More baby hats

Here is a trio of additional baby hats I made... the varigated pink/purple/white/green one is one I've made before, as is the yellow.





Here is a close-up of the new kid on the block:

Baby Stuff

Yes, another friend and co-worker is ready to have her baby soon, and this past Monday we had her shower. Below are my gifts.

For the new baby, I made hats (see below), but first I wanted to share the "big sister" gifts for J's "one on the outside" :) Her daughter, C, LOVES frogs, so I made her a stuffed amigurumi froggy toy:





Here the froggy is in my hand for sizing comparison:




I also made C a summer (100% cotton) Sun Hat:




Hats (J doesn't know what she's having, so I made the hats in gender-neutral colors/styles):

It is good for my health!!

Here is an article on the Lion Brand website that CBS News did about knit, crochet, and the benefits from yarn craft!

A tisket, a tasket...

...I made EASTER BASKETS!

These were made by request from my co-worker, C. She wanted one for her daughter and one for her husband who went to Kentucky University.

Here is the one for her daughter:





The basket is my own design. I took a hat pattern that I have as a start to the basket, but then morphed it drastically. The handle is a four-part braid that is then twisted over itself to make it stronger. At the fasten points to the basket, I made some flowers to cover the stitched spaces. The handle, basket and attached flowers have all been felted. I then also needle felted a few additional flowers on the side to make the basket extra fancy :) I filled the baskets with yarn for the photographs.

Side view:




Aerial view:




Here, I'm holding the basket for sizing perspective:




Close-up of needle felted flower:




This is the basket for my friend's husband in Kansas University colors:




Side view:




Aerial view:




Me, holding the basket again for sizing perspective. This basket turned out to be a bit smaller than the other.