Knitting/crocheting/sewing/other crafters

ceclarlinetlo

Anyone want to talk about things you'd like to make for baby?

poetryandoceans

I am just so excited to actually be making things for a wee one of my own. I've had some close friends have babies in the past year or so, so I've knit a lot of booties and sweaters, and I've just started a sweater for my own little squish.

I actually just started a really big sweater project for myself a month ago, sort of like a knitting version of reverse psychology. I was bummed I didn't have a kiddo to be knitting for, so I said "I know, I'll find a sweater for myself, invest in some really nice yarn, and bam, I'll get knocked up"... worked! Now I have no interest in it, but I probably should tackle it now, otherwise I'll be digging it out of my basket in 5 years and trying to remember what on earth I was starting on with it...

Dinozaur

So this is terrible but I had originally started knitting a cute hat and matching scarf for someone else who was having a baby a year ago, and things came up and I never got around to finishing it so...I'm picking it back up for my own little one now :P the yarn is pretty and has several shades of brown plus a tiny bit of turquoise scattered throughout. I will probably make a blanket at some point too. 

urbanorchidgirl

I'm a crocheter and a knitter, and whenever a friend or family member has a baby, I make them something. I used to knit hats, but now I'm into crocheting stuffed animals. Last year I made 2 foxes, a raccoon, Dobby the house elf, a My Little Pony, and a Storm Trooper! 

For my little one, I'm thinking of crocheting a zebra stripe blanket and a stuffed zebra, at least! (I'm addicted to zebra print!)

RocksInTheWater

I don't knit or crochet but I would like to learn!

ceclarlinetlo

RocksInTheWater said:

I don't knit or crochet but I would like to learn!

I learned both from the books knitting for dummies and crochet for dummies but if I had to do it over again I would probably just watch YouTube videos - if you decide to try don't be easily discouraged - it takes a good bit of practice to make even stitches but once you have the basics down you'll add new skills really quickly! 

mudderbear

I made this for my sister who is due end of August. I will definitely be making one for my own little bub. And probably a hat or two. When I was pregnant with my girl last time I made about 15 hats

cjs260

@mudderbear Exactly the pattern I use to make blankets for my friends! I'll be starting one for mine very soon! 

Also, if anyone has a pattern for a stuffed deer, I would really appreciate it. There was one in an old crochet magazine, but I can't find an original copy. L

canavara

@mudderbear Aw that blanket is cute. My mom and great-grandma used to crochet and my mom still has the baby blanket she made for me when I was an infant. Seeing it brings back really warm memories. Hopefully yours will feel the same way about the stuff you make

I'm not much of a knitter or crocheter (Seeing baby stuff makes me want to try my hand at it again though!) but I am an avid cross-stitcher and am planning on a few pieces for our nursery. I started working on this one right when we started TTC and I just knew when I finished it, it would be the right time. I got my BFP the day after I finished it



Now I'm starting on this:

loveinak

@RocksInTheWater Try YouTube! I decided one day I wanted to learn how to crochet and have learned all of my stitches through videos. And once you learn to read patterns, it'll be a breeze.
sorry if this is huge- mobile bumping. These were two fun patterns!

mjolk

I am an avid knitter. I've made baby blankets, gorgeous dresses, hats, and a winter coat. I want to start my baby blanket right now! 

but my yarn shop would get suspicious and I want to hear a heartbeat first just in case.

if I go with cloth diapering I'm looking forward to making wool covers, too.

nolemomma14

No knitting or crocheting, but I do have a sewing machine that I'm learning to use! Hoping to start off with some simple projects for this baby, some burp cloths perhaps, and then do something a bit more difficult. 

sseth89

I love all the fun knitting and crocheting projects! It is on my list of things to learn to do. I do enjoy quilting though, and while I'm still very new to it I have made a few blankets for friends who were expecting. Here's the top of the last one I made. 

mommywesley

I crochet, but never tried like booties or hats or anything, so far just blankets and scarves. I will probably make the baby a blanket!

RaquelB94

Literally was about to start this thread haha
I just started a crochet blanket using the gender neutral yarn (yellow, pink, blue, green, white) and also planning to make a soft/fluffy hat to match  

HairBossMama

I'm so Jealous of all the skills. I have a sewing machine, burp clothes sounds like an easy thing to try out first @nolemomma14

stephann85

I had originally tried to teach myself to knit, but I was always so tense that I decided to quit because I was trying to do it to help me relax and release tension not make it worse, lol. So I recently taught myself how to crochet and I'm still trying to get the basics down. I had seen this really cute blanket on pinterest that used 3 different colors, however, I have found that the blanket is going to be very thick and heavy. So I likely will use it as a mat for tummy time or a floor mat or something. Next thing on my list is to learn how to do a chevron pattern (planning to use gray, white, and a light turquoise color). Now all I need is some time.  

fionnualajane

My mum took up knitting a few years ago. She sticks mainly to blankets that then get donated to the charities that send them on to third world or war torn countries. When I decided to tell her I was pregnant, I did so by getting her a pattern book called "What to knit when you are expecting". She twigged straight away. I've put my advance orders in. 

jen198705

I crochet and sew. I have a degree in fashion design so I love to make things. I've always wanted to crochet a blanket but we have so many throws that I've never been able to justify it but I'm definitely going to make a baby blanket! I also am doing the gray and yellow elephant theme so I want to crochet an elephant. 

LoneStar21416

What a great thread. I used to crochet. I never did anything complicated...a few blankets and scarves. I'd really like to learn to knit though. Do y'all think I could pick up via YouTube? It sounds like you were able to @ceclarlinetlo
I don't know how much confidence I have in being able to teach myself, but I guess it's worth a shot! I'm a very visual learner, so maybe YouTube will be best. 

Knottie1443924966

mudderbear said:

I made this for my sister who is due end of August. I will definitely be making one for my own little bub. And probably a hat or two. When I was pregnant with my girl last time I made about 15 hats

Wow thus is beautiful. Can you link the pattern for us?

cjs260

Knottie1443924966 said:

mudderbear said:

I made this for my sister who is due end of August. I will definitely be making one for my own little bub. And probably a hat or two. When I was pregnant with my girl last time I made about 15 hats

Wow thus is beautiful. Can you link the pattern for is?


QBF
https://www.vivaciouslyvintage.com/2015/04/easy-beginner-chevron-crochet-baby.html?m=1

Dinozaur

@LoneStar21416 I picked up both crocheting and knitting from YouTube. There are some really great videos out there, and sometimes you have to rewind and watch some parts a few times to make sure you have it down, but once you've learned the basics and how to read a pattern, there are sooooo many different things you can make! I would start out with making something flat and square/rectangle like a dish cloth and then move into knitting/crocheting in the round (like for socks and hats) after you have that down.

Side note, I don't know if any of you have a Ravelry account, but they have tons and tons of patterns of there, and some of them you'd have to pay for, but a lot of them are free.

mjolk

If anyone wants to be friends on Rav we can PM usernames?  

Personally I couldn't learn knitting on my own. I ended up taking a free class to pick up absolute basics, and I still learn things from other knitters. But I tend to learn from doing.

xinran

I don't knit or crotchet but I do use much smaller threads and make bobbin lace. I think I may well pick up some motif based designs and do some for the baby. It is pretty time consuming but for particularly special outfits...I do sew too so with a combination of the two I think I could make sense really nice special occasion stuff.

ladysaceb

I can crochet, and I have done a very small amount of knitting.  I prefer to sew though.  I have made all 4 of my boys their own quilts so I will do that for this baby as well.  Once we know if this baby is a girl/boy I will probably add some extra sewing projects in.  If a boy, we don't really need much since we have had 4 boys in the past 6 years. If we somehow get a miracle and have a girl, I will sew all the things.

LBLQ84

Let's ressurect this thread!! I'm off work and trying to keep busy! Made these little pants out of scraps as a test today, before I go spend money on nicer fabrics. I think I made the waist too small, might go with a drawstring instead of elastic on the others since I have no clue how big the baby will be! 

What else is everyone sewing/crafting for baby? 

Gingerlee54

I'm crocheting a baby blanket. My first thing to crochet EVER and I love it. 
Let's just hope I can finish it before he gets here!

LBLQ84

Gingerlee54 said:

I'm crocheting a baby blanket. My first thing to crochet EVER and I love it. 
Let's just hope I can finish it before he gets here!

Wow that colour is beautiful! I've never crocheted, looks complicated! Good work. 

nolemomma14

Sorry if the picture is huge, I'm mobile! I'm going to try and make these for the new baby! Just need to pick out some fabric for the whales! 

momof2girls+?

I crocheted a bright pink blanket for my LO. It took me about 3wks I think. So excited to wrap her up in it.

shlecks

I want to learn all of thissss

ceclarlinetlo

@shlecka - I taught myself basic crochet from the book crochet for dummies and I learned more complicated stitches from YouTube videos. The hardest thing to learn is figuring out how tight your tension needs to be and how to be consistant with your tension - takes a bit of practice and no one can teach you that per se - but once you have that down crochet is very easy. 

AlabamaRedhead

I quilt and sew. I won't have time to make a quilt for myself, but my mom is. After I get done with two other quilting projects for customers, I'll be making the curtains, bumper pads, fitted sheets and some changing pad covers. I think...if I have time. At LEAST I'll make the curtains and pads, 10 weeks will move quickly!! 

canavara

I'm normally a cross-stitcher but I'm doing a Nintendo-themed nursery bathroom and decided to start really diving into perler beads. Started off with just a Dr. Mario mirror set:



But I'm hoping to get the whole wall with the towel rack into a Super Mario World set, including the ground and scenery, and then have the wall by the toilet decorated with a bunch of Nintendo cross-stitch pieces I've done:





Collectively, they tell a really sad but sweet story. The first piece I started working on when I met my fiancee. I left the country and we parted ways for a long time. The cross-stitch went through a lot of time where I didn't work on it because it was so massive and had so many issues... I finished it about a week after my fiancee and I moved in together.

The mdidle one, I started working on it right around when I got pregnant with my first pregnancy (like, probably within a week of conceiving). I lost the pregnancy late in the first trimester but kept working on it with this weird feeling that whenever I finished it was when they (it was twins) would have been born... their full-term due date was February 23rd but everyone knows twins usually come around 36-37 weeks... sure enough... I finished it around when I would have been 36/37 weeks. So it's sort of a memorial piece in a way? Last piece I started working on when we decided to try again with this pregnancy. I finished it the night before I found out I was pregnant with him. 

So it's a Nintendo themed collection of cross stitch pieces that pave a story of how this little guy came to exist. I have no idea if I'll ever share that story with him, but it's kind of emotional to me!

ceclarlinetlo

@canavara I love everything about that (minus the pregnancy loss of course) 

cjs260

@canavara So precious. I think it'll be a great story to tell him one day! 

shlecks

@canavara Yep those are amazing. 

stumptownmama

@canavara so meaningful! 

MaryNog

@canavara what a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing !

Kimberlyh90

Just started this quilt. Will be a disappearing 4 patch. (The little guy on the left)