April 16, 2011
Quick and Easy Crochet Blanket
Here are the finished pictures of the blanket. It ended up being about 36x31. I also made a 16x16 lovey blanket to go with it. I finished both in 2 days! That is pretty quick for a crocheted blanket. For more info on how I made this blanket check out this previous post - How to:Quick and Easy Crochet Blanket.
Plaid Blanket Giveaway Winner!
Congratulations to Rachel Hayes, you won the plaid blanket! Please contact me at HoneybunchBoutique@yahoo.com to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within a week, I will redraw a different winner!
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. I will have another one next week, so stay tuned!
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. I will have another one next week, so stay tuned!
April 15, 2011
Plaid Blanket Giveaway: Finished Photos
Here is this week's giveaway item, a 40x40 flannel blanket. To enter to win, comment on this post or share the link to this blog on Facebook. Let me know if you share on Facebook, so you can be entered to win. The giveaway will be open until Saturday evening, enter to win now!
Tutorial: Quick and Easy Crochet Blanket
I thought I might start posting some pictures and mini tutorials on how I make some of my blankets, stuffed animals and other things.
In today's spotlight is a super easy crochet blanket that you could make in a day, if you wanted to, easily in 3! Start out with a super bulky yarn, this makes things go really fast!
For this blanket I used Yarn Bee Soft Illusion - Super Bulky, it is from Hobby Lobby, unfortunately, I think they are discontinuing it.
When buying yarn, you want to check the lot #, get all your yarn with the same # if you can. The lot # is the dye lot, so if you have two skeins of yarn of the same color but of a different dye lot, they may be slightly different. There is also a little info panel on the label that will recommend what size of crochet hook to use. For this one it recommended a 9mm, I ended up using a 6.5, since I couldn't find my 9.
For this blanket, I did a basic double-spaced double-crochet. To make it yourself, just chain on an even #, I started out with 68, and ended up adding more later to equal and original chain of 78.Then just go back along your chain, double crochet in the 6th chain back from your hook, this will make your 1st double crochet and the first space. Next, chain one and double crochet in the 8th chain. continue all the way down. I realize this is a very basic explanation, if you want learn more about crocheting, I learned from the video tutorials that you can find on the internet.
This is what you will end up with once you make your chain and then start double crocheting on the chain.
With the double-spacing, there are holes in the blanket, my nephew likes to have this blanket while he sleeps.
Since the yarn is so fuzzy, you don't see the holes in this picture.
This is the size of the blanket with 2 skeins crocheted.
I will post pictures of it when I finish it up later tonight.
In today's spotlight is a super easy crochet blanket that you could make in a day, if you wanted to, easily in 3! Start out with a super bulky yarn, this makes things go really fast!
For this blanket, I did a basic double-spaced double-crochet. To make it yourself, just chain on an even #, I started out with 68, and ended up adding more later to equal and original chain of 78.Then just go back along your chain, double crochet in the 6th chain back from your hook, this will make your 1st double crochet and the first space. Next, chain one and double crochet in the 8th chain. continue all the way down. I realize this is a very basic explanation, if you want learn more about crocheting, I learned from the video tutorials that you can find on the internet.
I will post pictures of it when I finish it up later tonight.
April 14, 2011
List of Things I Need to Make
Stuffed Animals:
1 Unicorn, 1 Turtle, 1 Elephant and 1 Shark (does anyone have a pattern for making a turtle or a shark?)
Blankets:
1 toddler sized ragged quilt
Aprons:
1 pink apron
Is there anything anyone is interested in seeing that is on my page of 'Things I Make'? You don't have to be interested in purchasing it, cause I can always list it on Etsy. I would be fun to make something new, inspire me!
1 Unicorn, 1 Turtle, 1 Elephant and 1 Shark (does anyone have a pattern for making a turtle or a shark?)
Blankets:
1 toddler sized ragged quilt
Aprons:
1 pink apron
Is there anything anyone is interested in seeing that is on my page of 'Things I Make'? You don't have to be interested in purchasing it, cause I can always list it on Etsy. I would be fun to make something new, inspire me!
April 12, 2011
Plaid Blanket Giveaway
This week's Giveaway will be a plaid flannel baby/toddler blanket. It will be about 40x40 and in two different kinds of plaid. It will be a simple ragged blanket, just 4 large squares. These blankets are great for kids, soft, warm, cuddly and light!
Enter the Giveaway:
1. To enter this giveaway share the link to this blog on the HB Facebook page, that way I can tell you shared and it will also show up on your page!
2. You can also enter by commenting on this blog, if you enter this way, please share this blog with some of your friends via email or share a link to this blog on your blog if you have one!
The blanket is not quite finished yet, but you get the idea.
I will post pictures of it when it is all done!
Enter the Giveaway:
1. To enter this giveaway share the link to this blog on the HB Facebook page, that way I can tell you shared and it will also show up on your page!
2. You can also enter by commenting on this blog, if you enter this way, please share this blog with some of your friends via email or share a link to this blog on your blog if you have one!
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