First up was an afghan for a friend in Afghanistan. Loved the pattern, hated the yarn. I was pretty glad to be done with it but am fairly happy with the way it turned out. (Pattern here)
And with the leftover yarn? A little something for the Snuggles Project, which provides blankets for shelter animals for their cages and then to take home with them when they're adopted. I thought I was going to have enough yarn to make several, but I was wrong. Just one so far, but I'll just keep holding on to my leftovers until there's enough to make a few more.
Next up, baby sweaters. 2 of them. Both were adapted from other patterns.
For the St Louis Blues fan baby:
For the Hogwarts baby:
As I was thinking about hosting book club this month, I realized I only have 4 coasters. So, I whipped up a few more:
Also, I managed to get in a few squares for an afghan I'm making for myself. The whole thing takes about a million in several different patterns, so I'm trying to do 6-8 a month. It's going to take a while to finish them all, but I'm hoping I'll really like the end result:
A cute little purple alpaca earwarmer for a co-worker. Have I mentioned how much I love alpaca? I love alpaca. It's soft and warm and it makes me happy. Plus, alpacas are cute - more on that in a future post. (pattern purchased on Etsy from Too Cute Crochet)
And, of course, the Socks of Doom, which are slightly better after their first wash, but stretch out again pretty quickly:
