Andrew's new NY Giants hat

My son Andrew was born on February 13, 2013 weighing in at 9lbs 5oz. He is destined to be a NY Giants football fan so I had to make him this awesome hat. He out grew it so fast so in another few months Im going to make him another one just like this but bigger. I got the pattern from a great crochet/craft website called repeat crafter me. She has some awesome free patterns, check out her website by searching her site name. I cant wait to make another one of these hats for Andrew closer to the winter months.

Snowman Hats for my neice & nephew

I found these patterns on a very cool website and had to try them out for my neice and nephew. They came out adorable. Such easy patterns and totally cute!!

Crocheted hats for kids

Blanket for little Abbey

I had to make Kristen new little girl her own blanket. This pattern is my all time favorite, I've make it a bunch of times and it always comes out super pretty.

Jasmin's Baby Shower March 2012

CROCHETED BLANKET FOR THE NEWEST BABY LUNDGREN Its my thing to be the one who makes the homemade blankets for events like this. I sort of took over that tradition when my Mother passed away. Since we dont know the sex of this little peanut...I thought it was approprate to make this in yellow & green. I've had alot going on in my life so I decided to make this pattern as simple as possible. I just did double crochets the whole way through. 10 rows per color..and the white in between is done in single crochets, 4 rows of each. I was very pleased with how this came out.

My sister and I found these cute bibs and I thought it would be even cuter to sew our names in them..lol I think it was a hit at the shower :)

FAVORS I decided for Jasmin's shower I'd do her favors a little different. Since she is due in the Spring, I thought a nice bouquet of Rice Krispies lollipops dipped in pastel colored chocolates. Since Jasmin is also a fan of Winnie the Pooh, I thought it might be cute to have the flowers done in Poohs honey pot. I thought they came out adorable.

DIAPER CAKES So, once again I decided to get creative with some of the diapers I bought for my brother and sister in law's new baby due at the end of April. The first is your traditional diaper layer cake. The second is a Winnie the Pooh w/ his honey pot diaper cake and the third is a cool Motorcycle cake. I was very pleased with how these came out! Not only did they make great gifts, but they also made awesome decorations for the Shower!!

Winter hat for my adorable niece Catherine

My friend Michelle sent me this pattern for this cute little hat. She had made it for a friend of ours who just had a little girl. I thought it was so cute. I had to make one for my beautiful niece Catherine, and make it in yellow since that is her Mommy's favorite color. I thought it came out so cute. I love the way it looks on her. Just adorable. I hope they get some use out of it this winter.

Accessories for one of my blankets

So, I posted a while back that my Mom had started this blanket a few years ago then got very sick with Cancer. She ended up passing away before she could finish this blanket for me and it took me almost a year, but I managed to pick up where she left off and finish this project. When I was finished I noticed I had 2 squares left over. I held onto them for a long time not sure what to do with them. Then I thought a matching pillow would look really cool with the blanket. So I did just that. I think it came out awesome. I love looking at these items, they remind me of my Mom each time I see them.

Blanket for little Dylan

I made this blanket for one of my closest friends. Karen and I have known each other our whole lives. We have had so many simalar things happen in our lives...we got engaged a month apart from each other and had our weddings the same year. I was so excited when Karen told me she was expecting so I had to make her something special for her new baby. Dylan arrived at the end of Sept on my late fathers birthday. I was so happy to give her this beautiful blanket. She was sweet enough to send me a picture of Dylan all cozy in this blanket. Im so glad she likes it and that they are getting some use out of it.

Blanket for Baby Bean aka Ozzy :)

Here are some better pictures of the blanket I made for Baby Bean. I love the hood...I cant wait to see BB wrapped in this after his/her bath :)

Amanda's Baby Shower: GIFTS

So, here are some pictures of the gifts I decided to make for Amanda and her little baby bean. The first is a 3 tier diaper cake. Its the gift any new mother will use...and its a great centerpiece. I used #1 infant diapers and since Amanda loves Winny the Pooh, I tried to make it with pooh decorations. I thought it came out awesome for my very first DIAPER CAKE.

The second picture is a Diaper Bassinet. This is very cute but much more of a pain to make..lol. I had leftover diapers from my diaper cake so I thought this would be cute to try. Everyone seemed to love it and thought it was adorable.

How can you have a baby shower without making booties. These cute white w/ yellow trim booties were very simple and came out adorable. Id definally make them again.

Last but not least is the picture of the hooded blanket I made for Baby Bean. Yellow being Amanda's favorite it was a no brainer to pick out this pattern. It came out bigger then the pattern but I didnt think that was a bad thing. I tried to crochet loose so it would turn out a bit larger. Its a plain blanket but sometimes plain is really nice.

Amanda's Baby Shower: FAVORS

My other job was to make the favors for Amanda's shower. You cant go wrong with Chocolates and my friend Karen let me borrow her molds to make these delicious chocolate lollipops. They were pretty simple to make, just time consuming. I think Amanda and all her guest liked them...I know I thought they came out pretty good :)

Amanda's Baby Shower: DIAPER PIN GAME

So, my sister, sister in law and my sister in law's family through my older brothers wife a baby shower a few weeks ago. We were each in charge of a something and mine was the favors and a game. The game I chose is the Diaper Pin Game. I made little pins in unisex colors (yellow & green) and each guest got a pin when they arrived. 2 of the pins had "poop" in it and who ever had the "dirty diaper" won a prize. Here are some pictures of the DIAPER PIN GAME:

His/Her Pillow Video

Ok, so you saw my post of the 'his/her' pillow I made for my brother in law & sister in law..well, I thought it came out so good that I wanted to make one for my brother and his wife as a gag gift. I thought of some new 'improvements' I could add, one being squeekers you'd find in a dog toy. I thought this was too funny...I added them to the 'boob' side. See the attached video..LOL...I laugh each time I see it :). Im really not a perverted person..but my family members bring it out in me :p


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM08mYeqy38

Kristen & Chris's Wedding Gift

When I found out my good friend Kristen was getting married, I knew what to make her. I made this same blanket for my husband and I and we both love it. This is by far my favorite project. Its soft, warm and so cozy. I hope Kristen and Chris get to snuggle under this for years to come. Congrats on your marriage guys!!!

His/Her Pillow

Ok, so like alot of my project, there is a story behind this beautiful creation...lol. My brother in law sent me a dirty text message with a picture of a pillow that was just the 'man parts' side. I thought to myself, I can crochet this..its not like I havent crocheted body parts before. I did give it a different twist by adding a 'girls part' side. This way when I give it as a gift to my brother in law and his wife, it'll have a side for each of them to enjoy. :). I laughed so much making this...and I cant wait until I get to give it to my brother in law and his wife

Sweater for little Aram

Im not very good at making sweaters..for some reason they never quite turn out the way I'd like them too. This one was no exeption. Its suppose to be a 6 month size which I thought would be perfect because little Aram ( my good friends Armen & Ripsme's new son ) should fit in a 6 month size by the time he weather gets cold. It seemed to come out much larger then that..lol..dont ask me how. Anyway...it is the thought that counts right..LOL. I love the buttons I found in JoAnne Fabric, I was told little Aram's room was decorated with cars & trucks so how fitting that I found little car buttons. I think they make the sweater, they are my favorite part :).

I hope Armen, Ripsme & Aram know its the thought that counts...even if this sweater doesnt fit Aram =)

Little Girls Poncho

This is the cutest little girls poncho. My late Aunt made this a few times for some baby showers and it was always a hit. I thought I'd try it for my friend Patty's first grand daughter who was born last Feb. It came out adorable. It was very simple, I think it took me a total of 3 hours to complete it. Perfect project for a snowy afternoon. I would definally make this again for the next girl who's born.

Amigurumi Ghost

Here is my cute little amigurumi ghost. He's so cute...he'll make a perfect decoration for the Halloween season. I made one for my sisters desk at work...hopefully she likes it :)

Amigurumi Candy Corn

Well, Im officially addicted to crocheting these cute Amigurumi stuffed animals. My favorite Halloween candy is Candy Corn so how could I resist crocheting these. I got the pattern from the Lion Brand website and it was a snap. The candy corn comes out about 3 inches tall. Takes 20 mins tops to make from start to finish. Here is the link to the pattern:

http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgi?language=&store=%2Fstores%2Flionbrand&cost=%2Fstores%2Flionbrand&search=1&craft=Crochet&searchText=candy+corn&submit.x=35&submit.y=7

I post some of my work on my facebook page and noticed that someone posted this project to the lion brand page. Well, alot of people thought how cool it would be to enlarge this pattern. I thought that shouldnt be too difficult so I tried it out. Its a hit and miss project...I did make it much larger..from the 3 inches the pattern calls for to about 9 inches tall. I think it could be even bigger and I just might try it again. I thought for those of you who wanted to know how I enlarged it I would try to explain.

Using a larger hook ( I tried using a J hook ) take the original pattern and do the whole thing in white...(the white part is now 3 inches when finished ), then just continue in the same matter the pattern was going.

Meaning after row 11 on the original pattern, switch to Orange and continue doing the following:

row 12- 2 sc in next stich, sc in next 5 stiches; repeat around
row 13- sc around
row 14- 2 sc in next stich, sc in next 6 stiches; repeat around
row 15- sc around
row 16- 2 sc in next stich, sc in next 7 stiches; repeat around
row 17- sc around
row 18- 2 sc in next stich, sc in next 8 stiches; repeat around
row 19- sc around
row 20- 2 sc in next stich, sc in next 9 stiches; repeat around
row 21- sc around

switch to yellow

rows 22-32- sc around

Tie off and stuff

It ends up being about 10 rows of each color...if you want it even bigger, use a even larger hook, and do maybe 15 rounds of each color...just keep adding onto the pattern.

I hope this helps someone in making this cute candy corn pillow bigger then 3 inches. Enjoy and happy crocheting!!

Mr. Piggy

Like I said in the post below, Im hooked on Amigurumi!! Kevin and I were invited to my friend Jenn's new son Drew's Christening this past Sunday and neither of us could make it. It was my Dads birthday and I had the family over for a BBQ. Im sending little Drew a gift today and since Jenn decorated his room in a 'Farm Animal' theme, I thought this cute little Piggy would be a perfect addition. I thought he came out adorable. I hope Jenn and little Drew like him as much as I do!!!
These patterns are so so simple. This pig took me maybe an hour to make and put together. I got the patterns from the Lion Brand website and they have tons more just like this. They are all FREE too!! Def check out the lionbrand website if you like these kinds of things!!