Things have been quiet around this blog lately - but not because I've been idle! I've spent the past month and a half working on a very special gift for my sister-in-law's baby-boy-to-be, who will be debuting this February. His mom lives way up North, so I figured she could use something to keep her and baby warm until the snow melts or they move back South - whichever happens first.
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| A special bundle for the bundle of joy |
I've been getting better at crochet after I cut my teeth on my other nephew's crochet blanket this past summer and I really wanted to try a new pattern. I absolutely LOVE crocheting patterns (once I get the hang of them, of course) because I can count much more easily. For example, this pattern required me to crochet 11 single crochet, do something special, then crochet 11 single crochet, etc. It's much easier than trying to keep count of all 225 stitches in each row! Not to mention, crochet stitches look so pretty when done in a pattern. I was really amazed at how easy the chevron pattern was.
