Water bottle holders!

So far, I've gotten really good feedback on my creations, but recently I made one that "takes the cake" as they say!!I have the coolest preteen nephews and I randomly tried a pattern that they watched me finish, and said that they could use one for Boy Scout camp! I was so thrilled, I love making things for them hand made, as they seem to appreciate and thoroughly enjoy it more than anyone else! So I got to work and even put their initials on the... WATER BOTTLE HOLDERS!

Yes sir, my newest creation is a water bottle holder! I have since make 10+ and an really getting them down to a science! The first ones had handles that were way too long, then I made smaller ones, but they were still too large for the size of person. I also started writing down exactly how many stitches for each one and have finally narrowed 2 different sizes, and I may end up with a third. This way I'll have a size for any recipient!

I'm pretty proud of my latest creations and the biggest reason is because everytime I give some one else one, I get 3 more orders, or 5!! 🥰😊🧶

Coffee cup coozie or cup label!

I have enjoyed this process so much! There are so many options to make, and I'm starting to figure out how long certain things take! I'm enjoying the thrill of "look at this neat crocheted item"! I've enjoyed it so much that my new item is a sleeve for either hot coffee cups or just to identify a cop from another person's! It's just a little off of the headband pattern, and poof! Another item maybe even more useful! I was even able to make it adjustable for different cup sizes! I'm so excited to show you some of my final projects!

My plan is to make tons of colors and even offer hand embroidery to personalize! 

Good enough for round 2!!!!

After getting my first crocheted crochet hook holder under my belt, and getting the word out that I'm willing to try new things, I got another friend that needed a holder! Woo hoo, I get to try another useful item, my friends can enjoy! So off I went picking out yarn, this time my friend was the not too girlie, but she does have 3 girls at home, type! I ended up finding a compromise that she would use but her girls would say it wasn't too many "boy colors". This one took a while bc I made it to fit tons of hooks as this friend has many hooks and is a variety crocheter. Here it is!

I'm pretty proud of this one, I added a top fold, Velcro, and just the same as the first one, have a lining so the hooks don't go straight through the crochet. And I made a variety of sizes on the pockets so she can put big hooks in a pocket or a bunch of hooks in each pocket, as I do with mine! She's a laid back/not picky person so she was very happy with it but even more, I was so excited to create something for my friend!

More baby, YES PLEASE!

After making the hats for my friend's baby, I really wanted to send them some more handmade things! Back to Pinterest I went! Ummm headbands, easy step, go around in circles,  (or back and forth then join) then just add a cute flower, poof, cute headbands! I just kept trying, got some that were way too big for babies, but, hey she has a big sister too! Finally got better at gauging how big to make them and could focus on the crochet style and accessories!

As per usual, the more I did the better I looked the outcome! My favorite is this last one, I love the colors and it's my best flower yet! And it's made with the super soft yarn... soooo ready for baby!

New baby!

Hello! So I have exciting news! My best friend is having another baby!! The new baby will be her third child, and we are soooo excited! Right after she announced it to me, I started looking on Pinterest for baby crochet ideas! OMG did I get re-overwhelmed! After we found out she was having a girl, I narrowed down the options a little. There are so many amazing crocheters out there, the options were endless! So I decided to start with 1 idea and YouTube the how to's and see where it took me. I was already decent at flowers, so I thought a sun hat would be appropriate as she lives in the tropics, and I could decorate it with flowers! It took a few weeks, 1/2 a hat at a time, but I finally finished a few hats and headbands too!

Once I got going, I learned more than just a new item to create, I learned how important the size of the hook is! The white hat was suppose to be an infant size and it fits my 3 year old! So that called for the orange hat that will for an infant, maybe not a newborn, but close after probably. Every thing I make is a first time experience, at this point anyway, so there is a large learning curve. I'm pretty happy about my first time hats, especially when my 6 year old just goes bonkers over how cute they are!! This is just the beginning! 😊

My first "order"

I was getting excited about making little projects, and as I stated bringing my yarn and supplies everywhere I went, I started getting really good reviews from everyone! "Wow!" "You made that!?!?" "That's really good!" I had no idea people would be so impressed with my hobby, my hobby that people have been doing for years, that I decided to try on a wim! Who knew!?!?! So I was showing off my sewing skills to a friend and she suggested I make one for her friend, that doesn't have a crochet hook holder! So I thought, sure I can do that, but by the time I started making her one, I decided that I REALLY liked crocheting, and was only like warm about sewing. So I decided to crochet her a crochet hook holder! This is what I ended up with:

My sewing holder had more pockets, and a buttoned pocket, but I liked my first hand lined crochet hook holder! Made me nervous that I was making it for someone else, so it took me months but I like how it ended up!