Sunday, March 6, 2011

On My Needles: March

Get ready to be overwhelmed... I am.

2011 March 1

First, Off My Needles:
2011 March Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean Socks to match baby's teal diaper wrap.
Made from the free pattern available on Spud Say's the Blog (a blog of Spud & Cloe Yarn).

On My Needles:

2011 March Baby Blanket
A baby blanket, in the round, Round or Pinwheel Baby Blanket.

2011 March Helen's Blue Sweater
Helen's Blue Sweater, still a work in progress, but big enough to fit her next year.

2011 March Hat
A hat, for the high school student at work who plans to attend a school that loves purple.
The Brambles Beret from Knitty.

2011 March My Sweater
My Sweater, is that an inch or two of lacework??

2011 March Mom Shrug
Mom's Shrug, just hanging out.

2011 March Cowl
Group project cowl, almost done.

2011 March Crochet 3
And something crochet, in honor of Crochet Appreciation Month.

In the Works:

2011 March Bonnet
A bonnet for baby, made with yarn chosen by a friend.

2011 March 2
More diaper covers - longies & shorties too?

In My Dreams:

2011 March Dream 1

2011 March Dream 2

2011 March Dream 3

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A Knit & Run

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Photo by: Vania


Let's kick this crochet party off with a splash: a fun combination of knit and crochet + friendly "graffiti" = a good time had by all! Vania, the leader of our "Knit While They Nap" group on Ravelry organized a yarn bomb in which she beautified the streets of St. Louis with knit and crocheted flowers. Check out her blog post and join in the fun by crocheting flowers to beautify March!

Here are some free crochet flower patterns to get you started:
Flower Appliques from Donna's Crochet Designs
Sunflower Bookmark from Close to My Heart
Pretty Crochet Flowers from Faeryfay's Flowers & Knits
Headband with Flower from CreativeYarn

and there are many many more when you search for "flower" on Ravelry!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

National Crochet Month!

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Did you know that March is officially "National Crochet Month"?  I am not sure who assigned it as such, but I am all for celebrating crochet!

Ravelry has a fun group dedicated to a month of partying in honor of National Crochet Month (International too!) My ravelry friends are celebrating by (a) learning a new crochet technique, (b) teaching someone else how to crochet, or (c) doing anything else crochet related!

I have big plans for a couple of projects... coming soon. 

What are you going to do to celebrate?
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