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Craft Corner, Week of 8/22

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Re: Craft Corner, Week of 8/22

  • Patience7150Patience7150 member
    edited August 2016
    @catiecatp that's when my loss was too...hope your mojo comes back and you can settle in/enjoy this pregnancy!

    Eta: @phlox728 I'm so jealous...I was just thinking this weekend that I need one!
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  • I was never a fan of knitted items growing up. I always thought they were so old looking... Now that I'm older, I'm loving them more and more and wishing I had made my grandmothers teach me. I bought knitting items a couple months ago because they were on clearance- hubby called me grandma. Eh oh well, I'm excited to learn. I'm hoping it will help me relax.

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  • @winchestergirl on the blanket you mentioned was a granny square, does it look like she did each stripe individually and then went back and attached them with the white?  To me it looks like the colors are all one direction and the white parts are in another?  I am a beginner at this and still have issues reading patterns so I will have to work on it and am not sure I would be able I would be able to figure out how to connect two pieces... but I am curious your opinion...

    ******************** BFP Warning *******************
     
    I'm 29 and DH is 32 we have a MFI (low count) 
    IVF #1 starting in August. ER 9/5/13 23 eggs we are fertilizing 15. 9 frozen
    ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
    7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
    Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
    Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
    FET #2 - 3/3/14 - 5AB Blast -- Beta #1 3/12 - 152 -- Beta #2 3/14 - 358
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #3 06/09/16 - 5AB Blast - Beta #1 6/18- 245 -- Beta #2 06/20 - 600
     PAIF/SAIF/PAL/SAL welcome!

  • @FishyMom That's exactly how it looks to me. Each stripe is worked almost like a scarf (straight, separate), then bordered and joined in white. There are several different methods of joining granny squares, so you could choose whichever one was easiest and gives you the look you want.
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @winchestergirl it seems like that would make the blanket a smaller project cause you would feel like there are several finish lines vs just one large (feeling) of never ending stitches... I am very intrigued by this project. Maybe I will start making some stripes and see if I can figure it out.  Thanks for your help. I am sure there will be tons more questions before I finish this one! :)
    ******************** BFP Warning *******************
     
    I'm 29 and DH is 32 we have a MFI (low count) 
    IVF #1 starting in August. ER 9/5/13 23 eggs we are fertilizing 15. 9 frozen
    ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
    7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
    Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
    Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
    FET #2 - 3/3/14 - 5AB Blast -- Beta #1 3/12 - 152 -- Beta #2 3/14 - 358
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #3 06/09/16 - 5AB Blast - Beta #1 6/18- 245 -- Beta #2 06/20 - 600
     PAIF/SAIF/PAL/SAL welcome!

  • FishyMom said:
    @phlox728 I have a Cricut and LOVE it. I have a lot of projects I need/want to do. 
    I'm a Cricut-er too! My hubby thinks I'm nuts with all the things I've been rattling off about making for baby! My cousin decorated plain bottles, wipes containers, sippy cups... I've got so many ideas!
  • @tishb I never thought about doing the labels and stuff for the bottles and things!!  A WHOLE NEW WORLD!!  I need to do DD thermos with her name but that's about all I have thought of at this point!
    ******************** BFP Warning *******************
     
    I'm 29 and DH is 32 we have a MFI (low count) 
    IVF #1 starting in August. ER 9/5/13 23 eggs we are fertilizing 15. 9 frozen
    ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
    7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
    Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
    Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
    FET #2 - 3/3/14 - 5AB Blast -- Beta #1 3/12 - 152 -- Beta #2 3/14 - 358
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #3 06/09/16 - 5AB Blast - Beta #1 6/18- 245 -- Beta #2 06/20 - 600
     PAIF/SAIF/PAL/SAL welcome!

  • @FishyMom, I make these for my older kiddos, so the onsie possibilities are also endless!
  • @peachesnbean The only thing I can't tell from the picture is if they are doing the inner circle/s of the granny square in the color of the appliqué, or if the whole appliqué is attached after the fact.

    If you can find a free pattern for the little hedge hogs you probably can put it together without their pattern.
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • peachesnbeanpeachesnbean member
    edited August 2016
    @peachesnbean The only thing I can't tell from the picture is if they are doing the inner circle/s of the granny square in the color of the appliqué, or if the whole appliqué is attached after the fact.

    If you can find a free pattern for the little hedge hogs you probably can put it together without their pattern.
    Based off this- looks after the fact?



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  • Oh yeah, based on that it looks like they do them whole, and maybe even build the granny square off the applique. 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @WinchesterGirl - I am going to bite the bullet and buy the pattern. I think I'll do the blanket in a light blue. If baby ends up being a girl I will accent with more feminine colors :) Or- what do you think? I like the white, but worry about white+babies


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  • Light green might be nice also, kind of the forest theme! I'm sure it will be lovely whatever background color you choose. 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @tishb, my DS would love the one with the tie. He wears his real little tie around everywhere. Just clips it to his tshirts and he's good to go. He likes looking formal and official lol I showed him the picture and he really wants one.
  • @Kashy17 - We have a Harry Potter themed bathroom in the works!


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  • I am super jealous of the Harry Potter themed anything that @peachesnbean and @kashy17 have!!  I love Harry... Fun fact:  I went to HP world alone in Jan walked into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter heard the theme music got teary and had to back out... I wasn't expecting the theme music and it overwhelmed me. lol I am the biggest nerd ever!
    ******************** BFP Warning *******************
     
    I'm 29 and DH is 32 we have a MFI (low count) 
    IVF #1 starting in August. ER 9/5/13 23 eggs we are fertilizing 15. 9 frozen
    ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
    7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
    Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
    Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
    FET #2 - 3/3/14 - 5AB Blast -- Beta #1 3/12 - 152 -- Beta #2 3/14 - 358
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #3 06/09/16 - 5AB Blast - Beta #1 6/18- 245 -- Beta #2 06/20 - 600
     PAIF/SAIF/PAL/SAL welcome!

  • All this Harry Potter talk is making me want one of those iced butterbeers they serve in the park! I have no idea what's in that creamy top stuff, but it tastes like unicorn tears. 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • Ffwc I hated the butterbeer :(
  • @PerraSucia did you try regular and frozen? DH did not like both. It mostly tastes like cream soda to me, and I love cream soda. 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @perrasucia I heard that about the regular ones but the frozen was better. I had the frozen one.
    ******************** BFP Warning *******************
     
    I'm 29 and DH is 32 we have a MFI (low count) 
    IVF #1 starting in August. ER 9/5/13 23 eggs we are fertilizing 15. 9 frozen
    ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
    7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
    Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
    Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
    FET #2 - 3/3/14 - 5AB Blast -- Beta #1 3/12 - 152 -- Beta #2 3/14 - 358
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FET #3 06/09/16 - 5AB Blast - Beta #1 6/18- 245 -- Beta #2 06/20 - 600
     PAIF/SAIF/PAL/SAL welcome!

  • Well, I was trying to decide between the stockings or candy canes. I finally finished a candy cane for comparison:



    I will doll it up with a ribbon bow... but I still can't decide. What do you ladies think? Stocking or candy cane?
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • They are both cute, but the stockings made me squeal so I'm going to vote stockings!

    ps you put the rest of us to crafting shame.
  • @patience7150 I think I will just keep the candy cane for myself and make more stockings. Thanks for chiming in and you're making me blush! :blush:
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @WinchesterGirl, the candy cane came out great, but I like the stocking even better too.
  • I'm going to start knitting a baby blanket this weekend, I loom knitted my twins blankets while I was pregnant with them and on bed rest. I'm also going to be making myself so belly bands much cheaper then buying them.  I have so many projects planned for this pregnancy I don't know if I'll get them all done.
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  • I got my Learn to Knit Kit and I'm loving it! I've only been working on 1 stitch right now but I'm excited! It came with a ton of yarn, a set of needles, and the book. I had to watch a couple videos to get the stitch, but I'm loving it so far! 
    @kswiger06 you were interested, yeah?
  • @jkjjess627 What is loom knitting? That sounds interesting!

    @jbuck909 Don't forget to show us some pictures of your progress! 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • I left H and the dogs alone with my knitting for 2.5 minutes while I peed and brushed my teeth. The dogs grabbed the skein and DESTROYED it. H does not understand why I'm upset. 
  • @Patience7150 Oh no! Is it at all salvageable? 
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @FishyMom and @WinchesterGirl I only had frozen!  It was just too much? Like a sip was enough. 
  • @Gingersnap I like your canopy! Also the room decor is very cute!
    Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
  • @Gingersnap I like your canopy! Also the room decor is very cute!
    Thanks! I'm living vicariously through my kid 
  • @WinchesterGirl finally got to look at it during a 2 hour drive today and yes, it is salvageable! I managed to get it balled up with minimal knot removal. 
  • @Gingersnap I love that! It's very cute. 
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