Sandra Baby Shower

My cousin Sandra and I have been close for so many years. I am older then her by two years and yet she is one of my best friends.  I just love her. So she is pregnant with her first baby, its going to be a boy. 

I have always told my cousin that I will make a baby blanket for her.  So in June I called her and asked her what are her baby colors.  She said blue and brown, but I all ready got blue and white for her blanket. The pattern that I used I found on Ravelry.  I have never made this kind of blanket before but is fun.  I modified it a little by doing only the back loops and increasing the chains in every 4 rounds. I used Red Hart baby soft yarn Aqua and White.  It took me about  month to finish it but that is because I made another surprise for her.
The surprise that I made for may cousin was a diaper cake. I asked her what kind of animals she would like and she said that she like the "Lion King" so in other words a jungle theme.  So I took that idea and ran with it.  This is the diaper cake I made my cousin. 

I got the patterns from "Vanna's Choice Easy Crochet Critters" from Lion Brand Yarn. I made an elephant, lion, monkey and alligator. I thought I was finnished but I felt that it was missing something.  So I tried to make "Zazu" I got the pattern for "Zazu" from Lion Brand Yarn Amigurumi Parrot.

I did modify the parrot a little by adding "Zazu" tail.  At least three of the animals have bells in them ether in their head, wings or legs.  It was so much fun to make.










I know she likes the gift. 

Baby Shower

I have been working on a baby shower present for three weeks now and I have just finished it. I have been working on three different patterns and making a dipper cake that I saw on Joanna's and Alli Crafts. I will add the patterns later but I wanted to just show case what I have made. I have been having a lot of fun working on it. I took it to the baby shower and it was a big success. My friend loved it ! I had many people recommend that I sell them. That is still something in the air. we'll see when it happens.

Okay the story behind the bibs and toys.  I have a really good friend who I just love and when she told me that she was having her baby shower in 3 weeks I was like. Three weeks!! what can I make in three weeks.  So I thought I would try some bibs I saw the frog bib on my favorite website Lion Brand Yarn.  So I made that as well as the amigurumi frog.  those were my first attempt. then I asked my friend what animals she wanted and she said Monkeys or Giraffes.  So I found a giraffe amigurumi pattern and then I came up with a bib using the base of the frog pattern I did the same for the monkey bib.  I then made a monkey amigurumi from what I saw while researching how monkeys look.  I made t all in three weeks and I added the dipper cake for fun. I hope my friend likes it.

Head bands

So I have been working on this pattern for a long time.  I saw something like this once in Mexico and I said that I could make it.  I have made several attempts and now I think I got it.  This is the first time I try to write a pattern let me know what you think.

Supplies:

•  Medium weight yarn
• I/9 5.50mm hook
• H/8 5 mm hook (for flower)
• Buttons
• Tapestry  needle  

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• st- stich
• sl st - slip stich
• sc2tog (sc dec) - Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Instruction:

Chain 6

Row 1: sc in second stich from hook and eache across ( 5 st)

Row 2-4: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 5: ch 1, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in 3 st, sc in next 2 st (6 st)

Row 6 - 7: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 8: ch 1, sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in 4 st, sc in last st (7 st)

Row 9 - 10: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 11: ch 1, sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in 4 st, sc in next 3 st (8 st)

Row 12-13: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 14: ch 1, sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in 5 st, sc in next 3 st (9 st)

Row 15- 40: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 41: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next stich (8 st)

Row 42- 43: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 44: sc2tog, sc in next stich ( 7 st)

Row 45- 46: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 47: sc2tog, sc in each st across (6 st)

Row 48 - 49: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 50: sc2tog, sc in each st across (5 st)

Row 51 - 52: ch 1, *sc in each st across

Row 53: ch 1, sc in next 2, skip st, sc in st last 2 st

Boarder: ch 1, sc in next st around, sc st in Row 53 fasten off.

The head band would be 15 inches long, this is good so that it can stretch. 

Flower

I borrowed the pattern from Lion Brand Yarn, but I changed it to make it more dimensional.

With smaller hook, ch 4. Join with sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 5 (counts as first sc and ch 3), * sc in ring, ch 3; rep from * 5 times; join with sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch.
Rnd 2: * [Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc] in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 6 times; join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 3: Sc through back lp of first sc of Rnd 2, ch 3, * sk next [hdc, 3 dc, hdc] of Rnd 2, sc through back lp of next sc of Rnd 2, ch 3, rep from * 5 times, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 4: * [Sc, hdc, 4 dc, hdc, sc] in next ch sp; rep from * 6 times, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 5: Sc through back lp of first sc of Rnd 2, ch 3, * sk next [hdc, 3 dc, hdc] of Rnd 2, sc through back lp of next sc of Rnd 4, ch 3, rep from * 5 times, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 6: * [Sc, hdc, 4 dc, hdc, sc] in next ch sp; rep from * 6 times, join with sl st to beg sc. Fasten off

Sew on buttons and flower

© 2012 Esmeralda Patino, all rights reserved. You may sell items made with this pattern, but if you sell them online, you must link to this pattern. You may not sell this pattern or claim it as your own. You may publish or post a link to this pattern, but you may not publish or post this pattern in whole or in part.

Frogs

I have a friend who is having a baby boy, I asked what colors she likes for the baby and she said green and brown.  As I was thinking about what to make here with those colors and in 3 weeks for the baby shower, I deced to look on line.  I found two paterns on the  Lion Brand Yarn web site www.lionbrand.com; first a frog bib and then Amigurumi Frog (toy frog).  I have never made a baby bib or an amigurumi toy this has been my first.  I hope you like it.

This is Me

Hi welcome to my blog.  This is something new to me and I hope you like it.  I am from the wonderful state of Colorado so majestic with its rocky mountains. I know what you must think all people from Colorado must know how to ski. Well sorry to disappoint you but I don't, I craft in the winter months.  I have a vast interest in crafts, but my favorite is yarn.  I love working with yarn so much.  I like to create thing with my trusty crochet hook and yarn. 
I got my start with crochet from my mom when I was 16, but didn't get into it until my life to an unexpected turn.  I had to learn how to stay at home and not risk getting hurt, so I picked up my "H" hook and started making a blanket. My life has taken an other turn but this time is letting me go out. Even with that during the winter I love to sit a home with my crochet hooks and spend the time doing small projects. I never finished that first blanket :)'

As a keep learning new things and having fun with old I'll be posting them here.  one thing I need to learn how to do is write pattern for crochet.  Thank you for visiting. Esme