FO: Baby

One thing I can say for sure, is that I have way too much baby yarn. I don't even know how I ended up with half of the baby yarn that I have, but hey , you gotta use it, right?

For some reason, I just have this urge to buy all new baby yarn, but I won't let myself do that. Therefore, I am working through my stash and making as many baby sets and blankets that I can. Then, and only then, I will buy more yarn (hopefully!).

The blanket was just your typical washcloth blanket pattern. It's quick, worked well with the yarn, and it's suitable for a baby boy. You know, a win-win situation. ;-)




The booties, once again, came from my "go-to" pattern. They're really cute and super easy. I probably made both of them in a half hour or less. The pattern can be found at Ooo Baby Knits.

Then I made this hat:





Let me just say that I loved making this hat. I think it is so adorable. And the fact that it has a tie-closure instead of the typical crown decrease? Well, that's just very unique, and it also makes the hat a little adjustable which is always a plus!

The pattern came from Just Another Pattern Blog. Overall, the pattern was very simple and very easy to follow. However, I had a heck of a time with it because it was the very first project that I knitted from start to finish on DPNs. I think once I practice using DPNs more, I would make this hat again. I really did like that pattern, but I wasn't used to using the DPNs and I would usually have stitches fall off of the needles.

I also have many more projects to show, but I'll save those for another time.

FO: Easter Wreath and Circle Cloth

Last year, I made a wreath for Easter. It was rather easy and quick to as well. The baby yarn (which I had leftover in my stash) always made me think of spring and Easter, I already had the wreath form and I got the ribbon at Pat Catan's for 97 cents! So, overall, I'd say this probably cost me less than $5. Not too bad if you ask me.



I didn't follow a pattern for this, but I think I do recall seeing a pattern (or something similar) on the Lion Brand website recently. It was very, very easy. All I did was measure the wreath form, and knit a tube that would fit around it, sew it up and then make/attach the bow.

I even think I will be making more for other holidays, too.



Also, my mother is in desperate need of some new dishcloths. I mean, her's have gotten very bad. Look and see for yourself:



So, slowly but surely, I am begining to replace all of them. This time, though, instead of making all of "Grandmother's Favorite" cloths, I wanted to make some fun ones and try some new things.

The first pattern I tried/finished was The Circle Cloth. You can find it here on Ravelry. For being the first time I ever knitted with two colors in that manner, it worked up very quickly. The pattern was easy to follow and very fun.