Leaping Stripes & Blocks Baby Blanket

This baby blanket is a gift for my cousin, Daisy who is expecting her first child-- a baby boy-- in April.  And to go with it, I crocheted a matching baby beanie in the same leaping stripes and blocks pattern.

The color palette was inspired by Daisy's wedding colors: purple & turquoise.  For yarn, I used 1-1/2 skeins each of Red Heart Super Saver in Dark Orchid, Red Heart Super Saver in Turqua, and Red Heart with Love in Pewter.

For this project, I followed Moogly's tutorial for the Leaping Blocks and Stripes Blanket.  I used a size "I" crochet hook and followed the pattern for a standard baby blanket (36" by 36").

For the color pattern, I simply alternated rows of turquoise, grey, and purple throughout the blanket.  And for edging, I did a single crochet stitch around the entire blanket in turquoise.

Despite following the pattern for a 36" by 36" standard baby blanket, this blanket turned out much larger-- about 50" by 50".  I suppose that just means Alcott has room to grow!

Hope this inspires you to start your next project... Happy hooking!

Jilliane

Update:  Alcott Jameson was born on March 31!

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Pittsburgh Steelers Kid's Scarves

Last winter, I was feeling motivated and decided to make black and yellow Pittsburgh Steelers scarves for our three nephews who are big Steelers fans.  I wanted each scarf to be unique so that the boys could tell them apart from each other, so I picked these three distinct patterns.  If my memory serves me right, I used Caron's Simply Soft yarn-- one skein each in black and yellow.

Scarf #1:

I followed Red Heart's Rib Crochet Striped Pattern and then added some fringe on the ends.  (This scarf was so soft and squishy!)

Scarf #2:  

I adapted the Chunky Crochet Baby Blanket tutorial slightly to achieve this look with two strands of yarn-- with more fringe, of course.

Scarf #3:

I followed the Crochet Crowd's video tutorial for the wave/ripple pattern and then added fringe to finish it up.  

I hope this gives you some inspiration... Happy stitching!

Jilliane


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