Crochet newborn props

My friend Chandra is a great photographer and recently added newborn photos to her services. She has been borrowing some of my crochet items as props, and she sent me these shots of the cute babes she has photographed wearing my hats, shoes, etc. Can't wait to see more! I also can't wait to get newborn pics of my next baby. And no, that is not an announcement:)

You can find Chandra's full portfolio here.

Dresses!

I ventured into the world of sewing clothes this month. My sister Joanna asked me to make a blessing dress for her daughter Cora. I used the "Geranium Dress" pattern by Made by Rae.  It was tricky at first but after a few tries I mostly got the concept. Clothes are tricky! But making little girl clothes is dreamy, and I fully intend to continue:)

I also made her some little crochet shoes. I didn't get to see her on her blessing day, but she's coming up this weekend and I will get to meet the lovely little chub! Thank you Jo for having me do this, it was a delight.

*It should also be noted that my Mom helped put the trim and slip on! It was too late for me to do it so she finished it on her drive down. Thank you Mom!

Crochet Toddler Blanket Pattern

Usually my son takes no notice of things that I make. He is supremely unimpressed by it all, and I don't blame him. He's a little boy! So if I ever do make something that he gets excited about, it really makes me happy. This was one of those things. Now when people come over, he invites them to, "Come look at my new room! Mom made it for me."

The blanket fits perfectly on the IKEA Gulliver bed.

It takes about 5-10 minutes to do a row, depending how fast you are. So a couple of rows here and there, on car trips, while watching your favorite show, and it's really not so daunting. And the pattern is as simple as they come. It really only consists of a chain and then one stitch- HDC (half double crochet). There are all sorts of tutorials on YouTube. You could really start learning to crochet today and be making this blanket by tomorrow!

Here is the pattern that I used:

Materials:
size J crochet hook
Red Heart Super Saver small skein of yarn in 6 colors
(You could use any worsted weight yarn, this kind isn't as soft as some but you can't beat the price.)

Row 1: Chain 180
Row 2: HDC in 2nd chain from hook, HDC all the way across, chain 2 and turn
Row 3: HDC across, ch 2 and turn (178 stitches)
Rows 4-16: same as row 3
Rows 17-32: repeat rows 2-16 in a new color (switching colors can be scary at first, there are lots of tutorials for that too)
Etc.

So basically the entire blanket is just HDC stitches, with 16 rows of each color and six colors total, making 98 rows. And that's it!

Crochet Dish Cloths

The first thing I learned to crochet was a dish cloth. (Photograph of my first few attempts still pending. They are funny!) I use 100% cotton from Sugar 'n Cream, and I have found them to be so durable, useful, and pretty. It's just nice to do something that is a drudgery with something pretty! The pattern that I'm really liking right now is a simple HDC all the way through with a J hook. It comes out really soft, and simple. You can wash them a billion times and they still look great. I love them!

Hats!

I have a thing for making crochet hats. Probably because they are the quickest thing to make and I have no project patience. I want it done in one sitting. So here's a hat I made a while ago and had in my shop, but I didn't love it. Something about the colors, or the hat part was too masculine for the the flower. So today I split them up, and I like it much better.

Here is the hat I started with. I folded it wrong, picture the flower further over to the side.

I took the flower off and added it to this one. So cute for a tiny baby girl, right?

And made this one into a football! I never would have thought of that myself, my other sister-in-law gave me the idea.

                     
                           Both are now for sale in my shop: marquittashop.storenvy.com

Crochet Baby Booties

Part of the reason I wanted to learn to crochet was all of the precious little newborn shoes. Turns out, they don't stay on very well (hardly any baby shoes do), but they are pretty quick to make since they are so tiny, and they're just so cute!

                                                   (I adapted the pattern from this site.)

Hello, and a crochet basket

Oh hi! My name is Allison Jensen (just like the original owner of this blog, ha!) and I have recently joined forces here on Allison Made It. We are excited to post things together here and stay connected through our crafting.

Here is a crochet basket I made for my bedroom. It holds....diapers:) And wipes and bum cream. Glamorous, I know. It matches our room perfectly and has been most useful.