Overdue Update

I'm quite overdue in posting, but that doesn't mean I am not working! I definitely did not finish all 365 project by the start of year, but I am not giving up! I plan to finish all of the projects someday. Little by little I'm working my way through them. Updates will come soon, as I get pictures of projects. Here are a couple of phone pictures of recent work... 

Unraveling....

Sometimes I'll be working on one of these projects and I just don't like it. So I take a pic, call it done, and unravel. It's just not worth my time to finish something I'll never wear or use. Here are a couple of those projects (and one that I finished).

August 3: Rainbow Bright Blanket. I wanted to like this blanket. Obviously I kept going for awhile, but I just couldn't get into it. So last night I made the decision to unravel. I feel so much better now. Let's breathe a sigh of relief and focus on the other, much cuter, blanket that I'm working on!

 

January 8: Bubblegum Scarf. This one was fun, but again I just could not get into it. It was a Christmas gift for a friend and after a few rows I decided it was just not right. Maybe the yarn was too stiff, and it would have looked cool with a soft loose stitch, but it was just too big and bulky with the yarn I use. Oh and hey, there's one of my sidekicks!

 

Lastly, the January 7: Winter Wear Scarf. I finished this one just in time to wrap and give to a friend. So this is the only picture I got. It's cute, but pretty much identical to the basket weave scarf (except this one was sets of three not single basket weaves)! hahaha

 

That brings me to 161 completed projects. Not even close to halfway, and I finished the goal year. But it's okay. I can still chip away at my list of projects. :) How often do you just unravel and start over??

Starry starry night (or day)

This blanket is finish number one hundred fifty eight. 158. That means I am at 43% complete. hahaha I won't finish my goal this year for sure. Maybe I should revise it to 2020?? I do love this blanket tho. There were supposed to be little stars sewn around the sky, but I like it just how it is. It's a sunny sunny day, I guess. Not a starry starry night. haha

March 24: Little Star Afghan

 

What have you finished lately?

Finishes 155 & 156

These two projects put me at 42% complete. Do you see that? I'm over 40% finished. Woohoo!! And these are quite random, so bear with me!

155: Onion (Aug 14) (I know the picture is horrible. Sorry! It's hard to capture white crochet!)

156: Glasses Case (June 18)

Finishes 152 & 153 - Movie Munchies

How awesome are these play food items? Adorable, I think!

152: Hot Dog (Feb 26)

153: Movie Munchies (Feb 27)

Do you crochet your food? lol

Finishes 150, 151 & 152

I love finishing projects. Who doesn't? Plus I am ALMOST at halfway. hahaha No way I will finish all of the projects, but I can aim for halfway!

150: Grad Owl (June 22)

151:  Sundae Oh La La Cheesecake (Mar 7)

152:  Hearts Doily (Sept 22)

Flowers in the Snow

There's something deeply satisfying about finishing a crocheted blanket. Especially one that you've been chipping away at for eighteen months. Haha this one was designed to use up my stash, but I still have so many small balls of yarn left. So of course I started another blanket. But for this moment, I'll go ahead and just enjoy this blanket. It's perfect for snuggling on the couch or laying on the lawn (although it's not as long as me haha). Flowers in the Snow is my 149th finish in my crochet every day challenge. 

This pattern had a lot of weaving in ends. Usually that is my nemesis, but I got smart this time and wove in most of the ends when I was 90% finished. And of course I crocheted over all the ones on the edges. So that when I finished my last round of the border, all I had was that one tail to weave in. And it was done. So good!

 

Gah. So much goodness. What's on your hook right now??

Finishes: 146, 147, & 148 Christmas time!

We may be thick in the middle of summer, but that means it is a perfect time to post about the things I finished last winter. Right? I'm so ready for this Christmas! hahaha These projets make 148 / 365 complete, we are now at 40.5% complete! Yes! And I have three other finished projects that I haven't taken any pictures of yet, which puts me at 41%!! Woohoo!

December 20: Tree Skirt

December 22: Two Trees

April 6:  Cosmos Doily

Finishes: 144 & 145 & good Fortune

I love crocheting play food. I have made that quite obvious before. I also love how quick the projects are to create. Here is my next round of completed projects...

Aug 13: Fortune Cookies

Aug 8: Sandwich

And I crocheted these smore's before realizing it was not in my CED challenge! Whoops! It's super cute though!

Have you crocheted any play food?

Fairy Godmother (pink zebra style)

I am a proud godmother. I like to call myself the #fairygodmother because I think it is awesome. I digress. I found out that I was a godmother to be last fall. And then I found out it was going to be a girl and her room would be all things pink and zebra! So I got my hook going as fast as I could and came up with some super cute baby things for her. Her daddy is into legos, so I made a lego blanket, and I made my own design with the block layout to look zebraish. I also went a little crazy with monograms in zebra print. Now that little Audrey is here, all I want to do is hold her all day long!! First, a few pictures with our precious little goddaughter.

The Lego Blanket was a bit time consuming, since I could not add each block as I made it. But I love how it turned out!!  (Here is a link to my ravelry project page, but you will not find the pattern there. It's a video that I found on pinterest.)

 

The zebra hat is by far my favorite!!! I cannot wait to get pics of the little miss wearing it!! (You can find the pattern at Repeat Crafter Me, and my ravelry project here)

 

...and here you can see how I went just a little applique crazy. Sadly, that's not even all of it!! But how cute are the hoodies? Too stinkin cute, I tell ya!

 

Can you tell gift giving is my love language??

Finishes: 141, 142, & 143

A few more finishes. These would be finishes 141, 142, and 143. Whoa! That means I am now 39% through. Sigh. The basket is perfect for a little Easter decorating next year. The allsort is random, but used up yarn and finished a project (win!) and the radish is just another fun veggie to add to the play food collection for my future offspring. Healthy choices! haha

March 28: Mini Basket

July 22: Allsorts

August 12: Radish

As always, check out the project page for more information, including a link to the pattern and whatever fun facts I decided to share!

What Happened to that List?

I like lists. A lot. I also like to start projects and then get distracted and not finish them. Back in 2012 I created a 2012 To Do List. Now that it's 2014. I should finally update, right.

For instance. I started this post in January (2013). It is now April ehrm June 2014 and I am just now getting around to posting it. Sigh. At least I can update it a bit! Plus side, almost everything is finished now!

Megan’s 2012 Craft List

• Wine Cushion Chair Covers I believe these were done in January 2013
• Two Skirts (Reversible with 2” elastic, other) - finished Reversible in January 2012, finished a few more that summer
• Anthro Top Remake (Happy Together tutorial)
• Hawaiian Shirt Coffee Cozies
• Felt Ornaments
• Sushi Kindle Cover for Mari
• Business Card Holder made these for Christmas gifts 2012 & some for myself
• Baby Blanket for lil Clayton - finished March 2012
• Blankets for Door of Hope - made and shipped some, could still make more
• Cross Stitch – Two Ornaments
• Coggins Doily - Done and done
• Organize Fabric / Craft Room - I did this last summer!
• Crochet Fruit &Veggies -finished January 2012
• Mat Photos (gallery wall) - we did this for the Fire Academy Grad May 2012
• Etch Pyrex & Spice Jars - labels on spice jars Feb 2012, etched pyrex spring 2013
• Patch Jeans - not sure which pair this was, but I do not have any in my craft room awaiting repairs, so I'm good!
• Towel Rug / T-Shirt Rug -finished t-shirt rug March 2012
• 2012 Calendar for Hallway / Matt Desk - too many calendars in the house!
• Finish 40 31 CED projects [Octoberfest Doily Blanket, Gryffindor Beanie, Granny Beanie, Fruit & Veggies, Gingham Blanket, Pinecone, Easter Eggs, Baby Mary Janes, Chocolate Covered Cherries Afghan] Not even going to go back and count!
• Sew a dress for myself
• T-Shirt Braided Headband - did this last summer and last fall (I think I have four different ones now!)
• Bleach shirt (tried March 2012, will succeed someday!)
• Coasters for Sarah's wedding - done in June 2012
• Scrubbies for Joy's wedding - can't remember what I made her, but it was cute!
• Blankets for 3 new babies (whew!) - not sure who got blankets, but I think they all did!
• Crochet Slippers - April 2012
• Crochet Flip Flops - made some for my friend's daughter, but not for myself!
• Ripple Blanket for us / the kittens - most definitely done. The dog bit a hole in it though. But I still use it!
• T-Shirt Sandals (Pinterest) - Fourth of July 2012. They were... Okay.

Embellished Scarf

I just looked at the blog and realized I haven't posted since January. JANUARY! Crazy, I know! And it's not that I haven't been crocheting. I've actually been crocheting up a storm. I am trying to finish my goal by this year, after all. I don't think it will happen, but I'm going for a 75% finish rate! Anywho, I just haven't been blogging about my crocheting. So many pictures have been taken, but they just stay on my camera! Whoops! I'm going to try and catch up soon!  For now, I'll leave you with pictures of this finished project. It was a gift for my mother in love this January.

Scarf: Fashion Scarf (January 9)

Embellishment: Snowflake Earrings (November 19)

The yarn was picked by my mother in love to match a sweater that she has. I love the contrasting snowflake, because it is not the expected flower. Also, it wraps around, which I forgot to get a picture of!

 

As always, click on the links above for more details about the projects!

Star Pattern

There is something fun about a quick and easy project. These stars definitely fit into that category. I love making them when I have just a bit of yarn leftover from a project. Then I can embellish another project, like a coffee cozy, in seconds! The beauty of this project is you can really use any yarn or hook that you desire. And you can mix it up to see what you like best!

Please feel free to use this pattern for personal or small scale sales use. I would appreciate it if you linked back to my pattern if you sell a finished product online. If you sell it at a craft fair, no linkback is necessary. Enough of the small talk, here's what you really want... the pattern!

Star
Supplies:

• Small amount of yarn.  I like worsted weight, but you can just use whatever you have and adapt the pattern accordingly.
• Whatever size hook you want, I usually use a G or an H.

Abbreviations:
Ch - Chain
ss - Slip Stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet

Instructions:
Round 1 - Ch2, 9 dc in Magic Circle, Join in top chain 2.
Round 2 - Ch1, *sc, [hdc, dc, ch2, dc, hdc],* Repeat around (5 points and 5 sc), join with ss in first sc, fasten off.

Just like that, you're done! Sometimes I starch the stars to make the points really defined, and other times I just leave them as they are. Now you're ready to crochet some fun star embellishments!

Feelin the Love

I've made it my goal to complete a TON of crochet project this year. I am trying to crochet projects before the holiday arrives, and I managed to succeed with Valentine's Day! (I also have some post-Christmas projects that I haven't blogged, so that will be fun later lol).

 

First up, the Love Bunny. The pattern suggested two, and it really was easy enough that I could have done it, but this guy is flying solo. He's off to my secret sister in my fire wife group. Adorable, right? Also, I realized that I overprocessed the photo and you can't see the stitch definition. Fail. Click on over to the original post for better pictures.

 

Next up is the Heart Potholder. I have never crocheted a potholder before, and I am still a bit wary to use this guy. But it's thick. So that's promising, right?

 

Lastly, want to see what it looks like when I try to take a picture? Complete chaos behind the scenes! (also, don't be like me and take pictures at 10 pm. Take them with natural light. Unless you have a day job and forget on weekends. Then you are stuck with 10 pm pictures).

Fall Finishes

I finished up a bunch of projects this fall and completely forgot to blog about them!

Little Bat // Gourds // Monster Finger (Chapstick Holder)

 

Here's to starting 2014 off right and finishing things. And we shall see if I actually complete this whole Crochet Every Day challenge this year. It's possible, but a long shot!

Giraffe & Snowman

Good Afternoon! I've been busy crocheting lately. That Flowers in the Snow blanket is coming along quite nicely. Granted, it has been put aside for the moment in the name of gifts to be created, but really, it is quite beautiful!

 

I made this adorable little giraffe awhile back. There was no real reason other than I thought the pattern was cute and I wanted to use up scraps (the blanket wasn't using them up as fast as I thought). Unsurprisingly this did not use up many of the scraps either. Still, I love this guy and am totally saving him for a future child. This one won't be a gift.

 

 

It already looks at home on the couch, with the fleece blanket, quilt, and afghan! I am a woman of many talents (although the quilt was totally made for me, I am not that talented)!

 

Lastly, I whipped up this snowman ornament in an afternoon. It was a CED project (November 30) and became a gift for a fire wife sister. Fun. Right?

 

Headbands!

So I bought this adorable headband / ear muff thing from my friend the other day. I wasn't sure I could pull it off, but I was told that I can. You can't see it in the picture, but it has a fun crocheted flower stitched onto it. Yay! Then I remembered that I had some crochet headbands to make from my challenge. That's why I have been on a crochet headband kick lately...

Ten minutes made this adorable gray headband (Elizabeth), and I sewed elastic to the back so I didn't have to tie it. Perfect!! A bunch of friends fell in love with it, so I made more to give away!

 

The next headband was Laura's headband. I was going to do the elastic on this as well, but ended up using the crochet chain back. To see it worn a different way, check the original post.

 

Last up is this ear muff from Ashton. This is the second pattern that she gave me to review. I love how it turned out, even if the edges curl in a bit when I'm not wearing it (that may also be because I made it a little differently than her pattern). You should definitely check out more of her patterns on her Website, Etsy, or Ravelry. The baby booty patterns that she has are just adorable!

 

I think what I love most about this hat is how versatile it is. First off, it's reversible, so that already gives you two options. It's also designed to look knit, which I think is fun. I have a pink flower to put on it, but haven't attached it to a clip yet, and don't want to sew it on (because that ruins the reversibleness! duh)!