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Time to think about Valentine's Day

I really need to get my rear in gear for Valentine's Day. I found these little squares that I cross stitched last year. I wonder what I was going to use them in?! Maybe a card? I will have to come up with some ideas...

How to add another color to a granny square

This is part 2 from my earlier post.

Little boy blue - A work in progress

I'm also finishing up a blanket for a new little baby named Adam. I'm using Lion Brand's Baby's First for this one. I love this yarn. It's super soft, chunky - but not too chunky - and a cotton/acrylic blend. The colors are very sweet too. Here I'm using splish splash and bean stalk (even the names are cute).

I'm going to edge it in the two colors when I finally finish this up, so check back later...

Organizing my knitting needles

About a year ago, I bought a plastic storage roll-y thing for some of my craft supplies and tried to jam all of my knitting needles into one of the drawers. It was a mess, and the drawer never closed.

I found a tall vase that rarely gets used that I thought might work...

I think it's a perfect solution and my drawer finally shuts!

How to crochet a heart

I used worsted weight yarn and a size I crochet hook to create this 1.5" sweet, little heart. Use it as an applique or embellishment.

chain (ch) 4
3 treble crochet (tr), 3 double crochet (dc), ch1, 3dc, 3tr, ch2, slip stitch -- all into first chain

next round:
ch3, 1sc and 1hdc (in first tr stitch from previous round);  3 hdc in next st;  2hdc in next st;  1sc in next 3 st;  ch1, 1sc, 1dc, 1sc (in midpoint st), ch 1;  1sc in next 3 st;  2hdc in next st;  3 hdc in next st;  1hdc and 1sc in next st;  ch3 and slip stitch into circle;  fasten off

I usually work mine a bit into a nice shape. Et Voila!

How to crochet a granny square

Disclaimer: I started this blog yesterday and am new to "blog-land"...

Here is a photo tutorial for creating a 2 round granny square. I will be adding more (rounds and tutorials) as I find the time. Hope it is helpful or at least somewhat inspiring to give it a try!