Curtains, jewelry and tidbits!

I finally got around to making curtains for my bedroom. When I first moved in, I broke the blinds, and have wanted to tactfully cover the window ever since, but only had a valence. That and taping the blinds together just wasn't cutting it. I made these out of a sheet that I also used to make my boyfriend's smurf hat. I think it was originally a sheet that he accidentally took when he left the navy. I hemmed all the edges and made a casing by folding over the top so the curtain rod could go through. They turned out shorter than I expected, but am still pleased with the results. I haven't decided whether or not I want to dye them, since the sun will bleach them.

I finished my tshirt scarf. I originally intended for it to be crochet, since I prefer crochet to knitting. However, I could not find my Q Hook, which would have been big enough to crochet it (I was having difficult with crocheting with my N Hook. Instead I used my size 13 circular needles. It turned out heavier than I expected, but I like it.

I also made a lot of jewelry this past week, here is the bracelet/necklace I made. The finished product is about 3 1/2'. It can be wrapped as a necklace several ways (one style to the left).

I also made several pairs of earrings.

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Spiral Baby Blanket: free pattern

This pattern is for personal use only, please do not sell the pattern or product, as I am giving it to you for free and it took several hours to write it down. Spiral Baby Blanket Pattern: Approx. 36" in diameter. I used worsted weight baby yarn with an H hook. Ch 5 and join. R1: Ch up 3, 11 dc in circle. Join. R2: Ch up 4. *dc 1, ch 1* in each dc around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R3: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R4: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next 2 dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R5: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next 3 dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R6: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next 4 dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R7: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next 5 dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch from hook R8: Ch up 4. *dc in ch sp and next 6 dc. Ch 1* around. Join in 3rd ch ...

Free Pattern: Easy Striped Baby Blanket

I created this light and airy baby blanket, and it seems to crochet up pretty quick. It is for personal use only, and it took a while to figure it out, so please respect that. Do not sell the pattern or the final product. Thanks! I used size J hook and sport baby yarn. *Note: Ch 3 counts as 1st DC* Ch 113 R1: DC in 4th ch from hook. DC in next 10 ch. Ch 1, *DC, ch 1, DC, ch 1, DC, ch 1, DC, ch 1, 11 more DC*. Repeat from * to * until you reach the end of the row. Turn. R2: Ch 3 and DC in next 10 st. Repeat from * to * until you reach the end of the row. Repeat R2 until you are satisfied with the length. The width of the blanket is about 42".

Free pattern for Simple Tapered Leg Warmers

I've been recently frustrated with my crochet and needed an quick, easy pattern to get rid of some of my stash. So I found a pair of leg warmers... Great! Except my gauge was totally off because I almost always refuse to check it since it takes so much time and bothers me since i have to pull extra out of my skein....long story short....I ended up creating my own pattern. Note: These are meant to be more fitted, and you may have to adjust the size. **This pattern is for personal use only, and it took me several hours to create. Please do not sell this pattern or the final product. Thanks! These leg warmers are a little tapered at the bottom because I wanted to make sure they didn't just come off or make their way under my heel. The pattern is worked in rounds and my calves are about 14". Ch 3 and Ch 2 count as a dc or hdc, EXCEPT for the last round. Yarn: WW- I used Red Heart Hooks: H & I Abbreviations: - st- stitch - ch- chain ...

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