My New Home (Sneak Peak!)

Hello m'dears! As of this past Monday I began moving into my first apartment! Awfully exciting, I know. I have been storing up ideas for this moment in my life for YEARS now, both in magazine cutouts with my "idea book" and the new and epic Pinterest (my 'ideas for my space board' for example) which has made it so much easier, as I used to just have to store pictures and links on my computer.

So anyway...I was excited! I mean tripping over myself with anticipation excited. And now I am here! It's not finished up yet, or really read to share as I still have piles of shoes and clothes on the ground, boxes to be emptied, and things to organize. BUT I wanted to share a few little sneak peaks at my new digs for your viewing pleasure. Take a gander! And if you want some even bigger peaks into my place, follow Hello Lovely on Facebook; I will be putting up a few extras there like my fantastic couch! But otherwise enjoy the preview:

 

 

Stay Lovely,
Katelin

I'm Back! Crochet Blanket, Amigurumi and more

Hello All! I had to put a pause on Hello Lovely for a little while and focus on another blog I have (The Gallery) for a class of mine. I've been busy though!

I finished my first granny stripe afghan! This will be the second blanket I have crocheted, the first being a Christmas present for my mom (below). That was a monster. Nothing compared to the one I made for myself, it was made with Lion Brand's Wool Ease which makes it rather heavy. It's perfect for those chilly winter nights in Iowa, that's for sure.

After snuggling in that one I knew I had to make one for myself. I had started a granny square blanket a while back, but that just wasn't for me. You change colors too often, it takes ages. But granny stripe, that was another deal entirely. So I gave it whirl and fell in love with the granny stitch. It turned out pretty great:

I also made my first amigurumi doll. Amigurumi, pronounced ah-mee-goo-roo-mee, is the Japanese practice of crocheting or knitting stuffed animals and the like. For my first project* I made a crochet version of a kokeshi doll doll. It doesn't look too bad for a first time. I even altered the pattern some, which I got from TGLD Doll on Etsy here. I wanted a good pattern to start with and figured I could edit it a little to how I wanted. I have yet to name her so if you have any suggestions please leave a comment!

In other and also exciting news I will be graduating from college in May! Yay! So there will be plenty of apartment posts and DIY posts probably. Not to mention thrifting finds! Lots of exciting things happening! Can't wait to share them all!

*Cards on the table, I tried to make an elephant once before this one but was using the wrong hook and it failed so I'm not counting it. This was my first successful attempt