Finishing things up...

So my little sister isn't so little anymore. She's two weeks away from her due date but not dilated one bit... which has given me time to finish some of the baby projects I've been putting off embellishing.

A baby grab ball that went horribly awry. Maybe no one will notice.

A pink and yellow dress. I'm working on a red and white one for a Christmas dress too.

Baby booties to go with the pink dress.

And also some way too fuzzy hats for Sam's baby girl to match the nightmare fuzzy blanket I made her.

How many people can have babies really?

So Stephanie at work is having a baby and this is what I gave her...
Yet another diaper cake in pink and more pink. Used size Newborn, 1 and 2 diapers.

Some super soft booties and hat in Red Heart Hunny.

Yet another bamboo Baby It's Cold Outside jacket. Love 'em and they work up so fast!

An edged flannel blanket that I made up the pattern for which you can find here: http://yarncrazygirlpatterns.blogspot.com/2008/08/puffy-lace-edging.html The thread is hand dyed from Sara's Colorwave which I bought on E-bay.

And a fuzzy tri-corner hat knit from a Crystal Palace pattern http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/iceland_babyhat.html in Baby Bee Soft Illusion.

Baby showers and more baby showers

A cute winter dress for Sam's baby. I knit it so that it would be warmer.

The last stocking for the 4th Taylor. When I bought the stocking kits, I bought 4 even though Sam said Trey would be the one and only Taylor baby. I knew better though!

This dress I made with larger hooks and looser gauge so it wouldn't be so tiny like the other dresses I've made so far. I wanted it to be closer to a 12 month size so it could be worn for at least a year. It turned out 12 month size but I wasn't super happy about the way it looked, mostly because I was so used to how the smaller sizes looked. It still turned out cute though.

Another bamboo jacket which works up so fast and feels soo soft.

The debacle of a blanket which I had to knit since the yarn was way too freakin' fuzzy to crochet with and then it took for freakin' ever to cut the squares, sew them together, edge and put in the argyle stitching. And it still was funky shaped and uneven and the only good thing about it was it was freakin' warm, which is what Sam wanted for her freezing winter home in Cleveland.

I made a diaper cake too, but forgot to take a pic of it! =(

More diaper madness and other stuff

I made another diaper cake, this one for my sister who is having a girl. I didn't have enough of the large ribbon to go around each layer so I doubled up on smaller ribbon.

So here are a few other things I've been working on....

Yarn bonnet that is ridiculously fluffy for my sister's baby.

Size 3 thread bonnet that is going to be uber-girly.

Edged flannel baby blanket. Edged in size 30 thread, which is not my usual size.

My favorite baby blanket pattern done in Bernat Baby Coordinates Sassy Stripes. For my sister's baby.

A nice warm little dress for my friend Sam who is having a baby girl in November and lives in cold Cleveland.

I know it's been a really long time...

But here is my latest creation that I want to show off.... a new talent I discovered....

A diaper cake!!

Cute, right?

Blog slacker!

I wasn't posting because there were just too many crochet products to finish for Christmas! So here's what all I've been working on in the past few months...


This is a baby blanket I made for Jillanne's baby, Jordan back in March of 2005.


In April, I made a couple of hair barrettes for Momma Goddard.


This was actually the first thing I started working on when I began crocheting, but it took me forever to finish. Agnes was bugging me all the time, saying I was putting her last... I finally gave it to her for her birthday in August.


So here is the finally finished hat, boots and jacket set I made for Trey.


I made this blanket for my Grandma Hazel's birthday last year, it perfectly matches the stripes on her couch.


For the Crochetville Fall Purse Swap. The pattern is a Lion Brand pattern.


This is the purse I received from my partner, Sue. Isn't it awesome? I love it!!


Scarves all around for Christmas gifts last year... This one was for Cousin Lauren.


This scarf was for Cousin Alex.


Mom's scarf


Mom wearing her scarf


Sister Mary wearing her scarf, and Mom's too.


Sister Amy wearing her scarf


Scarf for Suzy - I didn't get a pic of her wearing it!


Scarf/belt for Sam


Scarf for Tina






Squares for the pastel swap


January square for the 12 inch Crochetville 2006 Square Swap.


This was the alternate square I made for January


This is the square that I received in January.


I made these slippers for Grandma Hazel's birthday this year.


February's square


February square received.


The purse I made for the Spring Purse Swap, from Moda Dea Tickertape. It was so much fun to make!


The purse Melissa made for me in the purse swap. Isn't it the most adorable thing ever??

So of course I'm working on a hundred more things, the flower swap, my March square, baby blankets, slippers for my other Grandma, a blanket for myself, scarves for Amy and Daniel that they requested, etc, etc, etc!