Lucky Lamb

I made this for my daughter-in-law Nicole, who wanted it for a little girl she knows who loves lambs. I got the pattern out of a book called Crocheted Toys and Dolls, by Susan Verkest. It uses a loop stitch that I have never done before but I like the way it came out.

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Father's Day Coasters

I worked like mad trying to get these done for Loyd for Father's Day.

It's supposed to be a music stand with sheet music on it.

And here is the Patriarch, enjoying his present....

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Tobler Sun Hats

Little toddler sun hats. Or "tobler" as my grandson Aiden would say. I found the pattern on the interweb (as Tracy Jordan would say) :)

I tried to use my grandson Josiah as a model for the hat, but it didn't quite work - Jojo has the Big Boldman Head. Plus it's really a girl hat. But isn't he CUTE?

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Aiden's Sock Monkey

Aiden saw Skye's sock monkey and he wanted one too. Blue is his favorite color, he wants everything blue, even his sock monkey. The pattern was free on the q.d.patootie blog. The yarn is the Caron Simply Soft, which I love.

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Book Marks

This is a little heart bookmark I made for my sister Kari. I used gold metallic thread and this free pattern.

I made this one for my nephew, Jonathan, for his 15th birthday.

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Sock Monkey Girl

This is the sock monkey I made for Skye. I used Caron Simply soft yarn. Two strands held together make the heather effect. The pattern is from  Leisure Arts Sock Monkeys. 

Skye loves her sock monkey!

Little Things

Here are various little things I have made for people over the last few weeks:

This is a kitty I made for my great-niece Crystal for her 6th birthday.

This is a bookmark I made for my sister in law Susan. I like to make these little things to send in birthday cards.

These are two bracelets I made for my daughter-in-law Nicole for her birthday. The first one is crocheted with popcorn stitches, using gold and silver metallic crochet threads. The second one is also crocheted using stretchy nylon beading filament and multicolored glass seed beads. Both were fun and different.

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Mother's Day Presents

It's a little late, but here are the Mother's Day presents I made for Mary and Nicole, my daughter & daughter-in-law, the mothers of my grandchildren. :)

Crocheted Roses for  Mary, crocheted eggs & chick for Nicole:

I also stitched their names on the bags.

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Mom's Sewing Machine

This is my mom's sewing machine that I brought home from Ohio with me. The cabinet is probably about 60 years old. She replaced the sewing machine maybe about 15 years ago. Here's hoping that some of mom's creative juices will rub off on me. :)

The old girl still has a lot of stitches left in her! 

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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

This is my sweet mama-in-law, Donna.

This is a little crochet heart bookmark I made for her for mother's day:

This is my sweet mama-in-heaven. Happy Mama's Day, Mama!  :)