Spring Striped Dog Sweater With Collar

Here goes my second attempt of writing a pattern. I made this sweater for my terrier mix Mason. He is 25 lbs and very barrel chested. He wears a medium. The collar and the little bow tie make it a little fancy. This is going to be his spring/Easter sweater. Adorable!

Striped Dog Sweater with Collar

Ch 33

Row 1: with MC dc in 4^th chain from hook. Dc in each chain across. turn

Row 2-4: ch 3 (count as first dc). Dc in same space as ch 3. Dc in each dc across. 2 dc in last dc. Turn b

Row 5-6: change color to CC. repeat row 2

Row 7-10: change to MC. Repeat row 2

Row 11-12: change to CC. Repeat row 2

Row 13- 16: change to MC. Repeat row 2

Row 17-18: change to CC. Repeat  row 2. Join with sl st.

Round 19-22: change to MC. ch 3. Dc across. Join with sl st

Round 23: change to CC. Ch 3. Dc across. Join with sl st

Round 24: ch 1. sc in next 3. Ch 12. Sc next 32. Ch 12. Sc next 4. Join with sl st

Round 25: ch 1. Sc in next 3 sc. Sc in next  12 ch. Sc in next 4 sc. Join with sl st

Round 26: change to MC. Ch 3. Dc across. Join with sl st

Round 27-29: ch 3. Decrese by 1. Dc across. Dcrese by 1. Join with sl st

Round 30-31: change to CC. Repeat row 29

Round 32-33: ch 3. Dc around. Join with sl st

Row 34-37: ch 3. Dc in same space as ch 3. Dc around. 2 dc in last dc. Do not join. Turn

Tie off. Weave ends in.

 If you have any feed back please let me know.

Mini Easter Basket Pattern

Okay here is my first attempt at a pattern. It seems easy and straight forward to me but that's because I made, so if anyone has any questions please ask. Feedback makes you better.

Happy hooking!


Mini Easter Basket

Ch 4, sl st to join

Round1: ch 2 (count as first dhc each round) . Work 7 dhc into ring. Sl st to join

Round 2: ch 2. 2 dhc in each dhc. Sl st to join

Round 3: ch 2 *2 dhc in next dhc, 1 dhc in next dhc* repeat around. Sl st to join

Round 4: ch 2 *dhc in next 2, 2 dhc in next* repeat around. Sl st to join

Round 5: ch 2 *dhc in next 3, 2 dhc in next* repeat around. Sl st to join

Round 6-8: ch 2 *dhc in next* repeat around. Sl st to join

Round 9: ch 2 Work shell (5 dhc in dhc,), count 2 ch as first dhc ,* skip 1 sl st in next skip 1, work shell in next* repeat around. Sl st to join

Ch 25, sl st to join on opposite side of basket. Make sure the all chains are facing the same direction.

Dhc in each ch. Sl st to join. Fasten off. Weave in ends

Curtains and Dog Sweaters

Yay I have some pictures of my curtains that I made a few days ago. They were super easy and I love them.

Yesterday I made Mason a little doggy sweater. It was impossible to get him to keep still for a picture so below is what we got. I found the pattern on Ravelry.com I had to adjust a little, instead of chaining 14 I joined right away. I think I'm going to take a stab at my own pattern one of these days.


I did these in one morning before work.

 

 

I love my Mason! He is so adorable and warm now!!!

He is really dirty in these pics because he had gotten out of the yard and got to sniff around the neighborhood.

 

 

 

Getting Ready For Easter

Easter is coming!!! I'm getting ready by making some baskets. I'm making these little guys for the girls at work. I've got 32 to make so I figured I would get started early. They are adorable. I used some left over Bernat Softee Baby yarn. I have tons left over from baby blanket through out the years. One more step towards using up my left overs and adorable little gifts for some deserving ladies. I'm going to fill with paper grass and some little candies.

For all the newbies! So like I said I've been crocheting a while but I'm not expert by any means. I'm self taught. I learned mostly from books and getting a hold of some patterns and diving in. I started with lopsided pot holders and scarves that started skinny and got really fat. Once I got the Happy Hooker I was set. It made learning new stitches and how to read patterns a breeze. This book saved my crochet life.

If you are learning to crochet or know somebody who is learning this book is AMAZING!

http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Bitch-Crochet-Happy-Hooker/dp/0761139850/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395536356&sr=8-2&keywords=the+happy+hooker

Yay! So I'm not a sewer at all. I've had my machine for about 10 years and only taken it out a handful of times. Today I whipped up some curtains for the kitchen. They came out way better than I expected. Pictures are coming. The lighting was horrible, so I will try again tomorrow.

Next project. I'm going to start crocheting little Easter baskets for the girls at work. 30 of them may be some work but they are going to be small so I might be able to get through them pretty quick.

Happy Crocheting!!!

Basket O' Leftovers

  

So I found this cute little yarn shop in the town that I work in. I bought some nice alpaca's and wools. But what about the two tubs of yarn I have in the basement? Well I'm trying to work my way through all the left over skeins and the ones I thought I loved when I bought them but turns out I didn't. I made these cute little baskets out of some vintage Bernat acrylic worsted weight I had bought in an ebay lot sale years ago. It was super easy, like a giant hat with eyelets.I got my inspiration off pinterest.http://www.pinterest.com/pin/127156389450433835/

Not quite the same but I didn't use a pattern.