Happy New Year's Eve!

I put in another hour and a half about last night on the blanket, but there isn't much more of an update on that front, so I decided to showcase some previously-made works that I now have for sale on Ebay!

These are Cloud 9 Slippers. I made a few of them for Christmas presents this year and kept a pair for myself, and I absolutely love them. They are so comfortable and cozy that just like the name implies, they're like walking on clouds. They're really warm as well.

They're made from Bernat Blanket yarn, 100% polyester, and you can machine wash and dry them. Right now they're only available in the turquoise and red that are featured above, but come in US size 5-10. You can find the listing on Ebay at:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/262786703489?var=&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

For those of you who are crocheters, you can find the pattern by The Lavender Chair online here:
http://www.thelavenderchair.com/cloud-9-slipper-pattern/

With this New Year's Eve, remember to be responsible and stay smiling!

So because the Granny Waves blanket is a blanket, even though it is a baby blanket, I decided to get a head start on it. I very much doubt that I can get it done on Jan 1st even though I did start early. I am really liking how it's coming together so far. The baby blue and white together have a great icy sort of melding to them. The yarn is also super soft, which I love.

Anyway, this is how much I've gotten done so far;

It is about 12-13 inches long right now, and it's taken me just over five hours to get this much done. The width is the 38 inches that the pattern calls for, and so if I decide to go for the square (I might make it longer as I will probably have some yarn left over) I'm about 1/3 done. In that case, it's probably going to take almost 15-16 hours to complete the whole thing, provided that I don't end up with serious snags that I have to work through. I really don't see how it's supposed to be done in two days! Unless of course the reason it's put on Dec 31 and Jan 1 is because I'm supposed to spend New Year's Eve crocheting.

Which I might end up doing after all. We'll see! Remember to sign up for emailed updates at the bottom of the page.

So my calendar starts on December 31, with a Granny Waves blanket by Bernat.

The pattern calls for Berat Baby Coordinates, but I couldn't find colours that I particurily liked, so I'll be using Gernat's Baby Luv. (PSA, a percentage of proceeds from Baby Luv sales go to the Children's Miracle Netwok.) I chose baby blue (lot 16054) and white (lot 160562).

It's a super soft yarn that's 100% acrylic, and contains a little less yarn than the Baby Coordinates, so the blanket is probably going to end up slightly smaller than the 38 inch square the pattern calls for, but I think that will be fine. If need be, I can just add a trim around it afterwards. I like those better than raw edges anyway.

The calendar only gives me two days to do this whole blanket... we'll see how well that goes!

See you tomorrow and keep happy!

 

Hi and welcome to my blog!

I'm Becky, and I'm here to crochet. I'll be blogging every day in 2017. Let me tell you a little about myself.

I'm Canadian, and I learned to crochet with my sister - we're self-taught! I love to crochet, and I love the various patterns that can be found. There is never enough time in the day to crochet, in my opinion. I tend to crochet while watching stuff on cable or Netflix. Right now I have a bit of an obsession with shows like Murdoch Mysteries, Master Chef Canada (did I mention I'm Canadian?), My Cat From Hell, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a few others.

I also have two betta fish! Prince Thunderbolt is my older one, and he is a blue and red crown tail. Phineas, the prince's valet, is a half-moon that I adopted. He had some serious fin rot when I got him, but after just two weeks I can see marked improvement and fin regrowth. If you can't tell, I'm a crazy fish lady! I would literally have a tank in every room of my house if I could.

Now onto the crocheting!

 

This was a gift that I was given in 2012, and it contains a calendar of crochet projects. Many of them are projects that will take multiple days, but I'll still upload my day-by-day progress with them. Everything featured on this blog will be for sale! Details will be posted with the completed projects.

 

Well, I think that's about it for now. Please come again and check out my projects!