Ribbed Pom Pom Beanie

Sorry to be so absent lately.  I have started a new job and it is taking lots of brain power to learn it, so when I get home I don't really want to be on the computer at all.

I have been trying to get a little crochet in as well.  It is nice and realxing.  You should try this project.  Very Easy!

I made a toque as a present. :)  I saw Stephanie make a Ribbed pompom beanie and remembered that I had made a few of these in the past.  I decided for my Christmas exchange with my friends I would make one as a present.  I made it in white:

I also made one that was a royal blue for my mom. 

(Sorry, forgot to take a picture of that one)

I just joined a mystery crochet along so I will tell you all about that soon.

Penguin: Black and White

 

Photos of Snuggle the Penguin

Would you like to see him complete?

 

 

I added a little fringe to his scarf.

 

 

Here he is...

 

 

 

 

What a cutie!

Thank you Stephanie for putting up such a cute pattern. Found here.

 

Snuggles the Penguin

Snuggles was the first amigurumi that I started.  I assumed correctly that he wouldn't be too difficult to try.  I put him aside and moved onto the mobile animals.  I have been working on him here and there and now he is

Nickel for your thoughts?

Any thoughts on what type of boarder I should do?  Or what colour I should use?  Should I stick with the colours that are in the blanket?  Or add others? Use the granny square pattern and just continue that way?  Or do some type of fancy boarder? 

I have not done a boarder before... so if there are any tips/ideas out there for granny square blanket boarders I would love to hear them.

So far I have just done two rounds of single crochet in white.

 

When Matt of According To Matt, made his Glorious Granny Greatness!!!,  that was when I knew I wanted to someday be making a granny square blanket.
I hope mine turns out just as great!

Commitment Issues All Sorted Out

I have been making lots of granny squares with no real direction.  I just wanted to get better at the Granny Square.  I am using this beautiful sport weight yarn that I bought from a tent sale at my local yarn store.  Pink, Purple and White.

 

I have a friend due in May so I have decided to make a baby blanket for her.  I found a nice pattern to make the granny squares from the Bernat website.  #411 Bernat Softee Baby Double Diamond Crochet Blanket.  I am going to change up the location of colours in the blanket because I want to make it bigger than this pattern and pink will be my main colour. 

17 Pink squares, 16 Purple squares, 16 White squares.

 

 

Pictures of more squares to follow soon.

The blanket is 49 squares.

Then I am going to add a border.