I'm on a roll

I really am most definately on a roll tonight.

I am absolutely in love with this simple headband design pattern, which I got from here. A little fiddle here and little fiddle there, a touch of personalisation (because I hated their flowers =P ) and viola, a whole new headband for a whole different age group of child.

Simple, easy and so darn effective...

I love crochet!

Crochet Central

I have been busy, busy, busy.

Tonight I finished crocheting another shell dress in some left over white wool that I had. I still had a small amount left over so set to work on making a headband for baby. Complete with little flowers. It turned out heaps better than I expected it to and should fit perfectly.

I used my son's dolly as a model and there is still room for stretch to fit comfortably on a baby head. I haven't actually posted these before so here they are. A set of cute little booties for baby. I wont lie, they were horrible to crochet. Mostly because I had two different thicknesses of thread, but I wanted the detail to be in the same colouring as the dress. So viola, complete!

And the dress that they go with;

A finish!

I'm currently in the process of participating in a one project a month (OPAM) challenge with a bunch of girls from a forum I was on. It's really getting me back into my crafting and trying to tie up all these loose ends that I have laying around the house.

This one is one of my younger projects in that it has only been half finished for a few months as opposed to a few years!

Knitted from Panda "Adorable Baby Knits" No. 205, pattern 8, in Baby Lustre 4 ply.

Sentimental Sunday - The Dress

Over the last week DS and I have been going through my old toys. In those are a bunch of dolls clothes. Each of them hold some special memories, but this one in particular. You see it was made over twenty years ago. It was made just for my sister and I, and it was made by our Grandmother. According to my own mother its only ever been used as a dolls dress even though it is quite clearly sized for a child. I have so many memories of me as a child sitting near my Grandmother as she knit or crochet. Perhaps that is where I picked up my love of the craft from? I know this dress definitely gave me inspiration to try to make one in a similar style, length and size for my upcoming niece should one of the twins turn out to be a girl!

LEFT: Grandmother original RIGHT: My copy

Note. Original is white due to lighting on the day it came out looking less than fresh.
Pattern for the recent copy can be found at HeartFelt Angels