Love the rainbow!

I saw an awesome blanket on pinterest, where else right? It was called bears rainbow blanket. I absolutely loved it and decided I must make one for each of my kids. I looked at the kits that are used to make one and it was almost $800.00! Seriously? I would never pay 800 bucks for a blanket! Much less for one I still have to spend months making myself! In their defense it has almost 50 different skeins but still no way. I happen to already have about 30 similar colors in my stash but they are worsted weight and the blanket pattern called for fingerling. So I decided to improvise and make my own rainbow blanket. I am all collecting colors that I need but I drastically changed a ton of things to make it work for the yarn I wanted. Its turning out pretty cool so far. I'm pleased with it and that's what matters right? I'm really exited to see the finished product. 

One armed Elmo

Well I had a ton of red left over in my stash from Aiden's spider man blanket so I figured I would make an Elmo for Emmy. Found an adorable free pattern on ravelry and got to work. Building and stuffing as I go.. Well I get to the last arm and masks it half way through before I run out. Elmo turned out much bigger than I anticipated and this was yarn from lay year so I can't find the same lot number. Awesome, right? She was a little scared of her armless Elmo, but after he had one finished arm she didn't seem to care that he was one short. I figure I won't sweat it if she doesn't. :-)  Gotta hate when you try to use the stash and fall short...

Update: I found more yarn and while it isn't exactly the same lot number its so close you can't tell. :-)  Elmo is complete thank goodness.

Something new

I have made a ton of projects since my last blog. More knitting and crocheting happening than blogging. I am currently working on a precious little spring coat for Emmaline. I saw it in the spring issue of crochet today magazine. I'm in love with the colors. I can't wait to finish and post pics. I will have to show off some of the otter things I have been up to lately. Spider man blanket for Aiden, a scally cap for him, me some knitted boot toppers and Emmy a poncho. They were all such fun projects!