Basketweave Stitch

Basketweave Stitch (Crochet)

I am now working on a basketweave stitch throw. The look of the basketweave stitch is very nice. It is a wool eater. I like Red Heart, my absolute favorite brand of yarn to use. Red Heart, or at least the super saver line, does not have any dye lot numbers so running out of yarn is not a big deal. However, you use a yarn that has dye lots you need to buy at least double or triple the amount you have used on a previous afghan you have done that has many double crochet (DC) stitches.

The basketweave stitch is very simple. You will be a pro at front and back post stitches by the end of making your project. The basketweave stitch is just that...front and back post stitches. A simple patter is to alternate sets of 3 front post stitches and back post stitches. So you chain will be a mutiple of 3 plus 2. DC in 3rd chain from hook and continue to DC in every chain til the end. Turn your work, chain 2, front post in the next 3 stitches, then back post in the next 3, continue in this fashion until you come to the chain 2, you want to go into the chain and do a half DC. Turn work and ch 2 and repeat what is in front of you. So if you turn your work and you have front post stitches on the previous row this is the stitch you need to start with. Turn work and repeat one more time. On your fourth row you want to reverse the stitches. So now if front post DC was on the previous row you want to start with back post stitches, then front, then back and so on. Therefore you alternate stitch pattern every fourth row.

I will post picture of my throw along with how much yarn it took and how long it took to complete. And maybe even a better pattern to follow.

Vintage Pill Box Hat

Vintage Pill Box Hat

I got this pattern here. A friend of mine is a part of the Red Hat Society. So I still have to add the purple ribbon but this is the finish product. The picture does not show the details right. I will try to get a better shot.

Baby Beanie

This is a baby beanie. You can find the pattern here. I try to include a free something when my customers orders from me. This beanie will go with the soft shell baby blanket I made. As you can see I added the ruffle at the end.








The beanie with shell trim.

Soft Shell Baby Blanket

Soft Shell Baby Blanket

Just finished a blanket for a customer. I'll have pictures posted later today. It was a little hard than I thought so it took a bit longer. Mostly it was the joining to the strips that held me up. My blanket doesn't look just like the picture. I suspect it is because of the yarn that I used. All in all I like this blanket and just got an order to make 2 more. If you like the pattern you can find it here.

Also I'm not sure if it's because I used different yarn than what the pattern was written for but the stripe panel is longer than the shell panel so I had to "make" it fit together.

"Flame Brown" Doll

"Flame Brown" Doll

Tools:

Hook: H-8 or 5.0 size

Yarn: Red Heart

Yarn Color: Sunshine Print (the socks and shirt)

Yarn Color: Coffee

2Black Beads (eyes)

I'll have to work this pattern again because I lost track of where I was sometimes but I did find a pattern that is similar to what I did at Lion Brand Yarn. You have to sign up to read this pattern. The legs and arms on my doll are different and is wearing a hat but the body is the same just longer(more rows added). Still have to finish the face but pretty good looking right now. Two rows of double crochet fold it over and the continue single crochets to make the collar, sleeve and ribbing on the socks.

Creating Patterns

I am making a bear that should look he has on socks and a shirt. This is only my second time making a pattern and the first time actually writing it out. Once I'm finished I will post the pictures of the bear along with the pattern. Believe me the pattern will be very simple.