Drat!

I just realised that I cannot donate the booties to the auction . . . Bev’s got a specific instruction on that . . . sorry Jenn!  Thank goodness the blanket pattern has no such stipulations . . . and since the hat pattern is mine . . .

Hmm . . . think I could come up with a bootie pattern of my own to use?  Not sure . . . might have to see . . .

Sunshine

Well, I’ve not posted over here in a long time.  Simply put, it’s because I haven’t finished a project in a long time.  Well, with the exception of a few granny square facecloths for gifts that I didn’t have/take the time to take pictures of and post.

I have been working my fingers off trying to finish a project for work It’s been in the works since February, and I finished tonight!  Hopefully it will be able to be released in the upcoming Christmas in July promotion that she’s running.  I’ll let you know.

A few years ago Jenn called for handcrafted items to be donated for a silent auction to raise funds for one of the hospitals down in Utah.  I wasn’t able to donate anything that year, but made it a goal to donate something for a future auction.  Well, this year I made it a priority.

I started out by just making a baby blanket (pattern found here).  I used TLC Baby yarn in Powder Yellow and Powder Yellow Sparkle.  Since this is a sport-weight yarn, I ended up using an “H” hook and making the original chain 92 instead of the 62 she’s specified.  It worked up great!

I finished the blanket at Church last month and didn’t have another project with me.  (I crochet in Church meetings to help my mind focus on what the speakers are saying.  I feel fidgety when my hands aren’t busy.)  So, I decided to try to create a baby hat.  I think it turned out really well.  (The pattern is my own, so if you want it, feel free to let me know!)

So, after that, I had a blanket and a hat . . . of course I needed to make booties to go with!  I looked and looked and must have started at least 4 different patterns only to rip them apart when things started looking wonky.  I finally found this pattern and fell in love.  So easy and cute . . . as you can see in the picture below:

I’m so pleased with how the “layette” turned out.  I may just end up making one of these every year to donate to the auction . . . hopefully it will bring in a good donation to the hospital!