Thursday, July 16, 2015

Crochet Baby Sandals

With summer in full swing, I wanted sandals for my baby girl, but couldn’t find a pattern with all of the elements I wanted. So I stepped out of my comfort zone and designed 2 different styles. I love how they turned out, and now my brain is buzzing with more designing ideas.

 You can buy the patterns here:
Baby Ankle Tie Sandals
 Baby Strap Sandals


Pattern is in US terms
Size:
3 months
Gauge:
After 1 sole is completed, length is 3.5 inches long and 1.75 inches wide.
Materials:
Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton Yarn or Caron Simply Soft
2 colors
F hook (3.75mm)
Large eye needle for weaving in ends
Pattern will include:
Written instructions in English. Photos showing the steps of the pattern. 6 Page PDF file.
Abbreviations:
CH - chain
SC - single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet
SS - slip stitch

If you don't crochet, but want these sandals, I do have them listed in my etsy shop. Check them out here:
Lavender Ankle Tie Baby Sandals
Blue and Brown Strap Baby Sandals

~Sarah Liz

Monday, July 6, 2015

The Dinosaur Hat


Having my daughter has been so different than when I had my son. She is fierce, he was laid-back. She is chubby, he was/is skinny. She is 20 weeks old but we don't know what color her eyes will be yet, his eyes were definitely blue at only 14 weeks. Another thing that is different is what I have been making for them.

Girls are so much easier to accessorize. Headbands, hats, sandals, hair clips, the list goes on. K was getting jealous of all of the things I was making for her. He would ask to wear the pretty bow headbands (like the one below).

I knew I had to make him something, and he loves dinosaurs. I took my favorite beanie pattern (you can find it here), and added some spikes (pattern for spikes below). Voila! K's new favorite hat! You can purchase the hat on my etsy shop as well. (You can find it here)



Spikes (using G hook):
Medium spikes:
CH 12
Row 1. SC in 2nd CH from hook, SC to end (11 SC)
Row 2. CH1, turn. sc2tog, SC in rest of sts (10 sts)
Repeat Row 2 until there is only 1 st left
Cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Make 2 triangles per spike. Stuff with polyester fiber fill and sew shut. Sew onto hat.

Large spikes:
CH 14
Row 1. SC in 2nd CH from hook, SC to end (13 SC)
Row 2. CH1, turn. sc2tog, SC in rest of sts (12 sts)
Repeat Row 2 until there is only 1 st left
Cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Make 2 triangles per spike. Stuff with polyester fiber fill and sew shut. Sew onto hat.

~Sarah Liz