Friday, February 25, 2011

Crochet Irish Rose

Loved the way it turned out! Going to make a headband out of this one.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Crochet Baby Blanket

I finally finished my first baby blanket. It took me like 2 weeks to do. It used a combination of front post and back posts in double crochet. I think it turned out nice!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Crochet with Plarn

So this was my first attempt at making something with Plarn (which is, if you didn't know, plastic yarn) I made my Plarn with some grocery bags from our last trip. I decided to attach all white pieces, black and white pieces, and colored pieces (with store logo) separately. I proceeded to make a coaster out of the black and white strand, since it was the longest.
I tried using a few different sizes of hooks, but settled with a G size hook because I like my stitches tight. However, that made it all the more difficult since the plastic doesn't slide as nicely as yarn does. Nonetheless, here was the result:
I was kind of impressed with the marbled look of the yarn (the black and white effect). But then, on second though, why would I want something crocheted to look like a rock?

I think I'll stick with yarn!
 :)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Simple Origami Swan

Here's a super cute, super quick swan. Love it!
$.30 each