My First Haekelbeutel

I love, love, love this bag. http://www.stricksucht.de/anleitungen/crochetedbag.pdf I see many more in my crochet future. I did regular granny squares & joined as I went.(that took a little more thought) I used an I hook & Red Heart solid, Red Heart multi, & a mystery skein of burnt orange(gotta love inherited stash).


In progress pics.





The straps are each ch70 then half double crochet(us) around strap & top of bag twice(once in orange & once in green).


And finally TA-DAA! I'm just loving the color combo. So pretty. I might eventually line it, but not till I decide what I'm gonna use it for.

Giant Granny Ta-Da

I finally finished up the giant granny afghan. I used this pattern to get started. http://iamtotallyobsessedwithyarn.blogspot.com/2006/01/granny-square-pattern-with-pictures.html Then grannied to my hearts content. It's so relaxing. Made with Red Heart Super Saver and an I hook.

The edging is just 4 rounds of single crochet.(us) I think it gives a nice finish.

VVS Baby

Sorry for the lack of posts. I hadn't been crafting for a while. I started crocheting again in June. There should be a few ta-daa posts coming up. I've been crocheting like crazy. lol


I've been wanting to make an afghan using this pattern. http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2006/11/vintage_vertica.html I finally did it. Using up a bunch of Bernat Baby Coordinates and Caron's Simply Soft scraps that I had left over from other projects. It's 90 stitches long & 55 rows wide. I held 2 strands together & used a N hook. I love how it turned out. It's so very soft & plushy.



The edging is a round of single crochet(us), then a round of reverse single crochet.(link in my sidebar under crochet 101)


I had a bunch of scraps left still so I started a giant granny to use some more up. Here's the start. 2 strands held together & a N hook. Have to wait for some more simply soft left overs to finish it.

Ripple TaDa!

I finally finished the ripple for the livingroom. Hubby has already claimed it. LOL It's been 8 months in the making. The post I did at the beginning of this is here.

The trim is 2 rows of single crochet.

I had a bunch of yarn leftover so I've decided to do a giant granny to use it up. I might have to buy a little bit more. ;)

WIPs Update

I thought I'd post a few update pics.

Scrap Ripple~

Mom's Ripple~

Scrap Hexagon~

Snowflake Garland~

MIL's Cro-hook Afghan~

2 Little Grannies

Working on afghans for a nephew & a great niece for christmas. Don't ya just love those colors?

Here's the Neon Granny.

And the Girly Granny.

I forgot to get pics of the finished afghans before I gave them, because it got rushed right before Christmas.

Ripple is finished.

Remember when I started this pretty blankie. http://crochetedsass.blogspot.com/2009/10/fun-afghan.html Well, I'm finally getting around to posting the finished pics for the granny ripple. I really enjoyed this pattern & love how the color combo turned out. My Mumsy loved it so much I wasn't sure it would make it to the charity auction. LOL


Close-up of the trim.



And here's a fully laid out shot.

Hexaghan update #3

I've gotten a bit more done on my scrapghan, so I thought I'd put up some pics.

This is such a fun pattern, & I'm really using up some scraps.

Here's the bag I'm keeping everything in.


Here's the ones that are done & joined.

2 & 3 rounds in.

And a pile of yo-yos.

Ruffles, Stripes & Hexes, Oh my!

Happy Halloween all!!! I thought tonight I'd get caught up on project pics.(i've fallen behind...bad shelley)

Here's all the ruffled girly scarfs I've done. Aren't the colors just delish.

And here's my stripey boy scarfs. Plain & simple, but oh so stylish. I'll put up a pattern soon.

And yummy scrap-granny-hexagon-afghan progress. I'm having way to much fun using up my scraps.

Scrapghan

Well my bits n' bobs of leftover yarn are threatening to take over, not just my craftroom, but the whole house.(next the world mmwhahaha) So I've decided a scrapghan is in order. I think this hexagon one by Attic24 will be just the trick. http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html

I'm not sure how big I'm gonna make it. I guess I'll just keep adding on till I run out of scraps or it gets to big to haul around. (heehee)

Here's my first hex. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Fun Afghan

Sorry I haven't been posting lately. I didn't do much crafty stuff for a bit. I'm working on a granny ripple afghan right now. These are so easy once you get them started, & I love the look.



Here's the pattern I'm working on. http://www.citiusa.com/grannyripple.html


Here's a pic of my half done afghan.