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8-point blanketPattern: Little Boy Blue 8 Point Round Ripple Baby Afghan by Monica Kennedy
Craft: Crochet
Made for: Mending Hearts Project
Size: about 24″ across at the points
Tags: baby, blanket, crochet, donation, ripple, round
Hook: 5.5 mm (I)
Yarn:
* Caron Simply Soft Brites, 1 skein, Baby Brights Ombre 9801, Dye lot 7934
* Caron Simply Soft Solids, 1 skein, White

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Several of the donations this time were for a craft faire that Mending Hearts was participating in. It gave me a chance to play with some patterns I’d been looking for a reason to make, and challenged me to find ways to use some odd yarn.

* Patina Scarf and Farrow Rib Chunky Scarf
* Grey Ruffled Victorian/Steampunk Spats
* Rose-colored openwork cap
* 18 newborn caps w/brim
* 24 newborn caps w/o brim (I’m switching over to this as my default, since I can get more caps out of the same amount of yarn this way)

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spats Pattern: Victorian/Steampunk Ruffled Spats by Rhonda Rowley (orig. at examiner.com/article/free-crochet-pattern-victorian-steampunk-ruffled-spats-boot-cuffs)
Craft: Crochet
Made for: The Mending Hearts Project
Hook: 3.75 mm (F)
Yarn: No idea what this is called since I’ve had these cones for years, but it’s lace weight, light grey and blue, and the blue stuff is slightly fluffy

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1980s-4th-doctor-scarfI made this sometime in the late 80s (I’m guessing on the year), since my then-husband was a fan of the Fourth Doctor. He’d discovered the show on PBS, but I didn’t get into it at the time. At most I had a video tape of a couple of episodes, so this is more “inspired by” than an actual replica.

The whole thing is in garter stitch, 14′ x 9″, 36 sts wide (which makes the gauge 4 sts=1″), and used both new and stash yarn (four-ply worsted, whatever brands were readily available at the time). I changed colors either … (read more) “Doctor Who scarf”