One of the things I have found that I really enjoy is crocheting baby blankets for my new nieces and nephews.  In June Dadzoo’s sister had a baby, her fourth, and I had been working on this little number for her.  I wasn’t quite finished when baby Spencer came, and the birth of Lydia delayed the delivery of the blanket, so she didn’t get it until he was about 6 weeks old.  I didn’t want to post pictures until I was sure she had gotten it, considering she reads this blog from time to time.

This blanket had to be one of my favorites.  I was fun to learn new stitches and figure out how to do a zig zag pattern.

Hope she likes it!

I just finished my third baby blanket, and this one is for Baby Sister
(Baby Sister is her name for now, since we don’t have an official one yet, we are open to suggestions)
This sweet little thing will be the blanket we use on her blessing day and for church.  I love to have a pretty blanket to wrap my babies in for Sunday and other special occasions.

I saw this little “how-to” craft in my Country Living magazine.  I thought those book marks were so sweet, I just had to make some and Mother’s Day seemed the perfect opportunity to learn a new craft. 

I hope the mothers in my life enjoy using this simple little craft as much as I enjoyed making them.

You are a novice??? That is beautiful–it looks SO soft too! A soft yellow would be beautiful I think too–I hope you are able to find some. Thinking of you–I know this time is difficult. Hang in there!

Blessings,

Aimee

PS: Was it hard to learn to crochet? My grandma did it and made beautiful items—I would love to learn how.

(My newest project)
I thought I would take a moment to answer her question.  I didn’t think it was very hard to learn to crochet, but it did take (and still does) some time and brain power.  I grew up watching my Great Grandma crochet, it seemed that whenever she was sitting down she had a hook and yarn in her had.  I always regretted not learning the art of crochet from her.  I just never really took the time.  However, as a small girl I was very interested in any type of handi work.  I taught myself the basics of sewing (and that is about as far as I got, the basics!) and I learned how to do a simple chain stitch and the single crochet stitch.  I wasn’t until about two years ago that I was wandering the isles of my local fabric store and found myself in the yard section that I had a burning desire to crochet.

I bought a basic “how-to” book and some yarn to practice with and I taught myself  the basic stitches and how to read a crochet pattern.  Once I felt like I have that down I bought a book of patterns for baby blankets and I started on my first blanket.  It was a disaster!  Lop sided, too many stitches, and too small.  (I hadn’t yet learned to appreciate the need to count my stitches!)  I gave it to my sister when she had a baby and she claims to love it, even though I cringe (now) every time I think of that sad little blanket!

(I don’t know if you can tell by this picture, but is has little hearts in the stitch)