KNIT TO BRAG

When I was about 10 years old my mom taught me how to crochet yarn around the edge of blankets. It took me quite awhile to do my first blanket but after that it was much easier. Not to brag... or "Knit to brag," but I'm probably that fastest crochet-er around town. (Women over 70 don't count, those ladies are quick) Haha this didn't come to me without a lot of practice though! Making a blanket like this became one of my favorite gifts because everyone likes blankets and it means a little more to make it than to just buy it. 

All you do is: Buy 2 yards of fleece and matching yarn. Poke holes 1 to 2 inches apart, We bought a leather poker that works great! And then crochet the edges... obviously I guess.

By now i have probably made over 10 blankets like this for family members, friends, teachers, church leaders... but don't be fooled I only make them for special people :)

Here are three examples I could round up for this post...

Tiffany: I made this for my cute sister Tiffany for Christmas one year. It is one of my favorites because the fleece has yarn sewn on in flower shapes and the yarn I used for the edge matched it almost exactly. 

Tasha: I made this for my other cute sister for Christmas as well. I like this one because the fleece is really soft and I liked how the yarn was multicolored but still matched well. 

Jenny: This was for my wonderful roommate and friend for her birthday. This was actually my most recent. I hadn't done it for quite awhile, but it came back to me easily. I did this one all on my own no help from my mom to poke holes or start or end it, I was pretty happy about that. I think this one is really cute!

VINTAGE.. OR GRANDMA?

There's a fine line between vintage style and grandma status... When I picked out this dress I was going for a vintage kind of thing but I think it ended up too far on the grandma side, but you can be the judge. As usual I was shoppin around at the D.I. when I found this dress, I thought it was cute because it was kinda mint green with pretty flowers...

So I tried it on and I liked how it fit for the most part. The only thing I didn't like was how tight fitted it was around my waist and it was an awkward length. Of course I bought it, I couldn't resist.

First things first, I took the shoulder pads out ASAP. Haha then to fix this dress I took out the middle section of the dress because the bottom the dress was wider and I wanted a more flowy dress instead of tight. This solved the fitting and length problem. With the middle section of fabric I used it to make a sash because I thought it needed a little extra detail. 

I like this dress but it hasn't been my favorite project outcome. I wish I wouldn't have made the dress so loose so high on my body and I wish that I would have redone the sleeves because they are a little to grandma-ish... but live and learn :)

So vingtage? Or grandma? You tell me.