The Shtick I Do

Alrighty, I'm plugging along on all these WiP's I have and I just completed this baby blanket last night. My youngest (who is 16) keeps telling me it looks like an Easter egg, LoL! I love the soft colors and the edging is something I kinda tossed on there to add more inches. It ended up being perfect! So here's my Corner-to-Corner with Edging pattern for you to use as well. I hope you enjoy it! This blanket is worked entirely with Caron Simply Soft and a size G/4.25MM Hook. Link to video for the Corner-to-Corner pattern I used:  Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner blanket pattern Edging Pattern:  Orange DC worked in top (proper position) of Purple DC stitches Keep in mind that crocheting around a C2C project can be a bit difficult. It took 2 or 3 tries for me to get the right number of stitches in the first row of edging simply because of the way C2C project stitches are worked. Only 3 stitches at a time are actually turned in the proper position, the next...

Hello there fellow crocheters! This past week has been a whirlwind of texts between my expectant daughter and me. And I've started 3 additional projects! I must be crazy! Lol.  I found this pattern by Michele Wilcox when I was looking around for baby blankets. And, while I have seen it before, I decided it's time to start making one. But I want to make it a bit different. Personalization of gifted items is a must for me. Don't you think it's a better gift if you can make it specific to the person that's receiving it? Here's a pic of what I plan to put on the one I'm making. Notice I said "plan". This might be a bit ambitious but I do have about 7 months to get it completed. The cat and pig are a must for this blanket. Those are my daughters' favorite animals. Her boyfriend wanted a unicorn and a dragon added to it. Hmmm .... let me think .... if there were unicorns and dragons on the ark they wouldn't be classified "mythical c...