What a Busy Week!

I have been a busy bee this week with my crochet work. I got a great order for some photo props that I am super proud of! I made a long tail elf hat, pea outfit, football hat and diaper cover, a photo hammock, and a stork pouch. I am so pleased with the outcome of all of them! I will have professional pictures soon but here are a couple I took myself.

So today I decided I was just going to take it easy and give my hands a rest...that didn't last too long! I made another hat, because, well, they are fast and easy and I have about a MILLION hat ideas :) I decided to make a koala hat. Here is the finished product!

Isn't it cute???? I was thinking of adding a bow or flower if for a girl and then making a version with earflaps for older kids and adults. I will have all of these items up in my Etsy shop soon, but the elf hat, football hat, and koala hat are already on there! Go check it out chloebmccrary.etsy.com. Happy crafting all! 



50 % off Coupon Code for my Etsy store!!!!

Tonight I will be giving out a coupon code for 50% at my etsy store.All you have to do to enter is comment on this post! Simple as that! I will draw at 9 pm cst. Please only one comment per person to make it fair for everyone. Get commenting! Oh and if you don't see something you like in my shop, I take custom requests too!

My first Crochet Pattern!!!

I have been scouring the web for a pattern for a hat that has a shell stitch pattern. I have not found one that I really like so I decided to try and write one of my own. It came out the way I wanted, but I don't know if I wrote down everything correctly. In other words, I need a few testers! Anyone interested? It's pretty basic and not hard to follow. I just need to know where I messed up writing the pattern. Since I am a self taught crocheter, I sometimes improvise when I am not too sure about a pattern, thus the writing of it may be off a bit. Please let me know who is interested! Here are a cople pictures of the finished hat.

Butterfly Tote

This is a tote I made for my niece. She loves butterflies and I thought this would be a great back to school gift for her! I got the bag pattern from http://www.crochetdreamz.blogspot.com and it is super easy to make. The butterfly patterns I got from http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-crochet-butterfly.html. Instead of using the embroidery floss I just used the yarn I used for the purse. I also have a flower version that is listed in my etsy shop. If you have any questions, let me know!

First Time Blogger

My name is Chloe and I am a newbie to blogging, so please be patient with me! I figured as much crafting as I do, in some cases try to do, I should get out there and share what I know with the world. I am currently working on about a million crochet projects. I taught myself how to do it by reading books and watching video tutorials. Pretty impressive huh? Haha. I opened an Etsy shop and am hoping to make it a success. I am really into baby and toddler items since I have two of my own that age. I like to challenge myself each and every day with a new project. I just finished some hats inspired by the show Yo Gabba Gabba at the request of a friend of mine and I think they are awesome! I have one more I need to work on to complete the whole cast!

 

Idon't really have one direction I will be going with this blog. I plan on sharing my knowledge and crafts with everyone and basically just have an outlet from the every day mundane. Hope you enjoy following me!