Category Archives: Crochet

Nov 12

Finished Project: The Hexagon Throw

I started this project way back in July. I crocheted my first hexagon, and decided to keep going from there. I’ve wanted to make a few handmade gifts this year. I decided to make a colorful hexagon throw for my mom.

I took a quick stock of how many I had made. I mapped out a little pattern, and I then realized that I was going to have to crochet many more.

I started stitching them together, little by little.


I stitched, sewed, crocheted, and went through a lot of yarn.

I counted up all that I had crocheted, and three hundred was the count. It still needed a bit more.

So I crocheted a bit more…

Peanut came to visit the craft table…

I think I was a bit loopy after crocheting that last hundred hexagons.

Time to finish this up.

A few more stitches,

and done.

Several months of work, and four hundred hexagons, and I’ve got a gift for my amazing mom.

I hope she likes it.

I love this finished project. I just might have to make a few more of these.

Nov 5

Thanksgiving Table Runner

This year I am extra excited for Thanksgiving. I’m decorating the house just a bit for the holiday, but my front-door felt turkey is missing… I made a little decoration for the dining room, and the kids picked out some small pumpkins and gourds to decorate with too.

I picked out some Autumn colors of yarn, and made a few granny-squares.

Once I liked the look of the granny-squares, I crocheted them all together with a light brown yarn.

Agnes wanted to help too. I liked the look of the table-runner, but it needed just a bit more color. I picked out some more Autumn yarn, and added in more granny-edges around the runner.

The Thanksgiving table-runner fit the buffet nicely. I can move it to the dining table for Thanksgiving day, or just keep it on the buffet.

It was a fun project to make, and it got me started decorating for Thanksgiving.

Oct 21

A Year Of Crochet

Last October I picked up a scarf kit, and slowly taught myself to crochet. It wasn’t too pretty at first, but I kept at it.

My first project wasn’t the best. After that very first scarf, I was hooked on crochet…

I worked on lots of little projects.

I also tried making a few larger projects.

I think about six months in, I was starting to get the hang of it.

It has been a fun, and relaxing hobby to learn.

I hope to keep it up for many years to come.

 

 

Oct 20

Yarn Run

I’ve been making lots and lots of hexagons and granny-squares for a few projects (maybe Christmas presents), and my yarn stash was getting a little low.

My super-sweet hubby told me to visit the yarn section, while he and the kiddos checked out the lawn and garden department.

I found lots of pretty colors, and I got my craft table re-stocked and ready to crochet.

Oct 11

Handmade Halloween Decorations

Well I didn’t get the scary closet cleaned out, so that means the Halloween decorations are still in storage. I wanted to decorate just a little. I decided on crocheting a table runner to help decorate the dining room.

I love granny-squares, so that’s where I started. I picked out my most Halloween colors of yarn, and got to work.

I added row after row, until I liked the look of the squares.

I connected the granny-squares at the corners, and then added a few more rows of bright color.

The kid’s Halloween pumpkins have cozy spot to sit until Halloween night. The dining room has just a bit of decoration now, and it will be easy to store for next Halloween too.