A little bit about me
I guess I will talk a little bit about what is going on in my life right now. My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years now. We have been trying for over 2 years to have children. I have...
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Checkered Polka Dot Baby Blanket
I used a J hook with sport weight baby yarnAbbreviations:CH - ChainSS - Slip StitchHDC - Half Double CrochetDC - Double CrochetSC - Single CrochetST - StitchBEG - BeginningBegin by chaining 4 and SS...
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Inspired by Angels
I finally completed the blankets that I was making for an Angel Mom that lost twin daughters, Chloe and Zoe. I have to say that I was inspired by the angel twins while making these blankets. Normally...
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Father's Day Surprise
So I spent several weeks trying to come up with something to get my husband for Father's Day. It is very difficult to find something for a father who lost a child. I know that ebay has a lot of...
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Circle-in-Square Baby Blanket
For this pattern I used a J hook (6 mm)Abbreviations:CH - ChainSL ST - Slip StitchDC - Double CrochetCH SP - Chain SpaceTR - Triple Crochet (Treble Crochet)Circle-in-Square Granny SquaresYou will need...
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My best friend bought a set of Knifty Knitter knitting looms so I created a video for her showing how to do the Box Stitch (also called the Double Rib Stitch). I thought I would post it here for anyone...
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Amirugumi Octopus and Whales for an angel
So one of the angel moms that received one of my Forever Warm blankets was having a small ceremony to bury her angel's urn. She was looking for something special to put in the vault with her angel's...
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Citrus Punch Granny Square
I haven't posted anything in a while so I figured I would post about my current project. I'm working on a blanket using a granny square that I just made off the top of my head. I call it Citrus Punch...
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Completed Citrus Punch Baby Blanket
I have completed my Citrus Punch baby blanket. This is a gift for a friend of mine. I made the blanket with these colors because she doesn't know what she is having (boy/girl) so I made a few items...
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Amirugumi Teddy Bear
I have made my first Etsy sale!!! I made a teddy bear for a friend of mine who is having a baby. I wanted to use it in my logo for my Etsy store but I was having issues with it. So, I asked another...
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Granny Ripple Blanket
I just finished this granny ripple blanket and I love how it turned out so I just had to share the link for where I found the pattern! The blanket itself was very quick to make. This was my first...
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Turtle Pillow
I made this turtle for the 1st birthday of my best friend's son. I didn't have a pattern to follow. I just looked at photos of different crocheted turtles and tried to figure out how to do it. I would...
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Article 12
It's been a while since I have posted anything so I wanted to take the birth of my nephew as an opportunity to update my blog!First, a little background. My brother-on-law, Josh, was killed in a car...
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Crocheted Bloomers
Just finished making these bloomers for a friend's little girl. They were super easy to make and can be completed in about a day if you have time to sit and really work on them. Here is a link to the...
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Tatum's Turtle
My son's 2nd birthday is tomorrow. He is an angel in Heaven looking down on me. I wanted to make him a present that I could put on his headstone so that it wouldn't get run over when the caretakers...
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Making My Wedding Dress
While looking online for things to crochet I came across a beautiful dress. It was made by crocheting doilies and attaching them to an under dress.Ever since I saw this dress I knew that if I ever got...
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Second Doily Complete For My Wedding Dress
I finished the second doily for my wedding dress. This one took much longer than the first one and it is twice as big as any doily I have ever seen. It is a vintage pattern called Double Pineapple...
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Article 7
I have completed the third doily for my wedding dress. This is the smallest doily so far and it is called the Glorious Gray Pineapple Doily. The pattern can be found here. I altered the pattern a...
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Fourth doily for my wedding dress
I have finished the fourth doily for my wedding dress. I absolutely love this pattern. It is called the Pink Pineapple Doily. The pattern can be found here. It works up very quickly and the pattern is...
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Doily # 5 for my wedding dress
I have completed the 5th doily for my wedding dress. This one took much longer than the others but it was worth it. This is by far my favorite doily so far. It is a vintage pattern called Alice Brooks...
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Doily # 6 for My Wedding Dress
I have finally completed the sixth doily for my wedding dress. It is called "The Pineapple Doily" and it is from the Star Doily Book No. 120 from 1955. The pattern can be found here. I will forewarn...
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The Under Dress - Top
I got a call from the seamstress that is making the under dress part of my wedding dress. I stated in an earlier post that my dress will be blue under the doilies. So far all that is done is that the...
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Another Doily Complete and Underdress is Done!
Well, my under dress is complete and I picked it up from the seamstress. Now I just have to finish making doilies and start sewing them onto my dress. I can't wait to get it all done and see how it...
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Doily # 9 complete
I have completed yet another doily for my wedding dress. This one is called Pineapple Á l'Orange Doily and the link to the pattern can be found by clicking HERE
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My finished Doily Wedding Dress!
At long last, here is my finished dress! It took me 6 months to complete but part of that is because I didn't work on it all the time, I was also working on other crochet projects. I love how it...
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