Every baby needs a blanket...

About a year ago I started crocheting a blanket for my nephew. He wasn't here yet but was due to arrive in December. Well, his birth came and went and I was still working on his blanket. Then I went back to school for eight months and hardly even picked it up. I finally finished it a couple of weeks ago and even made a hat to match. I was so excited to be finished and see the finished product. I don't even want to know how many hours I spent on it. But it was definitely worth it.

I found the pattern on Ravelry (an amazing website that has TONS of crochet and knitting patterns).
Craft Passion This is the pattern that I started with (I think). I ended up not counting the rows and just kept going until the blanket was a square. I ended up using about 8 skeins of grey yarn (I Love This Yarn! from Hobby Lobby) and mot of a blue one for the border.

 Testing it out for her cousin.

She approves!

Now time for the hat...

Mom, I'm not sure about this.

The only part that ended up not going so well was the border. The top and bottom of the border were a piece of cake because you just make a stitch in each space. But making a stitch in each space on the sides is a little more difficult because you are going into the sides of your stitches and there aren't really any defined spaces. I ended up doing too many stitches on the sides so the border doesn't lay flat and is a little ruffly. Oh well, I still love it.

Wreaths, wreaths, and more wreaths!

I have been on a little bit of a wreath kick lately. Burlap wreaths, more specifically. It all started with this one... 

Then I decided to change it up with some different ribbons...

And of course I had to have a Halloween wreath.

And some great fall wreaths.

And why not get started early on Christmas?

But my favorite would have to be the wreaths that I made in UK Blue burlap. I am a HUGE Kentucky fan and have ben since I was a little girl. I had to make something to help me show a little school spirit.

You can see all of my wreaths in The Slanted Barn Etsy shop.

Next on my list... deco mesh wreaths. I have seen them all over the place and think they are so much fun! Can't wait to try one.