hats for toddlers

Last year I made this hat for Ellie and got so many complaints. A friend at work has 4 kids including a set of twins that will turn 1 in January. So she asked me to make her matching ones for the twins, just different colors. It's made with cotton yarn, I personally think is wears better and much more durable for kids...plus it washes well.

Ellie last winter...she loved her hat....she's sitting on our bed watching TV. I doubled the yarn to make it extra warm....since she didn't have very much hair.

I just finished this one.....for Torre.

This is Creighton....the hat is navy and red. Picture is done with a phone, so sorry about the resolution....but it's still cute.

Wrist Warmers

Recently I signed up to be a part of a scarf swap.  There are about 6 or 7 of us, I think, and we've all been assigned a recipient to make a scarf for.  We shared the colors in which we'd prefer our scarf be made and what type of winters we usually have.  As for the type of yarn and the pattern, that was up to the creator.  It took me a long time to decide upon the pattern.  I finally decided and went out to buy the perfect yarn.  Once I started working on it, however, I realized that the pattern, paired with the type of yarn I chose, would take a lot more effort and time than what was expected to be put into this project.  So I jumped back onto the 'net and found a really cool pattern on Ravelry.  It looks very complicated but is actually quite easy. 

I wanted to do a little practice run while learning how to do the stitch.  After I did 4 rows, I felt I was ready to move on to the real thing, however I didn't want to frog* the work I'd just done.  So as I was staring at my practice, I thought maybe I could make this into a little wrist warmer.  I added a few rows of single crochet around 3 of the 4 edges, threw in a loop for the thumb then sewed two edges together.  Me likey.  

*To frog something means to rip out the work you just did, either part of it or all of it.  Rip It/ Ribbit.  If you messed up and are unable to neatly cover up your mistake, or if you find a project you started long ago and can't/don't want to finish it, its best to just frog it and re-use the yarn.

Time to share!!

I'm so excited to have this new blog up to share our crafts with each other (and the world!).  I always try to remember to take pics of my projects before they are given away, and now I have a place to put those pics.  I've finished a couple of projects recently, however I cannot post the pics yet, as they have not been given to the recipient yet. 

And can you believe it??  I mailed off a hat for my new niece (born just this morning) and I forgot to take a picture!!!  Maybe her mama will send a pic of the baby wearing the hat - that would be a better picture anyway.

I know what I can post!  I went over to my sister's place the other day to help her make cupcakes for her daughter's 4th birthday.  We made (she mostly made, I helped a bit) Dora and Diego cupcakes.  I think she found the pattern on the Disney website.  She sent home a couple of Diego's for my two boys to eat after lunch.  Here is the picture I took before they devoured them.  (The one on the left had a hair malfunction when it got too hot and the chocolate melted a bit.  He looks a bit more like a Beatles member, if you ask me.)