Receiving blankets

I bought the flannel and hemmed the edges. Then I put crocheted edgings on with size 10 thread. My camera is not that great so the picture could be better. Maybe I'll try for a close up picture.

A new purse

I love purses! I saw this purse on this website http://shortylamcrochet.blogspot.com/2006/11/nordstrom-hobo-bag.html . I totally fell in love with it. I did it with worsted weight yarn since I don't like really big purses. I made this off-white one for myself along with a blue one. I made a tan one for my mom. Also an off-white one that my cousin-in-law bought from me and a black one that someone she works with bought from me. It looks good in every color I've tried. I put a lining with pockets and a magnetic snap to close it.

Christening Bonnet and Booties

It's been a little over 3 years since I posted anything. I thought it was about time I started up again. Here is something I made. I have a cousin who had a baby boy a little over 2 years ago. They wanted me to make the Christening bonnet and booties but I could not find a pattern I liked for a little boy so I designed one. After that I figures I might as well design one for a girl. I did not design the booties. They are from book. I have since sold a couple of sets of them and had the patterns for the bonnets published in the Mary Maxim catalog.

Baby Cowgirl Boots

I made these crocheted cowgirl baby booties for the cousin who I am giving the Flower Center Round Ripple to. She is pregnant with a girl. She has been riding horses since before she learned how to walk, so I thought these would be appropriate and appreciated.

I used a pattern from a book from Annie"s Attic. I used Simply Soft yarn and an F hook.

Stuffies

Little stuffed animals. Aren't they cute! Both are crocheted with worsted weight yarn and an F hook. The pattern is from an old Annie's Attic book. The elephant is 3 1/2 inches tall and the mouse is about 5 1/2 inches tall.

Flower Center Round Ripple

This is a Flower Center Round Ripple Baby Afghan I made. It is made from yarn I already had on hand. The white is Bernat Softee Baby and the pink is Red Heart Baby Sport. The pink yarn turned out to be thicker than the white. I am going to give it to my cousin who is expecting a girl.

Round Ripple Baby Afghan

This is a round ripple baby afghan I made. I used Bernat Softee Baby and an F hook. I love the way these round ripples come out. This is the 3rd one I've made. The first one I gave as a gift. It was blue and white Bernat Baby Coordinates. The second one was yellow, green, and white. I still have that one.

American Girl Gingham Dresses

Two gingham dresses to fit the American Girl Doll. One is pink and the other is yellow. I also made a blue and a green one. I sell them for $8.oo each.

Beaded Purses

These are little crocheted purses with beads crocheted into them. They are about 4 1/2 inches wide and about 5 1/2 inches tall. they have a drawstring top. They are crocheted with 100% cotton thread. I sell them for $15.00.

Thread Doily and Coasters

Square doily and coasters crocheted out of cotton size 10 thread. Wouldn't that make a nice gift?

American Girl Doll Clothes

This is a skirt and top set that fits any of the 18 inch dolls that are the same size as the American Girl Doll. I have other styles of dresses. too.
I also make Barbie clothes.
If you have a doll you found in the attic or somewhere else and needs an outfit I can do that too.

New Purses

These are two of the new purses I made. They are crocheted with 100% cotton yarn. They wash really well and I usually do not put them in the dryer. They have a fabric lining and a big snap to close. I put a piece of plastic canvas in the bottom so they stand up. They are approximately 9” across, 3” wide, and 8” tall. I am selling them for $20.00 each.

Doilies

These are 2 of my most recent doilies. The red one is from "A Year of Doilies Book 5" and the blue one is designed by "Panda Man" James Davis. As you can see, both are pineapple doilies. I really can't say which one I like better because I like them both. I had to stop crocheting with yarn for a while because my right hand was hurting so much. It doesn't hurt when I use thread, only when I use yarn.

baby booties

These are booties I made for Caleb. They are blue and tan. They match his little blue jeans really well. There is elastic in the ankles instead of ribbons so they stay on and there are no ribbons to lose.

Idea for purse

I have a couple of ideas for purses. The first is a purse like the blue purse I already made but do the star stitch row in a contrasting color and the beads will match the star stitches. The other idea is based on a little girls purse I saw in the shopping center. It looked like a small make up bag with thread motifs sewed to the front. There was no handle on it. I could make a round or small doily. Sew that to the front of a purse made out of fabric with a zipper on the top. There could be either 1 long strap of two short straps. The straps could either be made out of the same fabric as the purse or crocheted to match the doily on the front. If I do one I will put up a picture. Right now the 2 main things I am working on are the bear-ghan for Ayla and knitted cotton wash cloths for Katherine and Jeff's baby. I already made 4 for myself - 2 green and 2 yellow. I got blue for the baby. I'm not sure what color I will get next. I am using Cotontots. It is so soft. It is softer than Sugar 'n Cream or Peaches 'n Cream. If I were making dishcloths, potholders, or hotpads I would use one of those but Cotontots is better for washcloths. Expecially ones that will be used on a baby.

Long skinny scarf

Long skinny scarf for $6.00. It is about 2 1/2 inchs wide and about 80 inches long. The length may vary depending on each skein of fur.

Star Stitch Beaded Purse

I am calling this purse the Star Stitch Beaded Purse. There is one row of star stitches about 2 inches from the bottom and one row of wooden beads at the top.It is about 10 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches. I used 1 skein of "Reynolds Saucy" 100% Cotton. I think it is sport weight. It feels a little bit thinner that Peaches and Cream or Sugar and Cream Worsted weight. It has a fabric lining with a pocket on the inside and a zipper. I can sell these for $15. If it needs to be any bigger or the handles need to be longer I would have to charge more because I used up every bit of the yarn.

Another purse

Here is another purse I made. I really didn't have a pattern. I adapted one of the squares from the 63 Squares afghan book. I put a lining in and zipper and added ratan handles that I got from JoAnn's. I used white worsted weight. Probably Red-Heart. It washes really well, too. The body of the purse can be washed in the machine but I wasn't sure about the handles so I just did it by hand and let it drip dry. The rose pin on the front is my Mother's Day pin from St. Clement of Rome Church. Every year on Mother's Day they give out something different - a bookmarker, a keychain, etc. This year it was the rose pin.

Shell coaster free pattern

Here is another coaster that I designed. It is just an easy thread coaster with a shell edging. It has not been tested yet. So there may be mistakes.

Shell Coaster
By Donna Howard

Size 10 thread (2 colors)
Hook size: 6
Gauge: Rnd 1 & 2 – approx. 1 1/8”
Finished size: 3 ¾”


Beginning shell: Ch 3, (dc, ch2, 2 dc) in same space

Shell: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc

DIRECTIONS

With main color, ch6. Join to 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3. 14 dc in ring. Join with slip st to top of ch 3 (15 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3. Dc in same space. 2 dc in each st around. Join. (30)

Rnd 3: Beginning shell in 1st st. * Skip next 2 st, shell. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join. (10 shells)

Rnd 4: Slip st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Beginning shell. Ch 1. *Shell in next ch 2 sp, ch 1. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join. (10 shells)

Rnd 5: Slip st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Beginning shell. Ch 2. *Shell in next ch 2 sp, ch 2. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join and fasten off main color.

Rnd 6: Join contrasting color in top of any shell. Ch 3, dc 5 x in same sp. Ch 2. *In top of next shell work 6 dc, ch 2. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join.

Rnd 7: Ch 1. Sc in same sp. Ch 3. Sc in next sp. (Sc in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp) 2 x. 2 sc in ch 2 sp. *(sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next dc) 3 x, 2 sc in ch 2 sp. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join and fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Purse - doily - afghan

A lot has happened in the last month. We had our dancing revue on May 20th. I'm glad it's over. We had to change locations so many times. Even on the day before the revue. The place was so small we almost didn't fit. But we did it and nobody got hurt, nobody fell off the little stage, nobody had missing costume pieces, nobody's costume fell off.

So now I can get back to crocheting. I made some little beaded purses. I used this pattern from HereandAbove.com
http://hereandabove.com/crafts/crochet/pinkprl.html
I used size 3 thread and a C hook.

I finished a doily. It is from the book Extra-Special Doilies from Leisure Arts. It is the doily with the title "Excellent."

I also finished an afghan. It is for Susan Dugas. I am almost finished one for her son Jeremy and I have all the squares for Jacob's.