A Star is born!

My lovely friend had a daughter! YAY! I was invited to see her and her daugher and I wanted to give her something special and handmade. I never had made something for a baby before, so I was kind of nervous!

I ended up using these patterns:
Baby boots (ravelry)
Baby hat

And this is what I ended up with!

 

And since I also wanted to make something for the mommy, I ended up making up a beanie for her, then improvised a smaller version for her daughter so they would have matching hats!

 

(grownup beanie pattern here)

 

Mommy was so happy with the gifts, she literally screamed with joy for a few minutes when she unwrapped the matching hats.. Isn’t that the best reaction you can get to a gift? :)

Catnip Ball and it's friend!

My friend has some adorable cats! I decided to make some catnip toys for her.. I had never made anything like it, so it was kind of an experiment! I just took my crochet hooks, used this pattern and when stuffing it I put some catnip (which I stole from her!) inside as well!



I made several sizes since, and gave the toys to her.

She then sent me this video of how one of her furry babies reacted to it!

I get so happy looking at him! It makes me want to make a catnip toy for all kitties I know! Have you ever made catnip toys? What pattern is your favourite?

Le Sweety Pie Bag!

I'm so happy with my latest crochet creation! It's fun, it's funky and very handy!

 

 

It's my Sweety Pie Bag!

Snuggles the Pengiun

I know... I know... Winter isn't even close but I just had to share this adorable Snuggles the Pengiun!!

Let's knit!

Okay, so I've finally bought myself a pair of knitting needles! Yay me! I´m so excited to get started, but I´m terrified as well! Will I be able to teach myself how to knit? Or will it be so difficult I´ll almost immediately give up on it and stick with crocheting?

One thing I know for sure: I will not find out just by pondering on it, so I'll just have to try!

Here are a few projects I'd love to make once I've mastered this skill ;-)

Are you trying different and new crafts at the moment?

Or do you have a knitting pattern for me you'd like to recommend?

I'd love to hear from you! Have a lovely week!

The Joy of Slouch!

Recently I've crocheted two slouch hats.

My Happy Hippy Grey (free pattern here):

And my Joy of Slouch (free pattern here):

We've had a cold-ish summer so I've been excited to wear these, but somehow the weather has been warm the last few days! Yaay! But... now I can't wear my hats! Bummer..

I'm also a bit thrown off crocheting because it's that hot.. What do you think? Should I think of a summer project to crochet? Or should I just enjoy the weather and not crochet? Do you make a summer project lately?