It’s Christmas eve and I’ve finally finished all of those crocheted Christmas presents that I foolishly promised people I would make. A superman themed baby blanket, 2 blankets (lap blankets), and a hat and scarf set.
The first blanket I made using:
Isaac Mizrahi Yarn (Sutton, 7 balls)
Q/16 mm Hook
Darning needle
I really love the color of this yarn. It’s a super bulky yarn so the project worked up pretty quickly.
I’m not big on fashion, but apparently, Isaac Mizrahi is an important designer. I was lucky and found this yarn on sale at A.C. Moore. Seven balls of yarn for $5.
The pattern for this yarn consisted of double crochets and single crochets. Unfortunately, I forgot to bookmark the pattern. If I find the link I will make sure to add it to the site.
The second blanket I made using:
Isaac Mizrahi Yarn (Sutton, 7 balls)
P/11.5 mm Hook
Darning Needle
I used the same yarn for this blanket I just used a different pattern. Instead of trying to do something fancy I just made a blanket using granny squares. Since the yarn acrylic and wool, both blankets turned out to be pretty warm.
My last Christmas gift was a hat and yarn set. Honestly, I really like the scarf, but I’m not thrilled about the hat. She wanted a slouchy had, but somehow it didn’t turn on like I imagined.
For this project I used:
Studio Classic Yarn (Grey, 1 Jumbo roll)
K/6.50 mm Hook
L/8.00 mm Hook
Darning needle
I followed the pattern here to make the slouchy hat. However, I didn’t have bulky yarn so I just used two strands of the grey yarn.
The scarf was made using a half double crochet stitch with the stitches crocheted in the back loops only.
Chain 142 stitches
Round 1: Insert hook into the second chain, half double crochet into that stitch and all the remaining stitches.
Round 2: Chain 1. Half double crochet into the back loops only. Repeat until you achieve the desired width.
Then I added the tassels at the end.
The hat is not my best work. I am still trying to figure out what kind of embellishments to put on it to make it look better. However, the scarf turned out great.
Until Next Time,
The Crafty Afro
