Skein and Hook

I have been wanting to make a granny and v-stitch blanket for a while so...here it is!  This is baby blanket that I came up with for a friend who is due to have a baby girl this summer.  It was super easy to make and really fun because of how colorful it is...though that does leave a lot a ends to weave in!  It could be made in any number of colors or even solid.   My goal here was to make a square blanket that it bigger than my previous baby blankets.  I wanted something that the baby could grow into but could still be used in the stroller now.  My finished size is 38.5" by 38.5".  Let's get to the pattern :) Materials needed: • U.S. H- 5.0 MM crochet hook • Worsted weight yarn- used here:           -Color A: Willow Wash in Cream- 3 skeins           -Color B:  Willow Wash in Red Apple- 1 skein           -Color C:  Willow Was...

So, more than a month into my temperature blankets, I can speak with a little more experience on my 2016 temperature blankets. My hexagon temperature blanket is going strong :)  I calculated this one nicely so that the hexies are small enough to use in a functional blanket that is a good size, even after making 366 of them.  I'm liking my color choices and I love the join-as-you-go method.  I hate weaving in the ends but I am trying to keep up with it. Here it is at the end of January... My granny stripe blanket is another story.  I did't think too much about the size of this one in the beginning and now its coming back to haunt me :)  My starting chain was too large so it takes a while to finish a row and if I kept going with it the way it was, it would be more than 15 feet long at the end of the year...lol.  Then I thought I would split it into 3 blankets...one for each of my kids...four months in each blanket...while I still like this idea...

I have been loving making my temperature blankets!  I originally posted that I was making one temperature blanket using the Attic 24 Granny Stripe pattern.  But I have decided to make two different ones.  Here are the details of both... First, for my granny stripe, I am using the following Vanna's Choice colors. *I have edited this chart to correct the temperature ranges* Color Temperature Burgundy >100  ° F Cranberry 90 to 99  ° F Scarlet 80 to 89  ° F Terra Cotta 70 to 79  ° F Mustard 60 to 69  ° F Sweet Pea 50 to 59  ° F Kelly Green 40 to 49  ° F Aqua 30 to 39  ° F Sapphire 20 to 29  ° F Purple 10 to 19  ° F Magenta 0 to 9  ° F Berrylicious <0  ° F Here are the colors in the temperature order- I am using an I hook and my beginning chain was 212. Here is my progress are the first 6 days of January. My second...

I have so many projects planned for 2016...I'm so excited.  I find project planning on of the most exciting aspects of crochet...the colors, the stitches, the possibilities...I love it. The first project that I will be starting tomorrow, January 1, 2016 is a temperature blanket.  I have had granny stripe blanket on my crochet bucket list for a while and I think this is the perfect time to make it. I've been going though my yarn stash and these are the colors I chose to use and the temperatures for which they correspond... All of the yarn is Vanna's Choice- Color Temperature Burgundy >100 ° F Cranberry 90 to 100 ° F Scarlet 80 to 90 ° F Terra Cotta 70 to 80 ° F Mustard 60 to 70 ° F Sweet Pea 50 to 60 ° F Kelly Green 40 to 50 ° F Aqua 30 to 40 ° F Sapphire 20 to 30 ° F Purple 10 to 20 ° F Magenta 0 t...

This is the hat that matches the Green Pom Pom Scarf that I published earlier this year.  I LOVE the texture of this hat.  Before you attach the pom pom, you can choose which side of the hat you want to use (it is completely reversible at this stage). Here I'm using three colors to achieve a color block look but this hat would be really beautiful in a solid color as well. Materials needed: • U.S. I/9- 5.5 MM crochet hook • Cascade Yarns Pacific in 3 colors- used here: 37 Clover, 52 Geranium, 01 Cream (you can easily substitute any other yarn, your  finished size may change though) • Tapestry needle for sewing in the ends  • Clover pom-pom maker- I used the 3 3/8" one Gauge: •I think that the best way to do the gauge for this is to make the hat up to the end of the increases.  In each size, I specify the size that your flat circle should be.  If your flat circle does not match my measurement, go up or down a hook until...