Feb 8: Heart Afghan Square (Love) - COMPLETED

Pattern #39: Heart Afghan Square

This pattern is just too cute. This was designed by Crochet 'N' More and I absolutely adore it! How perfect would this be for a baby blanket. I'm envisioning a pale pink heart with the white background. They measure 4.5" square, so if I made it 6 squares by 8 squares, it would measure 27" by 36". That seems about right. That means I need to make 48 squares! Wow. Well, it would be worth it for someone special! A labor of love, for someone I love.

I finished my first 6 squares. So I am going to call this completed, officially, even though I plan to make a whole blanket!  Check out my post on the completed blanket here.

How cute is this? (Okay, so I just realized this one is a bit wonky - the rest aren't as weird down at the bottom of the heart)

Feb 7: Box of Chocolates (Love)

Pattern #38: Box of Chocolates

It's Love week over here at Crochet Every Day. Then again, it's Love week on my other blog as well. Love is in the air and all over the blogosphere! I wanted to kick this week off with this pattern from Coats & Clark. It is a project that I labeled, many months ago, as "crochet, candy, hard." That is what I really thought, "this project will be so difficult and I will never be able to do it." However, once I looked at the pattern, I realized it is a bunch of easy stitches, it just look super hard. If only I had looked closely at the pattern before, and not been so easily overwhelmed. But honestly, won't this be the cutest Valentine's Day decoration, once I finish?

Picture from Coats & Clark / Red Heart:

Feb 6: Bon Bon Magnets - COMPLETED

Pattern #37: Bon Bon Magnets

It is the last week of random patterns! It was much harder than I thought to come up with ideas. Following a theme is so much easier. Which is why next week is LOVE / Valentine's day. This pattern can kinda fit into both categories. I mean, you almost always think chocolate when you think about Valentine's Day, right? This is a Lion Brand pattern that looks pretty simple and fun!

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Updated July 1, 2013: I may not have made them into magnets, but these bon bons are still pretty cute! I hot glued the yarn on the top to make the "chocolate swirls," but I wish I had done puff paint. There are some like that on Ravelry. Super cute!

 

 

 

White is pretty hard to photograph well. Sad.
 

Feb 5: Coffee Cup - COMPLETED

Pattern #36: Coffee Cup

Hannah, over at Bittersweet, has an amazing collection of crochet patterns as well as recipes. She's a vegan and makes it look absolutely delightful! I have sent my mom her way a few times, as she is learning to cook vegan for a special member of their ukelele group. If that isn't the most random sentence, I don't know what is! And apparently my proper English has gone by the wayside today. My apologies! Anywho, I found this cute little coffee cup pattern over there, how adorable is it? I think I am going to put a few beans inside, to make it smell AMAZING!

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Updated August 22, 2013: I found this in my craft room and realized that I never blogged about it. I think I finished it a year or two ago. Maybe even during the first year (2010), probably before I had really come up with my system for posting finished products. Whoops! I can tell it is old because of the quality. I overstuffed it and the handle is all wonky. Oh well. It is done for now, and I didn't even put the coffee beans in it!!

Feb 4: Tranquil Wrap

Pattern #35: Tranquil Wrap

This is another find from hours wandering around Lion Brand. How beautiful is this wrap? I may not want to part with it! haha What color should this be? The green is pretty, but I can also see a nice blue or purple looking divine as well!

Picture from Lion Brand:

Feb 3: Flower Scarf

Pattern #34: Flower Scarf

This pattern was a reader-submitted. As I said before, I will take requests. Please let me know if you find something that you think I would like to showcase. Lisa, my sister in law, found this pattern from Applehead and requested that I post it on my blog. How cute is this pattern? And yet, why do I have a feeling that she wants me to make this for her? haha Now - what color palette should I use for those pesky flowers?

Here is the original picture from Applehead:

Feb 2: Cupcake Hat - COMPLETED

Pattern #33: Cupcake Hat

I was thinking about what random / miscellaneous things I could find to crochet, and it came to me: a cupcake hat! Thankfully, Teresa had posted this on Ravelry the day before. I quickly got to work. Currently I am still working on this (the special order baby blanket it taking a huge chunk of time!), but I love it so far! And make sure you check out the rest of Teresa's blog. She has tons of awesome patterns and videos (if you are new to crocheting, definitely watch her videos)!

I finished this one on March 5, 2010. It is not the most amazing project that I did, but it's cute. The hat is a bit too long though, and too narrow for my head. Maybe I will give it away. Or sell it. Here is my picture:

Feb 1: Sardines Cat Toy - COMPLETED

Pattern #32: Sardines Cat Toy

Can you believe we made it to February? Wow, I am already one month in. I'm giving myself a little pat on the back right now! It takes 40 days to make a habit, so I have heard, and I am currently at 32! Woo hoo! Anywho, I found this cat toy on Lion Brand's site and thought it was too cute. I will probably stuff it with some catnip for our little boys... only 3 more months and H2 & Oreo (or Halvsies & Michael, as my wonderful hubby calls them) can have catnip!

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Updated 3/31/2011:  I made these little sardines for the Iron Craft Challenge.  Very happy with how they turned out.  I modified the original pattern a bit.  I turned after each row on the tin sides, and then crocheted the lid straight onto the tin, rather then crocheting and then sewing on.  A little harder to figure out, but I think it made it that much easier in the end (and way less ends to weave in)!  Oh yeah, and the cats go by Halvsies and Skweaks now.. we have since figured out that they are a boy and girl... not two boys!

Jan 31: Chapstick Holder - COMPLETED

Pattern #31: Chapstick Holder

I decided not to make this week specific, but rather a week of miscellaneous patterns. I hope you enjoy this week's random collection. I picked this pattern because my wonderful hubby requested something to put his chapstick in on his keychain... this looks like it will do, right? This pattern was made by Lynn Szwalkiewicz and you can find more of her work here.

I finished these up earlier in the month, because Matthew had been asking for them for so long! I ended up making 2 and keeping one of them for myself. I think these took like 15 minutes each. Here are the crappy pictures from my phone, until we get a good camera! Oh and I kept the first one, he likes the camo / neutral colors better.

Jan 30: Wrist Warmers (Winter) - COMPLETED

Pattern #30: Wrist Warmers

This is our last pattern in Winter Week, almost the same as the first. They are longer and have these cute little ridges on the end. How cute are they? They are designed by Rachel over at Crochet Spot.

I love the blue color of these wrist warmers. And they do keep my wrists warm! I just wore them in Mexico this past weekend. I also like the way they are "ribbed." It gives them a cute look.

I used a size I crochet hook and Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn. I really love her yarn, it's pretty solid and beautiful.