pictures of hat, cap, and square

crochet square #73 crochet beanie hat














Chunky yarn cap with brim

cap and hat

Sorry it has been a while since I posted. Over the last couple of weeks I have crocheted a hat, cap, and a square.
The following websites are were I got the patterns for the crochet hat and cap with brim:
Cap with brim
instructions written: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2009/05/crochet-hat-with-brim.html
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ5fgRt8DK0
The cap with brim took me four hours to complete from start to finish. I used a M13 hook which made the cap a little smaller, but I can wear it and so can an older girl.

Crochet beanie hat
written instructions: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/11/flat-top-beanie-cap.html
On the beanie hat it took me about five hours to make.

The crochet square took me five to six hours to complete. The square was a little challenging. The pattern for the square came from the book 101 Crochet Squares by Jean Leinhauser

Sorry about posting

Hi everyone,

Sorry it has been a while since I posted. I have been busy the last couple of weeks and taking care of my self. During the last couple of weeks I have worked om and finished some crochet projects. Two of the crochets projects I finished in one day where two different versions of a baby bib. I will post the pictures of the baby bibs later on during the week or it might even be this weekend.

I am still working on the baby afghan, I did not realize how much time it was going to take to finish it. My goal is to finish the baby afghan by the end of September.

I am also working on a messenger bag that uses granny squares.

I started back at work today, so I will not be posting much during the week. I will do most of my posting on the weekend. I did have a great day, I was able to get back in the pool after not being able to for a week and a half.

Hope everyone has a blessed night and day. Take care of yourself and do not work to hard.

My first dish cloth

Hi everyone,

For my first dishcloth I used Peaches & Creme 4 ply worsted weight 100% cotton yarn and a size H hook by Boyle. I got the dishcloth pattern off the back of the label. I used color #178 Potpourri.The main part of the dish cloth I made without any problems, the edging is where I had some problems I did add a couple of extra stitches.

My first magic pot holder

Hi everyone,

Sorry it has been a while since I posted anything. I have been busy helping and taking care of family members. I finally finished my first pot holder I started the weekend before last. There are different patterns for a magic pot holder, I found the following website very useful and easy to understand, there is also a video to see how Theresa is doing the pot holders.

written pattern instruction website:

http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2010/06/magic-crochet-potholder-with-single.html

video website:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPmG2bFrYM

baby afghan update

Hi everyone,
I have gotten 20 rows of the afghan done. It might take a little longer to make because I had unexpected circumstance and company come up for the week.

Bonny blue earrings

Hello everyone,
Yesterday I made a pair of earrings with crochet thread and a earring finding. I used all pink on this pair. I am making another pair of the Bonny Blue earrings using DMC floss with two colors. As soon as I finish the second pair I will post the picture. The following websites are where the patterns are found. January is the person who made the pattern.

http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Jewelry/Bonny-Blue-Earrings
http://yellowpinkandsparkly.blogspot.com/2009/09/bonny-blue-earrings.html

first baby afghan

Hello everyone,
I am still working on the baby afghan. It looks like it might take two weeks to finish, but that is fine. I just hope that the person I am giving the blanket to loves it.

12x12 square Lemony-Lime-citrus

Late last night I finished a 12x12 square. SmoothFox created the pattern for this square.

http://smoothfoxlover.blogspot.com/

working on baby afghan

Hello everyone,
I have done nine rows on my first baby afghan. Once you start the afghan the pattern is easy to follow. The following link is where I got the pattern from.


http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa062098.htm

My first afghan

Hi everybody,
I am working on my first afghan. I am working on a baby afghan for one of my friends. I have finished three rows so far.

My washcloth

Hi everyone,

I know it has been over a week since I have posted anything. I am in the process of making a washcloth. For the main part of the washcloth I am using single and double crochets. For the edging I am using half double crochets.

one skein summer wrap

Hi everyone,
I finall finished the one skein summer wrap. I am proud of finishing my first wrap even though it has taken me hours and hours to do. I got the pattern from the following website:

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=25834

The pattern called for Caron International One Pound which is 1 skein. I used half of the skein for my project. I did add seven extra chains when I started the project.

one skein wrap

Hello everyone,

 I have finished 79 out of 91 rows on the wrap. Sorry I have not gotten the wrap done. It is taking longer than I thought, but in the long run it will be worth the time and effort. I hope everyone has a blessed, wonderful, and of course a Happy 4th of July.

half way on one skein wrap

Hello everyone,
I am halfway done with the wrap. I only have to do 45 more rows. Everything goes as planned I will finish the wrap tomorrow.

update on one skein wrap

hey everyone,

So far I have gotten twenty row done on the wrap. I had to restart the wrap three times before I finally got it right. Once you get the foundation and rows 1 and 2 done it is almost a breeze. Best thing about this pattern is it repeats itself. I have been working on mine while watching tv. Happy Crocheting!!

picture of one skein wrap

Hello. One of the pictures is what the first row of the skein looks like. The second picture is what the first two rows look like. So far the pattern is pretty easy. The only problem I am having is working with a bigger hook.

one skien wrap

Hello, I am going to work on a one skien wrap. This will be my first wrap. The following websites is where I got the free pattern. You can print the pattern off to make it easier to follow. i am going to use the N-15(10mm) hook because I have one. I did not know someone had picked up a pack of crochet hooks along with three one pound skeins of yarn. When I took the yarn out I found these big plastic crochet hooks. At first I was like how often will I use these and what can I use them on. The plastic hooks I have are Red Heart Crystalites in the following sizes: L-11(8.0mm), M-13(9.0mm), N-15(10.0mm), and P-16(11.5mm).
I will post pictures on the progress of the wrap and of course I will post a final picture of what the wrap looks like.

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=25834

twelve petal flower

Hi everyone,

I made a twelve petal flower. I used five different colors for the rounds. The green and the white were two pieces of scrap yarn I had and it was enough to get three rounds done. I used black for the fourth round. Varigated blue for the fifth round, and gold for the hanger. I knew I was going to use the green(sage) and white but for the other three colors I had no idea. For the other three colors I just grabbed the first color my hand came to.

Renee's twelve petal pattern.

materials:

yarn color or colors of your choice

crochet hook f5(3.5mm)

tapestry needle

notes: round 5 is worked in back loops only. If you use more than one color on the last stich pull yarn through the sc then wrap next color on hook and pull through two loops.

rd1: ch 2, six sc in first chain, sl last sc to first sc(6)

rd2: 2sc in each sc, sl st to first sc (12)

rd 3: 2 sc in first sc, then 1 sc in next sc. *2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc* repeat 2sc, 1sc 5 times. sl st to first sc

rd4: 2 sc in first sc, then 1 sc in next 2 sc. *2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2sc* repeat *from* 5 times. sl st to first sc. sl st to first sc in the back loop

rd5 is all worked in the back loops only. ch4 1 sc in next 3chs skip one sc sl st in next back loop. *ch 4 1 sc in next 3chs skip one sc sl st in next back loop* repeat *from* 10 times.

hanger sl st in a back stitch of any petal of your choice, ch 15 sl st in a back stitch on the petal next to the one you are working on

weave in all ends

abbreviations

ch=chain

sc=single crochet

sl st= slip stitch

websites used for butterfly and ladybug

I found the amigurumi butterly on the following page.
http://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Amigurumi/Bella-the-Amigurumi-Butterfly

The amigurumi ladybug pattern i found on the following site
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=e08601&categoryid=29

Celtic Granny square solid color

Hi everyone, last night I made my first Celtic Granny Square. I used Red Heart Super saver in light sage color.
SmoothFox is the designer of Celtic Granny Square and the following website is where you can find the instructions
http://smoothfoxlover.blogspot.com/2010/01/smoothfoxs-celtic-granny-6x6.html
Happy Crocheting

first basket weave square

Hi everyone,
I made my first basket weave square today. It did take time to do. I used Red Heart super saver 100% acrylic light sage color and steel hook size o. I added a border around the edge to make the block square. Here is a link to learn how to do the basket weave which is sometimes called the waffle stitch.
I am thinking about making either a throw or an afghan out of the basket weave squares, which I will use a bigger size crochet hook.

I followed the video to learn how to do the basket weave and i finihsed the square with siz rows and then doing the edging.
http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Tutorials/How-to-Crochet-a-Basketweave-Stitch

purple rose

Good evening everyone.

I made this purple rose a couple of days ago. Sorry it took a while for me to make this post and to put the picture on.

I used Caron Iris yarn and hook F5(3.75mm) . The rose was pretty easy to make, took me fifteen minutes. I am not excatly sure how the pattern goes because I did not write it down when I finished. I will work on writing up a pattern either by guessing or making another flower. If I come up with another flower I will post it.

Have a good night and happy crocheting.

ten petal two color flower

Good evening,
Here's another crochet project I made off the top of my head. The two colors I used are blue and yellow. Any color combation can be used. Also you can use one color. Happy Crocheting

rose flower

hey everyone,

I made this rose flower tonight while watching tv. It took me fifteen minutes to make from start to finish. The flower can be used as a keyring, embellishement, necklace or bracelet.

This is another crochet project I came up with the pattern.

crochet sailboat

Hello everyone,

I just made a crochet sailboat without using a pattern. I designed the sailboat myself. I honestly did not know how the sailboat would turn out. The sailboat was easy to make only took me two and a half hours. The boat and the flag pole are stuffed. The flag is single crochet and single crochet decreases.

Late last night I drew a picture of a sailboat and thought about how I could crochet a sailboat.

first amigurumi butterfly

Hi everyone,

I finished my first amigurumi butterfly today. It took me altogther 10 hours to get the butterfly done.

The hardest part of the butterfly was stuffing the legs and the arms. I ended up using the crochet hook's blunt end to push the stuffing into the legs and arms. The wings are bigger than they are suppose to. I miss read the pattern and add two extra rows to each wing.

finihsed ladybg

I finallly finshed everything on the lady bug. I did use some different materials than what the pattern called for. I used buttons with holes to make the eyes, and used pipe cleaner for the antennas. Sometimes you do not have the right materials but you have something similar at home that you can use.

two colored flower

I used the flower pattern from yesterday using two colors. I did change one thing from the originial pattern, I crocheted in the back loops of the single crochets when doing round 2-3. The first pictures show the top of the flower so you can see the two colors. The second picture is a side view of what the petals look like on the flower.
I am in the process of trying to make another flower with more petals and rounds

flower keychain

Hi everyone,

I just made this flower and put it on a keychain. Earlier today while I was taking a nap I saw this image in my head. When I got up from my nap, I drew the image I saw and then I started to make the pattern. You can use this flower as a keychain or as an ambellishment.

Flower pattern

materials

worsted yarn any color

hook size US G6(4mm)

abbreviations

ch=chain

sc=single crochet

sl st= slip stich

rd= round

chain two

rd1 six sc in first chain from hook

rd2 two sc in each sc

rd3 two sc in next sc and one sc in the following sc, repeat around (18sc)

rd4 sl st to next sc ch6 skip 2sc sl st in back loop of next sc repeat 6x last loop ch6 sl st to first sc of rd4

rd5 sl st in front loop of first skipped sc ch3 sl st in nexted skipped sc repeat 6x last loop ch3 sl st to first sc of rd5

Amigurumi butterfly

I am working on another amigurumi project which is a butterfly. This amigurumi project is intermediate, which is a little bit harder to make and takes a little bit more time.
I thought I had finished everything on the ladybug but I forgot the antennas and the mouth. This was my oversight. My mom mentioned to me that the ladybug was missing the antennas and mouth.

Helpful tips

Hi everyone,
Here is a helpful tip, I found this was helpful one day. I use the toilet paper rolls(cardboard part) to wrap my loose yarn on to keep it from tangling and organized. I put a hole in the roll, pull one end of the yarn through about four inches and then wrap the rest of the yarn around.
For storing my crochet hooks, siccors, and needles, I use a small zipped canvas bag. The canvas bag fits nicely in my crochet bag and keep everything I need in one spot.

ladybug crochet

Yeah!! I finished the crochet ladybug. It did take a lot of time to make the ladybug. For the finishing touches the pattern said to use stuffing, which I did not have any. I used a plastic grocery bag to stuff the head, body, and legs.

crochet ladybug picture

Hi everyone,
here is the picture of the base, head, and four legs I have completed so far. Hope everyone has a great and wonderful night. Happy Crocheting

crochet ladybug

Hi everyone,
I have finished the base, head, and four out of six legs for the ladybug. All I have left to crochet are the last two legs and the six spots. The ladybug I am making is three colors red, white, and purple because I am using up some of the loose yarn from previous projects. I am hoping to finish the rest of the ladybug tonight if not it will be finished in the morning. I will try later posting a picture of the pieces of the ladybug I have already crocheted. Have a great and wonderful night.

crochet ladybug

I just finished the body of the lady bug. Here is a picture of what the body looks like when done.

working on Amigurumi ladybug

I am currently working on an Amigurumi ladybug. So far I have not had any problems making the rounds. In an hour and twenty minutes I finished nine out sixteen rounds on the body. It does take a while to do because you have to make the parts seperatly and then attach them together. As soon as I finish the whole project I will put up a picture. I am not sure how long it will take to make the lady bug. Time to get back to crochet have a lovely and beautiful day.

crochet flat angel

these angels are easy to make for a beginner. It took me an hour to do the white angel, even though I had to rip out and redo some of the rows. The second one which is purple took me about 40 minutes to do. I am going to do an angel in variated blue to see how it turns out. These angels can be hung the Christmas tree, door knobs, or hooks. I got the pattern from www.favecrafts.com when I signed up from and ebook.