National Craft Month Project #1

My first completed project of National Craft Month, an afghan I had started a while ago. I've been working on it the last two days. I really like the way it turned out and I love the yarn, it's the Lion Brand Homespun. It's a really soft and fluffy yarn that just makes you want to wrap up in.

I started this one when I found out Tim and Allison were pregnant. Guess what? They're going to have a boy. So, it looks like I will be saving this one for someone else's baby.

Here are a couple of closeups so you can see the flowers.

I also added a scalloped edge to finish it off. There are 81 squares of yellow and lavendar raised flowers. It's a little bigger than anticipated orginally but you know how it goes. Short a couple of squares so you buy another skein of yarn and don't want to waste it so you keep making more squares. Anyway, I've enjoyed making it and someone will love it.

Please share what you've been creating. Oh, and big thanks to Chocolate on the Keyboard's blog for mentioning me for National Craft Month.

Create...it's good for the soul.

My first 2 hats

Crocheted hats seem to be all the rage these days. I crocheted some trim on a few beanies for my nieces for Christmas and they love them. But I wanted to give full hats a try.

The bright one is made of granny squares...anyone who crochets learned that one first I think. The top square has 5 sides to it. I even added a brim.

The brown hat is a blend of 2 super soft yarns...one has mohair in it. Anyway, it's squared off at the top and has an upturned brim. Now I'm not a hat person, but I really like it.

These are the beanies I made for my nieces. Oh so simple, but they love them. In fact I need to make them a few more for their friends.