Dreaming in Color

Okay~

Snow is beautiful

fluffy

sparkly

&

white

and I DO love it

but...

I am practically gasping for some 

Color

in  my world,

as I am anxiously awaiting 

Spring!!!

So I have grabbed every bit of colorful yarn 

I can get my hands on and crocheted 

some pretty doilies out of  my beautiful new book

by

Nicki Trench.

They are crocheted using 

dk weight yarn to make them

a bit heavier than a typical doily

{part of the overall charm}.

The pattern name is 

Vintage-style Vase Coaster.

They are so much fun to make!

Playing around with all of the color choices

is absolutely addictive :)))

I went from

Bright & Cheery

to 

 Springtime Soft

to

Jewel Tone.

I'm loving it!

I always love projects by Nicki Trench!

And one more 

Color Pop

before I say 

Toot~a~Loo

to all of you for now

My next post will have bunnies running amuck!

This one will grow up to be 

an Easter gift 

for my sweet little

Gabby.

I will give you the details of where

you can find the pattern 

when I show it all done up

{with a happy little face and backside}.

Have a lovely day!

And sneak in as much

Color

as you possibly can!

With Love,

Danette

For the Love of Hearts

Yes ~ I know Valentine's Day is behind us

but I have just a few more hearts

to show you.

{Then I promise to move onto something else in my next post!}

I really do just have a great love for 

hearts!

The first three are new on my Etsy Shop.

I added some charms and a Swarovski crystal to 

the 

Dusty Lavender Heart.

Plus I attached a vintage doily

crocheted by my husband's great aunt in the 1940's.

The 

Charming Pink

heart has a little heart and key charm sewn to it,

along with another vintage doily 

crocheted by the same ancestor.

For the 

Not So Shy Violet Heart

I crocheted three roses with pearl centers.

{I ran out of Great~Aunt Gladys's doilies}.

I also made two more hearts that were 

Valentine gifts for special friends.

A nice Red one for Krista.

And for Amy...

A pretty Cranberry one.

*Please pray for my sweet friend Amy~

she is battling breast cancer right now.*

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Blessings,

Danette

Queen of Hearts

I'm beginning to feel like the

Queen of Hearts.

In the last couple of weeks I have made more

knitted & crocheted hearts

than ever before.

And I have loved 

every single stitch!

I had a little help with this one.

Mercedes jumped into to help when it was time to make the rose :-}

This is my Valentine to my sister.

Bridget loves Valentine's Day.

I found the link to the pattern

on Attic 24.

The sweet little rose is Lucy's pattern for 

May Roses.

You can find it 

here.

Another new pattern I have fallen in love with is this 

Rosy Heart

This crochet pattern can be found at

Mia's Heartful Hands

I am working on a hat for my friend Erin's little girl Eliza.

Miss Eliza and I are good buddies :-)))

She was born one day before my birthday.

This June

she will turn 3

& the next day I will turn 50. 

Friendship is always a matter of the heart;

not bound by age.

I will show you all the hat when I get it done.

It's my current WIP.

Erin and her family live across the street from me.

She has 4 daughters {Eliza is #3}.

For Valentine's Day 

I crocheted each of them a small

heart-shaped washcloth.

I used Queensland BeBe CotSoy for these on a size 6 needle.

They are so soft 

and just the right size for little hands.

I have been blessed to be on the receiving end of a couple of gifts myself.

This darling red crocheted heart was made for me by my dear friend

Mary Anne.

She made one for each of us in our little Monday night knitting group.

Another very dear friend

Krista

gave me this fabulous jar with a heart on the front.

I love both of these gifts so much!

{I must confess ~ I bought the mini rose bush while grocery shopping this morning.

 I can never resist them once they hit the market.}

And there's one last heart I have year round that I must show you...

Miss Phoebe

{a.k.a. The Spotted Beast}

has a heart on her side.

Really... 

She is all heart!

Remember the 

Heart Bunting 

I made for my granddaughter

Gabby?

This is how the conversation went when I gave it to her yesterday...

"Grammy!!!"

I said,

"Do you like it?"

"I don't like it

I love it!!!

It's Beautiful!!!"

Well...

you can't ask for more than that!

Whatever this magical day holds in store for you,

I wish each & every one of you 

a 

Very 

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

Xo

    Xo,

Danette

Cozy Cables

What would Winter be without some beautiful

Cozy Cables?

My sister loves cabled knits.

She also loves coffee.

So for her recent birthday

I knit up several cabled coffee cozies.

Just a simple cable in dusty teal.

A darling blue in the hugs and kisses pattern.

{Who doesn't love some hugs & kisses, especially for a birthday?}

Since this one closes with buttons instead of a seam,

it can be put around a mug with a handle.

A big, fat, chunky one in dark teal.

I love this one!

And last but not least...

A cute little owl with button eyes.

Isn't he a hoot?!!

She loved them all!

Her real request from me was a grey cable knit hat.

So, of course, I did that too.

She was tickled pink all the way around!

And while I was in cable mode

I whipped up a couple pairs of sweet 

Cabled Booties

Pink for Penelope~

my friend Erin's newest addition

and 

Blue for Parker ~

my future grandson  :)))

I just love cables!

I also just love all of my friends here!!!

Welcome

to my 2 newest followers~

Zhobeyda

&

Terri

Xo

    Xo,

Danette

Be My Valentine

There is happiness in my

heart

today!

I am just 

tickled pink

with the way the

Valentine Bunting

I made Gabby has turned out :)))

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

In this picture I draped it over

a window I salvaged from an old shed

Scott tore down in our backyard in July.

On Monday I had it hanging over the french doors

leading to my dining room where I spend every

Monday evening

 having the time of my life

with my 

Knit Night Girls :)))

They loved all the happy little hearts!

I attached a pewter stitch marker 

{with hearts on it}

to each end for ease in hanging.

Not only does it slip over a nail

but it gives a bit of weight to each end

in case my daughter wants to simply drape 

it over Gabby's bedroom window

and not use any nails.

The pattern is actually written to be used as individual coasters.

I kept a few out for that purpose as well,

They were addictive to make.

As soon as I finished one 

my crochet hook was digging into another one!

Before long I had quite a collection of hearts :)))

Here

is where you can find the pattern.

Trust me~ 

You'll be 

hooked!

Guess that's all for today Friends!

{I was planning to wait for Valentine's Day to show you this bunting

but found I couldn't wait another moment :) }

Hope you are all 

Happy

& 

Healthy

and

Creating 

all sorts of lovely items today.

Xo

      Xo,

Danette

A Cold Winter's Day

Once again

it is a 

Cold Winter's Day.

There's about a foot of snow on the ground

and the temperature is only 5 degrees.

So I have spent part of the day

sitting in my kitchen,

by a sunny window,

knitting a stack of 

heart shaped cloths

and

enjoying a supply of new books,

along with a nice pot of tea.

Since my last post

I have made a couple more cupcakes as well.

I gifted them to my 

Monday night

Knit Night Girls

and they loved them!

I am so thankful I have plenty of yarn on hand

and a good supply of patterns.

It sure helps me get through a long Winter.

Phoebe,

 on the other hand,

prefers a 

Long Winter's 

NAP!