Candy Corn Cat Sweater

I made Mustard a Halloween costume this year.  I found this cute Candy Corn Pet Sweater pattern from DIY Maven and decided that Mustard should get one.  I only made it for one of my cats because I knew my other cat wouldn’t let me get anywhere near him with a crochet sweater without it entailing me loosing skin.  Although, the thought of matching sweaters is tempting... 

I think the sweater turned out good.  If I had to do it again I would make it longer because Mustard has a long body.  Mustard didn't really mind it, but he was walking around backwards because he couldn't figure out what had a hold on him.

If you have a Ravelry account you can see my project details here.

Crochet Sampler Afghan

Can you believe it…another finish!  These have been far and few this year.  I started this crochet sampler afghan in May and just finished it the other week.  It’s been a busy year with school and work, not leaving much time for projects.  Here is the link for the pattern I used.  I added 4 extra squares to make the lap blanket a little bigger so it ended up being 4x4 squares.  I used "I Love This Yarn" from Hobby Lobby.  If you have a ravelry account more project details are here.

 

 

Maybe if I'm lucky I'll finish something else this year.

Packers Brimmed Crochet Hat

My friend’s dad asked me to crochet him a beanie in Packers colors with a brim.  I found this freecrochet pattern.  I cut out a piece of plastic canvas to help hold the brim form.  This hat looked pretty cute on Doreen so she let me take her picture in it again.

Brown Bunny

I haven’t completed many projects this year since I started going to school on top of working full time.  I finally finished this little bunny set for a co-worker that is having a baby boy.  You can see my project details in Ravelry for the Brown Bunny.  I got this pattern from InnerHooker etsy site. 

Bunny hat, I made this pattern for 3 to 6 months. 

 Here is the front of the diaper cover.

Back of the diaper cover.

Front picture of the hat and diaper cover.

I wanted a picture of the front of the bunny hat and the tail on the back of the diaper cover.  I think the tail is my favorite part.

Minion Beanie

I made this Minion Beanie for my Mother-In-Law.  Sorry I can’t provide a link to a pattern because I didn’t use one.  I used a basic beanie hat pattern that I crocheted in yellow and included a black strip.  Then I made a black circle out of double crochets, and changed to white on the second row.  The goggle is then completed out of grey single crochets until it became the size I imagined.  I stuffed it and sewed it onto the hat.  I then stitched on a mouth and tied hair on top.  I’m pretty proud of myself for not using a pattern, but I did not write down what I did as I went.  Maybe next time I will remember.

Craft making has slowed down since January for me since I am going back to school and working full time.  I still have a few projects under way but the progress is slow.

Good Feelings

Nothing makes me happier as when people tell me that they love and use the items I make for them.  I made my friend's son a snow camo beanie because he liked the one Mike was wearing (in this post).  She said he wears it everywhere and tells everybody that it is a "2 of a kind" hat.  This makes me so happy that he loves that simple little hat.  I can't ever tell him that there are actually 3 matching snow camo hats out there in the world...I did make a third one for a friend! 

I do get stupid comments sometimes.  Mike gave a beanie to one of his co-workers who had been asking him for one. I guess his co-worker's wife asked whose Grandma made that hat (haha)!  She must not be a fan of my crochet items.  Well...I guess you can't win them all!