So just a quick update of the completed baby socks for my niece. I'll post a pic of her in them when I get one. They are made out of Serenity Sock Yarn using the Snuggly Socks pattern from Robyn Chachula's Baby Blueprint Crochet book.
Hooks, Yarn, Life
Welcome to a warm fuzzy place full of yarn. The focus of this blog is traditional and tunisian crochet. But there is a lot more to life than just yarn, so we touch on that too. Happy hooking and may the yarn be with you.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Taking a break from the shawl
So I needed a break from the shawl so decided to whip up some baby socks for my new niece. They are from Robin Chachula's Baby Blueprint Crochet.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Midsummer's night shawl
So my new niece Emma has arrived safe and sound. The shawl I'm working on for her mom has just made it through the third repeat of the pattern. So at least 3 more repeats of the pattern and then the edging, though given the height of my sister-in-law I may add a few more repeats to give her plenty of length. What do you all think?
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The shawl is growing!
So I decided to go with the Midsummer's Night shawl by Lisa Naskrent. It.... Is.... Georgeous!!! Perfect interplay of the colors in the Schaeffer Andrea yarn in Greenjeans. The pattern is elegant and easy to memorize. I highly recommend it if you want to crochet a shawl. But tell me, what do you all think?
Also, I whipped up my first crocheted toy. A bunny that I felted, though I did make a mistake of felting him after I stuffed him.
Hope all are well!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Ripples of baby joy
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Failing Shawls
The second was the Small Talk Shawl by Cheri McEwan http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/small-talk-shawl . It is a beautiful shawl, I actually made it larger by adding two extra panels, but it is just too lacy for what I'm wanting in this particular shawl, plus I'm using lace weight instead of fingering. I do plan on making it at another time though because the pattern is gorgeous.
The yarn is beautiful, its Schaeffer Yarns, Andrea in greenjeans. So I'm holding off on doing a rip out for a few days to stew over changing the pattern and in the meanwhile I'm whipping out a baby blanket for my soon to arrive niece Emma. I'm using Rebecca Leigh's Ripples of Joy Pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripples-of-joy . For this I'm using Sublime's Bamboo & Pearls dk in oyster, lilac, and green. It should be pretty. Will post pictures later.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Growing Mariposa Shawl
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Welcome to Hooks, Yarn, 'n Life
So this is the kick-off of my new blog. The main target is all about crochet and yarn, but as we all know hobbies can affect your whole life so we'll touch on that stuff too. I'll be posting patterns and helpful hints as well as links to some of my favorite sites. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do.
May the yarn be with you ;-)
Susan