Creative Crochet Craft Chaos

Rag Quilts galore!

 
fun frogs perfect for spring!!!
 
Bravest Dragon storybook quilt,, and entire story all in the quilt,,
 
vintage inspired western cowboy prints,,, total fur on the backside :)
 
fun furry dogs!

Sock Monkeys on the bed!!!

 Tons of sock monkey fun in this one! Nice full/queen size with cozy flannel on the backside.... I love all the different sock monkey prints thrown into one quilt... Even the backside is awesome using nick nora sock monkey flannel all over... makes it reversible..... I want to keep this one,,, sniff sniff... but i cant keep everything made.....so off to etsy it goes!!!
The best part.... the entire story of Five monkeys jumping on bed right across the center.... Isn't that just bananas?  i love it!!!
 
even the back is cozy and full of monkeys

I find that bright colors are cheery..

Today it is once again snowing, cold snow flurries sticking to everything... Makes me miss Florida.. I find that bright colors are cheery, and when all the bright colors are put together its the most yummy eye candy.... So i am going to once again, post more pics of the bright and cheery projects i have been working on.. As i mentioned in previous posts my granny stripe blanket and birdie ornament was from my favorite chrochet blog site, Lucy at Attic 24. If you have not followed her blog you  must... its amazing.  I love color, and her website is just that!
Did i mention i love yarn and color?  Next i s the progress on the granny stripe blanket, i have a long way to go..
The yarn i am using is Caron Simply Soft, and i never actually found a red i was happy with, but i through in  the garnet which i found was to dark and not bright enough... Maybe  I will find Caron in red next time..
Flowers are still in training here, and my very first crochet owl didnt turn out to awful, although not exactly what i wanted him to look like... Thinking about making a large crochet basket and maybe adding him to the side... but not sure yet.   Maybe the kids will help me think of the perfect project for this owl...
 
Now off for bit to learn granny squares and run errands!!!

My finished crochet basket, i so love the way it turned out

 
I found the pattern on Chickpea Studio . I love the blog and the pattern was easy to follow... I decided to line my basket with a fabric liner,, and used a vintage inspired looking ABC fabric. I am still learning on how to exactly and properly add a fabric lining to a basket, but hey.... i think it wasn't to bad for my first try..

For the love of yarn

 I have absolutely fallen in love with yarn.... but i think some others in my household has something for yarn also.. i must post pics again....
 
They are so sweet when they are sleeping in my yarn basket, and they seem to find it at every naptime..   When they are not sleeping in the basket they are normally tangling my yarn as i am crocheting.....

Crochet projects made and some in the making

So I am behind on my blogging already... I am new to the blogging although i love to read and browse so many.. I have a huge list of favorites i have come to love already and will be posting soon... As i mentioned before Lucy attic 24 has really inspired me to learn to crochet and i think it was all her beautiful colors that gave me the huge desire to try some of her projects. She explains her projects in crochet terms that even i can understand.. I love all the eye candy she has on her blog! Other then browsing some blogs and still working on my granny stripe blanket i have finished my daughters ruffle bag and actually added the handles. I have attempted a few granny summer squares and even an crochet owl..... Oh.. and i almost forgot i did make a crochet basket i dearly love.... so i must share some pics.. Sorry if i go a little crazy on the photos but I must ....

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I love this lovie quilt with applique doxie dogs!

These doxie's headed over to etsy store yesterday, sniff sniff.. I sort of wanted to keep it but then again how many quilts can one cuddle with? The minky dot is my favorite and i love to use it in my items to add texture. The applique little weiner dogs had been setting in a plastic tote just waiting for the day to dig them out and finally the day came.. Thanks to my special friends who added them into this quilt.  We have a large household, with five kids and my husband and I. Of course you know each of these people must bring over a friend and it sorta creates a small party.. so sometimes you just have to put them to work so they really feel at home, LOL! After we all put our heads together this little quilt came together and i think it really is one of a kind sweet thing. The backside is patchwork without the ragging frilly effect, it is decorative itself so i feel maybe this blanket is reversible? Anyway, i am posting pictures in case anyone wants to see :)
I so love the minky, but the little applique embroidered dachshund dog with bones is to die for!!!!
just had to add the paw print too!
the flower print in the pics look red, but it is actually a coral color that matches with the dog print.. so pretty..

My ruffled crochet bag without handles, just setting and waiting to be finished..lol!

I wanted to make this bag so bad,, and of course grabbed some yarn and got started right away,,,, but this was a couple months ago that i started. As you can see i still have yet to add handles, and my daughter halli is still asking for "her bag". Handles finally were made last week and are inside the bag waiting to be put on. Meanwhile since that time i have started a nubby dishcloth in this delicous cotton yarn that has many beautiful colors all blended in. Its halfway finished...But then i ran across lucy attic 24 blog and fell in love with her granny stripe pattern. I need to drop in and tell her how much i love her blog! So, as you can see there are many projects in the making, and i need to learn to finish one before starting another. Does anyone else do this same thing?   

This was one of my first crochet projects as i was learning, and i am still learning. I used two yarns at once to get the double color. I love caron simply soft yarns, they are so affordable and yet soft and have such a sheen to them. I wish they came in more colors.. I am also using the caron simply soft yarns in my granny stripe.  The bag turned out really heavy though by using two yarns at once, but remember this is my first challenge in crochet. SO,,, if i make this bag again i will just purchase varigated yarn and use only one at a time for that mix of color.  Daughter loves it so far and is hoping it will be finished sometime this  year,,lol

It is Friday already?

 
Here it is Friday already...It's amazing just how fast days fly by. I woke this morning thinking i still need to post the slow progress of my granny stripe blanket, and i thought i would also post the finished project we finished yesterday....a western vintage looking rag quilt with fur backing which is heading on over to the etsy store sometime today...I feel it turned out rather amazing myself,,my household team did a wonderful job... i will continue to work on the granny stripe today and i think i will try to learn to make crochet hacky sacks in my time between. My teenage sons will be happy with that considering our precious dog "Loucious" loves to chew.. he is quite the garbage disposal/sweeper. lol!

My latest crochet project, the granny stripe blanket, thanks to lucy attic24

After discovering lucy's blog attic24, i was totally determined to try her pattern for the granny stripe blanket. Lucy's blanket turned out amazing of course. I searched for hours trying to find all the bright and fun colors that lucy had used in hers. I am totally into the many bright stripes and as many colors as possible. I will post pictures of my progress, however keep in mind i am still learning. I so enjoy browsing all of the blogs showing the finished crochet projects and patterns, especially the tips and details.... you can see attic24 blog listed under my blog favorites.. you will enjoy those blogs if you love beautiful and creative crafting..

 off for some sleep and then more hook time tomorrow :)