Pitter Patter Afghan

I decided to try my hand at another afghan.  Although I have made a few I have given them all away as gifts, so I decided I would make one for my three year old.  

I found this fun pattern and a video on you tube.  Here it is.  It was a really simple afghan and started with a granny square that you just keep adding to.  I made mine a little bigger than the video because my little guy is getting big!  Trouble is now my 15 and 12 year old think that they need one too!!!  That is a much bigger project...we will see...I just finished making all of them tie blankets from fleece.  The only place I was able to find the yarn in the video was at Wal-Mart.  They didn't have the big balls of yarn so I had to buy many smaller ones.  I am very much a novice at crocheting so please don't look too close!!! :)

Bubble Blanket

Thought I would share with you the baby blanket I crocheted for my niece!!!  It is called a Baby Bubble Blanket and I learned how to make it from a video on YouTube.  Don't you just love YouTube???

Here is a link to the YouTube video I used

Baby Bubble Blanket

It is a very simple pattern (If I can do it...anyone can)!!!

In Memory

My grandmother always gave each new baby born into the family a receiving blanket and burp cloth that had been crocheted around the edges.  She was very talented at embroidering and made many gifts of love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She passed away two years ago in January and we will have the second great-grandbaby since her passing (the first was the day after she passed away).  This baby will be the first one born that she was unable to pass on this gift of love.  So, I decided to carry on the tradition for her.  When I came across this material with the roses on it I knew it was the one, her middle name was Rose.  So, in her honor and to carry on her tradition, I crocheted around these for her. 

  We love you Grandma, and miss you EVERDAY!!!