Summer Days

Hello There Everybody!

I have been away for 

FAR TOO LONG!!!

I don't know where the time has gone.

In May I became Grammy again to this 

Cute Little Fella

Parker

who is pictured here with his proud 

Big Sister

Gabby.

So this is one reason {or two actually!}

I have been kept fairly busy all Summer ~

and off the computer :-)

Chelsea returns to work next week and I will have

Mr. Parker 3 days a week.

Then in September

my daughter

Hilary

is due to have a 

BOY.

The Grammy Business

is in full swing here!

I have missed all of you however

and plan to get back into the magical 

Land of Blog.

I have crocheted and knit

SO MANY 

things

it is hard to know where to begin.

What with the baby mania

{in about a week my sister will by Grammy for the first time also, to a BOY as well}

plus I am getting ready for a big Craft Fair

in the middle of September.

The Pot Holders are a current

Custom Order

on my 

Etsy Shop.

The beautiful embroidered tablecloth was a gift from my

 Mother in Law.

She bought it in 

Italy

32 years ago 

and decided she no longer needs it.

Lucky me!

It fits my dining room table perfectly :-)))

Happy, Happy Day to You ALL!

I hope & pray you are all well.

xo

  xo

Danette

Rosy Heart Hat for Eliza

Back sometime ago, 

I think in February,

I crocheted this 

Rosy Heart

to put on a hat.

You may remember me showing it in a previous post

along with the beginning of the hat.

The free pattern for the knitted hat can be found

here.

Well.....

Life got busy and the whole project found its way 

to the bottom of my work basket.

Yesterday it surfaced looking like the last picture 

and I decided it was TIME to FINISH IT!

The hat is an I Love You Gift for Eliza

who lives across the street from me.

Little Miss Eliza was born the day before my birthday.

This June she will turn 3 and I will turn 50.

We have been joined at the heart since the moment 

we met when she was only 2 days old.

On the day Eliza celebrated her second birthday

this is what I saw when I looked out my front window.

Who could not fall in love with such sweetness?!

She almost never actually walks.

Instead she ...

hops,

spins,

dances

&

twirls.

And oftentimes she's doing it all in a pink tutu :-)

Spring Fling

I keep trying real hard to coax Spring weather

into my little corner of the world.

Everything I make looks like I'm on a 

definite Spring Fling!

When I saw this sweet crocheted amigurumi hat pincushion

in the latest Simply Crochet issue I knew I would have to 

give it a go :-)

Isn't it too darn cute?!!

Even its backside is pretty.

And it's nice for those of us who play with 

yarn because it holds anything

from regular pins and needles

to darning needles.

Of course I have also had my hands in a few 

more Springtime baby hats...

First a Flop Eared Bunny of my own design.

Flaunting a fluffy tail :-)

And a precious wee lamb hat.

I tweaked the original pattern here and there but only a very little.

The pattern was written by 

Becky Dossey

I actually purchased it from Craftsy.

I have been like a chicken

{notice I didn't say "Spring chicken"}

without a head lately

with so much yarn flying left and right.

I've been working at stocking my Etsy Shop,

taking care of some local orders,

teaching more knitting and crochet lessons 

than I usually do this time of year

plus....

getting ready for 

babies.

As it turns out 

Both

of my daughters are expecting them!!! 

Woo ~ Hoo !!! :-)))

Also, my sister is going to be Grammy for the first time.

In May I will have a grandson, 

in August my sister will have a grandbaby

& 

in September I will have another grandbaby.

We are still waiting to find out what the other two babes are.

I will get back to you as soon as I know.

After this never ending Winter

it's sure going to be a 

glorious Spring & Summer around here :-)))

Bunnies Make Me Smile

What is it about

Bunnies?!

Or even just things made to look like bunnies...

with bunny ears

&

bunny tails.

They're just so 

cotton pickin' cute!

I have been working hard on my Etsy Shop.

Some of the bunnies have hopped on

and a few have already hopped off :-)

Here is a little 

Bunny Parade...

The first 3 are Pocket Bunnies.

The next few are Bunny Egg Cozies.

I did this little fella for myself in a crochet pattern

I had never tried before.

{As I am allergic to chocolate I figured this is a good way to sneak a bit of it in}

While I think he's cute,

I prefer the Debbie Bliss knitted version.

The only thing I change about the pattern is I convert it to 

knitting in the round.

I really don't see any reason to knit them 

flat and seam them

when it's so much quicker and easier

to do them up on double pointed needles.

I hope you have enjoyed this early 

Springtime Parade

because

that's

The End

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