Variation on Puffy NOLA Sunset pattern

On my, oh my!

 Please take a look at this incredible afghan Claudia made from the

Puffy NOLA Sunset Afghan Pattern. 

And her cute cat. :-)

She used Red Heart Neon Stripes for the wavy rows and

various other bright colors for the bobble rows.

I just love this variation!

The pattern can be found by clicking here.

Happy Crocheting!

Pink and Red Granny Rose Afghan of Love

Roses for a Mother..

This breathtaking afghan was made by Diane in Arizona for her mother's birthday.

A year and a half in the making!

Check out the beautiful lattice trim and the gorgeous shades of pink and red.
Diane used 10 skeins of yarn including seven different shades of red.
108 squares!

Warms my heart and makes me smile.

Thank you Diane, for sharing your beautiful afghan and your incredible talent.

If you would like to make an afghan similar to this please click here to find this pattern

 with two toned roses:

Crocheters never cease to amaze me with their talent and love!

💗💖💗💖💗

Woodland Creatures - Hats

Experimenting with a new pattern:

This was going to be a bunny, but now I can see it's better suited as a fox!

It needs:

Smaller Ears

Different flowers

 I'd like to make the following hats:

Bunny

Sheep

Deer

Fox

Experimenting with an Apple Blossom Dream Pillow

I've been experimenting with an

"Apple Blossom Dream Pillow"

I'm playing with a variation of my granny rose pattern from here.

A 3-D leaf row has been added,

and a variation of the border pattern from here.

This is the other side:

One big 3-D leafed granny rose square.

The back side of the border.

The enclosure.

I'm hoping to write this pattern some day...

What do you think?

Any suggestions?

Any recommended color combinations?

Granny Rose for Granny Baby

It never ceases to amaze and warm me when 

a fellow crocheter creates a work of art

and shares it with me to share with you.

This afghan was created by a patron of my Granny Rose pattern for

a granddaughter whose arrival is any day now.

Something very special for a lucky little one to cherish for years to come.

And come to find out, whilst I thought I was communicating with someone

overseas, this wonderful lady resides within the same valley where I live.

Additionally, her spouse worked with the NVO until 2014!

It's almost as if we were connected with an invisible strand of yarn.

I wonder if there times we were crocheting roses at the same time. 

I like to think so.

Thank you "S" for sharing this delightful gift,

and

Welcome Little One!

Granny Rose afghan pattern can be purchased here.

Flower Tags for Yarn Roses

I finished making a rose of every Stylecraft Special DK yarn...

and look what I sewed to the back of each one:

Cardstock Flower Tags!

Can you even stand it?

Looks a little like a big button huh?

Now, if I'm wondering what color these are...

I simply flip them over.

These make for gobs of fun combo color time...

and you know that's what's coming next!

(Rose made in-the-round pattern can be purchased here.)

Playing with Yarn Roses

What could be more fun than playing with yarn

 as in the previous post?

Well, IMHO, the answer is:

Playing with yarn roses!!!

I had made a mess of my Stylecraft Special DK yarn, 

not knowing which color was which in order to order more.

To organize the yarn and simplify color combination work,

I decided to make a rose of every color!

Fun, huh?

Unfortunately, poor "Petrol" did not make it to the original group photo as "Petrol"

 was found between the chair cushion after all the other roses

 were photographed and put away.

So "Petrol' has earned its own spot in an effort to repair the relationship. ;-)

I'm sorry "Petrol".

(You're buddy "Teal" was there though.)

I love Stylecraft Special DK yarn - it's price point is just perfect for afghans.

And the colors are lovely and seem to be endless....

You can find Stylecraft Special DK at Wool Warehouse by clicking here.

I'm having so much fun with these I can hardly stand it!

You can purchase this "Rose Made in Round" pattern

at my Etsy shop by clicking here.

As always,

HAPPY CROCHETING!