Circle Doily

This is the product of a free Circle Medallion Doily pattern sheet from Hobby Lobby or some such place. I believe they used a Red Heart sock yarn that just came out, but I love this yarn and wanted to try it with the pattern. It' s beautifully spun sock weight yarn with a purple and blue color. It used to be my Nana's, so it's obviously discontinued and vintage. It was made in a small town in South Carolina, where I am from. I originally had about 20 of the 1 oz/28 g balls of it and have been using it quite a bit over the few years that I've had it. The label doesn't say how many yards are in each ball, so it's always a risk making a project.
The picture on the pattern had the doily in picture frames. I love the idea of that, but I don't think that this was the right yarn to put in a frame. I will do this pattern again, but will use a variagated yarn and maybe make a couple in solids.
This was a really easy pattern, with only about 7 or 8 rounds.

Turle Shell

I was searching for a pattern to use up some remaining Homepsun yarn and found this pattern on Crochet Me. I used the Homespun and a strand of RH Super Saver light grey. My daughter immediately wanted it and so did Jack! The pattern was incredibly difficult to follow. I would not make another one even if I had homespun.

Watermelon Skirt

I got this pattern from the Town and Country Twinkle Knits. I used huge size 19 circular needles and super bulky weight yarn that came on cones from a thrift store. I had exactly enough to finish this project. I actually researched Twinkle Knits when I was working on the skirt because the patterns are really confusing. The skirt looks nothing like it did on the model. The gauge was perfect. I love the colors but I don't think they are suitable for everyday wear. It's super bulky, but I might pull this out for a funky party someday. Maybe.

Boyfriend Sweater

This is my boyfriend sweater because I messed up the gauge on a substitute yarn. I found the perfect ball of Tweedle Dee yarn and carried it around until I could find the perfect thing to make with it. I came across the most basic stockinetter stitch sweater pattern in a Suss Collection pattern book. The pattern asked for two strands of Suss cotton. My gauge equation told me that it would come out right, but it came out super wide with too long sleeves and a gaping neck. I tightened up the neck with slip stitches around and left the wideness. The yarn is really warm and cozy as a wool/acrylic blend. The self-striping looks amazing.

This is one of my favorite sweaters ever.

Shell Cuff

The pattern for this cuff is from Crochet Today! March/April '08. I used Royal Crochet Thread size 3 and a D hook. I did not change colors for the shells because I didn't have another color thread in the same weight, however, I will be making another one with contrasting colors soon. I love green and pink together, so I was very happy to come across these buttons. The project took maybe 3 hours, only because it is very time consuming to make thirteen teensy little double trebles and not lose count every shell.

I love the look of this bracelet!

Lacy Flower Coasters

This pattern came from Crochet Today! March/April '08. I used one strand of Royale Crochet Thread Red size 3 and Aunt Lydia's Crochet Thread Black size 10 with a D Hook. They're super cute with only 6 Rounds and use less than one ball of each color.

Pinapple Doily

I got this pattern from one of those free pattern sheets from Michael's. It's a great project for anyone who wants to practice making pinapple's but doesn't have time to make a tablecloth. This looks wonderful on my side table to accent a small potted plant. Pineapples are slightly confusing to me, but there aren't too many. I think the doily looks a little gothic in black and gives a more modern, artsy look.
I used Aunt Lydia's crochet thread and a size 7 steel hook.

Scarf with Flower

This is a scarf from the Stitch N Bitch Happy Hooker. I added a flower to it. I wasn't really happy with the way the colors came out. It's always a risk when you get variagated yarn. I love the colors seperately. I used Red Heart Super Saver.

Baby Ripple Vertical

I have acquired quite a bit of baby yarn over time, whether from swaps or scrap or thrift store buys. Somehow I had enough yarn for a very adorable baby ripple. I did two repeats of 2 rows of white between 2 rows of colors. I think that it looks very nice with the ripples vertical rather than horizontal. The yarns are all various brands and the pattern a rep of 3 dc, 3dctog, 3 dc, 3 dc in next st. Its a really quick, colorful, and easy way to use scrap yarn!

Troy's Teddy Bear

I made this bear for my nephew, Troy. I got the pattern out of Crochet Today! Jan/Feb '09 issue. I used Red Heart Super Saver 5 oz.; color: Coffee Fleck. I really really wanted to use the yarn suggested in the pattern, Red Heart Fiesta, but every store that I went to was sold out of it for what seemed like weeks on end.

I like making stuffed animals, but am terrible at embroidery, so the nose and mouth are not to my satisfaction. Making the pieces was pretty simple. The patterns for each piece is so alike, that its very quick to crochet.

The gift was a little late for Christmas, but I think it will be a great keepsake in a stuffed animal hammock or on a shelf when he is tired of playing with it.