Tiny Little Dress for a Tiny Little Miss

It's my niece's first birthday coming up, The hubby and I went shopping for some larger clothes for our son, he bought me this pink Italian crochet thread, I already had the fabric laying around... It seamed only natural. Okay, I will hide in a corner for that one. I was sweating there for a bit because I have never gotten around to properly fixing the cam assembly to my sewing machine and it has been a few years since I ran anything through it. Apparently nothing a little painters tape and steady hands couldn't fix.

The hardest part was merging the bodice to the skirt, only because it took more time to do then crocheting the bodice or sewing the skirt individually.

It needs to be washed and given a light ironing, little man wanted to sit on the fabric and play with it any chance he got. I may just boil a pot of water and steam the wrinkles out. Not bad for a first try, I have actually been wanting to do something like this with some open lace work to make a shirt or dress for myself.

I altered a pattern I found from H&G TV, since I have never done anything like this before I wanted to get the sizing close as possible.

The dress is sized for a one year old, but my niece is also extremely dainty so it may be too big for her yet.

Butterfly lace

I have spent the last few days slowly working on some lace for a bolero scarf. I only get maybe 20 minutes max at a time to work on it, but that is okay, littleman is getting better at expressing what he wants and when he wants it.

I think the hardest part was working around the pins that was keeping its shape while I added the green.

I got the butterfly pattern from here, but none of it is in English. I will keep you updated on my progress.

Owl just leave this here

Lace Masque

I have been wanted to do this for a while, I just felt too clumsy with crochet thread up until now.

I didn't have a design in mind, but I guess it's turning into an owl.

Dragon blanket

I had actually finished this a while ago, not only was it the first tapestry style I worked on, but it is the largest thing I have made to date.

A bit of a mystery however. Shortly after I finished this blanket for the hubby, in a smoke free home, between me washing it for the first time, and taking it out of the dryer, a small portion connecting the panels.
I just never got around to fixing it until now, I wasn't sure how and it was unraveling so I stuffed it away for the last.. oh, six months.
I never did find out what happened, and nothing else in the laundry load was brunt, it was the only thing to smell burned or to have any signs of a burn. The smell is gone and the damage is fixed. It now hangs in our bedroom as decoration. Six feet tall and 4 feet wide, there aren't many places I can put this, and my son and cat fight for it everytime it's in their reach.

It's far from perfect, but I am happy that I stuck with it and finished.

Stole finished

I added a flower broach that comes off to it, it's surprisingly warm for how light it is.


I guess this means that I have to stop stole'ing and work on making a pattern for these balls of crochet thread.
Okay, that was a bad pun.

Hairpin lace stole

"What's a stole?" Asked the hubby when I told him what I am making, I told him it's a fancy name for a fancy scarf.

So I have seen pictures and stumbled upon instructions and video to this before. I never really bothered before, nor do I really have the proper equipment. Buwahaha, the right tools have never stopped me before (I swear those will be my last words one day.)

I found an old mishapen metal hanger near the washer and dryer and just used  a pair of side cutters to take the hook part off. 

 TA-DA!

Okay, so it's a very crude frame but effective. I don't have the money to spend on a thing that I may never use ever again if I don't like it. I looked at a few tutorial videos and thought this one was the best by 

stitchdiva. It was the best for seeing what was going on visually.

I have gotten the hang of it. This is just usuing one stitch type of hairpin lace, using regular crochet to finish and join the strips.

Link to the instructions can be founr here.

Now if you excuse me. I apparently have a winter boot to chase down.