THOR

CAPTAIN AMERICA

I thought all of these turned out great! Hulk is way larger than the others, but I think he is that way on purpose. I especially like Captain America, but really they all turned out good. I also made a Wonder Woman, but that was for a little girl for her birthday, these are for Christmas. This is the site that I got the patterns from. The author/creator had copyright issues and so she is offering these patterns for free. I snagged up all of them! http://crochet.craftgossip.com/mary-has-copyright-issues-with-disney-so-she-is-giving-away-these-patterns/2015/06/14/ She wrote excellent step by step instructions that are fairly easy to follow and there are pictures as well of each step.

I made 4 pair of these boot slippers for Christmas gifts for my daughter and granddaughters. I had to use smaller hooks than the pattern called for because I crochet very large apparently. The first pair will be going to someone with a bit larger foot! I bought the pattern here: https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?code=886013&source=NBSSEMB

These slippers worked up quite quickly and are very simple. I'm going to be making more of them for Christmas. I got this as a free pattern several years ago and cannot find it anywhere online.

Batman Snuggle Buddy-October 2015

This is for a 2 year old little boy for Christmas. I thought he turned out pretty cute. I tried stuffing the neck better, but it still seems a bit wobbly to me. I don't know how to remedy that though because I stuffed and stuffed and stuffed some more! Anyway, he is still cute. The Batman emblem is made out of felt and glued onto the doll.

Here is the woman that created all of the super hero patterns: http://crochet.craftgossip.com/mary-has-copyright-issues-with-disney-so-she-is-giving-away-these-patterns/2015/06/14/

Wonder Woman Buddy

This is the finished doll. I enjoyed making her. I thought the hands were a bit hard to figure out, but eventually I managed to get them finished.

The hair was a challenge as well, but I think it turned out okay. A bit poufy, but it will work.

 

 

 

 

The woman that created the patterns for the superhero's is giving them away for free here: http://crochet.craftgossip.com/mary-has-copyright-issues-with-disney-so-she-is-giving-away-these-patterns/2015/06/14/

Apparently Disney told her that she could not sell the patterns so she is offering them free on her site. I picked up patterns for Thor, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Captain America and this Wonder Woman. This one is for a little girl's birthday. When her mom saw these she showed them to all of her children and they all want one. I'll be making the boys each one for Christmas.

April-August 2015

We went on vacation in April to my mother-in-law's in Florida. It was nice to get away, but it was also nice to spend a lot of time crocheting(we watch a lot of TV there!). I started working on Christmas projects. Love the way these turned out and I hope the little ones that get them enjoy them as well:

This one is for a 10 year old. I hope she isn't too old for the fun! The pattern is for an adult blanket and I tweaked it a bit for a smaller version. This was the last one that I made and I added a couple of rows of the yarn that has shiny tinsel like stuff in it. It made it more sparkly, but I found that the price can add up A LOT when you add the fancier yarn. The other 3 I made were less pricey to make because I didn't use the specialized yarn. In another pattern I found the yarn called for had sequins in it and each skein was over 6 bucks. I figured that each blanket would cost about $70! I love these little girls a lot, but I thought that was a bit excessive in price so that is why I looked for a pattern that was less complicated and less strain on the pocketbook.

This is the back side of the blanket. I like the way it has an open flap for the hips and waist, and then a cocoon for the feet.

 I made each one a pillow case to go with their blanket. I had so much left over yarn that I had to do something with it!

This one is for one of my granddaughters. She loves all things bright! She is 6, but will be 7 by the time Christmas rolls around.

This one is for a family friend. I think the blue fits her nicely. She is 4.

This one is for my other granddaughter who loves the color purple. She is 4. 

I'm looking forward to seeing the girls open all of these when we get together on Christmas Eve this year. Now to figure out something to make all of the boys...

Here is the website I got the pattern from: Mad Hooker Crochet

Here's another project I am making:

I'll be giving these to family friends when we gather for Christmas Eve. I thought I would give this and maybe a bucket of popcorn for a couples date night package. While I suppose you could put a bottle of champagne or wine in this, I will be using Sparkling Cider. I used some extra yarn I had from one of the girls blankets(the stuff that has the tinsel in it). I used the pattern from: Suzies Yarnie Stuff

Off to work on more projects! I'm working on 9 personal tote bags for my ladies Bible Study group. I have 2 finished so far. I will be working on slippers and such as well. And still thinking about something for the little boys in the family...

Name Doilies: Christmas 2014

I made one of these for my parents 50th anniversary and the rest I made for Christmas. I think everyone liked them. The only problem is that I crochet so large that even though I used thin thread they still turned out rather big. So I couldn't frame them like I would have liked to because it would have cost a fortune. I cut out foam board(the stuff you use to post science fair projects), covered the boards with black material and then mounted the doily on the material. I figured the person I gave them to could either frame or attach a string to hang them if they would like. Here is the pattern book I used:

I mapped out each name onto graph paper using the letter patterns in this book.

Peppermint Throw

I absolutely love the way this throw turned out! Honestly I printed out a pattern and tried to make this but couldn't understand the pattern. I gave up on it for a while, but it just kept sticking in my mind. I thought I would try again and while looking for the pattern again I found a tutorial. The tutorial was absolutely WONDERFUL! I never once looked at the pattern after watching the tutorial. Step by step video instructions. Excellent!

Here is the Link:

http://thecrochetcrowd.com/peppermint-2/

Christmas 2014

I made 25 sets of these hand towel and dishcloth sets for Christmas this year. I gave each of my Bible Study women a set and then various other people I gave sets to. It took me about a month or so to complete all 25 sets. A lot of TV time! I enjoyed picking out the color combos and deciding who to give which ones to. I now have a bunch of leftover yarn that I am going to make hodgepodge ones for my kitchen.

Here are the sites I got the patterns from:

Dishcloth: http://heather-thegoodlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/29-stitches.html it is my favorite pattern because it is so simple. I've tried more elaborate patterns, but this one is perfect so I am going to stick with it in the future.

Hand Towel: http://peanutzmomspatternplace.blogspot.com/2009/04/hanging-towel-and-matching-dishcloth.html very simple as well. I had bought a book with several different patterns for these hanging towels but didn't like the way they were working up for some reason or other so I found this pattern and I really like it.