A week in review

I've completed 3 more rounds of Sophie's Universe. For now though I put it to the side while I worked on a few other things.

Charmed Mama Cloth

This is my fifth mama cloth this week. My own pattern using the "bifold" method. Each mama cloth is heavy/overnight absorbency. Each pad I made this week was 100% hand stitched. My stitching could use some work, but my top stitching has vastly improved this week.

Mama Cloth Quintet

I also got to work on a little cross stitching. This design when finished will become a phone case/phone sleeve :).

And lastly some puppy tax for sticking with me to this point. 

Scrap-Tastic

All the scraps from other blankets.
A multitude of different stitches, all combined in a very eclectic fashion.

 Originally this blanket was intended to be the As-We-Go-Stripey Blanket from Hannah over at Not Your Average Crochet, but then as I stitched I at some point lost the printed pattern and just kept stitching in a fashion of stitches that I was comfortable with. I added in some bean stitch, a few extra half double crochet rows, and a row of spike stitch along the way. The blanket is essentially the same design as hers.

On the Catherine Wheel she does emphasize that one must stitch loosely. I just couldn't seem to adjust well enough that everything didn't seem squeezed and misshapen, so I increased my hook size until it was loose enough and then reverted back when I'd completed the Catherine Wheel rows.

I also used a variety of yarns to stitch this blanket. Most is Red Heart Super Saver, but I did use some of Vanna's Choice yarn, Lion Brand Wool, Caron Eco and a few rows of Bernat Baby yarn. These rows however I tried to use primarily within the half double crochet rows, and adjusted the hook size to keep the gauge with the rest of the blanket.

My little one was enjoying it before I could even finish it. 

Batman Blanket

Completed Blanket

As-We-Go Stripey Blanket

It's getting there. One row at a time. Just using scraps from random projects from the past year. Really cannot wait to have this completed and to snuggle with it this upcoming winter.

The pattern for this can be found here. She has the most amazing pattern too. Heavy on the pictures but very thorough on her explanations on every stitch.