Crochet Raspberry Baby Beret

 

Hello my friends and followers! 

Today I am sharing my Raspberry Beret made as a custom order to their color preference. Isn’t it pretty? I had the Taffy Pink Beret in my Etsy shop to match a little Taffy Pink vest I made along with some baby booties, and a ruffle baby skirt with bloomers, and a wonderfully sweet customer asked what color it was, I told her it was a bubblegum taffy pink color, she wanted Raspberry. So I went on the hunt for Raspberry baby weight yarn to do this project. It took some searching to be able to get just a skein of Raspberry, it was out of stock, but if I bought a 10- skein package, well I would not have to wait until it was back in stock, so that was the route I took. I bought this yarn from LoveCrafts.com it is called Paintbox yarn and it comes in a variety of color choices. The yarn is 100% Acrylic, 3 weight, and Made in Turkey.  

I was ecstatic that I not only found Raspberry yarn but now I can let the curious potential customer know that if I find the yarn I would make the item to their preferences without any obligation to them to purchase the item. Once I finished I would put the item up for sale in the shop and if they decided they wanted it, they would know it was going in shop before I even posted it for sale. :) It worked out wonderfully! She bought it as soon as it went live in shop, I had to quickly order polymailers from Amazon but they were here in two days which I still made my 3 - 5 day shipping. Yay! I had so much fun making this hat I ended up making 2 more and adding them to the shop. 

But first to make my customer happy, I added in a special surprise free gift with her hat purchase. I hope she likes them! I added in matching Crochet Baby Booties as a special surprise free gift. They were nothing fancy, but she can add a beautiful ribbon, or sew in a decorative button on top if she likes.

I admit the free gift idea was my daughters. She opened a stationary/sticker shop on Etsy last month and has already made over $200. I guess stickers are a hit! I have only had 6 sales in almost 8 years. I guess handmade crochet items not so much of a hit. I will eventually find my niche and get a unique spot somewhere. Until then it is still a hobby and if I make some money that would be great! Even better if I was so busy I didn’t have to get a job outside of the house, I know that is too good to be true. LOL! 

Crochet Bricks Blanket

 

Afghan completed! Hooray!

I am using Bernat Blanket Yarn in gray. This pattern I found in the label. It is called Bricks Blanket

I made this afghan as a request from my daughter after she seen the King Sized afghan I made my husband in cream. It was a hand killer, so I decided on an easier pattern. Unfortunately I started with a larger hook in the beginning somehow went down a hook size through the middle and back to larger hook in the end, so it matches. It is warm and heavy weight perfect for those chilly winter nights.

Crochet Lacy Bobble Scarf

 

 

Hello again friends and followers! I am using this beautiful Hot Pink yarn for this super long bobble stitch scarf with fantastic tassles! I hope you don't mind multiple blog posts. I like to keep my items posted separately but since this was a gift that I made into a bobble stitch gift set I have included a photo of the items together and tried to get a few more angles of photos for you on the individual posts of each item.

 

 

This beautiful scarf is a pattern I found at Yarnspirations called the Lacy Bobble Scarf is written by Kim Guzman. This wonderful and time consuming pattern can be found at

 

https://www.yarnspirations.com/red-heart-lacy-bobble-scarf-and-wristlets/RHC0101-022352M.html 

 

The color of yarn I am using is called Hot Pink by  Caron Simply Soft.

  

I entered this in the linky party at

https://lifebeyondthekitchen.com/creatively-crafty-link-party-310/

I also entered into the linky party at

https://lindaslunacy.com/2022/01/making-a-home-homemaking-link-up-249/

Crochet Pompom Bobble Hat

 

 

Hello again friends and followers! I am using this beautiful Hot Pink yarn for this slouchy bobble stitch style hat. You will find more angles of this beautiful hat below. The pom pom is not attached and I gifted it without the pompom. I am going to pick which color of pompom she would like for her hat.

 

The hat pattern is called the pompom bobble hat, it is a FREE crochet pattern that can be found at

 

https://succulentstitchery.blogspot.com/2019/06/free-crochet-pattern-pompom-bobble-hat.html?spref=pi

 

 

The color of yarn I am using is called Hot Pink by  Caron Simply Soft.

 

Hot Pink Bobble Hat & Scarf Set

 

Hello again friends and followers! I can finally show off the items I gave as Christmas gifts to my daughter. First off I am using this beautiful Hot Pink yarn for this slouchy bobble stitch style hat. And then this super long bobble stitch scarf with fantastic tassles! I haven't made a scarf this long and beautiful, in my own honest opinion. 

 

The hat pattern is called the pompom bobble hat, it is a FREE crochet pattern that can be found at

 

https://succulentstitchery.blogspot.com/2019/06/free-crochet-pattern-pompom-bobble-hat.html?spref=pi

 

This beautiful scarf is a pattern I found at Yarnspirations called the Lacy Bobble Scarf is written by Kim Guzman. This wonderful and time consuming pattern can be found at

 

https://www.yarnspirations.com/red-heart-lacy-bobble-scarf-and-wristlets/RHC0101-022352M.html 

 

The color of yarn I am using is called Hot Pink by  Caron Simply Soft.

I joined the fun here

https://www.petalstopicots.com/category/the-loop-scoop/

 

 

Crochet Hot Cocoa with Marshmallows!

I realized about an hour before needing to leave to deliver presents I didn’t make a handmade ornament this year. On Christmas Eve, I had the cocoa and marshmallows  done before having to leave. That night when we returned home from my daughters, I finished this. I used Peaches and Cream in red and Crafters Secret for the gray and brown. Both are more of a cotton dishcloth yarn. I used the G hook.  The pattern would have this cup at about 1 1/2 inches I think mine is almost like a full size cup. I still love it! In case my daughter finds it rather large for her tastes, I decided to have a back up plan. I made her a Paper. Filigree Snowflake. I will be posting it on my paper craft blog at TasteCraftiness.blogspot.com or click link at top left side of page to take you there. 

Free pattern can be found here:

https://www.ollieholly.com/blog/2020/11/22/free-hot-chocolate-mug-amigurumi-christmas-ornament-crochet-pattern

I joined the fun here

https://www.petalstopicots.com/category/the-loop-scoop/

Crochet Snapdragon Stitch Hat & Scarf Set

 

This beautiful set was inspired by the scarf. I made this scarf a few years back when just beginning to crochet, and at the time I had ran out of my Caron Simply Soft yarn in this color. It sat in a box hibernating for years until I finally found the pattern I was using and bought the yarn again. I needed a hat to complete the set so after making my brim, I used the pattern from the scarf and incorporated it into my hat once I made it to the crown I started decreasing my stitches. 

The free scarf pattern can be found here

https://crochetpatternbonanza.com/snapdragon-stitch-scarf-barbs-free-crochet-patterns/

Crochet Batman Hat

 

Isn’t this great! I did get the ear on one side a little crooked but I was tickled to death how good it looked. I ended up making two of these hats one to give my friend in case the original hat I made her did not fit her son. They said even thought he was only two years old he was the size of a five year old. I was so happy that my instinct told me to bring along the hat in case one didn't fit. I also made one for one of my Grand Nephews.

 This hat is from a free pattern I found at 

Amy’s Crochet Creations

The free pattern can be found here

http://www.amyscrochetpatterns.com/2015/05/crochet-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-hat.html

Crochet Spider-Man Hat

 

Hello again, I am still working on getting hats made from my Great Nieces and Nephews. I have three of each. From the ages of 7 - 13. If you have been following my blog you seen the first light pink pom pom hat set I made for the youngest of the girls, and then I made the hand warmers and bobble hat set for the oldest of the girls. For the boys I have shown you the Ninja Turtle hat I made for the oldest boy and now this one for one of the two other boys. I am sure it looks much cuter on than by itself. ;) 

 I used the free pattern from

Amy’s Crochet Patterns

 to get the shape I wanted use this free pattern link below

http://www.amyscrochetpatterns.com/2015/05/crochet-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-hat.html

Crochet Bobble Hat and Hand Warmers

 

Hello again friends and followers! This week I worked up this beautiful hat for my niece. Her favorite color was pink, I sure hope it still is!  I used Caron Simply Soft Yarn in Hot Pink. The beautiful hat pattern is by

Succulent Stitchery

You can find the hat pattern for free at 

https://succulentstitchery.blogspot.com/2019/06/free-crochet-pattern-pompom-bobble-hat.html?spref=pi

The hand warmers were a free mitten pattern from Yarnspirations that I went my own way and stopped early on the mittens to have hand warmers since I was running low on yarn and turned out I had just enough for the pair of hand warmers to make a beautiful finished set.