Thursday Yarn Talk - Offshore Beanie

Offshore Beanie Review! 

I looove Playin' Hooky Designs! I found Liz back when I first started on Etsy in a Crochet Etsy Team. I don't know her personally but I sure would like to meet her some day. If I would have planned ahead this summer while in Colorado I could have! We visited the same yarn shop!! LOL. She is a great designer and super unique. I probably have about 10 of her patterns and I like them all!  

The Offshore Beanie popped up in my news feed and my hubby saw it! He's like " You need that pattern! Can you make it for me?" Me - "of course I can!" I don't need an excuse to try a new pattern. 

So I gladly made the purchase. I was excited because the stitching looked fun and unique. The hardest part was just picking out the colors. I went with Vanna's Choice because no matter what the colors always work together and I have ton of it. I picked some darker "manly" shades and I like how it came out! Hubby loves his new hat but he doesn't like to do pics so I'll be your model today :) 

The pattern is well written. Lots of pics, stitch explanations and tutorials to help you through. It also has an option for a slouch or beanie. I love slouchy!! 

It's not as complicated as it might look. It was simple and worked up fairly quickly too. 

You can find it in Adult size & Kids size. 

If you like the stitch then you may want to check out the darling leg warmers and dress too!  

So check out her designs! You will love them all! 

Side Note: 

Yes I know it's Friday! I've been working hard on trying to blog at least two days a week since school started but yesterday I blogged about my new pattern release and kinda forgot it was Thursday!

 Did you see it? If not click here. If you tried to use the coupon link yesterday and it didn't work. I didn't realize I had the wrong link soooo. It's working now!

 Thanks for everyone that has picked it up so far! 

Birthday's, Bonnets and Blossoms!

Happy Friday! This has been a busy week! Just wanted to post a few things so you don't miss out on the fun and Deals!

My Sweet Calleigh had her 3rd birthday party yesterday!  

She's growing up so fast! She wanted me to remind you that the Cupcake Cape Set crochet pattern is on sale through her birthday tomorrow for $3.00 

You can see more about that deal here on my previous blog post 

What's on Sale this week 

New Allig/Croc set is on Sale of $3.95 for the next week (ends Wed May 30th at midnight! Only in Ravelry - instant download. (discount applied at checkout - No coupon needed!) Don't miss it!! 

If you haven't seen I did a little sneak peek of my next set to come! 

Flower Bonnet Cape Set 

Of course if you can't see a cape it's because I'm still designing it! In the end I'll be offering the Bonnet in sizes from 0- 12 months. The Cape I have in mind is going to be this textured giant leave! What do you think! I've been wanting to design this set for a while and I'm pretty excited with how the bonnet came out! 

Don't forget about Raising Money for Liz with Playin' Hooky Designs. 

You can see more about that on my previous blog post ! 

Crochet Community Comes Together

I hope you have a great holiday weekend! What projects will you be crocheting? 

The Crochet Community Comes Together - Auctions, Squares and Donations

What I difference a day makes. I was so sad when I was browsing through my Facebook feed yesterday, (which is mainly made up of other crocheters, designers and shops that I follow on consistent basis) when I came across a blog post from Liz of Playin' Hooky Designs. While I don't know her in outside of the internet I'm inspired by her designs, her smile and kind personality. I got to know her through the Etsy Create Crochet team a few years back (which I'm seriously lacking being a part of in the past year)  It's so neat to watch other shops grow and come up with amazing designs but I feel hers are truly unique and inspiring!

Back to Liz- Her 5 year old little girl lost her life unexpectedly on Monday from a severe asthma attack. Liz just has a sweet baby and has a lot on her plate to deal with right now. You can read more about this personally from her on her blog . Get your tissues ready- I cried a lot yesterday and loved on my babies a little more and just prayed and prayed for her comfort for their family.

I'm so proud to be apart of the crochet community and I watched them all come together to support her yesterday. I was just thrilled and overwhelmed to see all love and prayers coming her way. I hope she feels this overwhelming love from all the notes and prayers a lot from complete strangers.

Many have asked how else they can help and there are several options!

1. There is an auction album on Boomier Beanie's Facebook page. There are over 200  items, from crochet patterns, to finished item- crochet, jewelry, ad space and more! All the proceeds from this auction will go to Liz.  I have donated a 10 pattern pack of choice ( the high big right now is $45 and I would love to see us raise more from Calleigh's Clips) Here is my auction link . You'll need to like her page in order to participate!

2. Another auction will be help Monday evening on Haff if your way's Facebook page

"ATTN VENDORS: A fellow crafter lost her 5 year old daughter to a severe asthma attack. I will be holding an auction on my page (which I have decided to switch to Monday evening due to the holiday weekend) and all proceeds will go to her family. If you would like to donate, please leave your email address below or email me at haffityourway@gmail.com and include your shop link, a picture you would like used, the item you are donating and the value of the item. I have recieved several emails and will be getting back to all of you soon! Thank you!" 


3. There is a Memory Granny Squares Blanket you can be a part of hosted by Heidi's Hook

Here is a note from her on how to participate.

 " These squares will be turned into a memory blanket for the family at Playin' Hooky Designs.

Requirements: 6"  square.....any colors....preferrably worsted weight in acrylic.

Please mail squares no later than June 1st, 2012 ~ also......if any of you would like to contribute to the shipping cost for the blanket, you could always s;ip a couple of bucks in with the square :)"

Please mail memory squares to:

Bryn's Memory Blanket

c/o Heidi Fernandez

1763 N. Williwaw Way

Wasilla, AK 99654

This will not be a cheap item to ship and I'm sure it will be big so pitch in a few bucks when you send your square if you can.

I've not made many granny squares in the past but I've had a few pinned that I wanted to make. I decided since I'm on a crocodile stitch run that I would make this awesome crocodile st. Granny square. You can get the free pattern for it from my pin.

Source: ravelry.com via Elisabeth on Pinterest

Here is how mine came out. I decided on bright colors and I'm glad I did because I heard that her daughter loved bright colors!! It's not perfect and I had to change the pattern a little because my 6 inch square ended up being a 7 in when I finished...Oops! I wish I had time to make more but I have a feeling there will be plenty! :)

4. If you don't want to be in the auctions or can't crochet you could consider a donation to an account that has been set up for her!  For those of you who would like to just make a donation of $ value you can send it as a gift to the paypal account auction4liz@hotmail.com if you have questions please Nicole with Boomer Beanies know. 

Thanks so much for showing all this amazing support for her!