I have been desperately trying to use up my stash of yarn, but it's obvious when you do the 'maths' that I must still be buying in more than I'm using.
My crochet baby blankets have all been finished for the new arrivals due over the next few months. In fact two little princesses have already arrived. Ayda on the 1st, and Freya on the 26th. Two new great nieces in one month.
Baby Ayda has already received hers, and Freya's is being passed on next week.
Lacy shells and a basic v-stitch.
This is 'lacy shells',
a pretty stitch but one where I have to concentrate.
Multi-tasking is out of the question!
After about 12", I decided to turn it into a summer cardigan for Aylah. She's going to Zanzibar this year to visit family so it will make the perfect cover-up.
I had already ended up doing the same after my V-stitch attempt, which I had turned into a cardigan for Amber. I forgot to take photos of Aylah's one though.
I did like the v-stitch, it was just so slow to grow, I am an impatient hooker.
So I decided to try 2 strands of DK wool which was about the equivalent of a chunky yarn.
With a bigger hook, this was more like it.
Such a pretty 'eau-de-nil' colour, which I edged with a reverse crab stitch.
Once I got my head around going in the opposite direction made a perfect edging!
This is the 'right' side.
....and this is the 'wrong' side.
And here is the finished article, complete with a loopy flower. The perfect size to snuggle around Amber's legs when she is her car seat on chilly summer evenings or in the coming winter.
Here's the finished result although the colour has come out a bit darker.
Then I had a request from Baby Ayda's mum for a pair of crochet flip-flops for her new princess. I had no pattern and didn't really want to buy one in case I couldn't do them. After a lot of failed attempts (it's so difficult to get the proportions right when there is a toe post if you have got a little foot to measure it on).
I decided to make a little shoe instead.
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