Life of the Lintee Bean

I’m still crocheting. My projects still aren’t fantastic, but I love the relaxing nature of knotting the yarn and exercising some creativity. My nephew and his wife are expecting a baby girl in July, so I made them a little baby blanket. Not perfect, but I’m pleased with how it turned out.

Hump-me the Tiger modeling baby blankie

Then I saw this pattern for a “sushi scarf” and I just HAD to make it! I made a little matching pin. Unfortunately, though the friend I gave it to thought it was funny, she admitted she’d never wear it.

Hump-me the Tiger holding the sushi scarf (rolled) and pin

Hump-me wearing sushi scarf

Hump-me modeling sushi scarf and pin

A coworker saw my baby blankie, and commented that she had planned to learn to knit and make her friend one… well, I was on a roll, so I offered to crochet her friend a baby blanket! Unfortunately, I got carried away on the width and ran out of yarn so the hood is a tad smaller than expected and there’s no edging… but I think it’s still cute. Since the baby girl was born before I was done, I added a few pink flowers as trim.

Hump-me modeling the hooded baby blanket

I crocheted a reusable/washable cover for my Swiffer – I hope this cuts down on the number of boxes of the disposable cloths I have to buy! It turned out well, and I plan to make more. I already finished my second one.

Hump-me modeling Swiffer shrug

Hump-me modeling the second Swiffer cover

I crocheted a cotton bath puff – it’s more like a balled-up washcloth than one of those mesh bath puffs, but it’s cute and feels nice to the touch.

Hump-me modeling cotton bath puff

I’d noted before that I’d failed miserably at my two attempts to crochet mittens. Well, I gained a lot of confidence with the above projects… and decided to give it another try! Third time was NOT a charm – how I did not notice the mitten was mammoth until I was nearly done, I do not know. I can fit both hands into it with lots of room to spare.

Hump-me modeling the mammoth mitten

The mammoth mitten, compared to the hand for which it was intended

Before my mitten failure, I’d already convinced myself I was ready to attempt my first garment. We’ll see how that goes! If I can’t fit a hand, I’m a little worried about my ability to fit a torso… make that a LOT worried.