Baby Gift Basket - Blocks and Blanket

The blocks are finished!  Super cute huh????

I also started on the blocks for the blanket.  I did 8 at first then realized that instead of switching yarns constantly I should crochet like a conveyor belt.  So I did 5 with pink, then 5 with white.  Then I will do brown on all 10 and then 5 of the pink and 5 of the white.  Goes much faster this way too.

This is the pattern.  When they are all completed, there will be a brown border.

Baby Gift Basket - Baby Blocks

I am working on some baby stuff for a baby shower this summer.  I decided to do baby blocks, a hat, booties, bottle holder, and a blanket.  Her room is brown, pink and white so I am sticking with that theme for everything but the blocks.  Blocks should be colorful and fun!  There are 3 babies being born this summer that I know so hopefully the mother doesn't figure out it is her! :)

I am using this pattern from Lion Bran yarn to work from for the blocks.  I alter most patterns I use slightly.  These blocks are 4" vs the 4 1/2" they recommend.  Mainly because 4" foam is MUCH cheaper than 5" and I couldn't find any 4 1/2". $60 a yard for 4" foam!  CRAZY EXPENSIVE!  Good thing I had my 50% one regular priced item coupon and only bought 11"!

I have one cube done so far and I am loving it!

Here are the squares piled up for each block.  I used light purple, dark purple, light pink, dark pink, white and yellow green.

These six squares will wrap around the blocks I cut out from foam.  I didn't worry too much about the look of the blocks since they will be covered by yarn.

And finally here is the first block completed!

These are the most adorable things I may have ever made and my new favorite project.  They are super easy as well.  Look out world.  I may be selling some blocks on etsy.

And the winner is.....

ME!

My afghan won first place in the granny squares crochet afghan division!

All that hard work paid off and I can officially say I am a prize winning crochet'r!

Take a look at it hanging at the fair.

And the blue ribbon I will proudly be displaying.

And here it is in my home.

Fall Inspirations Afghan take 7

All finished!!!!  I dropped it off today.  In 2 weeks we are going to go and see it on DISPLAY!!!!  How exciting.  This is the largest project I have ever done and I am very proud of myself for finishing it up and on time.

Fall Inspirations Afghan Take 6

I have come a long way since my last post!  I have 6 more squares to make and 7 more to attach!  Plus I have to crochet the border and then I will be done.

Can you guess where the next 7 squares go? :)

Fall Inspirations Afghan take 5

Slowly but surely it is coming along.  I have till September 18th to submit the piece and I think I can get it done by then.  If not then I can do it next year, but I really think if I put my mind to it I will finish.  I am slightly more than halfway done yay!

Fall Inspirations Afghan take 4

It's getting there!!!  I have 12 squares done so far.