Finished WIP: Bright stripe blanket

Way back in April I posted about my (then) latest WIP which was a blanket for my little baby who's on her way soon. Well, I can FINALLY say that it is finished!! I did a wee happy dance when I stitched the last stitch as this has been a mammoth project.

Here it is all finished!

Folded in half!

Look at those vibrant colours!

 It is so large I struggled to get it all in the picture at the same time!

It's too bright for Squeak...

Now for some blanket facts:

154 stitches per row (double crochet or single crochet in US terms)
180 rows
27,720 stitches in total
35 hours of crocheting

This has been an interesting project as I had no idea how big it would turn out to be, and a certainly had no idea how long it would take me to make! At times I thought I'd still be crocheting it while in labour! At times I hated it and felt like I wasn't getting anywhere with it. And at times I just ploughed my way through, ticking off the number of completed rows.

I'm glad it's finished, and I love the bright colours and how 'in your face' it is compared to all the other baby related items you can get in the shops. I'm sure this blanket (which is actually more like a rug in size) will feature in many baby pictures once Poppet it here, so watch this space!

Babycakes

My babyshower had an afternoon tea theme and I just had to share some pics of the scrummy cakes we had which my mum, sister and aunt made.

Creamy meringues

Pram shaped cookies for thank you gifts

Chocolate and coconut strawberries

Cupcakes!

Iced ginger loaf

Scones, cream and jam

Decorated baby vests

This weekend was my baby shower and family and friends got together to celebrate this baby's imminent arrival (well, she actually still has 7 weeks to go). It was a lovely afternoon which involved much eating of cake and drinking of tea alongside some little activities.

The biggest part of the afternoon was when we each decorated and personalised a baby vest for Little Poppet to wear. It was so much fun and I thought I'd share some pics of how they turned out.

 I can't wait for Little Poppet to wear each of these! Did you spot the ones I did?

And I just had to share this baby vest, which was not decorated but us but a friend found online and it is perfectly hilarious!

WIP: Crochet Elephant

One of my many projects at the moment is a crochet elephant to put in the nursery. The plan was for this elephant to be about the same size as Gerald the Giraffe, but so far, she is measuring a whopping 14 inches head to toe!

The interesting thing about this crochet pattern is that you make all the parts flat and then it is by stitching them together that you make it 3D. Here's how it looks so far:

I still have the 'undercarriage' (as Mr PC called it), the ears, tusks and tail to do but the biggest parts are done now. She's shaping up nicely, even though she's turning out to be massive!!

Instagram pics #3

It was a duvet day for Bubble

Risotto in the making

29 week bump

Cradle in the making - Mr PC's current project

Old skool sat nav

Raspberry cheesecake - amazing!

This always cheers me up

Squeak helping pay the bills

Dinky laundry

A gret life motto me thinks

Major pregnancy swelling ;(

Ready and waiting for my little poppet

Quality crochet time while waiting in the car garage

My first gladioli of the year

Homemade lasagne from scratch - get in my tummy!

Another pic of a sleeping Bubble

Instagram pics #2

A collection of my latest Instagram photos:

Sleepy Bubble

She has a thing for my slippers...

Will squeeze into any gap!

Raspberries in abundance from the garden!

Anyone seen my feet? - 26 week bump

A party frock for my little poppet

Memo boards in the making

Bubble

Squeak

My stall at the most recent craft event

Sueak minds the remote

Sleepy head

Baking mess

Apple and raspberry heaven cake