Windsor's Warming Crew

Winter down here in Windsor, Ontario has been COLD this year! And long! I have lived here 5 years in July and this was my 5th Winter experience with snow...and for me, one who thinks it is magical, has had enough! A couple of friends and I were talking and before we knew it "Windsor's Warming Crew" had been created, the City Hall area had been "yarn-bombed" with scarves and hats for the homeless who needed them and we had been found out and on TV in 48 hours!

Big Striped Bear

I'd like to share with you a teddy bear i have made for a friend, to give her own friend's daughter as a gift! I found the pattern via Pinterest (of course) by K & J Dolls Blog! Fantastic pattern, so easy to follow, and boy is the bear a big one! I see many variations in the future!

My customised changes, I worked in a spiral instead of (slst, ch1) a little pink bow and pink heart on one of her feet! I changed the stripe pattern to suit, just counting how many rows needed to be crocheted.....I also changed the ears, making a circle to 30sc, decreasing to 24, changing colour to white and decreasing to 6sc and fastening off! I hope the little girl who receives this teddy bear is VERY happy!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #7

So this one looked easy. Boy was i WRONG! For some reason i think the instructions are missing something as Row 3 i had to go by looking at the photo rather than the instructions to make it look right....Could be i'm tired perhaps! Turned out great though :) Would make a nice blanket with these, lots of different colours, a nice throw!

Pattern is here at Hopeful Honey

It's sitting on top of a cotton washcloth i made in a similar tone of colour :)

The First Week in review! :)

The Granny Square Challenge - Day#6

Well, this little beauty was easy to make and i LOVE the way it forms a circle and blends into the square! :)

Pattern found here:- MiA - Granny Wheel Square This is another fave for sure!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day#5

Day #5 - Dly's Hooks & Yarns - Heart Square

Again, i thought this one would be a little tricky BUT it whipped up fast and was easy to follow and form! I love the variations she made on her blog, ice cream's and hearts, would make for a "sweet" afghan!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #4

Day#4 - You can find the pattern for it HERE!

Today's square was a delight to make up! A granny square with a flower shaped centre. SO pretty, so many variations possible and easy to boot!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #3

Day #3 - Wagon Wheel Granny Square

This one is really neat! I can see a lot of potential here....I'm using up scraps for my practice squares so please excuse the off colours on some of these! I have a show coming up in March for Mother's Day & Easter, so have been starting little pieces here and there in between orders! You will get sneak peeks behind my new squares each day!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #2

Day #2 - Nana Square from The Royal Sisters

Todays square! Nice and easy, a more tight knit granny square, i really like this one and how fast it whipped up.....Future projects start to build  up in my brain...tic...tic...tic...LOL

Almost forgot to take pictures!! :)

A Square a Day - All Patterns & Blog Posts

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #1

Day #1 - Sunburst Granny Square by Nittybits

In an attempt to master the "Granny Square" and some other new stitches, i have decided to crochet one-a-day this year an give myself an afghan for a reward at the end of 2014!

I browsed Pinterest and found so many wonderful squares that i'd love to make. Thinking this one pattern looked easy and pretty i chose it! Being a toy maker, it was a little harder than i thought. Learning "puff stitches" and "clusters" was fun and tricky at first! I...er...accidentally went with 12 dc to start with instead of 16 so i adapted the pattern to suit....and added an extra row to make it larger. I used a 4.00 mm hook, i'm a tight crocheter so i always go slightly larger than recommended.

So i grabbed a few scrap balls of yarn....

Round One:- Just a circle of dc's :)

Round Two:- Puff stitches, something new for me!!!

Round Three:- Cluster stitches, more new style!

Round Four:- Shaping with tbc, dc & hdc (i skipped the hdc in the centre side because i only had 12 instead of 16 stitches due to misreading the pattern LOL we all make mistakes!)

Round 5 & 6:- Regular 3 dc & chains for Granny Squareness!

Now i just need to block it and stack it, ready for more! :)
Stay tuned for Day # 2!

To see all the other squares i make, stay tuned to THIS page!