Wow! This one took me a little over a month. It was a special custom order from a customer, for her little girl’s first birthday party. Talk about a labor of love! I never thought I’d be able to do anything working with 13 colors, especially for my first attempt at a full color portrait graphghan, …
This is a graphghan that one of my customers, Ila Hazelton, completed from a custom pattern that I created for her. I think she did an excellent job! You can purchase this pattern here on YarnLoveAffair.com. Only $5 extra to add a name to it!
One of my customers made this Harley Davidson graphghan from one of my patterns. Isn’t it awesome?! Want this pattern for yourself? Buy it here on YarnLoveAffair.com!
I started this one before my baby was even born…but then, he decided to come early! And it’s so much harder to crochet while working full-time and taking care of a newborn. I don’t think I finished until he was about 2 months old. 🙁 I still haven’t added a backing to it, but I …
I gave this pattern away free for breast cancer awareness month, and one of my customers actually made it. If you’re a crocheter or knitter or anything else that requires patterns, then you understand that you download everything and you only get around to making very little of the patterns that you own! I now want …
I’ve been gone for a minute, making patterns and such…Now it’s time for me to start posting some of my work to the website! This is my first ever graphghan, of my first nephew (Tre). My color selection wasn’t ideal, but I’ve learned from my mistakes. I finished it right before my baby shower, and …
A friend requested some coffee mug cozies. Unfortunately, the one she sent me was knitted, and I’m much more comfortable with crocheting. But I figured out a pattern that would work. The cozy also has a bottom, so it doubles as a coaster. Now those super hot drinks should no longer be a problem! It …
My parents’ neighbor cursed me out (quite badly) last weekend because I hadn’t made her a scarf yet. I’m not a fan of being yelled at, so I knew that if I ever hoped to visit my parents’ cul-de-sac in peace again, I was going to have to get to making a scarf! I decided …
Yay!!! I got an email alert this afternoon that a PayPal payment had just been made to me by someone I wasn’t familiar with. “Hmmmm,” I thought as I clicked on the email. “What is somebody paying me for? Is this some kind of new fraud?” No! Upon opening the email, I discovered that I’d …
It’s finally done!!! I feel bad, because I promised my friend this hat many moons ago. 🙁 I had actually begun work on it some time ago, but then I lost it!!! Luckily, I found it on Sunday. I was working on a scarf for someone who has been quite insistent…but when Rachael asked about …
I don’t post often enough (because I’m busy crocheting!) so I decided to see how it works if I post from my phone. I made this hat for my parents’ neighbor, who is an Omega (Q Dog). I tried to use a pattern from Ira Rott, but goodness…I couldn’t get my gauge right to save …
I probably got more excited about this yarn than I should have…but I got pretty excited about it! LOL…If you know me, then you already know that I’m a Bulldawg for life! The red and black was getting bought up automatically. 🙂 I also got some to crochet something for my aunts…and a project for …
I just learned how to do a foundation double crochet (fdc)! Okay, you probably won’t understand how wonderful this is unless you crochet. But basically, it saves me from having to do a foundation chain and then come back and work double crochets into those chains. Anything that saves me time (especially when it comes to working …
I Learned the Foundation Double Crochet (fdc)!!! Read More »
I’ve completed my first baby blanket for my new nephew. Lars calls it Cotton Candy. It’s crocheted with two stands of yarn held together. One is a variegated yarn (Bernat Funny Prints), and the other is a solid color (Popsicle Blue). I got one huge skein of each, and I still have about 25% of …
I told my dad that he better use this blanket every day for the rest of his LIFE! Here he is enjoying it already. Awwww…And here are some better pics as well. I almost want to make another one. Almost…
*whew* My fingers are sore! It was beginning to feel like this was the never-ending blanket, but I finally finished up with the borders and joined all of the panels today. I even added the pocket on. I considered keeping it, because of all of the work that I put in, but I wouldn’t do …
I haven’t updated in my site in forever, but it’s not because I haven’t been busy with my yarn! I’ve been working on a crochet blanket for my dad. I had to make 13 panels identical to these. When I actually had time to sit down and work on the panels, it didn’t take long …
My brother didn’t think that I could make a bikini, so I had to prove him wrong. I started with a pattern that I’d found on Ravelry.com, but then I found that after I made the two cups, the instructions because SUPER confusing from there. So I had to make up a way to join …
I’m surprised at how much I like this scarf. After my first crochet scarf for my mom (switched phones, so I have to figure out how to get the pics off of the other phone), I decided to create my own scarf pattern! Ambitious…or just crazy? Either way, I crocheted this one lengthwise, and made …
I crocheted my mom a scarf! I thought it would be much harder than it was. It’s pretty darn long, crocheted lengthwise, and then I did the shell stitches along the outside. It only took a couple of hours! I can’t believe it. Don’t ask about the pea green color, please…LOL…It was the free Vanna Choice …
I took a crocheting class tonight at Joann. Glad I did! Not only did I meet an amazing yarn expert in the instructor, but I did learn the basic stitches: cast-on, single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet. I already have tons of crochet patterns, but I decided to start with a simple scarf. I began the …
