It’s been very quiet here on the crafting front. Not because I’ve been neglecting my crochet hooks and yarn, of course, but because I’ve been making a series of things as a present to one of my daughter’s best friends, who is expecting a little boy within the next 8-odd weeks.
I’ve actually got 3 expectant mum’s I’m making things for but, as Jo is due first, I figured I’d do things in order 🙂
I always enjoy making things for other people, and it gives me so much pleasure when they like what I’ve made for them 🙂
For Jo, who loves Dolphins and Unicorns, and the sea, I had a great choice of colours to use – lots of blues and greens – and, as she’s having a little boy, they couldn’t have been better.
I made a Jo a baby blanket, using Red Heart yarn, in Amethyst, Light Periwinkle, Real Teal, Windsor Blue, and some Oceana, along with some Robin DK Turquoise, as I didn’t have that colour in the Red Heart yarn.
I actually made the blanket as the summer’s challenge for The Crochet Crowd, as we were making a blanket using the Red Heart free crochet pattern, the Juicy Fruits & Whipped Crème Throw:
http://www.redheart.com/files/patterns/pdf/LW3562.pdf
With a few modifications of the pattern, I crocheted the blanket, hoping that it would look a little like a tropical sea, and I think it turned out OK. I also added some Dolphin appliqués, to go with that theme and, although they didn’t turn out quite as I’d hoped, I think I didn’t do too badly for someone who’s never done any of this before:
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Dolphin-themed blanket |
As Dolphins were the theme of the day, I also made a dolphin toy for Jo’s baby, crocheted in the same colours as the blanket, and made as child-friendly as is possible:
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Bottle-nosed Dolphin |
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Dolphin & Octopus Comfort blanket |
http://www.instructables.com/id/Lil-Baby-Unicorn/
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Hubby calls him Donkicorn, and has got quite attached – I can just see the tussle as Jo tries to take him home! Lol |
As I’ve said before, all this is very new to me, and so the dolphin and unicorn are only the 2nd and 3rd amigurumi-type items I’ve ever made (with RaggaRory the Lion being the 1st), and so, when it came to the mane and tail, I just couldn’t seem to follow the directions well, so I decided to make my own version – it was only after it was complete, and I was chatting to a friend who was also making the same Unicorn, that it suddenly clicked where I’d gone wrong, which helped my friend, but was too late for me 🙂
So, as you can see, I have actually been quite busy with my crochet hook and yarns and, rather than that being the end of it all, I’ve already made a start on the cot blanket I’ll be making for my future step-granddaughter, due in December 🙂
The theme for this, is Butterflies & Hearts, and using a pink & cream colour palette. The blanket is to be made using 4″ squares, so I’m going to need 112 of them, using 4 different patterns. Here’s the first of them:
As I’d never made a heart, or a butterfly, before, as you can imagine, there was an awful lot of frogging going on, before I got something I was happy with.
I also chose to make a flower-type square, and I used the Not So Square Granny Tutorial by Clare, of bobwilson123 fame for this, as I think it goes well with the whole scheme. Here’s the link to her tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q55fHGE8iLg
The blank square will stay that way mostly, except those that I’ll be using to add my granddaughter’s name on to, of course 🙂
As I’ve got another 27 butterflies, hearts and flowers to do, I’m going to try and use different shades of pink, so that there’s a little more variety to the colour scheme. But I’ll see how that goes as I keep on with them 🙂
So, as you can imagine, I’m going to be keeping busy for some time ahead – and loving every minute of it! 🙂
Great job! I especially like the lovey. And Donkicorn. (That name made me laugh out loud.)
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Awww, thanks Lizzy – but, as I said, I've never made anything like this before, so it's possible they really are that easy to make! Lol
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oh wow, you're really talented … I can only dream of creating things like this! 🙂 Donkicorn is so sute!
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