You know you are a yarn crafter when....

people give you yarn just because. :D

Thank you Dinah!

Auron's Blanket is done!

Finally finished Auron's blanket last night and he loves it.

The pattern can be found here: http://bohoknits.blogspot.com/2011/03/classic-granny-square-blanket.html

Beaded Bracelet

Just finished making the bracelet found at http://mrsmicawber.blogspot.com/2011/05/bead-crochet-101-beachy-little.html with my sister. Neither one of us was able to make it perfect but the one I made fit her wrist and the one she made fit my ankle. lol

Here is my picture.

Here is my sister's picture.

Mrs. Micawber has 2 more bracelets in this series and we are going to be making them when she's in town or when I'm up there visiting her. We will definitely post pictures of the end results.

Angel's Granny Square Blanket

Well I already used up the Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. lol Sure didn't take long. About 5 days and I had this done. It's just a basic granny square that before starting each round I turned instead of continuing in spirals. This way there is no definite front or back. Just perfect for a 7 year old drama queen.

Let me know what you think.

Free Pattern: Gift Card/Business Card Holder Sleeve

This card holder is crocheted longways with the opening on one of the short sides. I got the original inspiration from Rachel Choi's Simple Business Card Sleeve which can be found here. I got some variegated (or multicolored) yarn that didn't stripe the way I wanted to so I tried crocheting it a different way to come up with the results I wanted. Hope you like it. Feel free to sell finished items made with this pattern, however, please give credit for the design to me. Thanks.

Skill Level: Beginner

Finished Size: Will fit standard sized gift cards and business cards.

Materials

WW yarn (example: Red Heart Super Saver in Mistletoe #0979)

I/9 – 5.50 mm Crochet Hook

At least 1 stitch marker

Yarn Needle

Gauge: Not critical. However, make sure your foundation chain is 1 ch longer than the width of your card.

Notes

• Pattern is worked amigurumi style (or in spirals). At the end of each round, do not join with sl st and ch 1. Instead, sc in first stitch of previous round.
• Place the stitch marker in the 1^st stitch of each round.

Instructions

Ch. 10, loosely.

Rnd. 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Working in open loops on opposite side of chain, sc in each ch across. (18 sc)

Rnd. 2: Sc in each sc around. (18 sc)

Repeat Rnd 2 to desired length. Mine ended up being 15 Rnds.

On last round, sl st the last 7 sts. This will make the tops even.

Fasten off, use yarn needle to weave in ends, and turn right side out.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

New Yarn Day!!!

I got 3 balls of this one to make a blanket for my daughter. Although, I'm pretty sure it's gonna take more than this. It is Bernat Baby Blanket (the new version) in 03305 Pink/Blue.

I plan on using this one for the Gift Card Holders. Very Christmas-y. It is Red Heart Super Saver in 0979 in Mistletoe.

Also, started working on a blanket for Auron using Red Heart Super Saver in Banana Berry. It's a Giant Granny Square.

Here is the yarn:

And here is my progress so far:

The pattern can be found here: http://bohoknits.blogspot.com/2011/03/classic-granny-square-blanket.html