Project Baby! Month 3 (Part 1)

Okay, this is kind of a big project so I split it in two parts.

It's a baby afghan! There are countless ways to make one. Here is the process I went through.

1. Decide on your dimensions. Mine is 8 squares x 10 squares. If you do a square than the pattern will make one complete cycle and have clean diagonal lines.
Like this:



I wanted mine to be a rectangle for some reason. So, after the pattern has made it all the way through it will repeat for 2 more rows. (You'll get to see it in part 2!)

Of course, there are tons of pattern options so you don't have to do it like this. I played around with it after I made all of my squares.

2. Once you know how many squares you need it's time to pick the colors. I chose 6 lovely colors. Then I played around with color combos until I settled on my 8 favorites.





3. Finish your squares!



These three steps took me about 3 months...but it was a crazy three months. If you can make 4 squares a day it would only take 3 weeks!

Stay tuned for part 2! It will be posted once I finish the afghan. Should be very soon.

-Krystle

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Labels: , , , | 1 Comments  

Project Baby! Month 2

Okay, technically I made this for a different baby. BUT I'm making another one with a few different colors for this baby. So, here it is. This time I didn't write the pattern, I found it on this awesome website that has tons and tons of free patterns. Here's the link to the pattern.

Here is the finished product. (FYI this was only my second attempt at amigurumi and it went off without a hitch). If you're just a beginner at amigurumi this pattern is pretty informative and easy to follow.

This is everything I needed :-) (plus a paperclip as a stitch counter).

I stopped halfway through the head to attach all the facial features.

I used yarn instead of buttons for the eyes...because it's safer for little babies.

Before I attached the head and body.

The key to being able to sew the head on properly is to leave yourself a SUPER long tail. Like leave as much as you think you'll use and then some more. The pattern isn't super helpful in what technique to use when attaching the head and body...so I kinda had to wing it. But it wasn't hard to find what works.


So here he is all finished! It turned out pretty darn cute, dontcha think?!

xoxo
-Krystle



Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | Labels: , , | 0 Comments  

Project: Baby! Month 1




I wanted to start with something simple. So, what's easier (for me at least) than a baby beanie? :-)

I'm going to provide the pattern for you in 2 versions - one in simple terms and one in actual pattern form.
I literally stopped after every round and wrote down what I did, so when I say I wrote this pattern as I worked, I really mean that. If you have any issues with it, it is probably because I'm not accustomed to writing patterns or following them, so just ask.


Okay, here’s the pattern in plain and simple terms. (I have a pattern written but for some reason I couldn't get the link to work. Sorry, I'll work on that.)
Disclaimer: This is not a newborn hat. It will probably fit somewhere in the 6-9 month range, every baby is different. You can easily adjust this pattern to fit any size from newborn to adult though.
Here's what you need:
I used a "G" hook. Oh, and you'll need scissors at some point even though they aren't pictured here.

stitches used: double crochet (dc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st), chain (ch).
In this pattern, chain 2 counts as first double crochet.
If you're unsure about any of these stitches, this is a great link to step by step instructions on basic techniques.

Here we go!!
Round 1: chain 3 and double crochet 11 times into the third chain from the hook. You should have a circle like this with 12  stitches total.


Round 2: chain 2 and double crochet one more time in the same stitch that you chained from. Now do 2 double crochet in every stitch all the way around and join with a slip stitch.
Round 3: chain 2 and double crochet one more time in the same stitch that you chained from. Now double crochet once in the next 2 stitches and twice in the 3rd stitch. Repeat this pattern of increasing every third stitch all the way around and join together with a slip stitch.


Round 4: chain 2 and double crochet one more time in the same stitch that you chained from. Now double crochet once in the next 4 stitches and twice in the 5th stitch. Repeat this pattern increasing every 5th stitch all the way around and join together with a slip stitch.
Round 5: chain 2 and double crochet one more time in the same stitch that you chained from. Now double crochet once in the next 6 stitches and twice in the 7th stitch. Repeat this pattern of increasing every 7th stitch all the way around and join together with a slip stitch.
Round 6: chain 2 and double crochet one more time in the same stitch that you chained from. Now double crochet once in the next 8 stitches and twice in the 9th stitch. Repeat this pattern of increasing every 9th stitch all the way around and join with a slip stitch.



Round 7 - 11: Chain 2 but DO NOT DOUBLE CROCHET IN THE SAME STITCH THIS TIME, now double crochet once in each stitch all the way around and join with a slip stitch.



Round 12 - 15: chain 1 and single crochet in each stitch all the way around and join with a slip stitch. 



Cut your yarn, tie it off, and weave in the ends, you’re done!
ALSO, if you want to do a multi colored hat anywhere between rounds 7 and 15 are the best place to add new colors. I chose to do solid gray because I don’t know if this child is a boy or a girl yet. If it’s a girl, I can whip up a cute flower in another color to attach to the hat. :-)


xoxo
Krystle

P.S. If you gave this a try, we'd love to see it! So send us a pic or a link to one!

Friday, February 17, 2012 | Labels: , , | 0 Comments  

Hello Ladies presents: Project Baby!

Well, in lieu of the exciting announcement by our very own Mandy:


There will be a new feature here called Project Baby! :-). Each month until the baby is born we'll share at least one new project with you! So when the baby finally arrives he or she will have lots of special handmade gifts!



The projects will be fairly simple so if you also have expectant friends or family, feel free to get inspired and join us in Project Baby!

We're going to get started tomorrow, so check back for the first installment of Project Baby! AND Congrats to Mandy and Brand!! I'm super excited to be an aunt this year.

-Krystle

Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Labels: | 0 Comments  

DIYness

I promise we have not dropped off the face of the earth, we have just hit another BUSY stage in our lives and we are getting some things worked out. I have made the CUTEST tree skirt on the planet and it was the easiest thing on the planet. I have all the pics and DIY goodness and will post real soon! Stay with us, I promise it will be worth it.

 

On another note, for everyone local, Hello Ladies has a booth at the Blue Suede Shoes Antique Store in Bryant. Inventory will be up before December – right in time for last minute Christmas Shopping!!!!! Will let you know when it is ready!!!!!

~mandy~

Monday, November 14, 2011 | | 0 Comments  

Fabric Coiled Coasters ….. fail

So I have been seeing these really, really, really cute pics of fabric coiled coasters ALL over Pinterest, so I decided that the girls and I would try our hands at them this past weekend….. It didn’t go well.

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The instructions were great on this tutorial and I loved how theirs turned out …. but ours didn’t turn out so great. I apologize for not getting pics of Gabby and Kayla’s finished project.

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The best part of the night was ripping the strips of fabric we needed.

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I blame my choice of fabric mostly, but it was A LOT of work and I wasn’t please it how it came out. I may try it again one day…. maybe not, who knows. If you work on it and it comes out better…. let me know.  :)

~mandy~

Friday, November 04, 2011 | | 0 Comments  

Blog Lovin’

In case you were interested …. and I know you are, swing on over to Jessica’s art blog…. it is pretty awesome if you ask me, and you did…..  :)

http://technachroma.blogspot.com/

 

You’re Welcome

~mandy~

Monday, October 31, 2011 | | 0 Comments  

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