I am really enjoying crocheting. I did the first couple of lessons from crafty daisies crochet school but then got sick of making squares. I really wanted to make something.
The couple of things that I am dying to crochet were not really appropriate for a first project. They are the babette blanket and a ripple afghan. -pics below are from ravelry members sarah1rene and rissymur.
Both of these have a huge following and there is even a ripple along blog with 100s of inspiring blankets in a huge assortment of colours. A free ripple pattern is here and I am all over it. I have already done a swatch. I really shouldn’t commit to a blanket just yet – I don’t have the time or the stash to support this project. Same with the babette blanket but my issue with that one is that I don’t have the pattern AND I can’t get a hold of it. I did a search this morning and couldn’t find a back issue of the magazine anywhere (Interweave Crochet Spring 2006). Does anyone out there have a copy that they would be willing to sell/loan or copy for me?
So I went through my stash and thought I should make something more appropriate. With the help of my new favourite site ravelry, I found this bib pattern.
| I didn’t do very well at getting straight edges. I don’t think that I was going all the way to the end which why the number number of stitches was getting smaller. I did figure it out eventually. |  |
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I ripped it almost all the way back and started again and got it right the second time. |
This BTW is now the best bib that we have. My 8 month old son is a human tap/dribble machine. I used Lily Sugar’n cream cotton (about 10ply) and after a wash it is nice and soft and very absorbent. It also doesn’t get that wet (just drooled on) look like our other fabric bibs.
I also bought this book with some Christmas money from book depository. The plan is to make lots of these with some stash yarn to learn some more techniques and get some practice. Then I can put them together to make a little blankie.
I will make those other blankets one day …… soon.
You’re really getting into crochet – great to see! Terrific work with the bib (it’s on my list of things to do too) and isn’t that a great book – I’ve got it too, but haven’t started making squares yet. I’ve got a bit of cotton 8-ply that I reckon will make some terrific squares. I look forward to seeing what you do next!
You know, the ripple blanket isn’t too bad. It’s a huge project, but the crocheting itself is pretty straight forward. I too fell in love with the babette blanket, but I haven’t even begun to imagine making it yet!
did you ever locate the Babette blanket pattern??? I would love it if you would share as I cannot find it anywhere either!!
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Hi there
The Babette Blanket is available for sale here
http://shop.interweave.com/store/Babette-Blanket-P235C24.aspx?src=KE011408e
Good luck with it!
Hi Donna,
I think I may actually have two copies of the babette blanket which I am also desperate to do. I will check my pattern stash and get back to you shortly.
Great bib!! Thanks for getting me started on the crochet thing, I can see this is going to be addictive!