Baby Item Color Choices

When it comes to picking colors to make something for a baby, its an impossible task !! I love colors and I especially enjoy making baby items.. This month has been all about Baby Blankies.. So far I have made 4 Baby blankets this month and the next one is in the making.. Will share the pictures soon.

Today's post is all about the colors I love to use for my baby projects. Here are my most favorite choice of colors..

If you like anything in my SHOP and would like me to customize it in your coice of colors, please take your pick from here and send it to me in a note. Thank you !

Hex Motif Car Seat Baby Blue Blankie

Hey Everyone, I am back with a new blankie for the little ones.. in a unique hex shape thats perfect for a cozy wrap and also works great in the car seat. The floral allows the buckles to fit in place without difficulty.

Delicately made with 100% acrylic yarn makes for a great gift thats easy to care for.  I especially enjoyed picking the colors for this one, so cute for a baby boy !! And a little baby girl blankie is in the making too !! This blankie can be customized to any color and with every new change the look changes completely. A very versatile piece thats built to last for generations !

For more details, CLICK here.
Enjoy !!

New Baby Blanket

I enjoy using the Ranbow Classics Yarn for Baby things... it was real fun making this one. Using one style of cluster stitch I created a baby blankie that is light and airy and looks adorable! The colors used are bright teal for the body and crisp white for the border.

The stitch is very versatile and could be used for shrugs or shawls and even throws.
The Blanket measures 30in x 30in
Enjoy !!

Floral Waves Baby Blankie

I really wanted to make a special baby blanket, something different and very intricate. I wanted it to be swirly and to have curls at the edges. For a blanket to have even swirls I needed to begin it from the center and build it out. This is what I came up with...

The center flower is made in avocado-mint and snow white puffs in a granny square pattern. I am calling them Honeydew Squares.  The simplicity of the single crochet rows makes the florets pop! The string of blossoms are crocheted individually and then joined together, they add to the lush feel of the blankie.

I enjoyed the color combination, very fresh and so elegant. The flowers look identical from both sides and can be used for many different projects. Since they are so puffy, for this project, they make the blanket curl up from the center to the end.. how adorable !

The center piece is important, it must be measured carefully and be a square with sides exactly double of the Honeydew squares. This is what makes the base for the rest of the design.

Here is a sample of all the Honeydews together with the center piece. Yes, it needs some more work... and I will soon update with the completed work. I hope you like it...

By the way, is anyone interested in the pattern ??

Wow ! Baby..

Hey Guys...

I've been waiting to put up my pictures and video and like crazy I have not been able to.. Anyways, I thought of writing to everyone here...

I have stayed away from the blog front coz I have been busy setting up my little store online. Its not done yet... once it is populated, I'll put up the link here. Not many yarn projects on for now... just one actually.

Anyways, I have decided that I will knit and crochet along with everyone here rather than finishing my project and then posting here. That ways you all will now see how many times I change my mind about a project and how many times my well thought out pattern changes as it reaches completion. So now on you will get to see a lot of unfinished project pictures, my trials and errors that I almost never post about. I feel those are the real fun things... my projects might seem neat and clean.. but they are never that ways while I am still working on them... :)

Currently working on a Baby Blanket which is a combination of knitting and crochet. Although simple, this is my first time mixing the two. And the project is my own design. This is a special blankie for my best friend Sangi. Yup, she's expecting her first baby in October. And we all just found out that its a baby GIRL !

So wait up for more updates on that and some funky pictures !

Baby Booties

I was going through websites and found a picture of a cute Baby Bootie pair. The pattern was knitted, so I made up my own Crochet version. :-)



Enjoy the pictures, the pattern will be up soon !!!

If you really like this, leave me your comments..
Here is the Knitting pattern -
http://members.home.nl/tdpj/Patronen/Bootees/Saartjes%20bootees.pdf

Baby Jacket

This is a very special baby jacket that I made for a friend whom I hold very dear. My friend and her hubby make a cute couple :) we've been great friends and its an exciting time for them... and for me to create something custom for their baby!

This was a surprise gift for them and it has been very difficult for me to keep from letting my friend know that I already know that they are soon to be parents !
Now that the package is on its way... I can finally write about it here :)

I'm hoping they'll like it as much as we do !!




The jacket idea is inspired from the following project:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=25621a

For my project, I used -
Lion Brand's Pound of Love Yarn in Soft Pale Green color as the main color for the jacket and Read Heart Soft Yarn in Off While color for the lacy edging and the ties at front. I also used a Pale Green Button on top of the snap buttons used to attach the right and left collars.
Crochet Hooks - I/9 (5.5 mm) and G/6 (4.25 mm)




I made several changes to my jacket and it looks different from that in the pattern.
I like how the top panel looks and adapted it to a gauge that was preferable for my project. My Baby Jacket fits a 3 to 6 months baby. The pattern in the above link has a bigger lower half as compared to the top part. Since I like the top half more, I adjusted the gauge to make the top part bigger. I also tweaked small bits of the armhole to make the jacket without sleeves, so it could be used as a top layer on whatever the baby is wearing. For the bottom part, I made HDC stitches instead of the DC stitches suggested in the pattern.

Hope you will like the pictures and find it easy enough to try !
Feel free to ask questions...

:)

Baby Booties

These are baby booties made of Dusty Rose Acrylic Yarn.
These were especially made for a dear friend who had her first baby girl!! We shared some very interesting yet dreaded classes in law school. :)

The booties fit a 6 month baby. The pattern that I followed for this one is right here -

http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_24.html

This pattern inspired me to create some of my own. I am currently working on a Baby Booties pattern, trying to simplify it so that I can share it with everyone here !
Hope you guys will enjoy making these !!

Baby Boy T-shirt

It has been great fun working with all the colorful yarns this month !!

This is my first attempt at making a T-Shirt for a Baby. Hope you all will like the pictures. The pattern is as simple as making 4 square blocks and joining them together. A border was crocheted into the arms, neck and bottom for added cuteness factor.

Close up of the Arm:


Close up of the Border:


Close up of the Neckline:


I will add to this post, please check back for more details.

Baby Blanket - Granny Square Variation

How could we have a Baby Month and not have a special blankie on the occasion !
This is a Baby Blanket that measures 24 x 24 inches and is made of 4-Ply yarn. I used two colors for it... pastel green and lemon yellow. These have become my favorite over time.

Zizi loves the colors so much, she even wanted her special hair clip made with the same yarn ! :)




The baby blanket is made of 16 squares - 6 x 6 inches each. The pattern for this square is a variation of the traditional Granny Square. It has front post double crochet stitches which give it the 'x' look. The pattern is from Teresa's Blog -
http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/

I'm a great fan of Teresa and have been following her thread for a while now. She's real fun to watch. I really enjoy trying out her patterns.


A close-up of the blocks:


For my blanket, I altered a few things in the pattern, like-

* Using the colors differently from Teresa's sample.
I've used Color A for rounds 1 & 2;
Color B for rounds 3 & 4
Color A for Round 5 & 6

* I added round 6 to the pattern.
After finishing round 5, Ch1, make 1sc in the next stitch to the end of the row.
In the ch 2 space make 3 sc, continue making sc around on all four sides.
To finish off, sl st in the beginning sc, cut your yarn.

* Added Tassels.
These were added to finish off the Blanket.

Adding the 6th round makes for a good finishing. The edges are well defined and not roundish anymore. Its also easy to join these squares together coz the lines are so straight.



Hope you will enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed making it !
Enjoy the pictures... Do leave your feedback !

Baby Girl Dress

Crocheting a full baby dress can be time consuming. I came up with some easy options to create something fun for your baby in no
time !!




In this picture, Zizi is sporting a white cotton skirt with its un-attached top with two little pockets. The Top part and the pockets of this dress are made with 100% mercerized cotton thread in Rose color. The Pattern is called 'Tipsi Blocks' and has been adopted from a book called 'Crochet Inspiration' by Sasha Kagan.

Its a great book for anyone who is looking to create their own patterns while trying out some lovely variations of the basic stitches. The author has some very unique designs and projects as part of this book. I recommend it a 100% !

The idea of this dress is to have some parts that are crocheted while the skirt can be simply sewed on. This is just one of the many ways of achieving the same result - a Great Summer Dress !!

A close up of the pattern - Tipsi Blocks


Enjoy the Pictures.

Accessorising a Baby Dress

Few Daisies added a lot of cuteness factor to this already fun summer dress for a baby. Zizi offered to help out and model the dress for Yarnilicious. :)

The daisies are easy to make and can be added to anything you like as embellishments- a bag, a dress, hats, or even made into a hair clip !

Here is the pattern -

Ch 3, sl st in first ch to form loop.
ch 1, 8 sc in loop, sl st in first sc.
* ch 4, sc in second ch from hook and in next 2 ch, sl st in next sc, (Petal made) repeat from * 7 more times with last sl st in same sc as joining. 8 Petals made.
Finish off.

To attach to a dress use a similar color thread to sew on. If your crochet stitches are too close, it will make the petals to fold in. One way to correct it is spraying some starch on it and ironing.

Close up of the DAISIES -



Enjoy !

Meet ZIZI !!!

Zizi is a cute little lam'kin. She came to us from her home in Missouri. She loves babies and icecream kisses.

Zizi is turning 2 in May and we are celebrating her birthday month as the baby month on Yarnilicious.

Currently she's enjoying the summers with me, dressing up and taking pictures everywhere we go. Keep checking back for our new adventures !

May - Baby Month

May is going to be all about Babies.

My baby niece is now two months and I am looking forward to some snuggly time with her.. not to mention all the fun I am having crocheting pretty accessories for her !

I've been working on a few projects for babies and will be sharing pictures, patterns and the over all experience of creating something special for the bundle of joy in our lives.. all through this month !

So...... tune in !!