And a potholder for a friend...

Also finished another potholder in the same colors, but stripey. I'm not sure if I will keep it, or give it to my mom.

Edited to add: I gave it to Mom. :)

sun hat

kristy hat top view
Originally uploaded by saintlex.

I finished this little hat for my 1-year-old niece (she just turned 1 today!) a few days ago. It's so cute. It was supposed to have a ruffle at the bottom, but I couldn't figure out how to do it from the pattern (another pattern from Lion's web site).







Edited to add: It's now 4/15/07, and I still hope to figure out a way to make the ruffle. Haven't seen my niece for quite a while, and I don't know when I will--seems that whenever I'm not sick, my sister's whole family is--so I've got some time to work on it. Besides, it's definitely NOT sun hat weather yet!


Side view:

My pom-pom hat!

My pom-pom hat!
Originally uploaded by saintlex.

Then, I made myself a "Pom-pom Hat" using a pattern from the Lion Yarn web site. It looks pretty silly on. Suits me just fine--I am pretty (er, make that very) silly! One of these days, my fiance will take a picture of me wearing this hat and my snuggly scarf. I think I'll wait for it to get cold again before we try that, though. (Or I'll wait till I have A/C in my apartment...)

turquoise crochet hoop earrings

turquoise crochet earrings
Originally uploaded by saintlex.

I made these hoop earrings in single crochet with Lily Sugar N Cream yarn. Not bad for a first try. I expect I'll be making more of these!

My "Snuggly Scarf"

After I finished making this very same scarf in a different color for my friend J, I made one for myself. This time, the color I used was Candy Apple. I love it!



Here it is with my winter coat and gloves:



And some close-ups:

My first crochet projects...

Time to post some projects in chronological order. ;) Here's the first project I ever made, a potholder. Very exciting, I know. (Well, it is useful!) I made it with Peaches & Creme cotton yarn.



Next project: a scarf for myself. I really wanted to make a scarf for my friend J, but I was having trouble and knew I needed to try making one as a "rough draft" with the pattern I wanted to use (the fabulous Snuggly Scarf pattern!). Good thing I did, 'cause I screwed it up! It still looks pretty, though; it's just a little less snuggly than it's supposed to be.



Made with Lion Homespun yarn, in Tudor. Here's another pic:



Clicking on the pictures will take you to my pictures on Flickr.

Velvet the hippo and her new blanket

Velvet the hippo and her new blanket
Originally uploaded by saintlex.

While I was working on the scarves I was making, I sometimes kept them in Velvet's basket. At night, she would use them as blankets. When I finished the scarves, poor Velvet had no blanket! I had to remedy that (and besides, I had some leftover Lion Homespun in Tudor from another project). ;)

I'm not silly or anything... :D

First post!

I'm always checking out others' crochet blogs, so I've decided to give it a go myself. I'm a novice at crochet; so far, my finished projects are a potholder and 3 scarves (all 3 worked from the same pattern, and the first one came out wrong! oops). ;)

WIP:

• The Capelet (in teal and multicolor yarns, with no pompoms)
• Granny Ripple Afghan (from this book)
• A little blanket for my stuffed hippo, Velvet
• Hat for my youngest niece
  

Pics to be posted when things are done. I'll also post pictures of my current finished projects when I can get good pictures, which should be soon, since I'm borrowing my mom's digital camera. ;) (I'm getting my own soon--YAY!)

Things I want to make:

• A scarf for my sweetheart
• Pom-pom Hat for myself
• Scarves for just about everyone else I know
  

Actually, there are about a million more things that I want to make. I love crochet. I love yarn. Life is good.

I am dying to make some clothing, and may be making a tank top sometime in the near future (spring is coming, right? I hope?)...Wish me luck. :D