Strawberry Red

We had a beautiful weekend here in Illinois.

Perfect weather for

front porch swinging.

So on Saturday

I gathered up two of my doggies

and my crochet basket

and headed out for some fresh air.

{Miss Sophie ~ the oldest weenie~ cannot come to the porch.

She likes to give chase up and down Main Street.}

Phoebe however is too barrel chested to go up and down steps

so she gets to join Mommy on the porch.

And the little guy~

Jose'

only wants to be where his Mommy is

so he stays put as well.

While enjoying the heavenly breeze

I was able to finish up this darling

 Baby Shell Cardigan.

I chose a gorgeous shade of

Strawberry Red

instead of a typical baby color.

My friend Diane, who lives in Kentucky,

will have a new granddaughter

in early September.

Her daughter, a first time Mommy,

loves

red.

And I figured she will be gifted with plenty of pink.

The pattern can be found in my new favorite book

by

Nicki Trench

If you love to crochet baby things

this book is a

must have.

I promise you will love it!

It was so much fun to crochet.

And as promised ~

cute & easy.

There is no seaming anywhere :)))

The pattern shows darling little flowers

dancing across the front

{which I will add to my next sweater}.

Once I attached these

heart buttons

Hubby and I decided the look was complete.

So I omitted the flowers on this one.

Sorry

Miss Phoebe ~

Although you do look good in red,

this sweater really isn't for YOU.

Hook Happy

I still can't seem to put my crochet hook down ~

I am

hook happy!

This is just a sneak peek

at my current project.

When it grows up it will be a

baby sweater

for a friend in Kentucky who is awaiting a new granddaughter.

There will be sleeves in the shell pattern

where there are openings.

I finished the

Baby Girl

option

Ripple Blanket

for my friend Erin a few days ago.

 

Love the idea of

Pom~Poms

on the corners.

This was yesterday's project ~

A Coffee Mug Cozy

for my sister's favorite to~go cup.

And speaking of projects,

 this one is still ongoing.

Daisy

 {who is on top of her sister}

&

Violet

are growing like weeds!

I still bottle feed them every 4 to 5 hours during the day.

Plus they eat tons of

fresh grass

clover flowers

dandelion greens

strawberry leaves

&

and alfalfa hay

throughout the day.

 They should be ready to wean in about a week :)

I will miss them when they go

but will rejoice in their freedom!

And now I must scoot.

My sister is coming for a crochet lesson this afternoon

{so we can both be a couple of happy hookers!}.