Baby Blushes.......an improvised design........

Will post the pattern a little later. 

Hugs and smoochies xoxox

Boottee's galore.....

Well, its been a while since I posted here, while I have crocheted quite a few cotton headbands, other than that I have not had time for much creating in my travels so the past couple of days being stuck at home with the flu I have been knitting away at some easy knits......

After my friend telling me how her babies pair of these boottee's I made were her favourite as they don't slip off the babies feet and they are small enough to actually fit a newborn. I thought I had better make some more.....they are all made in acrylic blends and are from the basic Bernat pattern .  I can recommend them as a quick and easy knit.  I made all of these in the past two evenings.....

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I changed the front section in some pairs, this time I left the front but in the green pair I decided to add a pattern and a frill finish, just to say how it looked. I am thinking whether or not to add ribbon but really it does not need it to keep the boottees on....

The hats were really easy too and are a free pattern through Bernat too. I don't have the link right now but its at www.bernat.com/glossary and is called Bernat Softee Baby if you want to try it. I made the first one a little different using smaller needles and two less rows of stocking stitch between holes. The green one was made with bigger needles and I added a little point at the end. The basic pattern is very easy and straight forward to follow.....

So would you like to meet my new little babies? Sure you would......gotta love it when their mamas send me pictures on my phone. It really makes my day. 

This is Logan my nephew, sporting some Aunty K' knits..... he looks so tiny here but he is a chubby bubba now at six weeks old....I will have to knit him some bigger clothes.....

And here is my little friend Natalie Grace who arrived at home weighing a tiny little 2 kilo's. She is sporting some Aunty K knits and crochet too......see she is wearing a pair of those boottees... the first pair that I made I do believe  :-) Being the first girl to come along in ages, she scored quite a few knits from Aunty K.....these are just some of them......

Ahh they are so adorable these babies don't you think? I do! :-) 

I am still waiting on the arrival of two more babies, one friend is expecting a little boy and my sister in law overseas is having a little girl. So back to my knitting! 

Hugs and smoochies all xoxoxox

Purple baby sling....

I finished this a while ago and was going to wait till I made a motif or had a baby to model in it before showing it, but the motif I had in mind did not quite work out AND my friend and I decided to use a dolly model instead. She is a bit small but it gives you the basic idea. Of course with a real baby inside the sling will look bigger!

The sling is for my sister who is due with her first baby in 3 weeks. Her partner will be carrying the baby in the sling too, so its a bit longer than it should be on me. If it does not fit him properly, I will adjust it when the baby is born. I am flying down to Melbourne with my boys in a week and a half to hopefully be with my little sis for the birth. We are praying he does not come early!

Oh how I miss my baby wearing days! Sometimes! LOL I am so loving the crocheted slings though as I never had one like this, and I loved carrying little peanut around in the one I made for her! They are so cozy and comfy! And NO, I don't see any more babies in our future.  Looking forward to some grandkids one day though!

Happy crafting everyone! Hugs and smoochies xoxoxoxox


UPDATE 5/4/14: The pattern that this sling was based on comes from the Eco Living book and is called Mothers Love Sling. I improvised this one to omit the ring and make it to fit snug on the recipient.   If you would like to purchase the book it is available at Shop Red Heart for $4.99.

This is a picture of my original sling made from the pattern in the book....we found it a little big for the newborn, hence the reason I adapted it the next time.....

Friday night wonders......

One has to wonder if one is getting on in age when one spends a Friday night, curled in front of the fire creating little knitted and crocheted wonders. Hmmmmm? Nice results though........a couple of extra's to go along with the golden dayz gift package....

Might just have to do something similar tonight! All my girls are down in Melbourne celebrating my second daughters 21st. Wish I could have been there but I am going down in a couple of weeks to stay so can't complain! Hope they are having a blast!

Rainbow baby.....

Nice quick little project inspired by Debbie (click here for pattern link), found on Ravelry.  I had a bit of left over rainbow wool that I wanted to use up and this was super easy.  Did not quite understand the underarm instructions but went ahead and used a standard approach and it worked. I also made it a tiny bit longer. All in all, very quick and easy to whip up. I made this one this afternoon. 

I chose some cute little apple buttons to finish it off......

Spent a lovely afternoon, outside in the sunshine, crocheting with my friend Kel. Hope you all are having a good weekend too! 

Hugs and smoochies xoxoxo

Fingerless gloves.....

Those who follow my main blog may remember me making a gazillion pairs of these gloves last year for cold hands...they proved so quick and easy to make and so popular that I have to admit to getting pretty sick of making them after a bit.

BUT with an impending trip to Melbourne in the middle of winter coming up in a couple of weeks, Zak was dismayed to find he could not locate one of his custom made green gloves, so he asked me to whip him up another pair pronto! And I did, in one evening which was great! 

 

He chose the blue acrylic wool, so I am not sure how long they will last but as there is plenty more of it, I guess it does not matter. I much prefer to make gloves with pure wool as it is much warmer and tends to last a lot longer before pilling. Oh well, we have one happy customer and thats what counts! Zak! Do you think you could put the book down for a minute and show us your gloves?

Thanks lovely!

Now here's hoping he does not wear them out before our trip! They have not been off his hands much these past two days.

These gloves are so easy to make and are basically a square folded in half. As there is no thumb piece its a great project for  a beginner to try! 

I found that 36 stitches wide  will fit most pre-teens to small adult hands. Using 8 ply wool and 4mm (size 8) needles, I casted on 36 stitches and knit 2 purl 2 for a couple of inches or desired lenght for cuff. Then work in stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row till it covers the hands just below the knuckles.  Then work another inch or so of knit 2, purl two for the rim. Sew the sides leaving a small gap for your thumb. Too easy!

Of course you can play around with different patterns and lengths according to what your recipient prefers. I have made these in many different patterns and lengths, but the standard ones seem to be the most popular. More practical I guess?

Today I am hoping to get stuck into another of my UFO projects, but not sure how that will pan out as I am itching to start a new one! LOL 

Happy crafting everyone! Wishing you,  a peaceful and joyful weekend! 

Hugs and smoochies xoxoxox

Golden dayz.......complete...among others things...

Well I actually finished Golden Dayz a few weeks back but have only just got around to sewing on the buttons....it turned out very nice and snuggly. The cabling in the arms is actually made seperately and then sewn on which I was not too keen on but it did turn out nice in the end...

Getting a decent picture has proved a bit of a mission, could not seem to get the lighting right..oh well...these will have to do! 

Also of late, I have been working on a little crocheted jumper in 4ply pure wool,  which I finished today......

And some boottees....blue ones...awaiting some ribbon...

And yellow ones......

I still have several UFO's I need to get done but for now am looking at making some gloves for my son as he has lost one of his old ones, and a couple of hats for babies who are on the way. Hoping to get them finished quickly as I am leaving town soon! 

Hugs, hope you are all well xoxoxoxox