I took it upon myself to make the kids each a blanket for Christmas this year. I had considered this early in the year as something I would try. And then all hell broke loose and for the life of me, I could not find the strength within myself to crochet. Not. A. Stitch. The entire time Brady was gone, I could not do it.
You’ve probably noticed, but its become a real passion of mine, and when Brady came back home mid-April, the crochet bug bit hard and I got to it!
It got down the wire, but it got done!!
All five kids got a blanket for Christmas!!
Wavy was the first to open a present yesterday, and she opted for the biggest one. Her blanket. Her reaction was an excellent one to start off with because she was SO happy! She unzipped her bag and shrieked “CROCHETIN’!!!”
Waverly’s blanket is made using the harlequin stitch in vertical stripes. I used multiple purples (multipurples?) alternating with a sparkly white yarn. I put coordinating tassels along the edges.
Rowan was the next kid to open his blanket. He might be my most sentimental child, and he was so excited to have his blanket. Immediately, he asked if he could swap out his current blanket for his new one.
I had a very different idea for Rowan’s blanket, and bought a bunch of blues in preparation for it. It wasn’t long into that pattern that I realized the pattern would drive Rowan completely crazy. So I opted for something simpler and softer. Ombre blues, diagonally, using the moss stitch. It has a really thick beefy border all around it.
Solomon was next, and he was one I didn’t think would care too terribly much about it. I was right, hahaha! Not that he didn’t like it, but the excitement of present opening far superseded the excitement around each actual gift. It wasn’t just the blanket. It was everything he opened, lol!
Solomon’s blanket was the first one I finished. Its made with triangles in horizontal stripes, with one big blue tassel in each corner. I couldn’t tell you why but, for some reason, this blanket just screamed Solly’s name to me.
Dekker was next. At this point, the big kids definitely knew they had one coming, and they had saved their blankets closer to the end of their gifts. Dekker was really excited to check his out!
Dekker’s blanket is probably my favorite. Its plaid! I made it by crocheting basically a big mesh blanket, and then I made long chains that I weaved in and out of the spaces. There is SO much versatility to this pattern! But I will say, I was commissioned to make this exact blanket for someone else this season, and I believe it went over well! The woven plaid blankets are SO cool!
Laela saved her blanket for last 💜 Which is fitting because hers was absolutely a labour of love. Do you remember my huge crochet blunder? I made her an entire blanket and it all fell apart. So it felt like a lot was riding on her liking her blanket.
Laela’s blanket was made off of a pattern that I modified off of a pattern I found for a floor mat. I made it in a crochet style called c2c, or corner to corner. Its a specific stitch pattern similar to a block stitch, and I worked off of a graph to know when to change/add colors. It was a painstaking process, and there were about a million ends to tuck in at the end, but we got it done! The day before Christmas!!
While I don’t expect it to happen for long, all five kids wanted to sleep with their new blanket last night. 💜 Aaaaand it was fun to harass them first thing in the morning for pictures! Isn’t that what parents are for?
Crocheting has graduated from a hobby to a real love of mine. I think I might need to step it up and advertise myself a little 😬 If you are in need of some custom crochet, I’m your girl!
Have a cozy day!
These are beautiful! Could you do a tam with attached headband? ( the band can be pulled down over the ears)
The lady has mohair wool to make it. The band is 2 inches wide. If you send a phone number, I will message you a picture of it.
So, so beautiful, all of them! 💕Such a special thing for each of your kids to have, always! ❤️ What I’m wondering is how you did all this crocheting without the kids around? 🤔 I know alot was when you waited in the van but all of it?
Thank you! I worked on them during nap times, after they went to bed, in the van, and during the days that the kids spent the day across the street with our loving neighbours. Some blankets were done piece by piece, so I would do little bits around the kids and they wouldn’t really notice. But in general I was super careful. They all stopped being allowed in our room months ago, hahahaha!