Pom Pom Edge

I was looking 

for a cute border

to put on 

a granny square blanket

I just finished 

and came across this

I needed to modify it 

for my blanket

and wanted 

to remember how I did it

so I thought I would post 

how I did it here

I just love this cute pom pom stitch 

To start join with 

a single crochet

then chain 6

3 double crochet

in 3rd chain from hook 

holding back last stitch

of each double crochet

on your hook

You will have 4 stitches

on your hook

Yarn over and pull thru all loops

(cluster stitch made)

Chain 3

Make a second cluster stitch 

in the loop that closed

 your first cluster stitch

Join with a slip stitch

where your first cluster begins

To do this 

go thru the stitch

leaving 1 part of the stitch 

in the back

 and 2 parts in the front

Chain 3

Single crochet in your next space

There you have it....

Cute little pompoms

along the edge

of your blanket

They do take 

a little while

to make 

but

are well worth

the

cute factor

that they give

to my blanket!!

Robin

I love color!!

This was a fun little project

that I have been wanting

to make

I had this small green table 

from Ikea

that needed a little something

I dug thru my box of cotton yarn

and picked some bright colors

And now I have a cute little 

cover for my table

Robin

The Perfect Gift

I have been steadily working

on this colorful blanket

for the last few weeks

Before work, after work

While at the salon getting

my hair done

On my lunch break at work

and......

its finally done

and 

I 

LOVE

how it turned out

Its a birthday present

 for my granddaughter

and I'm thinking she

will love it too

(she already accidentally saw it in the back of my car and said "Nana thats a pretty blanket")

With the yarn I have left

I started this

It going a lot faster 

than having to 

count the stitches on each row

and make sure that

the pattern I chose

works with the stitch count

I cant wait to give it to her

but I will be sad to see it go

Its one of my favorite projects ever

Robin

Stripy Fun

Im almost at the end 

of this stripy goodness

This has been one of my 

favorite things to crochet

Lots of colors and 

stripy patterns

I was a little worried

about maintaining my stitch count

But with stitch markers 

its been pretty easy

I cant wait 

to get to the end of one row

and start another color and pattern

Now to decide 

on the color(s) for the border

Im thinking maybe red

Robin

Ta Da.....

Well it seems I have been 

working

on

this

f o r e v e r

Its done except for 

weaving in some of the ends 

....which can wait a while

you cant see them can you???

HA.......the blue one needs the ends woven in too....I hate that part

I started looking around the internet

for my next project 

I came across this 
crochet along on

littlewoollie's blog

Im somewhat of a perfectionist

so I hesitated on making this

because she mentioned that

the ends may become uneven

because of the different stitches

Which means to me a LOT

of counting and paying attention

But I really like the color

and the different stitches

so.....I went thru my yarn 

and gathered the colors that

were similar to hers and got started

So this is is how far I got 

over the week end

and I am enjoying the process

Its not the colors I normally choose

but I really like it!

To keep track of the stitch count I 

put small safety pins 

every 20 stitches

As I complete the row

I move them up and this has 

worked really well to keep

the stitch count consistent

As I look at the pictures here

Im thinking.....

What have I gotten myself into???

Robin