This was my second one made and has a big flaw in the overall shape of it (that I learned later what I did wrong). The yarn is soft chenille-feeling and so cuddly! Gracie loves curling up in it.

A close-up of that cuddly soft blanket.

This is Emmie's personally-designed blanket. Different yarn and a fancier style. (I hope she likes it!)

A close-up of Emmie's blanket folded and with one corner pulled lower to utilize my dark desk as a background to see a bit of the detail put into this one.

Although it's not noticeable in this photo, I made this blanket with three different brands of pink yarn. I tried to make each "square" a different pattern. This blanket is similar to the one with primary colors and is also reversible. This photo shows the side with the "seams" open and facing you.

This is the back (or smooth) side. I made loopy pom-poms and attached at the four, interior corners.

View showing the whole blanket (it is really a rectangle, although this pose makes it appear a more hour-glass shape.

A new style I created. I "chained" a long strand and then wove it in-and-thru the open row, tying the ends in a bow in one corner.

A different, but similar blanket.

Close-up

All folded and ready to be wrapped.

All of a sudden co-workers seemed to need me to make baby blankets for them to give as baby presents faster than I could get them made.

All folded up.

Close-up of a corner.

Not noticeable but I used 2 types of pink yarn. Both were the same color but one had a mat-look whereas the other had a shiny thread running thru it.

A very SPECIAL blanket made at the request of my daughter for her second daughter, Loreli Ann, expected to be born Jan 4, 2008.

My heart didn't turn out too well but the "bubble-ruffle" crocheted around the border did.

Close-up of the "bubble-ruffle".

A simpler one that I wasn't fond of how it turned out.

Close-up of it's corner.

My "Remnant" blanket. This has a total of 4 different skeins of color, from a medium-dark in the center to lighter, then lighter still, then white around the edges.

It's not easily seen in this photo but this entire blanket is out of baby pink-colored yarn.

This is so incredibly SOFT but lightweight!! I made it to fit Gracie's toddler bed as part of her 2nd birthday gift.

Making the whole blanket out of the same (open) stitch makes it "breathe" very easily when it's across your body. Had it been all (closed) stitches I think it would have been too hot to have on for long.

A picture showing Loreli's blanket folded up. Near the end of this gallery is a picture showing her Uncle Alex holding her with it covering her. It was such a simple design yet the type yarn I found (and have never been able to find more of) made it my favorite blanket.

It's hard to tell the name that I tried adding in pink, but it's my great niece's name - Mia.

This was a picture sent to me by the Mom-to-be, showing the nursery colors that she hoped I could match.

This is what I made to go with those nursery colors.

Made for my soon-to-be grandson, Ryan (with MUCH love and prayers worked in to it).

Close-up of Ryan's blanket.

Kind of plain and simple, all white with just a "touch" of baby blue around the edges.

A very simple, yet dainty design I created for a baby boy.

Simple but soft...

I didn't use a very good background for this photo. It's hard to tell but the dark blue in the border is very thick and "bubbly-looking". It took as much yarn for it as the entire light blue inside square, and as much time to do as well.

Still hard to see in this close-up photo but the navy is more of a "thickly-gathered ruffle".

This one is a bit easier to see that gathered ruffle look in the navy edging.

Hard to tell but this blanket was a pale baby blue square with medium edging.

Close-up of the edging detail.

This photo makes this blanket appear to be white with light blue. In reality the main blanket is a pale baby blue and the border is a sky blue.

Similar to the previous one, only this one was for a known-to-be boy.

close-up of it.

Another made for a known-to-be boy baby.

A close-up. I outlined the very edge in the same blue but it didn't show well in this photo.

close-up of it.

This was the corresponding blanket for the other twin brother.

Back to the more traditional crochet yarn & stitching.

A recent blanket I made for a co-worker's new grandson. (The baby's mother is holding the blanket after unwrapping it at her shower since I hadn't taken photos of it before giving it to them.

A different view of the same blanket.

A picture showing the colors of the nursery that I tried to match. baby Caleb Bevil

A very unique baby blanket for a baby who's nursery was done in bright primary colors. This blanket was "in my head" but did NOT look like this, although this is what it eventually evolved into.

The reverse side. It (accidentally) turned out to be reversible, having quite a different appearance between the two sides, although I hadn't planned it to be that way.

This starts blankets that are gender-generic. This was my first baby blanket for Gracie. The outside shape didn't come out right but I learned what I did wrong (after I had finished it) from my Aunt Sharon. It is more the size to cover an adult while sitting in a rocker/glider.

A photo showing it as if it were wrapped around a baby...to me it's prettiest this way than when it's unfolded.

I call this one my "race track" one because as I crocheted it, I kept going "round and round and round".

A "generic sex" baby blanket. After the baby's sex is determined, whichever appropriate color does NOT match can be untied and pulled out, leaving only one ribbon matching the baby's sex.

A close-up showing the pink ribbon.

It's hard to tell but I used the palest shade of pastel yarn to make this blanket. It's one of my favorites to use with Gracie as it's so light-weight and soft.

A close-up showing the faded pastel colors.

I made this (out of a design I saw in my head) and later, a good friend told me that this type of rows crocheted in this pattern in called "filet" stitch.

Same general design as the white blanket shown previously but this is very pale pastel yarn.

Close-up of blanket it previous photo.

Kaia

Photo showing the whole thing. After I'd finished the whole thing I saw I had made 1 mistake on the pattern of the piece lay-out. Two "bricks" are in the reverse order from what they should be. Each remnant piece within one of the 3 colors is all the same material but the soft, velvety style of material makes it appear as though there are varying shades of light brown, dark brown and burgundy; there are really only 3 total colors used.

The same throw but shown on our couch.

A couch "throw" for our family room couch...so soft & cuddly that moved out with Jennifer to her apartment.

Close-up of the couch "throw".

Another Christmas present I made.

Close-up of a corner of it.

The one I made next for us (that we currently use). The shape is really a rectangle but laying it on the couch made it look hour-glass shaped.

close-up of it.

The only photo of the blanket I made for my Secret Sister for the 2005 Christmas. (The cross didn't turn out well but borrowed it back and made the cross a different way.)

Made for a very good friend's 50th birthday. (Shown on our couch.) This yarn is so incredibly SOFT and lightweight that it made the perfect light-weight, cuddly couch afghan. Very simply done in the same stitch throughout (her choice)

Close-up. It was folded in 1/2 and laid across the back of the couch so this photo shows 2 layers on top of each other.

A surprise personalized Christmas present to Chris (shown here holding it up). Both boys' blankets fit the top of a twin-sized bed. Chris is a Texas "Aggie" fan, hence the color scheme of his blanket.

A close-up showing his name block. It was my first attempt at adding letters to something I'd crocheted. I wasn't thrilled with it's outcome so when I next made Alex's, I decided to do his lettering differently.

Chris holding up Alex's blanket. Alex's blanket colors are the same as our town's sports team colors.

A close-up of his name block. I crocheted a double layer for the white background and then stitched the letters just thru the top layer, so that the back of the blanket just has an all-white center block. Hard to tell but just the white center square (double-sided) was over 3,000 stitches and took almost as long to crochet just that square as the rest of the entire blanket did alone!

A wedding gift for a couple who's decorating colors were black & white.

I laid this couch afghan completely open across the foot of our bed - to show the whole design, which would have been unnoticed had it been folded on the back of a couch.

The following pictures are ALL things I made during a 1-week vacation by myself. There were more things that didn't fit on the leftside bed that are on 2 adjacent chairs and small table. (Things on the right bed were materials not yet made in to anything.) I made these during my one and only (alone) vacation. I didn't have any set reason in mind for making them other than I'm not a "TV" person and it would fill my time. As I was driving home from that vacation, I got a phone call from a previous co-worker, asking if I'd like to make/sell things in a shop she was about to open. What timing!! So, there are photos of my handmade things in her shop later in this gallery. (Unfortunately, her shop was only open for about 4 months.)

The small table and 2 chairs next to the bed, with more things I made during my vacation there. Some of the things on the table were made as dog/(cat) toys.

A picture showing 2 placemats I made, with one having a place setting on it.

These next pictures show finished products of some of the larger items made there. The (reversible) pillows are similar to each other, with this photo showing what both sides looked like.

The afghan's reverse side.

A quilted baby blanket for my great nephew's 1st birthday.

A view showing the reverse side.

A smaller baby blanket.

A quilted baby blanket for my grandson.

A girl's toddler-sized blanket for my granddaughter.

A photo showing the backside.

A blanket I finished the last 1/2 of during this trip.

A close-up. The border yarn is a different type, with a softer feel. The ribbon could be exchanged for a blue one, changing the gender of the blanket's use.

This blanket didn't turn out too well so I have since removed 1/2 of the darker pink (wide) border and will create a 2nd yellow "bubble" row to replace 1/2 of the wide dark pink.

A picture showing that (original) blanket folded as if a baby were swaddled in it.

A second requested (similar) blanket, made for the same co-worker to give as another baby gift.

Close-up of it folded up.

This is the start of sewn blankets.

A matching blanket, burp and 2 snuggles made for a co-worker's first baby. (I later made her a matching baby pillow also.)

More blankets made since the shop's opening.

The day after Christmas I used the remaining remnants from Kittren's bluejean quilt and added to my minky remnants and made this blanket for Ryan. (I think blankets ended up being the most popular type of gift that Ryan received for Christmas.)

Back side of the same blanket.

A unique blanket that's 4 layers of flannel stacked on top of each other and then sewn every 1/2" with parallel seams (2 quarters in each direction). Afterwards, cut up between each seam (of only the top 3 layers of flannel), "ruffle" the material up with your hands and wash. The result is a thick, chenille-type feeling on top.

Close-up showing both sides. The flapped over side is the back and shows the every 1/2" stitching.

The material I used to make this "Gracie's Quilt of Many Colors" is called minky chenelle. It is incredibly soft!!! I used remnants given to me from a (new) friend. The blanket is rectangle although the way it's laying on the couch makes it appear hour-glass.

The reverse side of the same blanket.

My display in my friend's shop. My items are on the two display racks to the left of the white-tiered shelves, plus I had a second "baker's rack" soon after with yet more items on it.

A few weeks later and my product line had grown.

This shop ended up only being opened for 4-1/2 months. So, I brought home all the inventory I'd made over those few months and will slowly give pieces away as gifts or sell to friends and co-workers.

6 scarves I made and gave as 2005 Christmas gifts.

Close-up of 3 of them.

Close-up of the other 3.

A requested matching (extra large) neck scarf and matching ski beanie hat. The beanie has a chain stitch woven along the bottom row (closest to the neck/ears), that can be tightened and then tied in a bow to make the beanie less-likely to come of when skiing. It's hard to see it but that bow is on the bottom left corner of the hat in this photo.

A co-worker bought this dress for her granddaughter and asked me to make a hat that would match.

THIS STARTS PHOTOS OF THE RECIPIENTS USING THEIR GIFTS.

Baby Emmie is swaddled in the second baby blanket I ever made, which was made for her older sister, Sophia (lying next to her) before Sophia was born. Sadly to say I lost the picture Sophia's Mom sent me of Sophia wrapped in it when she was a littlebaby, but at least I have a picture of it (as a "hand-me-down" while they await the one I'm making especially for Emmie). Welcome to our family Emmanuelle Marie (Emmie)! ;-)

Our son Alex, holding his brand-new niece, Loreli, in one of my all-time favorite girl blankets. It is SO incredibly soft to feel!

Our 2-week-old granddaughter in her specially-made blanket.

Loreli walked in our room and took the blanket off the bed I'd just finished taking pictures of. This isn't her blanket but she sure liked it!

The gift recipient (Nicole) asleep on her pillow and covered with the blanket. (Her Mom says that every night she's covered with this blanket at bedtime.)

Nicole sleeing with the burp cloth/(tiny) security blanket. Her Mom says she has to have it next to her when she goes to sleep each night.

My great-niece Mia, still uses her blanket every night and she's one already.

Mia, as a 2-year-old, still using that blanket.

This picture and the next are twin girls, each sleeping with the blanket made specifically for them.

I had a co-worker that had twin girls. Each got a blanket. Here's a picture showing that she still sleeps (her Mom says every night) with that blanket. In this photo, it's soft pastels, rolled up near her legs.

Abigail, modeling the dress outfit her Grandma bought for her and the matching hat I made for it.

Kaia came to visit our office (where her Mom used to work). Her Mom said Kaia loves her blanket, even as an infant. (Crying babies don't bother me anymore, unlike when it was my own babies that were crying.)

Samantha, being cuddled in her blanket.

Adalynn's parents say their 5-month-old LOVES poking her fingers & toes thru the holes in her blanket, and wanted to send me a photo, showing her doing it. :)