Favorite Little Princess

Flamingo Toes is hosting an Accuquilt Go! Baby giveaway.  http://www.flamingotoes.com/2011/10/accuquilt-go-baby-giveaway/   Go check out her site.  She has some great craft ideas.  I would really love to win this one.  I might purchase a Go! Baby anyway, but it sure would be nice to win!   If you haven't see a Go! Baby, you should really check it out.  I'm hoping to start doing more applique projects and this would really make it easy.

With the anticipation of posting more often and making this a really "useful" blog, the web address has been updated to match the name of the blog. I can now be found at: http://www.favoritelittleprincess.blogspot.com I'm hoping to post at least once a week.  Some things to look forward to: New crochet patterns Crochet pattern reviews  Craft ideas Sewing projects Favorite sites and blogs Updates on my ever crazy life Don't forget to sign up for RSS feeds...never miss a post again! See you soon...

What better way to be green than to have a reusable coffee cup sleeve?  This pattern is very simple and you can make several and give to your friends. It's a great way to use that scrap yarn you have laying around. Go from this:  To this: Pattern - Small amount of worsted weight yarn.  I used cotton (Lily Sugar & Cream) because I think it will last longer and absorb the heat a little better. G size hook and needle for weaving in ends Abbreviations : ch = chain sc = single crochet sk = skip Round 1: Chain 32, join to make ring. Round 2: Ch 1, sc around, join. Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch1, sk1, sc* around, join. Round 4: Ch 2, *sc in ch1 space, ch1*, repeat around Repeat for 7 more rounds (for tall size - you can add more rows if you drink taller cups) Last round: Ch1, sc around.  Finish off and weave in ends. That's it!  Now go enjoy a cup of "eco smart" joe!

Whew...now that was an interesting project.  I ended up using six full skeins of the solid color and one of the multi color.  I chose not to do the ruffle edging since this is to be for a baby boy and I didn't want it to appear too girly.  I just did a simple, plain edging and left it at that.     I liked how the blanket turned out and it's large enough that it will still be useful as he grows.

So, I have been working on a baby afghan that I found on the Caron website: Baby Plain Afghan I like making different items and usually, like this time, it's for a request.  So far, I like the pattern - especially since it is free.  Who doesn't like free?!? It's very simple and easy to follow. I'm almost finished with the solid color, which I chose to do in blue mint. I love the Simply Soft yarn line and I think it will make a cozy little cover for this baby.  My only complaint is that the instructions state the amount of yarn needed is 9 oz for the solid color.  NOT!  These skeins come in 7 oz and so far I have used 5 whole skeins!!!  The afghan is rather large, which is good because the baby won't outgrow it right away.  I just wish I had known up front that it would take more yarn.  Hopefully I will finish the afghan this week and I will post pictures and any last remarks concerning this pattern.  I haven't decided if I will do ...