Quit your monkeying around!!!

When I found out Morgan and Amber were having a baby, I already knew what I was going to make for them... in fact it was done before they were even halfway through the pregnancy! hehehe... too fun! There is an adult version of the monkey hat in the works. (Morgan was jealous and wants one of his own) I'll post a pic when it's done.

T..

So back in June we had a girls night in alex. We were a little crazy.. as always... and came up with an idea for a gift for one of our firends who couldnt be there that night. she is expecting a baby... probably any day now.. you would have to understand T... and the rest of use girls for that matter to truly appreciate this little onesie that Elmo is modeling... but I made this shirt for T on behalf of all of us girls. it matches all of T's many... many... many fleet farm shirts from her years in 4H. She got a big kick out of it!

Kitchen Shtuff.

I've been taking a break from blankets and afghans and worked on lots and lots of dish cloths (knit) and potholders (crochet). They are fun, and quick and easy. I made a set for some each of the ladies in the lutherans for life group that I worked with here in fort wayne and I made a set for a co worker of bens who recently moved into a new house. We been watching lots of Xfiles on DVD in the evenings so I've had lots of time to knit and crochet. fun fun fun!

Baby Girl

This was made over a year ago... when I decided to start quilting I made 4 quilts one right after another... this was the last of the 4. I had a lot of friends who were pregnant at the time and figured someone would be having a little girl... but NOPE... they were all boys... so I've been holding on to it just waiting for the special little girl to give it to! it looks kinda blue in the pic but it really is rather purpley... if that really is a word. One of Ben's coworkers had a little girl so I told Ben to take it to her. She will still be on maternity leave by the time we leave for MN, but someone in the office will be sure she gets it when she returns.

Baby Boy

This was made of material I had already... I wanted to try out mitering boarders so I picked a cozy fleece that was too small for anything else, and added boarders with a flannel... then I bound it with satin blanket binding... worked pretty slick! I used the walking foot for some simply quilting and "poof" and instant gift! I gave it to Buddy's coworker who just had a baby... well... his wife did actually. They liked the blanket none the less!

Papa Roo...

For my dad's 60th birthday I wanted to make him something but I didn't know how much a he would appreicate a really nice crochet doily so I decided to make him something he could wear. I found this fleece and thought it was fitting for him! I'm not much of a seamstress... making things that actually have to fit isn't my specialty, so hope it is at least close to the right size!
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I forgot I wrote this post a while ago, before his birthday on May 3rd but didnt want to post it till after he got the gift... I guess I forgot about it.. oops!

Brent and Alicia

This is a gift for Ben's cousin's wedding, given as a shower gift. I'm not really a fan of granny squares but since I used two yarns together and larger hook went a lot faster than my last granny (4 years). I didn't realize it when I took the picture, but the lattice yarn matches the carpet in our apartment... so it's almost camouflage. Oops... not much of a photographer I guess. I did figure out a new technique for crocheting the squares together so that there isn't many yarn ends. I kinda made it up as I went along. Maybe if I get really ambitious I'll put directions online... not that I think anyone is really interested in my techniques, but that way the next time I make a granny square something, I don't have to figure out the technique again... I'll just have my own tutorial! Wahoo!!!