Crochet Baby Booties...

Crochet baby booties are just cute and fun to make.  I started making these when my mom sent me a pair that I asked her to make for me for a friend. 

As always I would find it difficult to make because of how small they were.  But then I gave it a shot and here I have some to show you that I made awhile back.  

I've had some friends that crochet as well say to me to find my niche in crocheting baby items - in other words if I make these and I am better at making newborn/baby booties do those til I am comfortable venturing out to making other sizes.  So guess what?! That's what I do...I am getting better at making baby ones so I won't venture yet to toddler size or bigger (one day I will...and you'll be the first to know about it.

Bottom line to me is that whatever you like and are comfortable making - MAKE IT! Learn from your mistakes on crocheting and keep making and creating things til you get it right.

Have fun crocheting!

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Crochet Pacifier Clips #2

cotton yarn, color yellow
 with blue crochet flower

My previous post I didn’t go much into detail on how I made these.  So on this post I will do my best to give you more or less an idea of how I made these.

I also wanted to mention that I think these are perfect little baby shower gifts.  I mean think about it …it something all new moms like to make sure they have secure with their babies to ensure they don’t lose their babies pacifier or have it get dirty by it falling on the floor.  So what better way than to get one or two of these! Attach it with the clip to their adorable outfit and no more dropping of pacifiers.
 



cotton yarn, color tea rose
 with yellow and white flower

These are all hand crochet by me and I used cotton yarn preferably but you can crochet it with acrylic yarn.  To me I used cotton yarn because I think it holds its shape better and it seems sturdier to me in holding its shape.

But I make these off of any type of yarn.  I purchase my clips from Amazon.com and/or JoAnn’s online.  I also sew cute appliques that I crochet (flower, little whale or fish).  You can even sew ribbons on these if you want. Be creative!



color hot pink cotton yarn sugar & creme
with yellow and white flower
 and pink applique



 
Here is how I made mine…please keep in mind I am not one that writes down my stitch patterns I just do things as I go:

Crochet 4 single crochet stitches

Turnover and single crochet in each stitch back and forth til you get the length you want (mine are about 8 inches long no including the loop)

Then crochet 22 single crochet stitches and connect it back to where you started and slip stich to close it and cut off the remainder of the yarn.

Once you are done you can pull the top of the crocheted loop of the pacifier clip and fold over and sew with the same yarn or use sewing thread to close it.

Decorate the top of the pacifier clip with an applique or decoration of choice (that complements the colors of your yarn).

To attach the pacifier to the crocheted loop, pull the loop through the pacifier ring and pull the opposite end of the pacifier clip around the ring and through the loop. Pull to tighten.

Crochet Baby Mittens...

Here is another one of my simple creations made with leftover yarn.  Well not all is done with leftover yarn but most are.





crochet baby mittens
color: aran



These adorable crochet mittens for babies.  I love these!  These will protect your little precious baby’s face from his/her fingernails while they are still little.  And not to mention it will keep their little delicate hands warm in the chilly months.  I made these to adjust easily with crochet drawstrings to tie…but you can also use ribbon if you want.

 

I crochet these by just doing a close stitch pattern so that their little fingers wouldn’t come out (don’t get me wrong their not that tight that they can’t).  The mittens in the Aran color the yarn is very soft (Michaels Loops & Thread Impeccable), the light blue one is a Red Heart yarn as well but a thicker yarn, and the pink ones are from Lion Brand Pound of Love.  All of these yarns I purchased at AC Moore or Michaels. 



crochet baby mittens
color: blue

This is a great baby shower gift by the way.  All if not most of these that I have crochet are approximately 1-2” wide and about 2-3” long.  I would say they would fit 0-5months.  They are definitely machine washable.



crochet baby mittens
color: pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

How adorable are these.  I just want you to know that there will be more to come of these as I get more baby color yarn.  I did realize in making these that the regular worsted yarn made them thicker and a bit wider and the lighter yarn made them just right.  But hey as I always say use whatever you want to use.   Get crocheting on these adorable ideas for a gift for that mommy that is or will be expecting soon.

  
 


Yolanda's Creations...Ponchos

crochet baby poncho
color: pink with accent trim

Here are some very adorable children's ponchos.  Now I will say this much I commissioned my mom and my mother in law to make these for me.  I tell you some of these creations are just too cute for words.

I know I have told you before that pretty much I make more of adult items then children.  But I do love making my occasional creations for kids. 


crochet baby poncho
color: baby blue with white pompoms

Here I actually encouraged both moms to make these for me so that I can show them off (and of course sell them!!). Everyone has their own ways and styles of crocheting and I can tell you that both of these are different in techniques.  I have seen both of them crochet away and all of us do it differently from the stitches to how we hold our crochet hooks.



crochet poncho
color: country blue

The baby blue color is made with Red Heart Baby Yarn .  This yarn has a tad bit of a shimmer yarn to it as well (which is the white).  The pink one you see here was made with regular acrylic yarn from Red Heart as well (Super Saver Pretty in Pink). So check out these ever so pretty ponchos that are made ole school way.  I love them!

Here is one of my other creations that I have made to add to my adult collection of ponchos this is Red Heart acrylic yarn in the color of Country Blue.

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