Life of the Lintee Bean

I REALLY need to update my blog more often with my crochet!  Here’s my projects completed since my last update (in December!)

I made myself a shrug exactly like the one I made my Mom.  (Hey, I liked it – whether or not she did!)

My "magic shrug"

I made a fuzzy sweater…

My Mossy Meow

I was quite proud of myself for this one – these little “bubbles” were pretty difficult!

My "sea green bubbles" cardigan

Yet another cardigan…

My "forest dreams" cardigan

My friend Larina liked the one above so well, I made her one just like it for her birthday:

Yes, JUST like mine! We'll be twins!

This was another difficult one… those little cables were challenging:

My creamy "Luna"

I made a throw for my living room… this actually took SEVERAL attempts, trying different yarns combined, in different ways…

One attempt...

Another attempt...

I finally landed up making two throws – one with each yarn.

My bulky lap blanket in "Regency"

Jellybean modeling my throw in "Quartz"

A headband for those days I’m avoiding “hat head”:

Hump-me the Tiger modeling my gothic headband

A little cropped cardigan… I rather like the little buckles I chose over the big buttons in the pattern photo, and I loved this tweedy yarn:

My "C3 cropped cardigan"... see, tweedy...

This next project was a nightmare.  Seemed like an easy endeavor… I saw a “racetrack rug” which I thought would be a funny gift for my boyfriend, the automotive journalist.  Well, it would NOT lie flat!  I started this thing over and over and OVER AND OVER!!!!

Pain in the bumper! Won't lie flat!

The final result lies flat, but isn’t perfectly oval – it has a weird triangular thing going on the ends.  However, I guess it looks better than the old towel he used to have on his kitchen floor…

Death Race Racetrack Rug

I made myself a handbag with removable/changeable covers:

"Purse-onality" too!

Purse-onality plus!

I made this “Barcelona Bolero” out of a fun shiny black yarn…

Barcelona bolero

I made the closure – they’re like cuff links, made of buttons and beads…

In line links for barcelona

Since winter’s over (hopefully) my attention is turning away from sweaters a bit – and I just attempted my first dress!

First attempt – the bodice was WAY too large:

WAY too big bodice!

I’m rather pleased with the final result.  I used a REALLY cheap yarn in my stash.  I obviously need to find (or have made) a different slip/liner, or fix the armholes somehow – but I like it!

UPDATE:  Got another slip (okay, it’s a nightie, but let’s not tell) – it looks much better!

Lace dress - with better slip

I’ve got one project started (a tote bag) and another ready to go… and I’m always eager for the next project!