As I've said before, it seems like everyone I know is pregnant, or just had a baby, which is awesome. Baby stuff is so cute to make, and is fairly quick to make which satisfies that need for semi-instant gratification of a project! Recently my friend Abby had her first child, Peter, and he is really cute! (Sorry, don't have a picture) Anyway, I met her when we both worked at the bank in KS, she moved on to another job and eventually another state (CO), and we've managed to keep in touch over the past few years. So when I saw she was expecting, I knew I had to make her something! What I originally was going to make, wasn't working the way I wanted it to, so I yanked it all out and started on what is below. Thankfully she had posted a picture on FB of the nursery theme they had come up with, so I could sort of match colors. Since she lives in CO, I knew winters would be cold, so I made this adorable baby afghan to match her colors and to keep little Pete warm! Here are a couple pics:
I wanted to make something else too, and after perusing the web for a while, I came across a free crochet pattern to make a small whale. This was perfect since their theme is baby arctic animals! The name of the pattern is Frank the Whale, I don't remember where I got it from....probably from someone else's blog. :-p One thing I changed from the pattern is I made it into a rattle. How do you do this? Simple! Just add in a cat toy jingle ball (not used obviously!) when you put the stuffing in! Here is Frank the Whale!
And of course the two projects together. Frank the Whale was made from leftover yarn from the blanket, so he matches. :-)
That's my last baby project for a while....I'm currently working on another, but it's a much bigger project and will take a lot longer to make. But no worries! Other stuff will continue to be posted! :-)
Happy Creating!
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