More Baby Caps

Made for my friend K at work :)

Crochet Earrings

I have a larger project I'm working on again that isn't quite finished. But, in the meantime, I was able to crank out a few thread crochet earrings. Unfortunately, many of the pictures are blurry, but you'll get the idea.

Recent projects

I haven't posted here in a while, but that doesn't mean that my fingers have been yarn free! I've just been lazy and haven't gotten the pictures off our camera in a while. Anyway, here are some of my latest projects.

This is my latest baby blanket I've made... currently, the recipient has not yet received the blanket, so if you know who I was making this for, please do not comment about the recipient in blog comments just yet :) This is a crochet version of a "log cabin" quilt. The yarn is Lion Brand yarn Vanna's Choice. This really has been my "go to" yarn lately. I really love it. It is very soft, and all of the colors have been created so that you can put ANY of them together and they are hues that will just work together.





Me holding the blanket for sizing perspective:




When we were spreading the blanket out on the floor, Al immediately thought the blanket was for him. Don't worry, I washed it afterwards! But, it was really funny because he just would NOT get off of it!











My first "garment". I put the quotes around it because it isn't like a sweater, but is way more complex than a scarf. This was a cape I made for my grandma for her 90th birthday. It is made with cotton yarn.





Close-up of the clasp and neck...




Baby Cap with matching booties... this was only my second time making booties. This time, I think I really found a good pattern.





More baby caps!

E-I-E-I-O!!!!!!

Amigurumi time again! The patterns for these can all be found on the Lion Brand Website.

I made these for my sister-in-law by request for a baby shower she's going to.

...and back to our song...

With a Cluck-cluck here:




...and a Quack-quack there:




...here an Oink!:








...there a Baaah!:

Easter Egg Blanket

I've affectionately named this blanket the "Easter Egg Blanket". When you see the colors, you'll know why. This was made for a friend who recently had a baby girl. They didn't know what they were having beforehand, so I waited until the baby was born to make the blanket.

The blanket is a square, so I folded it into fourths. You can imagine what the hole thing would look like :)




Close-up of the corner and stitch detail.




And, as always, I made a little hat to match!

Extreme KNITTING

Yes, this is a crochet blog. And KroshayKel doesn't knit. Well, technically, I did once. I took a class at Joann's and made a purse and found knitting to be frustrating (I think because I've been crocheting for so long). Anyway, that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the art.

I came across this video on YouTube... this is of a woman, Rachel John. She shows how she preps and then knits with 1,000 strands of yarn at once! She uses what looks to be stripped, pointed and varnished logs as her "needles". It is simply amazing.

Even if you are not a yarn crafter or a fan of fiber arts, you probably can appreciate the mechanics/engineering/preparation involved in this whole setup. Simply amazing to me.

Sun Hats - Adult Sized

As part of my Mother's Day gifts, I made some sun hats... 100% cotton, perfect for the summer!

Beige with brim and green detail:




Aerial view:




Me modeling the hat... not quite ready yet ;)




"Posed"




Pot style hat in warm variegated colors:




Me modeling:




"Derby" style rolled brim hat in variegated purples/tans:




Me modeling:

Sun hats for a special 1 year old...

... our friends, A&D's daughter, M, will be celebrating her first birthday this week! Her bday party was on Saturday and part of our gift was a number of sun hats. All caps were made with 100% cotton yarn to make them summer weight.

Since A&D are Greek, I modified the cherries hat from before. This one was made with a darker green yarn, and I made a little grape cluster with a vine coil to hang instead of cherries.




Yellow sun hat with top detail and ruffle edge:






Variegated "derby" style sun hat with "butterfly" stitch detail:






"Girly" pink cap with open stitch band and frilly edge:








Blue "bucket" style sun hat with variegated flower detail:




Sock monkey hat (this is the only one that is acrylic). However, M loves monkeys. So, even if she doesn't really wear it, I still wanted to make it since it was so darn cute!