baby bear hat

Yesterday when I was making the pumpkin hat I found this pattern on the same site.  It's supposed to be a monkey hat but I made the ears a bit different and am calling it a bear hat.  It took a really long time to make this hat but I shouldn't have been surprised since it was crocheted with a size H hook and the whole thing is sc.  Ugh!  Such a different from the super fast pumpkin hat from yesterday.  I used six strands of yarn for the ties instead of the three that it recommended.  Also I'm not a fan of starting with the "magic loop" so I always crochet a little loop and then use that instead.  And I also don't like crocheting in the round so I join my rounds and end up with a seam.  I don't like using a marker and counting so much.  I made a couple of bear hats before but sold both of them so it's nice to have another one.  I'll save this for the baby.  It'll be a great prop for pictures and also for photos.  I saw one blog where the mom took a picture of the baby with the same bear every week to see how the baby was growing.  It was really cute.  Maybe I'll do something like that with the hat and one of my favorite stuffed bears.  Living in colder weather has made me realize that earflaps are pretty much a necessity.  I'm thinking about adding earflaps to a couple of hats that I often wear.  In AZ I enjoyed having a hat to wear but didn't need the extra protection that ear flaps would offer.  Worked on this in between dishes and laundry this afternoon which reminds me that I need to put the last load in the dryer so I'd better be off to do that.  Just wanted to share my latest creation.

newborn pumpkin hat

My friend is having a baby next month and I'm constantly sending her links to things I think she should make for her newborn.  When I saw her yesterday I asked her if she was going to crochet a pumpkin hat for her baby since he'll be born in Oct.  She said she wouldn't have time since she already has a long list of projects she's working on.  I babysat this afternoon for a bit so I took this project to work on while the kids were napping.  It actually worked up really fast.  This is the pattern I used.  I'd never made a hat quite like this one before.  If I did another one I would make some changes to the top.  Also it looks really small to me.  I'm used to large babies with giant heads but I suppose this might fit a normal size baby.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see when her baby is born if this will fit him.

Another Juice Can Cozie

After I made the first two juice can cozies I made this one.  I didn't have pictures of it to include in the post the other day so it gets a post of its own.  I can hardly wait to make another pitcher of juice so that I'll have another juice can to cover.  So cute!

Frozen Juice Canister Cozies

The inspiration for this project came from a niece who had been using a plastic frozen juice container for a pencil holder.  It had been previously decorated with paper but didn't match her newly redecorated room so she had removed the former decorative elements and it was waiting to be redone.

 I used her favorite color - Orange and crocheted this up similar to the soda can cozies I've made before.

 Of course I had to add a gigantic daisy to spruce it up.  I walked all the way over to her house in the heat to give it to her but they were gone so I messaged her on facebook to come over later and she did.

I had an extra juice container so I made one for her sister as well who just redecorated her room too.  They seemed pretty happy with them.

Great for back to school presents or teacher gifts.

STaCeY

I saw something like this a few months back on etsy and I was so excited to discover that my name could be spelled with elements from the periodic table.  How nerdy huh?  Once we find out if we are having a cowboy or a cowgirl and start brainstorming names I think we should make sure whatever name we pick can be spelled out of the periodic table so I can make a print like this for the baby's room.

Black Flower Hair Clip

So much for my good intentions!  Going back to work and other projects have prevented me from blogging but I have been crafting.  One fun project I made this past week is this giant flower hair clip.  I thought 4" across was a little big but I tried it on and it actually looks great.  It's for a Senior Photo Shoot.  She's going to wear a black sweater so I think this will look great in her hair and stand out nicely against her blond hair.

Hello Again!

I can't believe it's been a month since my last blog post.  Well I guess I can.  I haven't felt all that motivated in the crafting dept. or in anything else for that matter but I have a great excuse!  I'm 12 1/2 weeks pregnant.  We heard the baby's heartbeat yesterday and it was so exciting and such a huge relief.  I've had a couple of miscarriages so we wanted to wait a bit before we told everyone.  So I'm sure I'll be doing a lot of baby crafting in the next 6 months before the baby arrives.  Now I just have to wait patiently until I find out if it's a girl or a boy!  For now, I'll just keep collecting ideas and trying to finish up as much ongoing projects as possible.

A couple weeks ago I came across this amazing blog with some great patterns on it.  I have to admit that there are tons of cute amiguri patterns out there but normally I don't have the desire to try them.  I'm not a big fan of crocheting a bunch of pieces, stuffing them and then sewing them together.  The closest I ever came to this was the gnome I crocheted a couple Christmases ago which is so cute and I love it but it's not something I would make all the time.  But obviously I had to attempt it when I found this pattern for this adorable unicorn from Despicable Me!  I was instantly in love and couldn't wait to crochet it and absolutely love it and am tempted to carry it around with me everywhere I go.

When I showed it to my mom via skype she said it wasn't safe for a baby with the sew on eyes.  I told her it's not for the baby - it's for me.  I started on another one of her patterns for a minion but I haven't finished it yet.  Guess I'd better get back to it since my hubby wants it.

I have a couple more finished projects to blog about so hopefully get a chance to post again tomorrow.

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