Finished Crochet Gifts, Cozy Weather, and November Making

The weather is a funny thing in Alabama. We have had cool days, a few nights of overnight freezes, a week of seventy-degree weather, and now I am sitting here once again with a fire burning. It is mid-forties outside and expected to drop into the thirties tonight.

I still have so much to do before December. I started decorating last week, but not the trees yet. I always do the trees the day after Black Friday. Did you notice I said trees, as in more than one? Try six. One big one in the living room, a seven-foot tree in the den, one for each of the boys, one in the kitchen, and one in my craft room.

The first finished project is a crochet blanket for my dad. He has a brown recliner that he sits in all the time and always keeps a towel on the back of it in case his legs get cold. He never wants a full throw blanket because they are too big, so I decided to make him a chair blanket instead. This one measures approximately twenty-five by thirty-five inches, just enough to cover his legs when he is reclined. 

The blanket is made using Red Heart yarns in Medium Thyme, Hunter Green, and Dark Sage. You can see the full project details here:

https://www.ravelry.com

The next finished object is a gift for my Secret Sister at MOPS. If you are a mom with preschool-aged kids, I highly recommend finding a local MOPS group. I have been attending for years and love it. This year we are doing Secret Sisters.

I found the mug at Target for $3.99 and chose brown and green since those are my Secret Sister’s favorite colors. The mug cozy is crocheted using a 4.0 mm (G) hook. I used light brown scrap yarn that was gifted to me, along with 17 yards of Red Heart Super Saver in Medium Thyme, which I purchased at Walmart. The cozy is a simple, practical gift and one I really enjoyed making.

A few minutes ago, I finished my son’s Christmas gift. My redhead is having a Mickey Mouse-themed Christmas, so I made him a hat. I did not write the pattern down, but it is a basic beanie with added ears.

The hat is crocheted using Red Heart With Love yarn in Holly Berry, Black, and Daffodil. I used a total of 230 yards of yarn and doubled the strands by pulling from both the outside and the center at the same time. I used a 6.5 mm (K) hook for the main hat and an I hook for the ears to make them firmer. The trim around the bottom and the buttons are done in yellow. The buttons are from Hobby Lobby and cost about $1.47.

The Holly Berry yarn uses 89.7 yards from dye lot 8646 and was purchased at Walmart. The black yarn uses 136.4 yards from dye lot 1012. The yellow Daffodil accent uses about four yards and was also purchased at Walmart. This yarn is super soft and durable, which makes it perfect for a kid’s hat. I think it turned out pretty cute.

You can see the project details here:
https://www.ravelry.com

As for works in progress, I am still working on my first sock and continuing on my poncho. I will be doing a separate post for the socks this week, because that has been an adventure all on its own.