Do you smell that?

Utah State!

As fall makes an appearance around our house, something happens to my husband. When we were first married, I was worried because I didn't smell what he did. Now I know what's coming and I am much less worried. This strange phenomena is particularly heightened around high schools. Andrew will turn to me sniffing the air and saying, "Do you smell that? It smells like football!"

When we married I was not an avid football fan. To be frank I didn't understand the game at all. After running offenses in the backyard, I have a basic knowledge and can actually follow the game now.

What does all this have to do with my blog, well I will tell you! I have tried out a new pattern from Playing Hooky designs and discovered it is perfect for football season. For two reasons, one it is a very warm hat and two the color scheme possibilities are perfect for showing team pride on game day!

Click here for a link to the pattern.

White Elephant

Oh, you are going to love this! One of the awesome ladies in my neighborhood asked me to make these hats for her as a family white elephant gift. Let me know what you think!

The Boy's Vest

Tonight's project comes to you from my little guy.  I have been on this kick lately of making baby girl clothes and realized I have not made many projects for boys, weird.  The truth is most patterns out there are cute for girls and kind of okay for boys. But I will work to improve that.  So here it is: the boy's sweater vest! 

As usual this is not my pattern, but if you would like it you can click here.  For those of you who crochet let me say the pattern says the small size is 2T-4T.  It is definitely more 4T.  It is huge on my son and he is roughly the size of a tank.

I do plan on making this project again with a few tweeks and hopefully I will achieve the right size fore my guy.  Enjoy!

Owls!

Pink Toddler

Yellow 6-12 Month

Tonight's project comes to you courtesy of my sweet neighbor.  She asked if I could make owl hats for her girls.  Of course I said yes.

No Black Center in the Eyes

 She sent me a picture of the hats she wanted and I lucked out and found the blog attached to the pictures.  On that great blog was the pattern! Yes!  Love that.  Without further ado - here is the link to the pattern.  The blog author asked for credit to be given to her for that pattern, and I am more than happy to do so.  For those of you who crochet out there, this is a quick project.  The best part?  They turn out super cute!  I did stray from the pattern a bit to create a larger size for a toddler, but I used the same premise presented in the pattern on the blog.  The major change is I did not use buttons for the eye centers.  I am not opposed to using them, I just didn't happen to have any at the house when I finished these.  The pink and yellow ones have black crocheted centers.

Christmas is coming!

As crazy as it is to think about Christmas, the truth is this: it is rapidly approaching.  You know there is a home decor item, an afghan, baby item, clothing. or just something new you want.  There is also that hard to shop for person on your list.  I may be able to help you with that also!  Crochet is so versatile something can be found for everyone!

Christmas is not just about the gifts - it is also about the decor!  Garlands, ornaments, tree skirts, and doilies.  The possibilities are endless.  Keep That Yarn Girl in mind as you begin your Christmas shopping lists!

Scrap Busters!

I am excited about tonight's post!  Probably not as excited as my husband though.  One of the hazards of a crochet hobby is lots of small amounts of left over yarn.  Me, being a good child who was raised by a Depression Child, cannot throw certain things away, like leftover yarn.  Now there is a point at which enough is enough and nothing can be made out of the yarn because there is simply not enough there to work with.


After doing several of the projects featured on this blog, I had quite a collection of small amounts of yarn.  So I set out on a quest to find patterns for little things I could go through this collection with.  And here is what I found!

Booties

First I found this super cute and easy bootie pattern.  I was looking for a pattern for baby socks and kept getting results for booties.  So I went with it, after some frustration with the all-knowing internet.

Here is the fun with these booties: they can be slippers or more like boots.  They are the closest thing I found to newborn socks.  They will be super toasty on those chilly nights.

Newborn Mitts

The other cute pattern I found was for newborn mittens.  These crack me up because they look like they could be coin purses or something of the like.  

These are easy to make for boys or girls and they have a drawstring to hold them on.  For mammas who have winter babies, these are great to keep your little one's hand warm.  Or if you have a little one who has long fingernail (or they grow quickly and mom does not have time to keep up with them).

50's Era Sundress

50s Sundress

What is a wife to do when her husband finds a show on TV that only mildly interests her? Go online, of course!  That is exactly what I did a bit ago.  I went online to find a cute toddler dress and came across a pattern from the early 50s.  Yes! This is the project for me tonight, I thought.  For those who are interested in seeing the pattern click here.

The only catch to this pattern is that I made the six month size because I was using yarn on hand.  What yarn on hand did I use?  Do you remember the Throwback post?  I used the hot pink yarn from that.  It was some of the scratchiest yarn I have ever worked with!  It was also very dusty and faded rather oddly because of time.  The other thing I noticed is that the dress was very stiff from the yarn.  I finished the dress and decided I would wash and dry it.  I made sure to use laundry detergent with fabric softener in it, and when it was done washing I put it in the dryer with a dryer sheet.  Now why was all of that important?  Because the fabric softener will help make the finished product less stiff and less scratchy.

For those of you who checked out the pattern, I modified it a little bit and left off some of the detail work, and used ribbon instead.  The shoulder detail turned out very cute, and a little more modern.